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Contributed<br> Thirteen local students took part in a naming contest for the Fuquay-Varina museums' quarterly newsletter and website.
Footprints of the Past
Fuquay-Varina is deep rooted in its heritage, but the friends of the museums hoped to link it to the future. With several students visiting the museums each year, an opportunity became available for middle school students to make their own mark on the town. The museums held a naming contest for the website and newsletter. Entries were accepted in February and March and Taylor Johnson was announced as the winner in a special ceremony on Ap...
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PWLA offers scholarships to FVHS senior girls
The Professional Women’s Leadership Association (PWLA) is offering scholarships to two female students of Fuquay-Varina High School who will be graduating in the 2012-13 school year. Three additional Patriotic Scholarships will be awarded to females graduating from a local public or private high school who currently have a mother or father serving on active duty or who have been honorably discharged as a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Appl...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> The Fuquay-Varina Downtown Rotary Club sponsored Sam Wazan's visit for the second part of the public speaker series on Monday night.
Wazan shares story of peace, acceptance, determination
Sam Wazan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, destined for a life of religious hatred and intolerance. But Wazan, author of “The Last Moderate Muslim,” chose a different path for himself. Today he is determined to reach as many people as possible, whether they are Muslims, Jews or Christians, and change the image associated with Islam in today’s society. Wazan brought his message at the Downtown Fuquay-Varina Rotary Club’s public speaker series ...
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Community Calendar: April 17-23
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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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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