Two-term mayor TJ Cawley faces a challenge from a conservative newcomer to Morrisville politics as well as from his town council’s own mayor pro tem, Satish Garimella.
Chloe Courtney Bohl
Chloe Courtney Bohl is a reporter for the INDY and a Report for America corps member, covering Wake County. She joined the staff in 2024.
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Zebulon’s Mayoral Race Takes Shape amid Town Turmoil
At a Tuesday evening forum, five candidates made their cases to voters.
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Raleigh’s Former Solid Waste Services Director Is Suing the City for Alleged Retaliation and ADA Violations
Meanwhile, Solid Waste Services workers have recently described serious safety and management issues in the department.
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A Divided Zebulon Town Board Treads Water
Despite having a mandate to fill an open seat, the board of commissioners continues to punt on the issue.
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NC Officials, Former CFPB Director Talk Scams, Fraud, and Consumer Protection in the Trump Era
Federal staffers charged with protecting consumers from financial predation are hamstrung in their jobs, and scams are proliferating dangerously.
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Wake Dems Endorse Municipal Candidates from Apex to Zebulon
The county party has set ambitious goals for 2025, including flipping two town councils and knocking on 50,000 doors.
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Wake Housing Authority Has Paid Down $1.3 Million in Debt, But It’s Still Running Out of Money
Earlier this summer, the housing authority owed local landlords almost $2 million after it failed to collect payments from other housing agencies.
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Character Studies: Carlos Lemus Sr., Raleigh’s Cake Jefe
Carlos Lemus Sr. got his start as a cake decorator at the Cheesecake Factory in the 1980s. Now, he’s Raleigh’s #CakeJefe.
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Ask INDY: Can I Use My Expired ID to Vote?
For this installment of Ask INDY, we untangle what the recent moratorium on license expirations means for voter ID requirements.
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Zebulon’s Municipal Government Meltdown: A Timeline
A five-way mayoral race features an embattled incumbent, two sitting commissioners with citizen petitions demanding their resignations, and a former town manager who quit his job in protest. How did Zebulon get here?