Senior couple ties the knot: Families toast 83-year-old newlyweds
WAKE FOREST — Friends crowded the front room to watch the happy couple get married. They participate...
Rolesville Furniture to close, citing Main Street project
ROLESVILLE — A furniture store that’s been located downtown for more than 40 years is preparing to c...
Charity helps veterans with dental care
WAKE FOREST — Around 8% of veterans are eligible to receive free dental care from the Department of ...
Wake Forest, Bunn tree lightings planned Friday
Mythic Brewing ribbon-cutting ZEBULON — The Zebulon Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting f...
Mary Willis Bode to seek Wake-Granville seat in NC Senate
Attorney, nonprofit leader and real estate regulator Mary Willis Bode wants to represent Wake and Gr...
Speed running for Franklin’s NC Senate seat
LOUISBURG — Franklin County Commissioner Mark Speed has announced his candidacy for the N.C. Senate’...
County-line stabbing never solved
EUREKA — Stabbed in the jugular and left in an abandoned Wayne County house, the body of a Hispanic ...
Easley sworn in as Eastern District’s US attorney
RALEIGH — Michael F. Easley Jr. has taken the oath of office to become the United States attorney fo...
Wendell celebrates Town Hall groundbreaking
WENDELL — Town leaders broke ground Monday for construction of a new Wendell Town Hall. Town commis...
Rolesville seeks feedback on greenway, bike network
ROLESVILLE — The town of Rolesville is in the process of updating its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, a...
Franklin County Arrests: Nov. 23-29
The following is a list of arrests made Nov. 23-29 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All info...
Wake County Arrests: Nov. 23-29
The following is a list of arrests made Nov. 23-29 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wende...
Franklin County Arrests: 17-22
The following is a list of arrests made Nov. 17-22 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All info...
Zebulon man convicted on gun charge
A federal jury last week convicted a Zebulon man of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in ...
Wake County Arrests: Nov. 10-16
The following is a list of arrests made Nov. 10-16 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wende...
Franklin County Arrests: Nov. 10-16
The following is a list of arrests made Nov. 10-16 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All info...
Wake Forest, Bunn tree lightings planned Friday
Senior couple ties the knot: Families toast 83-year-old newlyweds
Charity helps veterans with dental care
'Plaid Friday' serenades Wake Forest shoppers
Runners work up an appetite in Wake Forest
Rolesville Furniture to close, citing Main Street project
County-line stabbing never solved
Speed running for Franklin’s NC Senate seat
Mary Willis Bode to seek Wake-Granville seat in NC Senate
Easley sworn in as Eastern District’s US attorney
Rolesville seeks feedback on greenway, bike network
Wake Forest Youth Ballet presents ‘Nutcracker Suite’
Wendell celebrates Town Hall groundbreaking
Police distribute turkeys for Thanksgiving
Driver charged in crash that killed Knightdale police officer
Fire department needs volunteers
Wake Forest: Shop local this weekend
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Football
Rams pour on points to pummel Pride
RALEIGH — Rolesville’s football team outscored Leesville Road 33-3 in the second half to topple the ...
Offense helps Rams beat Wildcats in overtime
RALEIGH — It was an offensive battle between Rolesville and Millbrook’s football team in the third r...
Boys back on the basketball court: Heritage, Wolverines vie for conference wins
WAKE FOREST — Six of our local high school boys basketball teams shared their thoughts on the upcomi...
Cougars end season on missed extra point
KNIGHTDALE — Wake Forest’s football team scored a touchdown as time expired against Panther Creek, b...
Lady Huskies beat Broughton again
WAKE FOREST — Heritage’s girls basketball team defeated Broughton for the second time this season. T...
Rolesville softball player signs with N.C. State
ROLESVILLE — Rolesville softball player Nadia Sykes made the decision to sign with N.C. State Univer...
Wakefield girls come out foul-ridden game with win
RALEIGH — It was one of the longest non-overtime basketball games in recent memory, but Wakefield’s ...
Will COVID become the new flu?
News of COVID-19’s omicron variant was a terrible start to the pre-Christmas season. I think we have...
Omicron: Next step from pandemic to endemic?
South Africa reported detection of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus to the World Health Organizat...
In pandemic’s wake, who are we now?
I recently watched a fascinatingly terrifying miniseries called “Hot Zone” that dramatized the searc...
Wake County begins vaccinating kids 5-11 against COVID-19
RALEIGH — Wake County Public Health began vaccinating kids between 5-11 years old Monday. The public...
Fund local journalism to help communities
A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was included in the recent Build Back Better bi...
Extreme difficulty and trial
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin ...
NC author wins coveted National Book Award
What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On Nov. 17, Jason Mott won the National Boo...
Burn ban issued for entire state
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has can...
GHS to receive $10 million with state budget
The new state budget, recently signed by Gov. Roy Cooper, provides $10 million to the Granville Heal...
South Granville Water and Sewer Authority allocated $35 million
The new state budget appropriates $35 million to South Granville Water and Sewer Authority. This sig...