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Triangle Expressway gives more Wake residents a choice, starting Thursday

At 6 a.m. Thursday, the state Department of Transportation will open a six-mile section of the 540 Outer Loop from Holly Springs to Apex – completing the 18.8-mile Triangle Expressway to Research Triangle Park. Published: Dec. 20, 2012 2:09 PM | Full story

Holly Springs set to buy $1M farm

The town may add a sprawling farm to its stable of parks. Published: Dec. 11, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs dancers prepare for audience of 50 million

Watch Thursday for the girls in black and white costumes doing jazzy dance moves through Manhattan’s urban canyons. You might just know one. Published: Nov. 20, 2012 5:30 PM | Full story

Making sense of roads, traces and courts

The suburbs are a maze of boulevards and avenues, courts and circles, trails, traces and plain old roads. Published: Nov. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Incumbent House members head back to statehouse

All four republican incumbents representing southwestern Wake County are returning to the statehouse, according to unofficial election results. Published: Nov. 10, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Renamed mall keys road changes

The mammoth shopping center under construction off the N.C. 55 Bypass is bringing more changes to local roads. Published: Nov. 6, 2012 3:30 PM | Full story

Holly Springs boxes out sweepstakes parlors

Online sweepstakes machines are legal here, as long as they’re kept at, say, the dump or the quarry. Published: Nov. 5, 2012 11:49 AM | Full story

Ellmers in 3-way race to hang on to U.S. House District 2 seat

U.S. House District 2 Rep. Renee Ellmers is in a three-way race to retain her seat, in a GOP-heavy district, which now includes southwestern Wake County. Published: Nov. 3, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Murry, Messina face off in N.C. House 41 race

Incumbent Republican Tom Murry faces off against Democrat Jim Messina in a race that could play a role in helping the GOP retain a majority in the statehouse. Published: Nov. 3, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs OKs downtown brewing

The taps are open downtown. Holly Springs has paved the way for small-scale breweries in its town center. Published: Nov. 2, 2012 11:24 AM | Full story

Holly Springs firefighters hit the streets

engineers, firemen and department leaders are going to door to door in Holly Springs’ oldest neighborhoods to install smoke detectors and fresh batteries, free of charge. Published: Oct. 30, 2012 5:00 PM | Full story

Horror story lurks in Holly Springs

Footsteps and whispers awaken them. If he hears you coming, the glow-eyed gremlin behind the gravestone may raise to take a peek and mouth some dark incantations. Published: Oct. 27, 2012 3:30 PM | Full story

Newcomer takes on N.C. House majority leader

Jason Wunsch of Fuquay-Varina is taking on N.C. House Majority Paul “Skip” Stam for the district 37 seat, betting voters want change. Published: Oct. 27, 2012 3:30 PM | Full story

Holly Springs teen’s film makes Austin festival

Charles Witosky had never been to a film festival - until his homemade short debuted at the Austin Film Festival this weekend. Published: Oct. 23, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs sketches $2 million baseball plan

The town is making legal preparations for a proposed summer-league baseball stadium on 45 acres of northwestern Holly Springs. Published: Oct. 9, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Developer pitches downtown Holly Springs project

Downtown Holly Springs may soon see its first privately funded construction since 2003. Published: Oct. 6, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Towns haggle $1 million bill

The town of Holly Springs is disputing about $1.1 million in bills claimed by its former partners in a regional sewage treatment project. Published: Oct. 2, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs educators helped build church in Peru

Assistant principal Jen Proulx and second-grade teacher Allison Nunnery got back in town one day before Holly Springs Elementary opened for the 2012-13 school year. Published: Oct. 2, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Business brewing in downtown Holly Springs

Downtown Holly Springs may get its own beer soon. Published: Sep. 29, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs: The tree’s on me

Skinflints can put their pruning shears away. Published: Sep. 27, 2012 8:38 AM | Full story

Holly Springs plans door-to-door safety checks

Firefighters will circle downtown neighborhoods with smoke detectors and batteries. Published: Sep. 25, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

As highway nears, towns see growth

Barely 100 days remain in the construction of a billion-dollar highway. Published: Sep. 18, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

State official reaffirms approval of Holly Springs hospital

Rex Healthcare has moved a crucial step closer towards constructing a 50-bed hospital in Holly Springs, which has been seeking a hospital of its own for more than a decade. But a state ruling upholding Rex’s proposal could be appealed. Published: Sep. 8, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

New Holly Springs fire chief takes oath

With the stroke of a pen and a slice of cake last Thursday, Holly Springs officially had a new fire chief. Published: Aug. 28, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs sets apartment zones

If an apartment boom is coming, Holly Springs is ready Published: Aug. 28, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs eyes land for summer-league stadium

Town leaders may put a baseball team on Holly Springs’ roster. Published: Aug. 25, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Vintage acts, tributes coming to Holly Springs

Vintage acts, tributes dominate cultural calendar. Published: Aug. 4, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Town takes keys to 911 system

In Holly Springs, 911 just might call you instead. Published: Jul. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs crime rate rose in 2011

“Our first impression was that a part of this comes from our continued growth,” said Police Chief John Herring. Published: Jul. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Local author writes young adult sci-fi

Sterling R. Walker of Holly Springs wrote “The Orphan Ship,” a novel about abandoned street children on Mars Station. She’s currently working on the sequel. Published: Jul. 21, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

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