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Board does not
choose a site
but does back new fire station |
During
Tuesday night’s three-hour town board meeting
that was interrupted by an hour’s closed
session, the Wake Forest commissioners did not
reach a decision about a site for the new town
hall.
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Former chief justice and
others
appointed to advisory boards |
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Recently
retired Chief Justice of the North Carolina
Supreme Court I. Beverly Lake Jr. was one of 16
people appointed to Wake Forest advisory boards
Tuesday night.
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Seven fire departments
battle
Wednesday morning house blaze |
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Fire
destroyed a half-million-dollar house in
Waterfall Plantation off Thompson Mill Road
Wednesday morning despite the efforts of
firefighters from nine departments.
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Town, birthplace preparing
for WFU alumni, students to return |
Fifty years ago was
a bittersweet time on the campus of Wake Forest
College. Seniors were savoring their graduation,
everyone was looking forward to the end of
another semester, but looming over all the
happiness was the knowledge they were leaving.
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Wake Forest Singers
to present concert April 2 |
The Wake Forest Singers will
present a concert, Color Your World with Music,
on Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium
at Youngsville Elementary School.
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From the chamber
Still time to sponsor
events at Meet in the Street |
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WakeMed is joining with the Wake
Forest Chamber of Commerce to sponsor Meet in
the Street on May 6, but there is still
opportunity for local individuals and businesses
to sponsor parts of the arts and crafts
festival.
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Heritage Day at Rock Cliff
Farm
offers varied family fun |
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The B.W. Wells Association will
again open Rock Cliff Farm off Stony Hill Road
for a full day of tours, games and exhibits at
the retirement home of North Carolina’s pioneer
ecologist and early botanist.
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Letter from a reader
Stony Hill Auxiliary does
have a fund-raiser |
To the
editor:
Just wanted to thank you for publishing the
"thank you" from Mrs. Karas in your editorial
section (in Volume 4, Number 7, Feb. 15).Click
here for the complete story |
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Financial column
How to invest with high oil prices
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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Even before Hurricane Katrina
caused its almost incomprehensible damage to
the Gulf Coast, most of us shuddered when we
had to fill our cars' gas tanks.
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Please send information about upcoming
events to
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Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
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Board cannot reduce
existing water
allocations, attorney advises |
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Although two lengthy
discussions – one at the morning’s comprehensive
planning committee and another at the end of a
lengthy town board meeting – focused on reducing
current water allocations, the Wake Forest Town
Board’s attorney, Eric Vernon, said they could
not do so.
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Murchison plans to expand
DuBois CDC mission statewide |
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North
Carolina, you are being alerted. Bettie
Murchison and her team plan to spread the
mission of her new organization, the W.E.B.
DuBois Community Development Corporation, across
the state.
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Fire department preparing
for Stadium Drive closing |
Stadium Drive will be closed from
April 3 to Aug. 24 while a contractor for the
state Department of Transportation rebuilds the
bridge over Richland Creek.
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Friends annual meeting
to be held April 9 |
The annual
meeting for members of the Friends of Wake
Forest Public Library will be held Sunday, April
9, at 2 p.m. in the courtroom at the Wake Forest
Police Station.
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Notes from around town |
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The Wake Forest Police Department
opened a new substation last week.
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Time to recycle phone books |
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Wake County Solid Waste
Management has begun its annual telephone book
recycling just as residents are receiving
telephone books from six different companies
that operate in the county.
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Initial sermon April 2 |
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Sister Brenda Johnson Crews will deliver her
initial sermon at Evans Grove Baptist Church on
Sunday, April 1, at 4 p.m. Crews is a member of
Evans Grove Baptist Church who has answered the
call of the Lord. The church is at 12700
Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, 870-8874. |
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News of the arts
Farmers Market opens April 8 |
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The Wake Forest Farmers Market will begin its
fifth year on Saturday, April 8, and again will
be located in the South White Street gazebo
parking lot.
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From the library
Last chance for teen artists |
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Local teen artists and performers
have until Friday to submit applications for
this year’s art exhibit sponsored by the four
libraries in east Wake County.
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Road roundup |
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(Road
roundup is a standing feature of the Gazette,
designed to keep people informed about the
progress of the various street and road projects
in town. New projects or updated projects will
appear at the top of each week’s column in
blue.)
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