Sunday morning, we sent
Pitt off to summer camp.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 12:27 PM | Full story
He suggested that town officials
begin talking now with
Raleigh city commissioners.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 12:24 PM | Full story
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Saturday marked the end of a long road for 656 high school graduates from eastern Wake County.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2009 11:50 AM | Full story
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My mother-in-law passed away last week. Her death wasn’t unexpected. At 76, she had lived a long life and a good life.
Published: Jun. 16, 2009 11:47 AM | Full story
Schools are letting out today. Seniors are graduating from high school on Saturday.
Published: Jun. 9, 2009 9:28 AM | Full story
Wake County Board of Education members seem to have heard the people speak.
Published: Jun. 9, 2009 9:25 AM | Full story
We lost Gary Dixon Wednesday night.
Published: May. 26, 2009 11:29 AM | Full story
A county budget proposal doesn’t often draw as much attention as this year’s offering.
Published: May. 26, 2009 11:29 AM | Full story
The Wake County Board of Education is preparing to consider the future of East Wake High School’s small-school experiment.
Published: May. 12, 2009 12:51 PM | Full story
Weekend after next, eastern Wake residents and their neighbors from Johnston, Franklin and Nash Counties will gather at Five County Stadium for what has become an annual gathering.
Published: May. 12, 2009 12:49 PM | Full story
If anyone ever wonders why life in a small town outshines the big-city life, they need look no further than a story in last week’s Eastern Wake News.
Published: May. 6, 2009 11:53 AM | Full story
A weekend with other newspaper folks may seem like a downer these days. News outlets of all kinds — including newspapers — are telling us about the woes of the industry.
Published: May. 5, 2009 10:34 AM | Full story
In these difficult economic times, it’s difficult to imagine that local governments have much money to do anything new.
Published: Apr. 28, 2009 10:15 AM | Full story
I walked into last Wednesday night’s town board work session in Zebulon with Commissioner Roy Collins.
Published: Apr. 28, 2009 10:12 AM | Full story
In a few short months, candidates will trudge, skip and sprint to the Board of Elections office to throw their hats in the ring for a seat on the Wake County Board of Education.
Published: Apr. 21, 2009 10:57 AM | Full story
I hope you got to spend most of last Saturday outdoors.
Published: Apr. 21, 2009 10:54 AM | Full story
Mayors and elected officials the nation over get feedback from the people they represent without really trying.
Published: Apr. 14, 2009 10:10 AM | Full story
A Wendell Middle School student posed an interesting question last week when I visited the school as a guest speaker at a career day event.
Published: Apr. 14, 2009 10:08 AM | Full story
About two years ago, Wendell’s then-mayor, Tim Hinnant, pushed forward with an effort to force the resignation of Steven Sanderson from the town’s Planning Board. He was concerned that Sanderson had a conflict of interest because he was bringing action before the board on which he sat.
Published: Apr. 7, 2009 11:04 AM | Full story
There are some things fathers and daughters simply ought not do. Ever.
Published: Mar. 31, 2009 10:36 AM | Full story
It’s nothing new when someone learns after it’s too late that a change in the law or a new government policy is going to have a negative effect on them.
Published: Mar. 31, 2009 10:29 AM | Full story
As I sat watching the performances of students from across eastern Wake County at last Thursday night’s Stars in the East performance, I couldn’t help but feel good about what the future holds for our children.
Published: Mar. 24, 2009 10:53 AM | Full story
Last week’s rebound in the stock market aside, there are relatively few signs the economy will improve anytime soon.
Published: Mar. 24, 2009 10:49 AM | Full story
Watching people argue is uncomfortable. You feel like you’re invading their privacy. It’s especially difficult when you like both parties.
Published: Mar. 17, 2009 9:55 AM | Full story
Local governments in Wendell, Knightdale and Zebulon have made significant strides in working together in the past year or so, and they deserve praise for those efforts.
Published: Mar. 17, 2009 9:51 AM | Full story
Published: Mar. 12, 2009 3:03 PM | Full story
Regardless of where you live in eastern Wake County, I hope you will take a little time on Saturday to attend the open house at the new Zebulon Municipal Complex.
Published: Mar. 10, 2009 10:00 AM | Full story
It’s always important to know what your government is doing. One of the best ways to find out how the government is spending your money and making decisions about how to allow development to proceed is by reading the public notices in your local newspaper.
Published: Mar. 10, 2009 9:01 AM | Full story
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