Rolesville News

Both towns have grown by more than 10 percent in the two years ending last July, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

New single-family building permits were up 65 percent in Wake County through the first four months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.

The recommendation includes a request for nearly $327 million in county funding.

There has long been a tension between county commission members and school board members.

S.B. 287, a bill sponsored by Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, passed the N.C. Senate 26-23 on second reading earlier this week.