This timeline has been updated since it was originally published to reflect new developments in the case. 2005: Developer Neal Hunter commissions a survey that shows Jordan Lake’s watershed is more than 100 acres west of where county maps show it. The survey excludes Hunter’s property from the lake’s immediate watershed, which is protected against […]
Jessie Ammons
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SPCA of Wake County goes no-kill
No-kill shelters are not all equal No-kill shelters such as SPCA of Wake County differ from facilities that call themselves “no-kill” but are really little more than hoarding centers. If you decide to surrender your animal to a no-kill shelter, visit it first. How many animals are on-site? What are their living conditions? Is the […]
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The Crape Myrtle Festival celebrates 30 years
For more information about the Crape Myrtle Festival and this Saturday’s gala, visit www.crapemyrtlefest.org. Mid-June is not an ideal time for endurance outdoor activities, especially if you’re over the age of 40. And yet, on one such day in 2003, Bill Donovan pedaled all alone, nearing the age of 50. He was hitting “that point […]
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In the classroom, a lack of energy education
Krista Lee, an honors earth science and biology teacher at Durham’s Voyager School, lists recycling as a course requirement, even if the state curriculum doesn’t. “It’s amazing how little some of these kids know about it,” Lee said. “Some students bring in plastic bags and Orbit gum boxes, wondering if they’re recyclable.” Lee is at […]
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Early voting totals, a week and a half out
The results are in. That is, there are totals on the June 22 runoff election’s early voting thus far. Early voting is already an embodiment of “easier said than done,” so perhaps expecting any sort of respectable turnout for a runoff election is far too wishful. I will certainly no longer hold my breath in […]
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Early-voting totals, a week and a half out
The results are in and, honestly, hardly note-(or even blog!)worthy. That is, there are totals on the June 22 runoff election’s early voting thus far. Early voting is already an embodiment of “easier said than done,” so perhaps expecting any sort of respectable turnout for a runoff election is far too wishful. I will certainly […]
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Summer Guide calendar
Find these events and more in our online calendar. MAY Saxapahaw Rivermill Farmers’ Market and Music Series: May 1–Aug. 28, Saturdays at 5 p.m., Saxapahaw Rivermill Village Bynum Front Porch Music Series: May 14–Aug. 27, Fridays at 7 p.m., Bynum General Store Michael Malone and Craig Nova: May 27, 7:30 p.m., Quail Ridge Books Vanessa […]
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Duke Law School helps exonerate wrongfully convicted Shawn Massey, who served 12 years in prison
If a picture is worth a thousand words, they may still not amount to the truth. Shawn Massey, a thin and tidy 37-year-old black man with an understandably tense face, knows this all too well. At a press conference Thursday, his grandmotherwhom he refers to as “mom”aunt, gathered around him. He has a solid support […]