Zebulon News

Caleb Jackson finds himself surrounded by, from left, Tessa Perry, Emily Askew and Meredith Price during the Massey School of Dance's annual recital in 2003.

The new rules went into effect June 3 as the Zebulon Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance that took more than two years to finalize – one that creates a downtown overlay district.

As of Friday afternoon, Duke Energy Progress was reporting 83 outages with 1,793 customers affected in Zebulon and 94 outages affecting 1,650 customers in Wendell.

Working toward his Harvard University law degree, Jon Wall wants to one day return to Wake County and address the disparities he sees within the county school system.

Rick Hardin, Zebulon town manager, looks on as Sen. Chad Barefoot explains the Senate's proposed budget plan in his office on May 21. Here's how Sen. Phil Berger's tax plan would affect local governments in fiscal year 2018-2019, when it would be fully implemented.

American Legion Post 529 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at, B & B Wrecker & Transport Company, 8822 Knightdale Blvd., Knightdale.

Stephen "Tommy" Perry, Linda Sue Perry, and Angel Perry recently applied for a special use permit with Wake County to build a 4,000-square-foot facility at 2225 Zebulon Road for an animal cremation business.

This will be the easiest article to write in the history of writing articles. Question: how can you double the amount of any product and spend the same amount of money? Ok, that seems so easy, but sometimes we need a reminder that perhaps those manufacturers aren't exactly being truthful.

The grand opening of Just a Little too Much, a consignment shop offering home décor and furnishings, will be held Saturday, June 22, at 4111 N.C. 42 West in the Cleveland community.

To celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month, Vision Community Theatre Group, Inc., presents a "Motown Revue" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15, at the Boykin Center, 108 Nash St., Wilson.

Wakefield Central Baptist Church is collecting scrap metal for a recycling fundraiser 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 14 and 22, at 308 Proctor St., Zebulon.

The National Weather Service's Raleigh forecast office on Monday confirmed eastern Wake County received about 5 inches of rain in the 48-hour period beginning 8 a.m. Thursday.

Darren Rex Ruffin, 31, of 1007 N. Bell St., Zebulon, was arrested June 2 and charged with intentional child abuse causing serious physical injury as a result of the incident, which took place about 10:45 p.m. on May 27. Zebulon police Chief Tim Hayworth said Ruffin was visiting his girlfriend, who resides at 303 E. Vance St. in Zebulon, when he ... (more)

Zebulon Lt. Bob Grossman said the suspect stole a 2001 Honda Accord owned by an employee of Little Ceasars Pizza while it was parked in the shopping center some time between 9 and 11:40 a.m. The vehicle was unlocked and the keys were inside.

There's never any shortage of news. Find out what made headlines in eastern Wake County newspapers 10, 25 and 50 years ago in stories culled from our archives.

Deacon James W. Parham and the Rev. Julius Montague will speak at a men's fellowship service 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 15, at Wendell First Baptist Church, 119 Church St., Wendell.

In their application for a special use permit, Linda Sue Perry, Stephen Perry and Angel Perry outline a plan to build a 4,000-square-foot facility at 2225 Zebulon Road to operate a business cremating animal remains.

It's a scene all-too-common in many towns. People see a problem, but do nothing to address i.

Police are investigating their treatment of Richard Poole after he told Zebulon commissioners that police officers re-injured his back when arresting him for ethnic intimidation.

On May 23, someone broke into the Light of Christ International Outreach Center on Eason Drive, Smithfield, and stole more than $1,500 in construction equipment, including nail guns, saws and industrial batteries.