Apex News

Wake County will receive a federal Historic Preservation Fund grant of $16,000 to hire a consultant to complete an architectural survey of historic properties in the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Apex, Rolesville, Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs.

Kimberly Jones Little, named as Kimberly Michelle Little in an arrest warrant sworn out by Apex police during their investigation of the April 30 holdup at a First Citizens bank branch, is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and common law robbery.

American Tobacco Trail County Park will host story time, games and a craft for kids and families to learn about otters from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at 1305 White Oak Church Road, Apex.

The Men's Kloset, a consignment store, has been in Cary for four years and is unique because it caters to men.

The Point Church food pantry gives bagged groceries, a hot meal and clothing to families in need from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 1503 Walnut St., Cary.

Sydney McCoy, an Apex girl who won a contest to appear on the "Rachel Ray" show and also competed on a Food Network show, gave a cooking demonstration at the Apex Farmers Market on July 12. Cary is looking for volunteers for the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, in downtown Cary.

The Point Church food pantry gives bagged groceries, a hot meal and clothing to families in need from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 1503 Walnut St., Cary.

The Cary Photographic Artists will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at The Cary, 122 E. Chatham St., Cary.

Christopher Calvin Rogers, 25, was sentenced to 11 to 15 years in prison for the death of Dynomite Dwight Gooch, 23, who was injured Dec. 17, 2012, in a shooting at a home on Old Smithfield Road in Apex.

Adele Namboodri, left, and Chloe Hasund of Cary, volunteers at the SPCA of Wake County, sold roses on Mother's Day at Mills Park Middle School and volunteered in the Mills Park Middle School Variety Show to raise $792 for the shelter.

The Cary Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Color Me Mine, a paint-your-own-pottery studio, on July 8 at 316 Colonades Way, Suite 215.

The Point Church food pantry gives bagged groceries, a hot meal and clothing to families in need from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 1503 Walnut St., Cary.

Shot of Supermoon rising above tree line in SE sky, with wispy cloud across its surface; taken from our back deck in Apex NC on 7-12-14.

AT&T phone service was out to at least two neighborhoods in Apex on Friday, causing a neighborhood pool to close.

Lee Phillips drove his tractor to Carpenter Farm Supply Co. in Cary on July 8 to fill a tank with fertilizer.

A woman wanted in connection to a bank robbery in Apex, North Carolina has been apprehended in her hometown of Florence, according to police.

This one-hour exposure captures the blinking of fireflies. Maybe this is the weekend to keep the kids up past their bedtimes for a full-moon hike – or maybe just to watch fireflies from the back porch.

Lang and Jim Loy bought about 1 acre of land and opened LL Urban Farms nearly two years ago.

The Point Church food pantry gives bagged groceries, a hot meal and clothing to families in need from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 1503 Walnut St., Cary.

The Cary Playwrights' Forum will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, in the second-floor conference room at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. For details, go to www.caryplaywrightsforum.org or email Phil Lewis at phil.lewis@caryplaywrightsforum.org .