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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.
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Zebulon adopts downtown overlay district
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.
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Traffic was diverted off Barbee Street Extension onto Moss Road for vehicles traveling east.
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.
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Five Minutes With ... Jon Wall
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.
Local leaders may feel sting in tax reform
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.
Watershed restrictions may block crematorium
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.
Some in eastern Wake cana t avoid Tropical Storm Andrea
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.
Zebulon man faces child abuse charge
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 police searching for suspect in vehicle theft
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.
This photo of downtown Zebulon was taken at 5:30 a.m. in June 2003.
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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.
Locals growl at proposed pet crematorium in Zebulon
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.
Editorial: Zebulon teena s enthusiasm could be infectious
It's a scene all-too-common in many towns. People see a problem, but do nothing to address i.
Zebulon man says police hurt him during his arrest for ethnic intimidation
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.