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Photo by Shawn Daley Apex High School seniors Taylor Harrison, seated at left, and Stephanie Schulze recently held a public presentation about “fast fashion” at Make It Your Own Boutique in downtown Apex. Standing are boutique owner Julie Majkowski, left, and Apex High teacher Dawn Harrison.
Apex High students look to raise awareness
Are children who dine regularly with their families more likely achieve good grades and stay out of trouble? Is “fast fashion” a waste of resources and harmful to the environment? These are the main questions raised by Apex High School students in their recently completed Family Career and Community Leaders of America projects. The students teamed up with two downtown businesses to create more public awareness about both topics. Junio...
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Photo by Kerry Celestini More than 25 companies were represented at the annual CEO Build Day held by local chapters of Habitat for Humanities. The CEOs spent eight hours working at homes in Apex.
Area CEOs help build Habitat homes
Some of the most important business leaders in the Triangle recently descended upon Apex. Their arrival had nothing to do with profit margins or marketing trends. Instead, this group was trading in its business attire for work clothes as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. More than 25 companies were represented at the 2013 CEO Build project held last week in Apex. The chief executive officers helped build the frames for three homes that...
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Nancy Catrine | Holly Springs Sun<br> Fairview Garden Center is located at 8224 Holly Springs Road in Raleigh.
3rd-generation business mixes flora, food this spring
Fairview Garden Center got its start almost 40 years ago through Jo Ann Dewar’s interest in gardening. Fairview is situated on 13 acres that was once the Dewar family farm. Back in the early 70s, Dewar’s husband bought her several greenhouses where she could indulge her passion for growing things. She began growing plants in coffee cans that she sold to the Winn-Dixie grocery chain. At 81, Jo Ann still works in the business on a daily basis...
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Photo by Donna Murphy Gov. Pat McCrory announced the formation of a new center that will study ways to make schools safer last week during a press conference held at Apex Middle School. Longtime Wake County educator Kym Martin will lead the center, which falls under the Department of Public Safety. Also attending the conference were Department of Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan, Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson and Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison.
Governor holds press conference at AMS
Photo by Donna Murphy Gov. Pat McCrory announced the formation of a new center that will study ways to make schools safer last week during a press conference held at Apex Middle School. Longtime Wake County educator Kym Martin will lead the center, which falls under the Department of Public Safety. Also attending the conference were Department of Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan, Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson and...
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Crime Reports
Police reports: May 13-19
An arrest was made in an alleged assault reported May 13 off Gumdrop Path. An arrest was made in a May 13 incident reported off Reunion Park Dr. allegedly involving assault on a female. Larcen...
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Police reports: May 6-12
Breaking and entering and larceny from a motor vehicle were reported May 6 off Chenworth Dr. The case is under further investigation. Larceny was reported May 7 off E. Moore St. Juvenile petitio...
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Police reports for April 22-28
An arrest was made in an April 22 incident reported off Bullhead Rd. allegedly involving assault on a female. Larceny was reported April 22 off Moore St. The case is under further investigation....
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Police reports for April 1-7
Arrests An arrest was made in an April 6 incident reported off Shackleton Rd. allegedly involving simple assault. An arrest was made in an April 7 incident reported off Upchurch St. allegedl...
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Apex police reports
Arrests Christopher Trent Pridgen, 22, of Raleigh was arrested Feb. 12 on shoplifting concealment of goods and simple possession of marijuana charges. Donald Earl Medlin, 25, of Zebulon was ...
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