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Community Calendar: May 8-14
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. The Independent asks that submissions are in sentence form, are 150 words or less and include contact information. Obituaries can be submitted by Monday at 10 a.m. directly from the funeral home. Bible Study on the Book of John W...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Tim and Ashley Ruffin loved the J.E. Howard House because of the front porch, but inside, they said it is a solid home from 1923.
Tour brings historic Fuquay to life
As Historic Preservation Month began last week, Fuquay-Varina took the opportunity to look back and celebrate its treasured past. The Fuquay-Varina Museum Questers offered tours of 10 historic properties in the Fuquay Springs area. Homes, like the Ballentine Spence House that J.D. “Squire” Ballentine built for his second wife on Spring Street, were open for the tour from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The property owners all have a love of the home...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> National Prayer Coordinator for Just Joy Ministries Christy Christopher speaks to a large crowd last Thursday at the National Day of Prayer event in Fuquay-Varina.
National Day of Prayer brings encouragement, benediction
Never has there been a more appropriate time to pray for the nation, according to speakers at the National Day of Prayer event in Fuquay last week. On May 2, many Fuquay-Varinians gathered to share time in prayer for the nation, state and local community. “This world needs your intervention,” Pastor Brad Talley of Grace Community Church prayed. “Lord, this nation needs your intervention. “Forgive us, Lord, for failing to show who you ar...
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Susan Weis | Town of Fuquay-Varina<br> Teens from the Beta Club at Fuquay-Varina Middle School and from the Key Club at Fuquay-Varina High School volunteered for the third year in a row at Teen Day Fuquay. Throughout the day, more than 50 teens volunteered to help with the event.
Teen Day drives home important message
More than 800 teens took the pledge “I will not drink and drive. I will be a wiser driver” last Saturday. For the third year in a row, the Fuquay-Varina Police hosted Teen Day Fuquay, an alcohol and distracted driving awareness program made possible through a generous Wake County Alcoholic Control Board grant. Teens were encouraged to take the Drive Wise Course Challenge, which included 10 activities to get the message across that drinkin...
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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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