
Savary appointed as town clerk
WAKE FOREST — The town officially has a town clerkThe Wake Forest Board of Commissioners unanimously...

Wakefield Rotary Club to hold Super Duper Duck Splash
WAKE FOREST — A fundraiser for a great cause could put a few extra bucks in someone’s pocket this su...

Jackson and Mallo win state titles
GREENSBORO — Wakefield’s Shawnti Jackson and Wake Forest’s Andrew Mallo won their first state champi...

Spring into the Arts inspires visitors
WENDELL — The town of Wendell was alive with art and music May 21.The annual Spring Into the Arts ev...

Veterans Coffee meets Thursday
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Food pantry serves the community
WAKE FOREST — The Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry serves up to 800 local families, distributing an ave...

Wake Forest Public Works replaces sidewalk
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Woman’s Club announces scholarship winner
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The Wireless Research Center opens office at The Loading Dock
WAKE FOREST — The Wireless Research Center, a catalyst for technology-led economic development found...

Woman's Club scholarship winner earns medical degree
WAKE FOREST — In 2012, Wake Forest High School senior student Amanda Nieves was selected from among ...

Comics shop raises $1,900 for Wake Forest charity
WAKE FOREST — An auction of collectible comic books raised over $1,900 for children’s charity CDH In...

New development planned on N. White Street
WAKE FOREST — Following a weeklong demolition project, the building that once housed the former Lyon...

Police identify break-in perpetrators
WAKE FOREST — Police officers are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man ...
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Walkers celebrate National Day of Prayer
WAKE FOREST — More than two dozen people participated in the Prayer Walk to celebrate the National D...
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Central Children’s Home hosts Highland Games
OXFORD — The first Central Carolina Highland Games and Sheaf Championship to benefit the Central Chi...
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Mial, Stallings win commissioners' race; Rowe, Harrison are nominees for sheriff
RALEIGH — With the unofficial results in from the May 17 primary election, two seats on the Wake Cou...
Wake County arrests: May 17-23
May 24, 2022The following is a list of arrests made May 17-23 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendel...
Franklin County arrests: May 17-23
May 24, 2022The following is a list of arrests made May 17-23 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All infor...
Franklin County arrests: May 10-16
May 22, 2022The following is a list of arrests made May 10-16 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All infor...
Wake County arrests: May 10-16
May 22, 2022The following is a list of arrests made May 10-16 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendel...
Wake County Arrests: May 3-9
The following is a list of arrests made May 3-9 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell ...
Franklin County Arrests: May 3-9
The following is a list of arrests made May 3-9 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All informa...
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Zebulon holds first Spring Fest
Youngsville’s $4.7M budget invests in road improvements
School of Rock’s budding stars take their show on the road
Highway patrol to hold memorial ceremony
VFW Post 8466 installs officers
Wendell gets creative for Spring Into the Arts
DAR welcomes Chris Grimes
Storymore opens in Wake Forest
Wendell woman wins $150,000 playing Powerball
Former ABC investigator comes back with a book
Wake Prep to open doors this summer
Franklin County selects emergency management director
First Friday Night on White fills the streets
Thousands gather for Meet in the Street
Wake Forest man charged in prostitution sting
Police charge man with stealing traffic signal
Franklin County School Board candidates respond to questions
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Girls Soccer
Huskies beat NAC 6 rivals in playoffs
WAKE FOREST — Heritage’s girls soccer team took down familiar opponents in its first two 4A state pl...

Wake Forest hires former coach as new athletic director
WAKE FOREST — A familiar face is coming back to Wake Forest High School to be its new athletic direc...

Champions crowned at regional track meet
WILMINGTON — There were multiple first-place winners from local schools at the 4A east regional trac...

Franklin Academy tennis advances to semifinals
WASHINGTON — Franklin Academy’s boys tennis team will play in the 2A state east regional championshi...

Huskies send student-athletes off to college
WAKE FOREST — Heritage had 10 student-athletes attend its signing day May 20. Three baseball players...

Wolverines sign seven student-athletes
RALEIGH — Wakefield held its signing day for seven of their student-athletes May 19. Two boys lacros...

Wake Forest holds spring signing day for 14 athletes
WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest will send 14 more student-athletes off to college after the school held it...
Don’t count on a soft landing
According to the latest estimate from fiscal analysts at the North Carolina General Assembly, our st...
Separating conspiracy theory from immigration trends
What were the two most used new words in the news last week? The term “Great Replacement.” I admit t...

3 questions after the primary
Last week saw one of the livelier primaries North Carolina has held in recent years. But for all the...
How will the hospitality industry change?
The North Carolina hospitality industry, primarily composed of restaurants and hotels, is a multi-bi...

Making democracy happen
Many Americans seem to feel that democracy is a reward that society reaps by enabling free, individu...
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How well has North Carolina dealt with COVID?
Even though COVID-19 continues with its variants, medical experts are hopeful the virus is becoming ...
Outreach effort vaccinates 1,000
WAKE FOREST — North Carolina may be first in flight, but it’s in the bottom half of states for COVID...
Feds blew it on COVID relief
If ever there was justification for sudden, expedited, large-scale federal expenditure, the COVID cr...
Wake Health distributes free N95 masks
Wake County Public Health will distribute free N95 masks at five locations starting Jan. 20 while su...
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Police investigate vehicle break-ins
CREEDMOOR — The Creedmoor Police Department is investigating multiple vehicle break-ins and larcenie...
‘Pomp and Circumstance’ begins
HENDERSON — Candidates from Granville Early College High School were the first to hear the strains o...
Falls Lake principal completes leadership program
CREEDMOOR — Nealie Whitt III, principal of Falls Lake Academy High School, recently completed the Di...
20-year-old held in shooting of teens
CLAYTON — The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 20-year-old with shooting two teens nea...
Murder suspect found dead in field
SMITHFIELD — The suspect in a double murder in Fayetteville shot and killed himself in Smithfield, p...
Customer shoots vape store employee, Clayton police say
CLAYTON — Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting Sunday at a vape store in town. Richard Ben C...