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WAKE FOREST — The family of Ernestine Watkins Montague, affectionately known as “Sugar Pie,” celebrated her 92nd birthday with a surprise birthday party, held at the Wake Forest Community House Sunday afternoon. More than 150 relatives and friends showed up for the festivities...

We had plenty of warnings about the impending snowfall predicted for our area late Tuesday afternoon of last week and our publisher, Todd Allen, put on his thinking cap Sunday and decided we would move everything up one day to be on the safe side. It meant that Monday turned into...

There’s lots going on at area libraries. In addition to events at the Wake Forest Library (400 E. Holding Ave., 919-554-8498), other events are planned at East Regional Library (946 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale, 919-217-5300) and North Regional Library (7009 Harps Mill Road,...

by Mike Walden Like most people, my grandparents struggled during the Great Depression of the 1930s. My maternal grandfather lost his life’s savings in a failed bank. Because he was a widower, his extended family wanted to take his children — including my mother — and raise them....

RALEIGH — Average retail gasoline prices fell 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.30/gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 472 gas outlets in Raleigh. This compares with the national average, which has fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the past...