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Reported Dec. 28-Jan. 10 Arrests •Ricky Reginal Burnett, 53, 144 N. Allen Road, was arrested by Officer A.L. Albert at home and charged with obtaining property through false pretenses and possession of a stolen vehicle. He was taken to Wake County jail and held on $3,000 bond....

Arrests •Christopher Eugene Bullock, 29, 911 Bridgers St., Henderson, was arrested by Officer O. Moore at 210 Wilson Fuller Road and served with 18 warrants out of Wake, Chatham, Vance and Person counties, including eight counts of felony larceny, 8 counts of conspiracy to commit...

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) received a homeowners insurance rate filing from the N.C. Rate Bureau. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which is not part of the Department of Insurance and represents all companies writing homeowners insurance in the state, has...

Reported Jan. 1-4. All arrests made by law enforcement personnel in Wake County. Franklin County •Michael Ray Markham, 45, 219 N. Raleigh Farms Road, Youngsville, was arrested on a warrant by Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy A.L. Pierce at the Wake County jail annex and charged with...

2013 was a year of change for The Wake Weekly coverage area. Some of the biggest news items involved changing institutions. That leads to our top 10 stories of the year. School’s in, in Rolesville 1. Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle and High schools lost their “R” with the opening...

Child’s family, friends celebrate her indomitable spirit. By David Leone WAKE FOREST — More than two hundred balloons were released into the air Friday, celebrating the short but very full life of Melaney Jayne Holden, a precocious 8-year-old who died from cancer Dec. 28. “We are...

Food rodeo, festivals allowing alcohol wanted. By David Leone WAKE FOREST — Last year’s beer drinking area during the Meet in the Street festival was such a success, chamber officials approached town commissioners during their first work session of the year Tuesday to do it...

By Clellie Allen LOUISBURG — Hundreds gathered at Louisburg High School Sunday, to say farewell to a mother and daughter, gunned down in what many said was a senseless and brutal act. But attendees chose to focus not on the very real horror of what happened New Years Eve, but...

YOUNGSVILLE — Novant Health has filed an application with the Certificate of Need Section of the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation to relocate one operating room from Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg to the approved but not yet built same day surgery center...

Law says town has to use figures. By David Leone WAKE FOREST — Heritage North residents who attended Tuesday night’s Planning Board meeting expressed concerns that a planned charter school would affect property values, create too much noise and otherwise impugn the character of...

ROLESVILLE — After six months of planning and preparation, the National Art Society at Rolesville High has opened a gallery and art studio right in the heart of town, in the former chamber of commerce building at 101 N. Main St. They are calling it the Red Gallery & Studio...

Two Dog Gallery, 123 S. White St., features the vibrant artwork of Embrace Uganda, including original paintings, baskets, wood pieces and musical instruments made by Ugandan residents (see pictured) during Friday’s Art After Hours in downtown Wake Forest. Live drum playing ...

WAKE FOREST — The 20th annual Wake Forest Dr. Martin Luther King celebration will be held Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, 2237 Friendship Chapel Road. The featured speaker, the Rev. Dr. Tom Jackson, pastor emeritus at Wake Forest Baptist Church, helped...

Wake Weekly Publisher Emeritus Bob Allen couldn’t resist dashing out on his side porch at 7:30 in the morning Tuesday to snap a photo of a wall-mounted thermometer’s reading of the air temperature. It read 10ºF. That’s cold.

RALEIGH — AgCarolina Farm Credit customers and employees helped provide 1,190 holiday meals for The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. A total of 1,414 pounds of food was collected at the 12 branch locations across AgCarolina’s 34-county servicing area. The...

WAKE FOREST — The town is conducting an online survey to gather input from area bicyclists concerning their perceptions of riding in Wake Forest. The survey is available at wakeforestnc.gov/bicycles.aspx through Jan. 31 and takes approximately five minutes to complete. Intended...

RALEIGH — In accordance with a new state law passed during the 2013 legislative session, North Carolina has begun issuing no-fee voter identification cards. Beginning in 2016, the state will require voters to have a valid photo ID to cast a ballot when voting in person. A list of...

WAKE FOREST — American Legion Post 187 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8466 provided 13 family meals and seven fruit baskets to shut-in veterans in the Wake Forest area. The meals were prepared by the staff of The Border restaurant and delivered by post members and their...

RALEIGH — Retail gasoline prices have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.31 per gallon Jan. 5, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 472 gas outlets in Raleigh. This compares with the national average that has not moved  in the last week to $3.30 per gallon, according to...

These are some of the first words you hear in Irrational Game’s latest addition to the critically acclaimed Bioshock series. Bioshock Infinite is set in the high flying city of Columbia, the game throws you headlong into its story without so much as a, “Would you kindly?” The...

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) received a homeowners insurance rate filing from the N.C. Rate Bureau in the late afternoon Jan. 3. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which is not part of the Department of Insurance and represents all companies writing homeowners...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After reports by a local newspaper regarding executive salaries and compensation practices at the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA), U.S. Rep. George Holding released the following statement: “At a time when our nation is over 17 trillion dollars in debt — the...

Rolesville — The town of Rolesville announces the following upcoming programs and events: •Youth baseball and softball registration for town residents is taking place now through Jan. 19. Open registration is Jan. 20-Feb. 6. All registrations are completed online only at...