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5th grade teacher helps motivate FVES students to give back
Contributed During the month of January the Student Council at Fuquay-Varina Elementary School held a food drive to benefit the BackPack Buddy Program at their school. This program supplies nutritious food and snacks to children who may not have consistant food resources at home. In all, more than 45 boxes of food were collected from students and teachers. Fifth grade teacher Jeremy Jahn motivated students by agreeing to allow the fifth g...
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Contributed<br> Raleigh-based Church in the Woods founder Alice McGee has launched a program in Fuquay-Varina to feed the homeless and lead Bible study at West Jones Street park. Due to the cold, these meetings have been held recently at Fuquay-Varina UMC.
Efforts growing to help Fuquay area homeless
‘Audrey’ lost her job in 2008 when her arthritic hands no longer allowed her to work as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She quickly lost her apartment. Ever since then Audrey has bounced around staying with friends and family while her application for disability winds slowly through the courts. Audrey is homeless and living in Fuquay. While not technically living on the streets Audrey is described as a “couch surfer” by some service provid...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Former FVHS Dean of Students Phyllis McLeod addresses students at the Black History Program at the high school last week.
Bringing Black history home
As the Fuquay-Varina Chamber Choir belted out “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the African American National Anthem, on stage last Wednesday, the celebration of Black history filled the auditorium. The Inspiring a New Generation step team performed as well as the Chosen Generation Gospel Choir. Wake County School Board Chairmamn Keith Sutton gave the key note speech, highlighting the success of well-known African Americans as well as the grou...
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Contributed<br> FVHS Interact members take part in a new short film to raise awareness about teen dating violence. The film will be screened Feb. 28 at the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education in Raleigh.
Teens ‘act out’ against dating violence
Fuquay-Varina High School Interact Club members have written, directed and produced a short film to call attention to the role of friends and bystanders in dating violence. The film encourages individuals to speak out when they see dating violence. The club’s film initiative was prompted by an invitation from InterAct of Wake County to participate in their film initiative. InterAct is a private, non-profit, United Way agency that provides s...
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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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