Ned Gardner stopped playing music for a living and started teaching it.
Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
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James Lee Brice has shown up to Cary Elementary School at 6 a.m. every school day for the past 33 years. As their head custodian, he's swabbed floors, swept halls and scraped gum off of desks without complaint.
Published: Oct. 21, 2009 7:12 PM | Full story
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After 33 years in education, Salem Elementary School principal Savon Willard retired and spent her last day at Salem on Sept. 30.
Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:50 AM | Full story
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Her mouth can barely keep up with her brain as she identifies dozens of birds in front of her.
Published: Sep. 8, 2009 10:00 PM | Full story
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The last time Clay Wilson slipped into the cramped interior of a B-17 bomber, that simple act was one of the bravest things a man could do.
Published: Aug. 25, 2009 10:56 PM | Full story
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At 7, Cary second-grader Mary Kate Englehardt has already been in commercials and on TV. Now she's starring as Gretl in North Carolina Theatre's production of "The Sound of Music."
Published: Jul. 21, 2009 3:12 PM | Full story
She remembers leading human rights movements as far as Brazil and Japan, and as near as Research Triangle Park.
Published: Jun. 30, 2009 5:33 PM | Full story
Seven years ago, Doug Snyder bought a cheap metal detector on eBay. Today he's a prolific finder of local Civil War artifacts.
Published: Jun. 23, 2009 4:04 PM | Full story
He quit school to tackle a growing mound of medical bills incurred by his father’s heart attack.
Published: Jun. 16, 2009 3:08 PM | Full story
No one taught her how, but she began making quilts in 1980 while living in Ames, Iowa.
Published: Jun. 9, 2009 2:43 PM | Full story
Charles Turnage first noticed Liam’s talent when Liam was 18 months old and the two were playing with an electronic drum set.
Published: Jun. 2, 2009 5:23 PM | Full story
John Allen Atkins of Apex was born with a birth defect and now educates others about the condition.
Published: May. 19, 2009 3:52 PM | Full story
Wendy Kapadia, a three-time cancer survivor, will walk in an upcoming fundraiser to support the Avon Foundation for Women.
Published: May. 12, 2009 2:23 PM | Full story
Festival organizer wants help keeping Jordan Lake clean.
Published: Apr. 28, 2009 3:24 PM | Full story
Apex resident and business owner Susan Hite uses her radio show to help people live better lives.
Published: Apr. 7, 2009 3:53 PM | Full story
If some of us thought the Triangle was recession-proof, we need not look far to see evidence to the contrary. These difficult economic times have hit home for many local residents. But the bad news could lead to new opportunities.
Published: Apr. 7, 2009 1:16 PM | Full story
15-year-old Leslie Crews of Cary doesn’t have her driver’s license yet but she has been working on earning her pilot’s license.
Published: Mar. 24, 2009 9:11 PM | Full story
Speakers pay tribute to Southern Baptist missionaries who were ambushed five years ago.
Published: Mar. 18, 2009 2:28 PM | Full story
Creative solutions help Steve Dobo get kids back in school.
Published: Mar. 3, 2009 11:55 AM | Full story
Former Apex High teacher Mildred Cooke was the sort of teacher who never had to raise her voice. The look in her sharp hazel eyes was enough to keep her students in check.
Published: Feb. 23, 2009 3:44 PM | Full story
Owner of Campbell Road Nursery in Raleigh puts family and community first, and succeeds professionally in ways she never imagined.
Published: Feb. 17, 2009 7:01 PM | Full story
Published: Feb. 10, 2009 4:03 PM | Full story
Local businessman says his professional experience and birth in a country used to tough times have helped prepare him for hotel venture in shaky economy.
Published: Feb. 10, 2009 3:54 PM | Full story
He has had cerebral palsy since birth and is severely impaired in his hearing and speech.
Published: Feb. 3, 2009 4:07 PM | Full story
it was fitting to learn on Friday that Yow had planned almost every detail of her memorial service -- perhaps even down to the main sanctuary of the Colonial Baptist Church where basketball hoops were raised to the ceilings.
Published: Jan. 30, 2009 3:36 PM | Full story
Kay Yow, N.C. State University’s long-time women’s basketball coach and Cary resident, died after a second struggle with breast cancer. She was 66.
Published: Jan. 26, 2009 10:14 PM | Full story
One murder case remains unresolved.
Published: Jan. 13, 2009 2:49 PM | Full story
A nurse in the Women's Pavilion and Birth Center at WakeMed Cary Hospital gives birth to a daughter on New Year's Day.
Published: Jan. 6, 2009 2:52 PM | Full story
Helping Hands Mission delivers "love baskets" loaded with holiday feasts for families in need.
Published: Dec. 30, 2008 4:44 PM | Full story
Griffis is the oldest resident that has ever lived at Glenaire retirement facility.
Published: Dec. 18, 2008 10:15 PM | Full story
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