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Morrisville voters say no more districts

Residents continue to support changing Morrisville’s charter to revert back to all at-large Town Council elections. Published: May. 18, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville celebrates diversity with East Meets West festival

Two cultures will come together Saturday for the East Meets West food festival in Morrisville. Published: May. 14, 2013 2:30 PM | Full story

Morrisville will host public hearing on elections

On Tuesday, voters will get another chance to tell the Morrisville Town Council whether they want to switch to an all at-large election system. Published: May. 11, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville wants to go green for the long haul

Morrisville is considering creating a comprehensive sustainability plan to help reduce the town’s carbon footprint and to preserve natural resources in the wake of its population growth. Published: May. 4, 2013 5:30 PM | Full story

Morrisville talks transportation needs – and money

It’s a phrase that gets repeated over and over again: “Transportation is the No. 1 issue in Morrisville.” Published: Apr. 30, 2013 3:30 PM | Full story

Morrisville weighs at-large vs. district votes

Some residents sent a clear message to Morrisville leaders: They want the Town Council to consist of all at-large seats instead of districts. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 4:15 PM | Full story

Morrisville says ‘no thanks’ to gun buy-back offer

The Town Council turned down a local businessman’s offer to help start a gun buy-back program. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 4:15 PM | Full story

Morrisville wants more feedback on election change

After hearing from several residents on Tuesday, the Town Council scheduled another public hearing for May 14. Published: Apr. 24, 2013 10:05 AM | Full story

Morrisville points the way with new signs

This town might not seem big enough to get lost in, but it’s not always easy for people to find what they’re looking for at the Town Hall campus. Published: Apr. 23, 2013 3:30 PM | Full story

Morrisville to consider gun buy-back program

Amalendu Chatterjee, vice president of technology for a Morrisville company, is offering towns money to adopt gun buy-back programs. Published: Apr. 20, 2013 2:30 PM | Full story

Towns hope for money for parks

Apex and Morrisville leaders are urging state lawmakers to maintain a funding program that could help pay for local parks. Published: Apr. 16, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

No noise-blocking walls for Morrisville

Residents who live in the Savannah neighborhood said they didn’t want 10- to 20-foot walls near their homes. Published: Apr. 6, 2013 3:30 PM | Full story

Mayors group focuses gun debate on domestic violence, background checks

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national campaign for tighter gun regulations, is highlighting the connection between guns and domestic violence with a new television advertisement and a series of events in about a dozen communities across the country Wednesday, including Cary. Published: Apr. 6, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Culinary school graduates hope tasty careers await

A growing number of people are turning their love of food into careers. Throughout the economic downturn, culinary schools have continued to attract students, and restaurants are eager to hire trained professionals. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 2:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville mulls election changes

The Morrisville Town Council is thinking of eliminating voting districts, instead creating a council of only at-large seats. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:48 PM | Full story

Restaurant brings Taste of Vietnamese cuisine

Song and Phuong Nguyen want people to enjoy tasting the authentic Vietnamese cuisine they serve at their restaurant. Thus the name – Taste. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville might take over Christmas parade

A Christmas parade hasn’t always been a sure thing in Morrisville. Now, the town is thinking of hosting the event once again. Published: Mar. 30, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Speed signs urge drivers to slow down

Morrisville is one of four municipalities invited to participate in a state study about speed-feedback signs near school zones. Published: Mar. 23, 2013 4:40 PM | Full story

Batman comes to town

Lenny B. Robinson gained Internet fame last year when Maryland police pulled him over in his “Batmobile.” Published: Mar. 23, 2013 4:40 PM | Full story

Ladders provides learning tools

Two Morrisville moms opened an educational store in December to fill a gap they saw in the community. Published: Mar. 19, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville leaders consider changes to voting method

Town leaders are rethinking the way voters elect members to the Town Council. Published: Mar. 12, 2013 4:40 PM | Full story

Spring’s arrival will bring annual resurgence of invasive plants

Many invasives in North Carolina are considered landscape plants and sold at local and online nurseries. Some have been grown in private gardens since colonial times. Lake Crabtree County Park uses herbicide and high schoolers to eradicate Japanese stiltgrass, which has naturalized in the area. Published: Mar. 5, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

In Morrisville, charge and go

Morrisville leaders show off the town’s electric car charging stations. Published: Mar. 2, 2013 5:15 PM | Full story

Transportation department studying N.C. 54 upgrade options

A $215,000 study will consider ways to improve the congested area through Cary and Morrisville. Published: Mar. 2, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Programs highlight invasive species at Lake Crabtree park

Wake County’s Lake Crabtree County Park will commemorate National Invasive Species Awareness Week with a couple of programs highlighting some of the park’s unwelcome vegetative and voracious visitors. Published: Mar. 2, 2013 5:15 PM | Full story

Morrisville leader wants more schools

Morrisville is the only town in Wake County that doesn’t have its own middle school or high school, and Town Councilman Michael Schlink wants that to change. Published: Feb. 26, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

In Morrisville, leaders want more homes

The Morrisville Town Council is grappling with how to attract more single-family homes. Published: Feb. 19, 2013 5:45 PM | Full story

Morrisville police raise money for Special Olympics

The Morrisville Police Department set a goal to become one of the top money-raisers among law enforcement agencies for the Special Olympics of North Carolina. Published: Feb. 19, 2013 5:45 PM | Full story

Morrisville weighs options for Northwest Park

The Town Council wants to keep the long-awaited Northwest Park on the front burner. Published: Feb. 16, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Morrisville names small-business contest winners

The five winners of the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce entrepreneurship contest range from an online business-finder service to an after-school program for kids. Published: Feb. 12, 2013 4:25 PM | Full story


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