Sunday, May 4, 2025
Starting May 1, Wake County’s Solid Waste division in partnership with BrandBuilders is making backyard composting cheap and easy once again with its annual Earth Machine sale. For the entire month of May, Earth Machines will be available for just $54.95, 50% off the normal retail price. Orders will be accepted online through May...
Too often, children and teens in foster care are misunderstood, according to Wake County officials. These young people aren’t in care because of anything they’ve done. They’re there because they need a safe, stable place to grow while their families work toward reunification. “People may think that since I’m in...
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has nominated former N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Van der Vaart is an engineer and attorney by trade, with a background in the energy and utilities sectors. He has served on the EPA’s Scientific...
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that he has fined two insurance companies, The Members Insurance Co. and Universal Insurance Co., $113,000 following a market conduct examination. Members and Universal, which are licensed to write private passenger automobile and homeowners’ insurance policies in North Carolina, are owned by Auto Club...
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus. “Mosquito-breeding season in North Carolina lasts from spring until the first frost and horses are at risk if not properly vaccinated,” Troxler said. “EEE is fatal 90 percent of...
The Franklin Academy Patriots soccer program remained undefeated with a 9-0 win over Super Six conference rival Falls Lake Academy. The April 25 contest found the 1A Firebirds a little short handed against one of the top 2A teams in the state, but Falls Lake...
The Falls Lake Academy Firebirds hammered out 14 hits while starting pitcher, Wynterlee Glenn, allowed just three hits in the 11-0 win over the Wake Prep Guardians on April 2. Glenn worked six innings in the circle for Falls Lake Academy. She faced 23 batters...
Two of the top teams in the 1A division battled on the pitch April 2. The Wake Prep Guardians, ranked in eighth place in the 1A division, and the Falls Lake Academy High School Firebirds, ranked fourth in the 1A classification, put on a defensive...
Wakefield cheerleading added the largest trophy yet to its trophy case last week, winning the national competition in Dallas after having claimed both county and state championships. The team from Wakefield won the top prize in the intermediate co-ed varsity category. It beat out nine...
The Wake Forest Cougars used a strong second half offensive showing to defeat the Franklinton Red Rams 62-39 in the South Granville Holiday Invitational Dec. 31. Palmer Chase, listed as a six-foot-five-inch center, dropped a 3-pointer to set the tone for the Cougars offense. Juel...
The Wakefield Wolverines jumped out to an early lead against the Tunstall Titans, in the last day of the South Granville Holiday Invitational basketball tournament, and never looked back. The Wolverines defeated the Titans with a 59-46 score. Leading 17-5 at the end of the...
All of us want our kids to get a fair start in life. And for millions of American families, that start has come from the federal Head Start program. But...
I slid into the backseat of a rideshare in Raleigh on a recent, ordinary weekday, expecting little more than a quiet ride, maybe some chit-chat. But what unfolded was a...
Bing search results inform me that women from Texas seeking abortion-inducing drugs can likely get them through Whole Woman’s Health of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Why on Earth would I care...
