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By David Leone Dance students benefit from Betsy Graves’ total commitment to their success RALEIGH — When Betsy Graves was just 5, she dressed up for career day at Wake Forest Elementary School as a teacher, with her teacher-grandmother’s ABCs vest, her hair in a bun, sporting a ...

By David Leone Students pick their own strawberries for salsa WAKE FOREST — A teacher of culinary arts found an ideal way to spice up her lesson plan. She took her class to Bunn to pick strawberries, then brought the harvest to the Farm Table restaurant in Wake Forest to make it...

WAKE FOREST — Todd Allen, the owner of The Wake Weekly family of Community Newspapers, has purchased The Butner Creedmoor News. The asset purchase agreement, in the works for some months, was completed Friday, April 28. With the acquisition, Allen hopes to continue the legacy of...

FRANKLINTON — A combined operation between Franklin County and Granville County investigators has led to the arrest of a rural Franklinton man on drug charges. Bobby Gerald Hawkins, 67, 15 Adler Court, was arrested on a warrant May 5. He is charged with four counts each of...

By Marty Simpkins WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest football coach Reggie Lucas was given the highest honor in the state May 2 when it was announced he was named the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Male Coach of the Year. Lucas led the Cougars to their first 4AA...