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Voters line up to vote early at the Northern Regional Center, 305 E. Holding Ave., Thursday morning. The line stretched from the center down Holding to the library's driveway.
2020 Election

Long lines form on first day of early voting

WAKE FOREST — By mid-morning Thursday, the line for early voting stretched from the door of the Northern Regional Center, down the sidewalk of Holding Avenue, and up the library …
Voters are allowed to vote at any early voting site in the county.
2020 Election

Absentee numbers up as early voting starts

​Abbott's Creek Community Center9950 Durant Rd., Raleigh Apex Community Center53 Hunter St., Apex ​Avery Street Recreation Center125 Avery St., Garner ​Barwell Road Community …
Henry “Hank” Pierwola, right, poses with members of the North Wake Chapter of Purple Heart Homes after the group made repairs to his home on Purnell Road.

Wake Forest Veteran get repair help from Purple Heart Homes

WAKE FOREST — Purple Heart Homes lended a hand to local veteran Henry “Hank” Pierwola. Members of the North Wake Chapter of Purple Heart Homes  made repairs to Pierwola's …

Franklin County probes buying water following developer lawsuit

LOUISBURG ­— The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is looking into buying more water after a developer filed a lawsuit against the county. The board at its Oct. 5 meeting unanimously …
This conceptual drawing of Wendell's Downtown Parking and Event Space is from the master plan given to the town from design firm Withers Ravenel.

Government Notebook: Food trucks get Wendell regulations; Youngsville hears expansion plan

Policies would regulate food trucks The Wendell Board of Commissioners received draft policies on food trucks, downtown parking, dumpsters and electric vehicle charging stations at its meeting …

Community Briefs: Open hiring job fair seeks to fill 200 positions

Blood drive The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Raleigh Family Moose Lodge, 2824 Forestville Road, Wake Forest, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. Donors are asked to make …
Terence Everitt, candidate for N.C. House 36, was one of 15 people who participated in Tuesday's forum. Screen capture.
2020 Election

Wake County candidates make case at election forum

WAKE FOREST — Fifteen candidates running for everything from U.S. Senate to school board spoke during a candidate forum Tuesday night. The forum was hosted by the Wake Forest Area Chamber, …
A Look Back in Sports History

Wakefield football beats Wake Forest in first-ever meeting

WAKE FOREST — Usually around this time of year, Wake Forest’s football team is getting ready to take on its cross-town rival Wakefield on the gridiron. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
ELECTION 2020 CENTRAL

The Wake Weekly rolls out questionnaires with 2020 candidates

WAKE FOREST — The Wake Weekly has begun publishing survey responses from local candidates running in this year's election. We will publish additional responses if we receive …

Justice in selecting judges

For election coverage, newspapers get my vote

Debate Fly may be among history’s buzziest bugs

State House hopeful Phillip Stover named Kentucky colonel

Political spectacle curious but not surprising

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Coronavirus News
Backpack Buddies gets grant from Sprouts Foundation

ROLESVILLE — North East Wake Backpack Buddies received a $5,000 grant from the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation for its Restock Our Pantries Program. NEWBB provides food to hungry …

UPDATE: 8th Wake Forest firefighter has COVID-19

Local, state virus numbers trend upward again

Franklin elementary students to start in-person learning Oct. 26

Wake firearms education center reopens

Two more COVID-19 deaths at Hillside

UPDATE: Virus outbreak at Wake Forest Fire Department up to 6 firefighters

Team workouts resume for most schools

Crime
Wake County Arrests: Oct. 7-13 The following is a list of arrests made Oct. 7-13 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon police departments. All information is from public law enforcement records. Oct. …
Franklin County Arrests: Oct. 7-13 The following is a list of arrests made Oct. 7-13 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All information is from public law enforcement records.Oct. 7• Marcus Luvar Allen, 41, of Will …
Wake County Arrests: Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 The following is a list of arrests made Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon police departments. All information is from public law enforcement …
Franklin County Arrests: Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 The following is a list of arrests made Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All information is from public law enforcement records. Sept. 30 • James Clair …
1 charged after home invasion suspects hold woman at gunpoint KNIGHTDALE — Knightdale Police said they arrested a man they believe was involved in a home invasion Monday. Officers responded to a call of suspicious activity in the Mingo Creek …

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Wake Weekly - Thursday, October 15, 2020

Heather Scott: Wake County Board of Education candidate

Franklinton to support Coach Wilder with drive-by parade

Candidates file for soil and water, school boards

Franklin clerk of court suspended amid misconduct, substance abuse allegations

Heather Scott: Wake County Board of Education candidate

Wegmans expects Wake Forest store to open late spring 2021

LOCAL HEADLINES

Legionnaires help mask nose strip production

Police department completes Law Enforcement Risk Review

Thursday last day for census response

PHOTOS: Crossroads Corn Maze open for season in Wake Forest

Former Rep. J. Russell Capps dead at 89

Grant to help improve health outcomes of ‘familiar faces’ of Wake jails, hospitals

Wake County awards $65K to Wake Forest food hub

Wendell police start accreditation process

Charity pumpkin patch supporting nonprofits

Proposed Wake Forest charter school fails planning board vote

Community Briefs: WFHS Juniorette Club fundraising for Hope Reins

Virtual Crop Hunger Walk brings in $17K

Wegmans construction to close lanes along NC 98

Rolesville downtown development moves forward

Wake Forest firefighter has COVID-19; Station 2 closed

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OBITUARIES
Robert Harry Rylander MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Robert “Bob” Harry Rylander passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Bob is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Judith Rylander; two daughters, Kristin Mastrovito and …
Linda Grace Honeycutt July 27, 1959 — Oct. 9, 2020 YOUNGSVILLE — Linda Grace Swartz Honeycutt, 61, of the Colony Ridge community, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at Wake Med Hospital, Raleigh, with …
William Frank Fritz WAKE FOREST — William Frank Fritz died Sept. 27, 2020.
Linda Sue Taylor Oct. 24, 1943 — Sept. 20. 2020 WAKE FOREST — Linda Sue Peterson Richardson Taylor, 76, passed away at home surrounded by family, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. She was born Oct. 24, 1943, in …
Brenda Bryant Joyner Aug. 10, 1948 — July 3, 2020 YOUNGSVILLE — Brenda Bryant Joyner passed away at home Friday, July 3, 2020. Born Aug. 10, 1948, she was the daughter of James Thomas Owens and Marjorie Land …
SPORTS

Lakers and LeBron win another NBA title

EDITORIALS

OUR OPINION: Bob Allen roved around and gave us a newspaper

A staple of this newspaper for nearly seven decades, Bob Allen’s column “Roving Around,” is missing from the pages this week. Its absence is glaring; Bob’s insight into life in Wake Forest …

BUTNER-CREEDMOOR NEWS
UPDATE: Gray SUV sought in Butner hit-and-run that killed pedestrian BUTNER — A person was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Butner Public Safety responded to the 1600 of West B Street around 6:30 p.m., the department said on …
Falls Lake Academy moving ahead with Plan A CREEDMOOR — Falls Lake Academy will test the waters next month with a staggered reopening for kindergarten through fifth grade. The charter school’s board of directors Monday voted 5-1 …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTER: Clean energy workforce needs jump-start

LETTER: Juneteenth commemoration shouldn’t cost a cent

LETTER: Congress can prevent coming homelessness tidal wave

LETTER: Christians cannot overlook Trump’s immoral words

LETTER: Bob Allen gone, not forgotten

LETTER: Trump knows freedom isn’t free

LETTER: Older adults can prevent falls

LETTER: History shows slavery incidental to war

LETTER: All voting should be by mail

LETTER: Forks has right to ban Confederate flag

E-EDITION

Wake Weekly - Thursday, October 15, 2020

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COLUMNS

Section 230 is “essential to having sites that feature comments from users,” First Amendment lawyer Ken White explained in a Friday post on his Substack site. “And people are absolutely flat-out lying to you about what it says, and what it means, for political advantage.”

Don't mistake moderators for censors

With so-called censors like these, who needs publicists? Facebook and Twitter are under the microscope for suppressing links to an unverified news story alleging Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden …

Weekly Devotional: God never lies

1 Timothy 1:1-2 (ESV) “Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in hope …

The Old Well on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill is shown in this file photo. UNC officials have lost a lawsuit brought by media outlets seeking the names of students the university has disciplined for sexual misconduct.

Will high court allow 'double secret probation' for sexual misconduct?

Should public colleges be able to keep records from their secretive Title IX tribunals under lock and key, or do students have a right to know when their classmates are found responsible for sexual …

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