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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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Town comes together for new vision
Fuquay-Varinians looked at the bigger picture last week. With the help of PlaceMakers, a consulting firm, the town developed a vision for a more market-responsive Fuquay-Varina with mixed-use properties along Broad Street and Judd Parkway. While the ideas are simply that – ideas – for now, they offer a window into what Fuquay-Varina could be if the Land Development Ordinance is updated to reflect easy to understand and to apply zoning. “W...
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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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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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