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Web site files elections complaint

Cyber-scuffle among supporters of both District A candidates rages on. Published: Nov. 5, 2009 1:59 PM | Full story

Marvelous music series

Each year the Marvelous Music Series transforms the Herbert C. Young Community Center into an intimate concert hall for four entertaining evenings. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday the Hunt Family will perform at the center, 101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary Band Day 2009

Rain couldn't keep a throng of beats and brass from forging through downtown on Saturday. Published: Nov. 6, 2009 2:59 PM | Full story

2009 Cary Band Day Results

Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Davis Drive Middle seeks donations to teach fitness

Even on evenings and weekends, Davis Drive Middle School teachers are using their muscles. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

News briefs Nov. 4

The town of Cary's efforts to maintain safety on local roads has received regional accolades. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Crime notes Nov. 4

Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Daybook Nov. 4

Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Muslims, law officials meet in Apex

Still reeling from the indictments of eight Triangle men on terrorism charges, members of the Muslim community got a chance to question law enforcement officials during a "town hall" meeting at an Apex mosque. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

An end to SAS' growth streak?

Software giant SAS, perennially one of the Triangle's fastest-growing companies, is feeling the effects of the recession. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Veridea work session postponed

The latest work session between town staff and Veridea developers has been delayed at least two weeks. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary parents remember son who died in Afghanistan

From the time he was a tiny boy in Charlotte, David Seth Mitchell dreamed of becoming a pilot. He died last week in a remote area of Afghanistan, still pursuing that passion. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Taxi services grow in Western Wake

When Margaret Keana moved from New Jersey to Willow Spring this year, it mostly lived up to her expectations. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Dollars have built taller walls

Three decades ago, when Wake County began busing children to maintain diversity in its schools, officials were trying to erase stark racial divides. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary man sentenced for indecent liberties

The former owner of an Apex recreation center was sentenced to weekends in jail and put on probation for five years after pleading guilty last week to taking indecent liberties with a child and soliciting a child by computer. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

For Stohlmans, politics is a family affair

Mark Stohlman has Google to thank for helping him bring to light a shocking family secret. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Big development looms over Apex election

The growth debate at the center of many of the Triangle's local elections has a stark example in this southwestern Wake town -- Veridea, a massive planned community that could change the face of Apex. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Three want mayor's seat in Holly Springs

Three men are vying to become Holly Springs mayor. One holds the title, one used to and one -- who calls himself "BirdDawg" -- thinks the town needs some new blood. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Task force to tackle signs

A 15-member task force will spend the next seven months poring over Cary's sign ordinances, which were last overhauled nearly a decade ago. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Bra bandits hit mall shop

Police in Cary are on the prowl for a pair of plunderers who ravaged a popular lingerie store. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Facebook revolt gets its Jon of Arc

He is a leader to more than 1.4 million people angry about recent changes to the Facebook Web site. But when he wants to turn on the computer, Jonathan Woodlief has to ask his mother. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

The show must go on, but without Gardner

Ned Gardner stopped playing music for a living and started teaching it. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

News briefs Nov. 1

An assembler of irrigation systems is the latest manufacturer in the state to fall victim to the prolonged recession. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Man on the street

If you've strolled the streets of downtown Cary anytime over last 30 years, there's at least two things you can count on. One is the quaint storefront of Ashworth Drugs, started in 1957. The other is a guy named Gus, faithfully guarding it. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Investor to revive subdivision

When an unoccupied house burned to the ground in L'Hermitage at Beaver Creek last month, it was the latest indignity to befall the Apex subdivision. Abandoned by its original developer, L'Hermitage had become a neglected suburban carcass. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

State begins planning southern stretch of I-540

Now that construction is under way on a toll road to extend the 540 Outer Loop through western Wake County, the N.C. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Air valve, bricks lead to sewage spills

About 5,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from Cary's sewer system in separate incidents last week, according to the town. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

He could always handle 'Messiah'

For almost 40 years, a group of community musicians has gathered to sing in Cary's holiday season with Handel's "Messiah." For most of those years, Charles Gatwood was the man directing them. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cigarette caused fire

Morrisville Fire Chief Todd Wright said a discarded cigarette tossed onto a third-floor balcony at an apartment complex off N.C. 54 ignited an early-morning fire last week and displaced more than two dozen people. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Daybook

Through Oct. 31 Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story


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