Zebulon News

East Wake Animal Hospital is conducting a rabies clinic 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 14, at 2100 Zebulon Road, Zebulon.

Charlie Douglas Harris, 53, of 712 Shepard School Road was charged with one count of a sexual offense against a child and, was being held at the Wake County jail under $100,000 bail.

Zebulon officers took Richard Gardner Ennis, 50, of 510 Sallinger Street, Knightdale, into custody before he ever exited the bank.

May 9, 9:36 p.m., Amanda Ashley Williams, 25, of 8519 Hwy 55E, New Bern, was charged with possession of crack cocaine.

Friends of Bruce Hemmingway are having a fundraiser 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Rudinos Restaurant, 4022 Village Park Drive, Knightdale.

Quiet people fascinate me. I see them as wise gatherers of information waiting for the right moment to put that knowledge to good use.

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.

ECU says it is investigating the discovery of a video possibly recorded in a campus locker room by a man already convicted of doing the same thing in Wake County.

Wake County partners will discuss key health issues impacting the community during a public forum 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Wake County Human Services East Regional Center, 1001 Dogwood, Drive, Zebulon.

Pirates of the "Cure-ibbean" Relay for Life team is hosting a dunking tank 6 p.m. May 17, at Five County Stadium, 1501 N.C. Highway 39, Zebulon.

Good Hope Baptist Church will host a movie night 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at 4209 S. Smithfield Road, Knightdale.

That group, over the past few years has: encouraged property owners to spruce up their buildings, suggested the creation of a mural as a way to set downtown off visually, worked with the railroad and the town to improve the appearance along the railroad tracks and supported changes in zoning rules intended to improve the look of downtown.

The accidents took place within four hours of one another and about 12 miles apart on overlapping highways – the first on U.S. 264 in Nash County, just east of Zebulon, and the second between Knightdale and Wendell on U.S. 64/264. Highway Patrol spokesman Jeff Gordonsaid Monday that Raleigh resident Chauncy Adrian Freeman, 60, died after ... (more)

Without a doubt, one of the biggest benefits to any job at a community newspaper is the chance to go places and see things.

Starting this summer, 13 carriers that now operate out of the Zebulon location will be moved to the Wendell Post Office.

In holding Operation Medicine Drop – a joint-effort of numerous state organizations and law enforcement agencies promoting proper medication disposal – Zebulon police over two days collected more than 23,000 dosage units, including pills and liquids.

Shop Talk Editor Jessaca Giglio reached out to local small-business owners and asked them about their five-year plans.

Wendell Baptist Preschool is registering 2- to 4-year-olds for the 2013-2014 half-day preschool program.

At a public hearing May 13, residents will get their turn to speak out for or against a proposed ordinance for a downtown overlay district – an area in which a set of rules can be applied on top of existing ordinances, commonly used to govern appearance standards for new development.

It's a job that is not always so easy. But after attending a camp with other teens who are in similar positions as Dutcher, she thinks she now has what it takes to be a better school leader.