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American Legion, Garden Hut help youngsters find prizes left by Easter Bunny
Get your hunt on. Peter Cottontail is leaving surprises all across Fuquay-Varina with various egg hunts happening this Saturday. For more egg hunt opportunities, check out the Easter services calendar. Some local churches also are hosting egg hunts this weekend. American Legion The American Legion of Fuquay-Varina will host a community Easter egg hunt on March 30. Children can color Easter eggs at noon and enjoy free hotdogs at 1 p.m. Eas...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Edwin Holleman, Kathy Arnold, Kitty Lane Holleman and Curtis Holleman pose behind the pharmacy counter at Elliots. The longstanding business will close its doors on March 30.
Holleman says goodbye to Elliots, not downtown
The response was shock and disappointment as news set in Feb. 15 that Elliots Pharmacy at the corner of Main and Depot Streets would close its doors for good on March 30. The Hollemans mailed out letters to current prescription customers that files and open supplies of drugs will be merged with Realo Discount Drugs on Broad Street. There was a sign posted on the front door of the pharmacy, but many didn’t notice it until after the letters w...
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Contributed<br> Holocaust survivor Esther Lederman tells her story during the interview taping.
Local organizations come together to share Holocaust survivors’ stories
Holocaust Speakers Bureau in conjunction with Artauro Productions, MARCCOM, MCA-I and the Downtown Fuquay-Varina Rotary Club recently video taped eight Holocaust Survivors’ stories. Tom Morse, president of the Central Carolina Chapter of the MCA-I (Media Communications Association International) said, “Our local community is fortunate to have not only very talented media professionals, but people willing to get involved and share their time...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent
An egg-cellent time
The Town of Fuquay-Varina held the annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 23 at 10 a.m. at South Park. Hundreds of children hunted for 13,000 eggs. The kids were split up by age group, 4 and younger, 5 to 7 years old and 8 to 10 years old. And while the sun didn’t want to come out and play much on the chilly morning, the Easter Bunny was ready to visit with a long line of visitors.
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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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