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Local 3-year-old aspiring soccer players receive some heads-on experience at the hands of Active Kids Soccer League Director Darin Dixon in 2003.
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Wendell mayor opposes expanded transit
The drafted plan he opposes would raise sales taxes by a half-cent to pay for expanded bus service to every Wake town and install a commuter rail between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
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East Wake Animal Hospital is conducting a rabies clinic 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 14, at 2100 Zebulon Road, Zebulon.
Friends of Bruce Hemmingway are having a fundraiser 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Rudinos Restaurant, 4022 Village Park Drive, Knightdale.
Wendell paves way for Wal-Mart
At the request of Wal-Mart, Wendell commissioners on May 13 voted 4-1 to waive open space requirements for any commercial developments with buildings less than 50,000 square feet.
Editorial: Wendell leaders face chicken and egg debate
So, as we understand it, Wendell commissioners James Parham and Christie Adams agree on the basic tenets of the town's new economic strategy for recruiting business.
Edgar Cardona Gonzalez, 26, of Holly Pointe Drive, faces one count of first-degree child rape, three counts of first degree sex offense on a child, and four counts of a sexual offense on a child in a parental role.
Leaders agree on the goals, differ on how to get there
Which comes first – new businesses or better schools – as Wendell works to fulfill its economic development plan? Commissioners James Parham and Christie Adams agree economic development and improving the town's schools will have to be a bootstrap effort, even if their ideas about how to reach those economic goals sometimes conflict, ... (more)
Pirates of the "Cure-ibbean" Relay for Life team is hosting a dunking tank 6 p.m. May 17, at Five County Stadium, 1501 N.C. Highway 39, Zebulon.
Good Hope Baptist Church will host a movie night 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at 4209 S. Smithfield Road, Knightdale.
Three die in highway crashes around eastern Wake
The accidents took place within four hours of one another and about 12 miles apart on overlapping highways – the first on U.S. 264 in Nash County, just east of Zebulon, and the second between Knightdale and Wendell on U.S. 64/264. Highway Patrol spokesman Jeff Gordonsaid Monday that Raleigh resident Chauncy Adrian Freeman, 60, died after ... (more)
Reuben Matthews, vice president of the board of directors for Wake Electric Membership Corporation has been recognized for 20 years of service to the electric cooperative.
From the left, Leon Cobb, a blacksmith by hobby, creates a leaf as siblings Dillon and Isabella Alvarez stir air into the fire during an arts event in Wendell in 2003.
Series of Wendell break-ins draws notice
But the four incidents, which occurred between April 4 and 22 all involve the theft of the same kinds of items and similar methods of entry.
2 killed in wreck near Wendell
Officials say 21-year-old Roxanne Swanner and 29-year-old Santez Keys, 29, both of Washington, N.C., died at the scene Monday afternoon.
Accident shuts down Knightdale bypass
All lanes of U.S. 64/264 are closed near Wendell because of a vehicle accident, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Wendell bolsters appearance commission
To bolster the progress being made on projects from sidewalks to signage, Wendell gave its appearance commission a jumpstart with the appointments of two new members during Monday's town board meeting.
Column: Ita s time to get out of the house
Without a doubt, one of the biggest benefits to any job at a community newspaper is the chance to go places and see things.
Wendell staff may bear brunt of budget cuts
Town staff projects $5.7 million expenditures for the next fiscal year, but about $5.3 million in revenues.
Zebulon mail carrier routes to start at Wendell Post Office
Starting this summer, 13 carriers that now operate out of the Zebulon location will be moved to the Wendell Post Office.