Henry Van Pala a resident of Garner, N.C., was among over 1,800 students from Wake Forest University who made the Fall Dean’s List. Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a top-25 university...
Game Day appetizers add a delicious bite The Super Bowl is right around the corner. If you are invited to a party, you may only need to be concerned with what you are preparing. But if you are hosting the event, it’s a whole different ba...
James Gregory show rescheduled for August The James Gregory concert scheduled for Feb. 3 as part of the Garner Performing Arts Center’s “It’s Showtime!” series has been rescheduled for Aug. 24 due to a minor medical situation. The Town an...
Local mother hopes to keep teen drivers accountable “How’s my driving?” The bumper stickers are easy to spot on the backs of semi trucks to help drivers report reckless behavior on the road. So, why not extend the same kind of accountability to t...
Locked & Loaded named January Commercial Property of the Month The Town of Garner has named Locked & Loaded Grill, located at 1125 Hwy 70 West, the January 2012 Commercial Property of the Month winner. Co-owners of the restaurant are Carlos Lopez, David Chamb...
GMHS prepares for new JROTC program Combat boots will begin to fill the halls of Garner Magnet High School in mid February. The Trojans and the U.S. Army are creating a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program in hope...
Joanne Hidalgo-Boyd of Fuquay-Varina is the winner of the Family Memory category of the Photo Contest sponsored by the Fuquay-Varina Independent. She and her husband have a 2-year-old son Colby,...
Austin Turlington, 16, has earned the Eagle Scout rank. He is a junior at Wake Christian Academy and a member of Troop 397, which meets at St. Mary Mother of the church in Garner. Tulington has be...
It surprises many Americans to learn that 25 percent of all deaths in the United States are veterans. That’s 1,800 people a day; more than 680,000 veteran deaths every year. To help provide care a...
In elementary school, children share Valentines with everyone in their class. However, as we get older, Valentines that we give and receive grow fewer. The Wake County Public Libraries wanted to...
Mayor Ronnie Williams will proclaim February to be Black History Month in Garner at a ceremony at the Garner Senior Center (205 East Garner Road) on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. After the mayor's p...
Garner has options. That was the gist of the Garner Economic Development Committee’s public hearing on Jan. 25 at the Senior Center. The committee has worked with the Sanford Holshouser consulti...