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COVID-19 exposure closes Northern Wake Senior Center in Wake Forest
A senior center in Wake County was closed Sunday after staff and volunteers at the facility were exposed to COVID-19.According to Town of Wake Forest officials, the Northern Wake Senior Center on East Holding Avenue is expected to be closed until Wednesday, July 24, but could be closed possibly longer.Meals on Wheels of Wake County will offer "Grab and Go" meals to Friendship Café members from 10:15-11:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the center.For more information about the closure or updates, community members are asked to call the NWSC at (919) 554-4111 after 2 p.m. on July 24.ALSO SEE: Sunday service still held after fire destroys Springhill Presbyterian: 'We are the church'
South Durham Could See More Cubicles Along NC Highway 54
A developer wants to turn more than half an acre of residential land at NC Highway 54 and Dresden Drive into 6,000 square feet of office space. The property at 1414 NC Hwy. 54 is next door to professional offices at New Hope Court and across the highway from The Arium neighborhood and Hamilton Centre commercial space.
5 NC cities among best places in US for renters
North Carolina is one of the top states Americans are moving to and five of its cities rank among the top 20 places for renters to live in the country, according to a new analysis. In a new report conducted by the rental company RentCafe, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington,...
Durham Public Schools start year-round classes at more schools
It is back to school for Durham County year-round schools.DPS added three additional public elementary schools to the year-round calendar this school year and is also welcoming a brand-new superintendent this school year.Dr. Anthony Lewis is scheduled to take his new post on August 12.The district is coming off months of protests and pay negotiations, but funding was secured to help fund raises for teachers and staff.ABC11 stopped by Oak Grove Elementary School which is one of the newest year-round schools in the district.We caught up with Principal Kristin Tate says she is looking forward to the year-round calendar hoping...
Durham affordable apartments to house 12 families in August
DURHAM – A maple is a leaf for all seasons in a place where 12 new families will soon call home. Developers of the Maple Creek Apartments on Ross Road anticipate receiving a certificate of occupancy and clearing any remaining approvals, inspections and permits for the two- and three-bedroom affordable housing units in August.
Alford Tract Annexation in Southeast Durham Gets August Hearing
More than 13 acres along Sherron Road in southeastern Durham are slated for voluntary annexation and rezoning to allow the construction of as many as 100 townhouses – none of them affordable housing. The zoning request for 433 Sherron Rd. went before the Durham Planning Commission on April 9...
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