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WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Human Relations Council (HRC) is seeking youth and adult nominations for the 5th Annual Good Neighbor of the Year Award. The award recognizes residents who work to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods without seeking or receiving...

Reported June 10-20 Arrests •Barry Lee Wilson, 61, 115 Orchard Hills Road, Louisburg, was arrested at home and charged with maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, manufacture of methamphetamine and two counts possession and distribution of a...

Reported June 13-21 Arrests •Siddhanth Sharma, 17, 100 Poetic Walk Drive, was arrested at home and charged with resisting, delaying or obstructing a law enforcement officer. Sharma was also charged with felony possession of marijuana. He was taken to jail. Bond amount was not...

Reported June 16-22 Arrests •Gene Thomas Longmire, 41, 3648 Mack Brummitt Road, Kittrell, was arrested at 911 Durham Road and charged with driving while impaired (DWI) and driving without an operator license. He was taken to the Wake County jail. June 22, 4:47 p.m. •Antonio...

KNIGHTDALE — The Shine 4 Veterans Glitz Day Festival is scheduled July 5 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Midtown Commons Shopping Center in Knightdale. The fundraiser supporting active duty military and veterans and their families is sponsored by Qdoba Mexican Grill and features live...

The focus is on kids at the Wake Forest Community Library, 400 E. Holding Ave. Most programs are free. Call for information and to register, if indicated. For more information, see wakegov.com/libraries. •Family storytime. Young children and their families participate in an...

RALEIGH — North Raleigh and Wake Forest Democrats are invited to a picnic Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Honeycutt Park, 1032 Clear Creek Farm Drive, Raleigh, to meet candidates who are on November’s ballot. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be served. RSVP by e-mailing...

ROLESVILLE — A free summer camp for kids ages 9-12 is scheduled July 28-August 1 at Rolesville High School. Camp C.A.R.E. (Choices Accountability Respect Excellence), sponsored by the Rolesville Police Department in partnership with the town’s parks and recreation department,...

WAKE FOREST — Everyone can expect to see their electric bills go up beginning July 1 courtesy of the Tax Simplification and Reduction Act passed by the Legislature last year which raised the sales tax on electricity from 3 to 7 percent. The new sales tax on electricity will...

WAKE FOREST — Livestrong at the YMCA is gearing up for another session starting Sept. 2. The free program offers cancer survivors a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities as YMCA instructors help patients build muscle strength, increase...

WAKE FOREST — Frozen will be shown during Fourth Friday Flix tomorrow (Friday) at 7 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St. Fourth Friday Flix is made possible through a partnership with Wake Forest Baptist Church, which provides the refreshments for the...

RALEIGH — Vulnerable residents who are unable to cool their homes during extreme heat conditions may qualify for Wake County’s Cool for Wake program. Cool for Wake provides one free fan per household where there are seniors or children under 12 living without air conditioning. A...

LOUISBURG — The Franklin County Sheriff’s made three arrests yesterday in connection with the discovery of a meth lab at 115 Orchard Hills Road, Louisburg,  near Youngsville, after serving a search warrant. The home owner, Barry Wilson, was charged with manufacture of...

WAKE FOREST — Police have arrested three local men believed to be responsible for a rash of residential break-ins in northern Wake Forest. Marvin Wyche, 17, 1634-B Burgundy Dr., Raleigh, has been charged with five counts of residential breaking and entering, five counts of...

Wake Forest Police apprehended a larceny suspect on Capcom Avenue Wednesday. According to Wake Forest Police spokesman Bill Crabtree, a police officer was driving through The Factory parking lot when he spotted three suspects attempting to break into a vehicle. The suspects got...

Who is informed and when, confusing to residents. WAKE FOREST — A resident’s post on an online community message board about not being notified about the need to boil her drinking water has led to questions about area water advisories, such as who is affected, who is notified and...

Tracie’s Boots & Buckles opens at Market of Wake Forest. By David Leone WAKE FOREST — Tracie Mack has 15 years’ experience managing a western wear retail store in Raleigh. She knows how popular cowboy boots and accessories are. So it didn’t faze her when within days of...

Budget approved with 1-cent hike for fire service. By David Leone WAKE FOREST — Town commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve the $56 million 2014-15 town budget. The dissenters were Zachary Donahue and Greg Harrington, who objected to raising town taxes by one cent per $100 in...

In a recurring feature, The Wake Weekly looks back at what happened this week throughout the years. 1964 •Two Wake Forest boys have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout — James Warren and Ricky Timberlake. The presentation was made by Troop 5 Scoutmaster J.L. Warren, Saponi District...

Budget vote delayed. By Clellie Allen LOUISBURG — Bypassing the planning board’s strong 6-3 vote to recommend denial of a special use permit request for a new solar energy farm, the Franklin County board of commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new construction following...

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