Zebulon News

The recipe for a sizzling chili cook-off at East Wake Academy is a cast of cooks with enough spice to make their chili jealous.

Wake County has received 9,900 doses of the H1N1 vaccine and will open five H1N1 vaccination clinics to people in priority groups on Monday, Nov.

Two of the three candidates backed by the Wendell Community Coalition won seats on the town board according to unofficial results from the Wake County Board of Elections.

Almost every concern raised as Representative Darren G. Jackson answered questions in Thursday's meeting at town hall revolved around the citizens' notion of "we're having to cut expenses - what is government doing to cut expenses?" Jackson said it was "very obvious" that question would be a primary topic as he took to the spotlight.

The nation's creepiest holiday is Saturday. Ghosts, goblins, cowboys and princesses alike will hit the streets in search of a little trick-or-treating fun.

The four candidates vying for three seats on the Knightdale Town Council gave their best arguments for their election at a public forum last Tuesday at Knightdale Town Hall.

This artist's rendering shows what the new trasnit center will look like when completed in 2011.

People who need help paying their heating bills this winter can apply for assistance from the North Carolina Low-Income Energy assistance Program from Monday, November 2, 2009, through Friday, November 13, 2009.

Soon all those campaign signs will be history. Gone will be the political fliers in your mailbox.

Bus service to and from Raleigh begins Monday for people who want to catch a ride in Wendell and Zebulon.

Heading toward the Nov. 3 election day, candidates for mayor and the board of commissioners are fine-tuning their thoughts on issues critical to the town.

We who live in close proximity to the new Zebulon Community Center are happy to have the facility but are in askance over noise level policies.

The town of Zebulon has added richly to its material assets during 2009. At the beginning of this year, much of the town staff moved into new quarters on the former Wakelon school campus.

The Wingate University womena s golf team finished fifth in the 2009 Patsy Rendleman Invitational Tuesday.

When Jimmy Williams steps to the podium Friday morning, he will mark the culmination of a 42-year effort to create a home for the town's Parks and Recreation Department.

Submitted by BruceSiceloff on 10/13/2009 - 12:59 View Zebulon/Wendell-Raleigh Express in a larger map x The long-awaited rush-hour express bus between Raleigh and the eastern Wake towns of Wendell and Zebulon will start rolling Monday, Oct.

RALEIGH, N.C. a *Dale Merritt, president of Raleigh-based Merritt Wealth Strategies has successfully completed accreditation in the field of long-term care.

The 2009 Zebulon Business Expo, held last Tuesday, drew a healthy crowd in its new location at East Wake Academy after three years of the event being held at Five County Stadium.

Stephanie Creech has been named night editor of The Wilson Times, a new role in which she will oversee the newsroom's production of content on deadline.

Local officials are hoping Wake County will give the town some room to grow. The town will ask the county to grant it land use planning control over 1,436 acres - approximately 2.2 square miles - mostly on the north side of town between N.C 96 and U.S. 64 and north to Debnam Road.