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Rain doesnt keep people away from Got to Be NC Festival
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The weekends off-and-on wet dampened attendance at the festival that is designed to promote North Carolina agriculture, food, wine and, for the first time this year, beer. Comment?
Fuquay-Varina blows out rival Middle Creek baseball
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Fuquay-Varina won its third straight playoff game by eight runs or more, taking down defending state champion Middle Creek 8-0 Friday night to set up a Monday fourth-round game against Green Hope. Comment?
Middle Creek softball's big inning eliminates Fuquay-Varina
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The Mustangs sent 13 batters to the plate and banged out eight hits, including a clutch two-out, three-run triple by junior third baseman Lauren Panella that proved to be the winning margin. Comment?
Single-family permits up 65 percent in Wake through April
New single-family building permits were up 65 percent in Wake County through the first four months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. Comment?
Man's cab ride gets him only as far as arrest in Raleigh bank robbery
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The man, who police say is Jimmy Seth Perry of 200 Stone Path Circle in Fuquay-Varina, handed a teller a note, an arrest warrant says, "putting her in fear of bodily harm." Raleigh police were told that the robber left the bank in a taxi that headed east on New Bern Avenue. Comment?
Changing the cost of the Fuquay-Varina High School renovations.
The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system. Comment?
Annexation book author says Raleigh low-balling him out of spite
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He gave it this rally-cry title: "Fighting Annexation: How to Protect Your Property Rights Against Municipal Tyranny." The book got handed out among state legislators, and many activists now credit Jeffreys with inspiring their movement to stop cities from adding land without residents' say-so. Raleigh wants to acquire about 12,000 square feet of ... (more) Comment?
Cross Point boat ramps reopen Friday
Four new boat ramps with floating docks are among the upgrades that await bass fishermen on Friday with the reopening of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commissions Cross Point Landing Boating and Fishing Access Area on Harris Lake, the popular bass fishery in New Hill. Comment?
Fuquay-Varina man charged with murder in shooting at home
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Arrest records show Richard Branson Gregory, who lives at the house, was arrested about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon at the scene. Comment?
Man found fatally wounded in Fuquay-Varina
Police arriving at the scene found James Melvin Jolly fatally wounded, apparently from a gunshot to the chest, according to Fuquay-Varina spokeswoman Susan Weis. Comment?
Fuquay-Varina wins Tri-9 Conference baseball title outright
With the bases loaded, two outs and two strikes, Fuquay-Varina second baseman Lucas Scott could end the game with an out, or win the conference outright by delivering. Comment?
Fuquay-Varina wins Tri-9 Conference baseball title outright
With the bases loaded, two outs and two strikes, Fuquay-Varina second baseman Lucas Scott could end the game with an out, or win the conference outright by delivering. Comment?
Holly Springs doctor breaks from WakeMed
Tham Sivaraj, one of Holly Springs' longest-serving physicians, has broken his contract with the hospital, ending his two-year affiliation and resuming his independent practice. Comment?
Fuquay-Varina commissioner indicted on sex abuse charges
The charges were filed by the Wake County District Attorney's Office following an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, according to court records. Comment?
National Football Foundation fetes scholars
Eleven players from Wake County were among those honored with scholarships this week from the National Football Foundation. Comment?
Bengals wallop Mustangs, move closer to conference title
The Fuquay-Varina baseball team pounded out 10 hits en route to a 10-0 win over Middle Creek on Wednesday, giving the Bengals at least a share of the Tri-9 Conference title. Comment?
New app credits Wake Tech students for earth-friendliness
To celebrate Earth Day, the school announced it had piggybacked with the year-old JouleBug, a free app that encourages users toward earth-friendly behaviors, by adding a handful of Wake Tech-specific activities. Comment?
What small business owners learned from a recent digital marketing conference
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Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges attended the Digital Marketing for Business conference at the Raleigh Convention Center and asked small business owners to share what they had learned. Comment?
Single-family permits up 51 percent in Wake in first quarter
New single-family building permits jumped 51 percent in Wake County in the first quarter, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. Comment?
Wake woman charged with $17,000 Medicaid, food stamp fraud
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Stacy Wilson Nabors, 36, who arrest records say lives at 112 Young Wood Road in Fuquay-Varina, was charged Wednesday with one count each of Medicaid assistance fraud and food stamp fraud. Comment?