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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Fuquay-Varina High School students Samantha Abreu, Kelsey Knight, Bryce Finch, Tonyqua Russell and Tiffany McIver show their support for Orange Crush, Above Fashions Owner Juanita Lee and owner of the recently closed Fuquay Sports Shop Lorraine Dotson.
Above Fashions becomes ‘Orange Crush Central’
When Fuquay Sports Shop closed at the end of February, Fuquay-Varina High School students feared it was the end of the Orange Crush t-shirts so loved by the Bengals. But Orange Crush fans can rest easy. The Fuquay Sports Shop’s heat press was sold to Juanita Lee at Above Fashions on March 11. Lee said she was looking to offer another custom item in her shop and always wanted a heat press. The timing wasn’t right until now. Fuquay Sports...
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Contributed<br> Mrs. Stormy Schumann-Ritchie holds the first place certificate for her student, Tye Mikles. His three-way presentation is posted on Facebook for Harnett Central.
Woman’s Club boasts 3 state arts festival winners
The Fuquay-Varina Woman’s Club and GFWC Junior Club had three student winners for the State of North Carolina at the March State Arts Festival. Tye Mikles, a senior at Harnett Central High School, won first place with his paper craft. Many similar pieces have been entered previously, but Mikles placed a frame around his three-way view called “Magician-Serpent.” The judges were quite impressed with this piece. Arianna Pappas, a junior at S...
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Sheldon will not seek reelection to town board
With her second term nearing its close, Fuquay-Varina Commissioner Cindy Sheldon announced to fellow town board members last week that she will not seek reelection. She cited family commitments, increased career demands and her involvement in other town and county areas of service in explaining her decision. In an interview Sheldon said she thinks it is good for the board to have new members from time to time, bringing new ideas and new e...
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Community Calendar: March 27-April 2
Deadlines Friday by 5 p.m. is the deadline for submission of items to be submitted for the following week’s paper, and they can be faxed to 919-552-7564. E-mailed submissions go to kgriffith@civitasmedia.com. Breakfast Fundraiser Simon’z will hold a breakfast fundraiser March 30 from 7 to 10 a.m. Plates are $7 each for adults and $5 each for children ages 10 and younger. On the menu are pancake stacks, turkey sausage, southern grits, ...
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Nov. 25-Dec. 1 Arrests Lynn Louise Rench, 22, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Nov. 25 on a driving while impaired charge. Carmen Delisha Heggie, 23, of Holly Springs was arrested Nov. 25 on a ...
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Feb. 12-18 Arrests Charles Thomas Mangum, 76, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Feb. 12 on breaking and entering of a residence, larceny, and larceny after breaking and entering charges. An ar...
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Feb. 5-11 Arrests An arrest was made in a Feb. 5 incident reported off Broad St. allegedly involving possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana. Timothy Michael Duggan, 36, of Fuqua...
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Dec. 21-31 Arrests Michael Anthony Beckwith, 54, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Dec. 24 on assault on a female and possessing or concealing equipment or paraphernalia charges. An arrest was...
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Nov. 13-19 Arrests Vickie Belinda Nealy, 45, of Proctorville was arrested Nov. 14 on a larceny charge. Ashlee Brooke Selin, 26, of Willow Spring was arrested Nov. 17 on an embezzlement ch...
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