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Thales Academy student Rohan Jacob walks across the stage to receive his diploma with only his family and school faculty in attendance. Marty Simpkins | The Wake Weekly
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40 graduate Thales Academy in isolated ceremonies; inaugural students get diplomas

ROLESVILLE — Thales Academy Rolesville High School held its limited 2020 graduation ceremony Friday June 5 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but it was a historical day without the news of a …
The Franklin County Courthouse in Louisburg

Audit finds Franklin court mishandled funds; clerk says staff wasn’t trained

LOUISBURG — State officials Thursday said an audit found numerous errors in the bookkeeping practices of the Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court, claiming that court officials had tens of …
From left, Kevin, Rachel and Cheryl Jones protest in front of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest on Wednesday afternoon. Kevin started the protest around noon because he wanted to make a statement about the anger and frustration he was seeing on social media. Several people honked in support, and some brought him water and pizza.

PHOTO: Black Lives Matter protest in Wake Forest

From left, Kevin, Rachel and Cheryl Jones protest in front of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest on Wednesday afternoon.
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NC treasurer: Wake, Franklin towns budgeting smart

RALEIGH — Revenues have declined across the state, but the Department of the State Treasurer isn’t worried about the finances of local towns. “Wake Forest has nearly four times …
This map shows the proposed Wake Forest Rolesville Connector Route, including bus stops and connections with the Wake Forest Loop and 401X. Contributed by RLS & Associates

Transit plans between Rolesville, Wake Forest may include Uber, buses, vans

WAKE FOREST — Rolesville and Wake Forest are looking at adding new transit options to connect the two towns. The Rolesville-Wake Forest Transit Study identified three alternatives to enhance …
Jarolin Parees-Tejada

Wake County Arrests: May 27-June 2

The following is a list of arrests made May 27-June 2 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon police departments. All information is from public law enforcement records. …
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Bystander cops followed leader down deadly path

It took a hard-boiled Minneapolis cop nearly nine minutes to end George Floyd’s life. But it took three other officers’ silence to let it happen. Derek Chauvin, the veteran former …

Franklin Academy holds drive-in graduation at theater

Knightdale gang member gets three life sentences

U.S. unemployment claims top 42 million, but claims slowing

NC says it's prepared to respond to possible COVID-19 outbreaks from protests

Franklin Academy kindergartners graduate, at a distance

Jack Hunt and Ruby's cooking

Riots destroy more than property

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LOCAL HEADLINES

Community Briefs: Quarter auction, blood drive, gospel show

Franklin County Arrests: May 27-June 2

YouTube, parades, empty audiences: 2020 graduations look different

Brookdale thankful for COVID-19 relief donations

Men charged with stealing tractors

Sheriff: 2 charged after traffic stop, scuffle

PHOTOS: Flags placed on graves of fallen veterans

Bipartisan bill to reopen bars heads to Cooper

Franklin deputies seize $10K of heroin, 1 charged

Wake Forest Loop on regular schedule, more routes to follow

Spontaneous Memorial Day ceremony honored veterans

Christian honor society recognizes seniors

Zebulon budget would keep tax revenue almost neutral

Daughters of the American Revolution goes virtual

Community Briefs: Rolesville virtual 5K taking signups

Franklin County to test more in nursing homes

Franklin County Arrests: May 20-26

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OBITUARIES
Paulette Hill York June 25, 1948 — June 1, 2020 WAKE FOREST — Paulette “Polly” Hill York was born June 25, 1948, in Vardaman, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Marie Fleming Hill and James Orby Hill. She …
Freeman Monroe Crutchfield March 15, 1932 — April 24, 2020 Freeman Monroe Crutchfield passed away April 24, 2020. Freeman Monroe Crutchfield was born March 15, 1932, to Jesse M. and Maggie Lassiter Crutchfield in Wake …
Shirley O’Neal Rosson Feb. 5, 1946 — May 14, 2020 GREENSBORO — Shirley O’Neal Rosson, 74, went to Heaven just before midnight on May 14, at Moses Cone Hospital. Shirley was born Feb. 5, 1946 in Wake County, …
Hester Blakely Gill Jr. YOUNGSVILLE — Hester Blakely Gill Jr., 55, formerly of Union Level, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. He was the owner/operator of Gill Enterprises and Virginia …
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Wake Forest Fungo to start season June 6

The dangers of copperheads

Wake County arrests: March 19-25

Wake County Arrests: May 20-26

Family members protest COVID-19 deaths at Butner prison

A century of suffrage, for some women

Rolesville gets first look at ‘The Farm’ park plans

Student Athlete of the Week: Olivia Neal

Butner has nation's worst prison COVID-19 outbreak; families describe anxiety, worry among inmates

Knightdale gang member’s co-conspirator gets four life sentences

Crime
Wake county arrests: May 13-19 The following is a list of arrests made May 13-19 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon police departments. All information is from public law enforcement records. May …
Franklin county arrests: May 13-19 The following is a list of arrests made May 13-19 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All information is from public law enforcement records. May 13 • Hunter Ryan Warren, 18, of Rod …
Car club races, burnouts a ‘nuisance’ in Knightdale, police say KNIGHTDALE — The police chief has called the gatherings of car clubs a local nuisance after officers temporarily detained 147 club members accused of doing burnouts and drag racing earlier this …
Sheriff: Warrenton man had $5K of cocaine during Louisburg traffic stop LOUISBURG — Franklin County authorities said they arrested a Warren County man on three felony charges after they found $5,800-worth of cocaine in his vehicle. Tyrone Neal, 48, of Neal Lane, …
Wake County Arrests: May 6-12 The following is a list of arrests made May 6-12 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon police departments. All information is from public law enforcement records. May …

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SPORTS

NCCA cancels East-West All-Star games

EDITORIALS

The Sunshine Amendment would protect access to public records and meetings by requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote in the General Assembly before any open government statute can be repealed or weakened.

Guest Editorial: Open government guarantee belongs in NC Constitution

Along with public health, the COVID-19 pandemic is testing government transparency in North Carolina.  State officials have withheld vital information about coronavirus outbreaks that would …

BUTNER-CREEDMOOR NEWS
Life-science transfers OK’d by school agreement North Carolina Central University and Vance-Granville Community College leaders signed an agreement Jan. 28 to open the doors for more students to earn a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical …
Commissioners retreat: Granville County to zero in on zero-based budget OXFORD — The annual retreat of the Granville County Board of Commissioners, held Jan. 30-31, came off as a much more streamlined affair than in previous years. The special session was the first …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTER: Unjust virus restrictions will put me out of business

LETTER: Wake Forest’s beauty revealed on neighborhood walks

LETTER: Wake Forest tax cut counterintuitive during pandemic

LETTER: Tillis has strong record on health care

LETTER: More ‘unsung heroes’: Group home staff

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COLUMNS

Tom Campbell

Mourning and lament

“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. “Lord hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!” — Psalm 130: 1-2 Christians and those of …

Jean McCamy

Violent police wrong, as are store looters

I keep remembering Bloody Mary, in the 1949 musical “South Pacific,” singing to American Lt. Joe Cable about “talking happy talk.” I’d like to talk some happy talk, but right now, it’s …

Bob Allen

Brother-in-law had nicknames for everyone

My late brother-in-law, Calvin “Cap” McKishen of Woodbury, New Jersey, loved nicknames as much or more than anyone else I know. No one else ever called me Cedric, but Cap called me Cedric for as …

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