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For Holly Springs rescue truck, ‘price is not an object’

The Holly Springs Fire Department is getting itself a custom-built fire-fighting, foam-spraying rescue truck for just shy of a half-million dollars. Published: May. 18, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

80-year-old Holly Springs woman dedicated to giving blood

Lorraine O’Brien has attended nearly every quarterly blood drive at a local church for the past decade. Published: May. 14, 2013 2:30 PM | Full story

Holly Springs plans for pre-recession rebound

Town planners expect construction in town to hit pre-recession levels in the coming year, according to a draft budget for the municipal government. Published: May. 14, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs mobile-home residents scramble to find new plan

When Joan and Soloane Brown bought a double-wide mobile home and set it up in the Brayton Park community in 1999, they planned to stay forever. Published: May. 11, 2013 3:45 PM | Full story

This weekend, it’s turtle time in Holly Springs

kg3gh689 The ninth annual Turtle Fest is taking over Bass Lake Park from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and the event will have no shortage of its namesake. Published: May. 7, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs: pro BMX capital?

If international star Daniel Dhers has his way, Holly Springs will become the East Coast’s hub for BMX professionals. Published: May. 4, 2013 5:30 PM | Full story

Holly Springs doctor breaks from WakeMed

Tham Sivaraj, one of Holly Springs’ longest-serving physicians, is ending his two-year affiliation with the hospital and resuming his independence practice. Published: Apr. 30, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

In grief, Holly Springs looks to orphaned children’s future

A Holly Springs businesswoman is raising money for the three children who survived their parents’ murder-suicide. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Novartis set to begin Holly Springs expansion

The proposed $60 million project would be the second major construction since the Novartis plant opened in Holly Springs in 2009. Published: Apr. 23, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Superstreet construction not finished yet

The inconvenient debut of Holly Springs’ new road system will drag on a bit longer. Published: Apr. 16, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Apartments bring growing pains for suburban Holly Springs

Hundreds of apartments and multi-family units are on deck, following on the heels of new single-family neighborhoods and shopping areas - and the town’s increasing density is bringing growing pains for some residents, including single-family neighborhoods near Holly Springs Towne Center and on West Holly Springs Road. Published: Mar. 30, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs seeks open purses for multi-million dollar baseball project

A hired firm’s report has laid the path forward for a multi-million-dollar municipal athletics park that could include a baseball stadium. Published: Mar. 26, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Local leaders talk about getting healthier

Healthy lifestyles have plenty of obstacles: Many produce farmers are retiring, farmland is turning into subdivisions and shopping centers, and town regulations don’t always make it easy to start community gardens. Published: Mar. 19, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs football teams could stay home

A plan to reformat the municipal football program has raised parents’ and coaches’ hackles. Published: Mar. 14, 2013 10:18 AM | Full story

Target hits Holly Springs

With a cheer and a surge, the first crowd of eager shoppers pushed through the doors into the pure white light and expansive aisles of Holly Springs’ new symbol of suburban-chic convenience. Published: Mar. 9, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

In Holly Springs, a new breed of school police

Proportionally, Holly Springs puts more money and manpower into its school-policing program than any of its neighbors. Published: Feb. 26, 2013 4:20 PM | Full story

In Holly Springs, art stands where tornado took grandfather tree

Two years on, the last scars of the tornado are fading. Published: Feb. 23, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Stand-up comedian who performed in Holly Springs dies in wreck

Brian E. Kiley performed at shows over the weekend at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in Holly Springs, and at the Newton-Conover Auditorium in Newton. Published: Feb. 20, 2013 11:36 AM | Full story

In Holly Springs, military honors mark new construction

Cpl. Cody Stanton, a Raleigh native, will be the fifth military veteran to move into a new house built by Operation: Coming Home. Published: Feb. 16, 2013 4:15 PM | Full story

Towns ready to settle $1 million sewage bill

Cary, Apex and Morrisville would collect from Holly Springs to cover the cost of a $328 million sewage facility. Published: Feb. 12, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

After years of quagmire, can downtown Holly Springs blossom?

It’s a contradiction that Holly Springs hopes to resolve: The rules that are supposed to make downtown special may stifle development in an area that’s already anemic. Published: Feb. 10, 2013 4:05 PM | Full story

In Holly Springs, passing of the coffee bean

For a moment, it looked as if Holly Springs wouldn’t have an independent coffee shop. Southern Roast Coffee Company closed in January, but Thanks A Latte opened almost simultaneously. Published: Feb. 5, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Arts fest debuts in Holly Springs

The Holly Springs Arts Council is turning into a full-fledged nonprofit, and it’s marking the transition with the first Holly Springs Community Arts Festival. Starting Tuesday, the five-day event will bring visual arts, dance, theater and classes to the Holly Springs Cultural Center. Published: Feb. 2, 2013 5:10 PM | Full story

Rex, WakeMed expand Holly Springs footholds

So far, Rex has found burgeoning Holly Springs to be just the market it expected. Published: Jan. 22, 2013 12:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs home will go to veteran

A veteran of the war in Afghanistan will soon call Holly Springs home, thanks to the work of a local nonprofit. Published: Jan. 22, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

When economy is down, dreamers’ hopes rise

Communities have used low interest rates and depressed land and construction prices to add parks and other public assets. Published: Jan. 19, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Cary girl saves father on his birthday

Claire Jablonski, a Holly Springs High School student, stopped a potential choking death. Published: Jan. 17, 2013 2:22 PM | Full story

More beer brewing in southwest Wake

The beer is going to flow like wine in southwestern Wake County. The area’s two largest breweries, Aviator Brewing Co. and Carolina Brewing Co., are ramping up production and tapping into new markets. Published: Jan. 15, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Techie Tweens head to state competition

Techie Tweens, a local all-girls robotics team, will compete in the FIRST LEGO League state championship. Published: Jan. 8, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Learning the dance

Twirling around and around in pirouettes, Indian dance instructor Kriti Bhatia drew awe from the group gathered at the Eva Perry Regional Library. Published: Jan. 5, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story


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