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Photo by Allyson Betot | Garner News The Garner Veterans Memorial is finally complete and is open to the public.
Garner veterans honored with memorial
May 4 marked a historic day for the Town of Garner. Years of planning, support and fundraisers culminated at the Garner Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony. Despite the cold temperature, the threat of rain and strong winds around 500 guests made it out to support Garner’s veterans. The ceremony was filled with emotional speeches and heartfelt applause for not only Garner’s veterans, but all of America’s veterans. General Tata Keyn...
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Photo by Allyson Betot | Garner News Local author, Judy Towsan, poses with Rhys and Aidan, two of her readers.
Local author publishes second children’s book
Local author, Judy Townsan, has lived in the Garner-Cleveland area for over seven years. Townsan appeared at Aversboro Coffee on May 4 for a book signing event for her latest children’s book, “The Story Lady.” Her first book, “The Wishing Flower,” came out in 2009. “The Story Lady” is Townsan’s second book. Townsan dedicates each one of her books to one of her grandchildren and since she has three of them, you can be sure another book i...
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Contributed | Porter Farms<br> The morning of March 22, the small strawberry plants and their blooms on Porter Farms lay safely blanketed in layers of ice. The ice protected the blooms from deadly frost.
Growing goodness in spite of the elements
It takes approximately six weeks for strawberries to transition from flower to fruit and because the growing season for strawberries straddles winter and spring, those six weeks are delicate times for the plant. Frost is an ever present danger. There was one week during this past winter, when the plants had already begun to flower, that the perfect storm of falling temperatures, wind speeds and a low dew point created a perfect storm for fr...
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Civitas Media helps connect businesses, consumers with MyOwn Apps
The Garner News is opening new doors to its advertisers, their current customers and a whole world of new ones, all with the stroke of a fingertip. And it’s been done through MyOwn Apps, a new high-tech advertising venue that offers advertisers a way to reach on-the-go consumers looking for information fast and in the palm of their hand. With the help of mobile experts at Civitas Media, the News’s parent company, a buffet of opportunities...
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Arrests An arrest was made in an April 27 incident reported off Aversboro Rd. allegedly involving physical, non-aggravated assault. An arrest was made in an April 27 incident reported off Ave...
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Arrests An arrest was made in an April 3 incident reported off Vandora Springs Rd. allegedly involving burglary by forced entry. An arrest was made in an April 3 incident reported at Kmart o...
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Arrests An arrest was made in a March 28 incident reported off US 70 allegedly involving burglary by non-forced entry and buying or possessing a narcotic. An arrest was made in an incident a...
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March 21-27 Arrests An arrest was made in a March 21 incident reported at Kohl’s off Shenstone Blvd. allegedly involving larceny by shoplifting. An arrest was made in a March 21 incident r...
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March 13-20 Arrests Two arrests were made in incidents allegedly involving larceny by shoplifting reported March 13 at Walmart Supercenter off Fayetteville Rd. An arrest was made in a Marc...
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