Students at Briarcliff Elementary School got to see what it’s like to play wheelchair basketball when one of their classmates arranged to bring the wheelchairs to school.
Published: May. 10, 2012 9:06 AM | Full story
Half a dozen kids knelt on the floor around a cage in the kitten house at Siglinda Scarpa’s Goathouse Refuge, peering at the litter of four-week-old kittens and mama cat inside.
Published: May. 9, 2012 10:54 AM | Full story
Barbecue lovers take note: 30 teams from around the country have filled all available slots for June’s finger-licking-good barbecue competition.
Published: May. 9, 2012 10:50 AM | Full story
A broad blueprint of the town’s ambitious downtown park has emerged, but town officials haven’t decided how or when to fund a transformation of the woods behind Holly Springs United Methodist Church.
Published: May. 9, 2012 10:47 AM | Full story
Keith Ramsey never believed that David Bowden was “screwed by the town of Cary,” so he bought his house. Bowden’s lawsuit, now before the U.S. Court of Appeals, had mundane origins. Bowden believed town construction on S.W. Maynard Road flooded his home. A years-long legal battle didn’t solve that, but a small trench across the front of the house did, Ramsey said.
Published: May. 8, 2012 5:00 PM | Full story
Eric Hoke plans to turn his spacious home in Cary’s Green Level area into the Hamilton Scot Inn, the first home the Cary Town Council approved as a “Bed and Breakfast.” As he walks along a wooden pathway, admiring the heron, dragonflies and beavers, Hoke is convinced that his guests will fall into the same peaceful serenity that removes him from the cares of the world.
Published: May. 10, 2012 4:14 PM | Full story
You can still see John Hunter’s handiwork: It survived the decades and became Wake County’s only historic-designated henhouse, recognized by national and regional registers for its longevity.
Published: May. 8, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
A man and woman from Colombia who have been living in Cary have been arrested and charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of bras from Victoria’s Secret. The two were also accused of stealing cologne from Ulta.
Published: May. 7, 2012 5:28 PM | Full story
Elected officials refunded $4,000 in property taxes this week to a business managed by fellow councilman Chet VanFossen, citing a misinterpretation of tax law by town staff
Published: May. 5, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Some drivers penalized for not having toll-billing electronic transponders for trips on a zero-toll section of the 540 Outer Loop, others for mismounted transponders that aren’t reading properly.
Published: May. 6, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The NCAA Div. I Women’s soccer championship will return to Cary next year.
Published: May. 4, 2012 7:29 PM | Full story
An early planning session for the year’s budget showed council support for the increase, which would cost a typical homeowner about $4.50 per month.
Published: May. 5, 2012 7:49 PM | Full story
Jason Vern Greenlee is charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping after the early Sunday incident.
Published: May. 4, 2012 3:51 PM | Full story
Wake County school officials say five juniors at Panther Creek High School were charged with cheating and punished in ways that included suspensions, detentions and removal from the National Honor Society.
Published: May. 3, 2012 10:54 AM | Full story
Q&A: As a 6-year-old in Colleyville, Texas, Mike MacLean remembers hearing the trains go by on the tracks near his home. Last spring, after years of learning as much as he could about steam engines, MacLean, a resident of Cary, was named president of the New Hope Valley Railway.
Published: May. 2, 2012 9:44 AM | Full story
East Cary Middle School and Weatherstone Elementary in Cary are set to join Wake County’s “Science, Technology, Engineering and Math” program in the coming year.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Ernestine Ward Cofield’s property had been in federal forfeiture since last spring, when her grandson pleaded guilty to last spring to selling crack cocaine.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
More young people come to Bennie Glenn, 65, for advice every year. On Saturday, he’ll distribute the season’s first yield of advice and produce at the opening of the Holly Springs Farmers Market in downtown Holly Springs.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Changes to the town’s fire code affect businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit groups. One of the most significant revisions is a fine for contractors who alter fire alarms, sprinkler systems or other fire suppression devices without prior approval from the fire department.
Published: Apr. 30, 2012 5:11 PM | Full story
The Morrisville council sent a letter to Wake County Commissioners asking them to put the half-cent sales tax transit referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot. Enhanced bus and rail service are needed now, according to the letter signed by Mayor Jackie Holcombe.
Published: Apr. 29, 2012 11:26 AM | Full story
About 20 Sterling Montessori School students get the chance to role-play and make decisions for the Morrisville Town Council in a civics lesson led by real-life Councilman Mark Stohlman.
Published: Apr. 29, 2012 11:20 AM | Full story
It’s hard to look graceful with a towering crown of packing peanuts, or powerful with a skirt of cardboard tubes. But no one was laughing during a Cary Academy fashion show of 20 history-themed costumes, all painstakingly assembled from recycled materials
Published: Apr. 29, 2012 11:22 AM | Full story
Cecil Wilson saw a new threat to his home, while environmentalists saw a new shield for a regional drinking water supply.
Published: Apr. 28, 2012 9:49 PM | Full story
Traffic through Cary Depot could almost triple within five years as residents stream in on buses from outlying towns, catch rides on new routes around town– and, perhaps one day, hop onto a regional light rail train.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
An aging facility, lack of space, and low membership have caused the Morrisville Aquatics and Center to lose money, about $170,000 in 2011 alone.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Cary officials would like to find more artistic company for the town’s metallic marching band and see-through horse. Under a new policy, the town may ask ‘why we’re not doing art.’
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
From above, thousands of stone circles take the form of a giant leaf near Bond Lake. But beyond the form is a secret purpose. The display, a centerpiece of Saturday’s Spring Daze festival, is art by and for the public.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The growth of Cary Christian School’s athletic program foreshadows a broader school expansion, and potential friction with neighbors.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Q&A: Staci Sabarsky, a fixture on the local theater scene, will direct the upcoming Cary Players production, “The Rainmaker.” Performances will be April 27-29 and May 4-6 at the Cary Arts Center.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The Brookings Institution says the school system’s former diversity policy could explain why the area exceeded test score expectations.
Published: Apr. 21, 2012 11:39 PM | Full story
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