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Contributed Mike Pollard with Cheesecakes Plus hands out free samples to attendees at last year's Garner Chamber of Commerce Business and Consumer Expo.
Annual Expo expected to draw big crowds
This year’s Garner Chamber of Commerce Business and Consumer Expo is sure to be a hit. The Expo is being held on April 11, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Garner United Methodist Church. Admission for the Expo is free to the public. “We are continuing to raise the bar on this annual event that brings the Garner business community together under one roof for a day of fun and networking,” said Neal Padgett, president of the Garner Chamber of Comme...
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Garner wins statewide communications awards
The Town of Garner has won three awards in the North Carolina City and County Communicators 2013 Excellence in Communications competition, which is open to local governments throughout the state. The Town won second-place honors in three categories – electronic external newsletter, direct mail or print advertising and special one-time television program. The award-winning products were the Garner Update newsletter, which is e-mailed month...
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Ashlee Canavin paints her Florida State University chair.
Local school sets date for “Chairs of Hope” fundraiser
This month Vandora Springs Elementary will be hosting its 7th annual “Chairs of Hope” silent auction. It will be held Thursday, April 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Vandora’s cafeteria. Each year the school, led by art teacher Jim Hunt, paints donated and refurbished wooden chairs to sell in a fundraiser for Relay For Life. This year they will be auctioning 41 chairs painted by students, teachers and other volunteers. Hunt said the idea stemme...
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Investigation begins on murder-suicide
  On March 29 deputies with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at 1308 Field Stream Farm Road near Garner. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found two victims dead in what officials believe to be a murder-suicide. According to Wake County Sheriff’s Captain James Stevens, deputies responded to 1309 Field Stream Farm Road at approximately 10 a.m. Deputies had received reports of gunshots. When deputie...
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Arrests An arrest was made in a May 8 incident allegedly involving larceny by shoplifting reported at Kmart off Fayetteville Rd. An arrest was made in a May 8 incident allegedly involving lar...
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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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