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1 day ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
Local education leaders presented the school board with an update Tuesday on the district’s initiative to better ingrain technology into classrooms across the district. One of the key subject areas was the district’s progress in installing Promethean boards in classrooms. Promethean boards are large, interactive whiteboards that allow teachers and students to interact with the display using touch gestures. It includes features like annotation, screen mirroring, and access to online resources.
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1 day ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
The town of Zebulon held a joint public hearing Monday night to discuss a proposed 511-unit development on 161 acres off of Zebulon Road. Planning Director Matt Lower discussed the proposal’s features to the board, saying that the development provides for more acreage than is necessary, which will ensure extra space for informal recreation and greenspace. “It’s less intense than what standard zoning would allow for on this site,” Lower said.
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2 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
Wendell Town Manager Marc Collins proposed his town budget to the town’s board of commissioners Monday night. Collins’s budget allocates $58,586,493 for municipal expenditures for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and retains a property tax rate of 42 cents per $100 of assessed property value. It also calls for creating seven new town positions: an assistant public works director, a public […]
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5 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced last week that she will not seek reelection at the end of her term next December. Freeman, a Democrat, has served as the county’s top prosecutor since 2014. She won her last general election in 2022 against Republican Jeff Dobson with 62% of the vote. She faced a stiffer test in the 2022 primary election against Damon Chetson. She won that contest with 58% of the vote.
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5 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
Wake Forest Town Manager Kip Padgett on May 6 proposed a town budget for next fiscal year that would see the town spend a little more than $139 million on municipal services, salaries, and other expenditures. The $139,299,630 budget includes eighteen new town positions. These include a grants program manager, stormwater positions, and salaries for five full-time employees from the Northern Wake Senior Center, which the town will take over later this year.
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5 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
The town of Wendell cut the ribbon on a new park May 1 amid much excitement. Hollybrook Park is located at 1209 S. Hollybrook Road on 18.89 acres just south of downtown Wendell. It features several components that town officials hope will make it a destination for children and families from around the area.
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5 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
First responders from Wendell and several surrounding communities participated in a public safety day last week. The event featured police, fire, and EMS crews from Wendell, Zebulon, and Knightdale. The first responders conducted equipment demonstrations for children and parents, provided education for best practices in the event of an emergency at home and in the community, and took part in games and activities with those in attendance.
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1 week ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
A Zebulon man died Tuesday after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a hit-and-run crash. The state Highway Patrol said Jay Whitley Guido, 53, died after an incident involving a white Subaru on Turnipseed Road. Guido was riding with two other motorcyclists when the Subaru honked, laid on the horn, and braked abruptly before passing the three riders. The group was riding slowly due to an issue with one of the rider’s motorcycles.
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1 week ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
The Zebulon Board of Commissioners heard a plan Monday night for rezoning that would pave the way for a mixed-use development on Zebulon Road. The proposed development would sit on 14.5 acres near the intersection of Zebulon and Pippen Road and adjacent to the Taryn Meadows housing development. Right now, the area is zoned heavy commercial and suburban residential. The developer, Gateway Zebulon, is petitioning to have it rezoned for a planned development.
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2 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Reggie Ponder |Justin Thompson
The mayor and the mayor pro tem of Zebulon answered a number of questions submitted by residents during a town hall Monday. Several of the questions struck a critical tone and pressed the board to provide more information about the recent string of resignations of high-ranking town officials. Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Harrison answered a resident who asked how the town plans to regain the trust of residents in the wake of the sudden resignations.
