Friday, April 18, 2025
Wake County Schools Superintendent Robert Taylor’s preliminary budget for next school year includes the removal of the district’s contribution toward employee dental care. The cuts would save the district about $2.5 million next year but would cost each employee an additional $28 monthly. After hearing input from fellow board members...
Zebulon Town Manager Gilbert Todd Jr. resigned during a town work session Thursday evening. Todd was hired in late December after a more than six-month search for former Town Manager Joe Moore’s permanent successor. Todd asked Mayor Glenn York to be recognized to speak just moments after York called Thursday’s...
On Thursday, Gov. Josh Stein, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Department of Public Safety Secretary Eddie Buffaloe, and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai joined advocates and law enforcement officers at the SAFEChild Advocacy Center to raise awareness of the ongoing tragedy of child...
US 1 is known for excessive road congestion and driving along it takes up substantial amount of time for residents and workers in the region. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, along with state and local partners, has pursued upgrading the corridor to a freeway for several decades. The project...
The Wake Forest Historical Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit about western North Carolina through June 24 -- and also is featuring a local exhibit that focuses on Dr. Calvin Jones’ ties to western North Carolina. The traveling exhibit, titled “Horace Kephart & The Great Smoky Mountains,” is produced by...
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...
Northwood and South Granville squared off in the Columbia bracket championship game of the invitational tournament Dec. 31. The Chargers managed to hold off the Vikings in the closing minutes to take the tournament championship with a 63-56 win. The physical battle started early in...
Homelessness and substance use disorder often occur simultaneously — but many people struggling with both are unable to get the help they need. That’s put homeless service providers on the...
Medicare has slashed physician reimbursement again. Unless Congress takes swift and meaningful action, we could see the unraveling of independent medical practices across the country. This isn’t theoretical. It’s already...
North Carolina’s highest court has yet to issue a decision more than a year after hearing the latest arguments in the long-running Leandro school funding case. The state Supreme Court’s...
