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Community Calendar: March 13-19
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> The FVLAX Gremlins, third and fourth grade, lost 7-5 to the North Chatham Cardinals during their opening game of the season on March 9. The Gremlins led 5-4 after halftime, but the Cardinals came back with two late goals.
FVLAX heads into 2nd season
In just its second year, Fuquay-Varina Lacrosse has exploded both in size and enthusiasm for the sport. Coach Brad Wheeler admits he started the sporting group a little selfishly; he wanted his kids to play lacrosse close to home. But he had no idea the group would expand exponentially by its second spring. “It keeps us busy,” Wheeler said of FVLAX. Wheeler played lacrosse when he was in college and coached when his family lived in Texa...
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Shirley Hayes | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> With most of the exterior makeover complete, Mark and Nancy Woodward are concentrating on interior upgrades. They hope to move in this month.
Historic house gets facelift, new owners
“I’ve found a house for you!” Jenny Woodward Burgess told her parents on the phone from Fuquay-Varina last year. The parents, living in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, were eager to hear what Jenny had in mind. It was a house on Broad Street, unoccupied and suffering from neglect in recent years. A part of its porch roof was falling in. Its paint was all but gone… a “For Sale” sign was planted in the front yard. The parents, Mark and Nanc...
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V Foundation, Jersey Mike’s teamming up
The V Foundation for Cancer Research is joining forces with Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants throughout the Triangle area for the 3rd Annual March “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign to help in the fight against cancer. The campaign will culminate in the nationwide event, Jersey Mike’s “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 27. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to The V Foundation at any area Jersey Mike’s restaurant. T...
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Nov. 25-Dec. 1 Arrests Lynn Louise Rench, 22, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Nov. 25 on a driving while impaired charge. Carmen Delisha Heggie, 23, of Holly Springs was arrested Nov. 25 on a ...
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Feb. 12-18 Arrests Charles Thomas Mangum, 76, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Feb. 12 on breaking and entering of a residence, larceny, and larceny after breaking and entering charges. An ar...
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Feb. 5-11 Arrests An arrest was made in a Feb. 5 incident reported off Broad St. allegedly involving possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana. Timothy Michael Duggan, 36, of Fuqua...
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Dec. 21-31 Arrests Michael Anthony Beckwith, 54, of Fuquay-Varina was arrested Dec. 24 on assault on a female and possessing or concealing equipment or paraphernalia charges. An arrest was...
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Nov. 13-19 Arrests Vickie Belinda Nealy, 45, of Proctorville was arrested Nov. 14 on a larceny charge. Ashlee Brooke Selin, 26, of Willow Spring was arrested Nov. 17 on an embezzlement ch...
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