Wendell News

WENDELL An outgoing town commissioner disputed the wording of a pre-election advertisement last week and got support from the town's auditor.

Regina Harmon is a busy woman. The publisher of a local newspaper which reports on children, Harmon also owns and operates a photography business and recently opened a martial arts studio next door to the newspaper office.

Turkey shoots for men, women and children are scheduled from 7 till 8:30 p.m. Nov.

It's a common misperception among voters. Even some candidates for municipal office run on platforms that include improved school performance.

On the 6:55 a.m. bus from Zebulon, stress is something they talk about in the past tense.

Two of the three candidates backed by the Wendell Community Coalition won seats on the town board according to unofficial results from the Wake County Board of Elections.

At the end of Pleasants Road is a bright yellow farm house with purple and pink Queen Anne bric-a-brac, six dogs, five cats, two horses and a room full of charming finds scouted from antique stores, flea markets or family closets.

It took about 10 years to raise a plaque recognizing this town's first historic district.

The nation's creepiest holiday is Saturday. Ghosts, goblins, cowboys and princesses alike will hit the streets in search of a little trick-or-treating fun.

As you read this, I am vacationing on the living room sofa, flipping channels on our cableless television and wondering why I don't get up and do something useful.

The four candidates vying for three seats on the Knightdale Town Council gave their best arguments for their election at a public forum last Tuesday at Knightdale Town Hall.

Soon all those campaign signs will be history. Gone will be the political fliers in your mailbox.

Money has long been an important factor in state and national political races. Candidates spend huge amounts of time early in their campaigns amassing war chests to help raise their visibility and name recognition.

Bus service to and from Raleigh begins Monday for people who want to catch a ride in Wendell and Zebulon.

WENDELL An argument between brothers left one man in the hospital and the other in jail.

Mounting a campaign in a local town board race isn't normally very expensive. But several candidates in this year's race are breaking piggy banks all over town to help them spread the message of their campaign.

The Wingate University mena s golf team is tied for 10th after the first day of the Will Wilson/Southeast Regional Preview, hosted by Belmont Abbey at the par-70 Tanglewood Park Golf Club .

When Jimmy Williams steps to the podium Friday morning, he will mark the culmination of a 42-year effort to create a home for the town's Parks and Recreation Department.

The Wingate University womena s golf team finished fifth in the 2009 Patsy Rendleman Invitational Tuesday.

14 4:33 am Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/43131/ WENDELL, N.C. A Wendell man has been charged with embezzling more than $5,000 from the American Cancer Society.