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Tuesday, June 18 2013
Team Powersports presents Juneboree , a Food Truck Rodeo and FREE Concert event that will benefit The Patriot Foundation. . The event will take place at Team Powersports Garner on June 29th from 11am-4pm. Juneboree will feature various local North Carolina vendors and some of the area’s Best Food Trucks including Klausie ’s Pizza, Humble Pig, Big City Sandwiches, Captain ...read more
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
The Garner-Cleveland Record will publish a special edition of the paper this Sunday, June 23 to celebrate Garner's selection as an All-American City. The town and its citizens have one more reason to be proud of their hometown. Members of the Garner Chamber of Commerce have helped make the community a wonderful place to live and work and now they have an opportunity to be a part of the ...read more
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
Wondering what an All-America City winning presentation looks like? Here's your link to Garner's presentation recorded live in Denver on Saturday, June 15. . Click on the Garner icon to view the video. . http://www.ustream.tv/new/search?q=allamericacity&category=all&type=video_one_week&location=anywhere
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
And the Most Viewed All-America City video award goes to.......Garner, NC! . Haven't seen it yet? Check it out. . Video features Scotty, Faye Gardner, Amy White and Garner's three award-winning projects. .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79EE9I0Palk&list=PLQUKsN9HVS62IVknb5NZ-q8m323iXvSMQ
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Music off Main will give it another shot Thursday; meanwhile a show cancelled by a tropical storm was rescheduled. The band BrickHouse hopes the weather treats it more kindly two weeks after tropical storm Andrea washed out Mike MickXer’s scheduled performance on the lawn by the Garner Performing Arts Center. . ...read more
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com The National Civic League dubbed Garner an All America City Sunday night in Denver, rewarding the effort of a delegation of more than 40 representatives that made the trip and others who helped back home. Two other North Carolina towns – Dunn and Thomasville – were also named among the 10 winners out of 20 finalists. In Denver, each of ...read more
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Tuesday, June 18 2013
The Garner-Cleveland Record will publish a special edition of the paper this Sunday, June 23 to celebrate Garner's selection as an All-American City. The town, business community and citizens have one more reason to be proud of their hometown. . A full color 1/8 page congratulatory ad is only $200. Reserve your spot today and we'll get to work creating a great advertisement for you. . A ...read more
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Thursday, June 13 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Scotty McCreery couldn’t make the trip to Denver to join the Garner delegation for the All America City finals. But he ended up involved anyway. Garner released its promotional video for the finals of the National Civic League competition Thursday. The American Idol winner lends his characteristic deep voice to the video, as he takes viewers ...read more
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Tuesday, June 11 2013
East Garner Elementary is participating in the Lots2Give Contest (sponsored by Big Lots Stores) and they need your support! East Garner Elementary is the ONLY Garner school participating in this event. The students have prepared a 90 second video expressing why they believe our school should win the contest and the benefits of additional resources. All you have to do is follow the link below ...read more
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Monday, June 10 2013
Second National Pawn 2013 Scholarship Winner Announced Graduating seniors from the Wake County Public School System awarded $1,000 each… Raleigh, NC (June 7, 2013) Ashleigh Robb, of Garner Magnet High School IB Programme, is the second recipient of the 2013 National Pawn scholarships for students in the Wake County Public Schools. Robb received $1,000 toward college expenses. She will be ...read more
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Friday, June 07 2013
Join us for Garner's first annual Sprint Triathlon! This race will begin and end at Rex Wellness Center of Garner. A portion of the proceeds for this event will benefit the Rex Foundation. To register or to learn more about this event please go to fsseries.com and click on Rex Triathlon Series. 250 yard swim 10 mile bike 2 mile run July 14, 2013. 7:00a.m. start time
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Robert Froom holds a cardboard sign with “Cary Rotary,” scrawled on it in La Garcia village in Belize. Children around him old up new books and supplies for a picture, thanking people they don’t know 1,400 miles away. The Rotary club’s $3,000 donation will stock the school in La Garcia and another village for two years, ...read more
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
By Johnny Whitfield — jwhitfield@newsobserver.com GARNER — Voters were pretty clear last March when they went to the polls to approve a $35.7 million bond issue for a host of capital improvements all over town. Now the town council is faced with the job of spreading out the spending in such a way that it can handle the repayment of those bonds. Staffers with Davenport & Company, ...read more
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
Alonza Deans is the 2013 Public Works Employee of the Year for the Town of Garner. Deans received his award May 23, during National Public Works Week, at the public works department’s annual cookout. Deans began work with the town in March 2004 in the streets division and was quickly promoted to equipment operator I. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...read more
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com A goofy Character’s Quarters sign used to mark a bar that didn’t look like a bar to many that passed it on U.S. 70 in Garner. Now, with TV show Bar Rescue’s re-brand of the establishment as MoonRunners Saloon complete for about two months, it seems that at least a smattering has noticed. While the initial boost in sales from the ...read more
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
National Pawn 2013 Scholarship Winners Announced Graduating seniors from the Wake County Public School System awarded $1,000 each… Raleigh, NC (June 5, 2013) Rebekka Evans, of Garner Magnet High School IB Programme, has been awarded the 2013 National Pawn scholarships for students in the Wake County Public Schools. Evans received $1,000 toward college expenses. She has won several ...read more
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Wednesday, June 05 2013
Skip the tie and give Dad what he needs.... time to rest, relax and recharge. Celebrate Dad with an Alossi Spa gift certificate Father's Day Packages My Hero: 30 minute deep tissue massage followed by an “Out of the Park” pedicure. Dad will be treated from head to toe. $90 MVP: 45 minute deep tissue massage and a Men's Anti-aging Facial (40 minute). This facial addresses ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
Nourshing Blueberry Facial What could be better than using fruit during its peak season? Using it in a facial of course! Blueberries are a great enzyme to rid your skin of dryness as it exfoliates and hydrates. It is also a great anti-oxidant to prevent furthure aging. Give your skin the nourishment it needs today. Introducing our new Blueberry Exfoliating Facial ~30mins. This is a level one peel ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s, in partnership with Wake County Economic Development and Raleigh Economic Development, have engaged Market Street Services – a national community, economic, and workforce development consulting firm based in Atlanta – to identify clusters of economic activity and niche business sectors, and develop a strategy to effectively target ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
By Johnny Whitfield — jwhitfield@newsobserver.com GARNER — If something looked different at Monday’s Memorial Day observance here, well, you’d be right. American Legion Post 232 Commander Terry Chatfield pointed it out right away. “For the last three or four years, your program has said this observance was being held at the future site of the Garner Veterans ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com With the All Amercia City competition in Denver less than two weeks away and fundraising over its goal, Garner’s delegation has taken shape. A group of 44 will travel to the Mile High City to represent the town in a competition between 20 cities from across the U.S. There, the National Civic League will name 10 cities “All America ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
By Kyle Jahner kjahner@gmail.com If you check aerial l satellite maps on the Internet, you will see well over 16 acres of trees between the Target in White Oak Crossing and Salt Hill Road. If you dropped by today, though, you’d see a different sight all together. Developers have begun clearing a path for a planned 336-unit apartment complex near Garner’s premiere shopping center, with ...read more
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Tuesday, June 04 2013
By Kyle Jahner kjahner@gmail.com The Garner Town Council formally approved a resolution Tuesday that requested the N.C. Department of Transportation to turn over control of the road in front of the high school to the town. After a series of negotiations started because the Wake County Public Schools wanted a gated crosswalk on Spring Drive – at which NCDOT balked – the town stepped ...read more
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Thursday, May 30 2013
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Thursday, May 30 2013
Agri Supply â , a home, shop, and agricultural retail center has been serving the needs of Garner and surrounding areas for over 50 years. Since 1962, Agri Supply has been the industry leader for farm machinery implements, shop tools, lawn and garden equipment, landscaping supplies, pet and livestock supplies, and truck and trailer accessories. . We have one of the largest inventories of ...read more
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Thursday, May 30 2013
Support Military Spouses is a non-profit committed to honoring, supporting, and encouraging military spouses. We are swiftly approaching the assembly of 21,000 Pampering Packs for military spouses to be distributed this summer and fall. . As you can imagine, it will take many hands to assemble all of the packs we are giving to the spouses. We would greatly appreciate your help with a few areas. ...read more
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Tuesday, May 28 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com In 1912, telephone service first came to Garner, a town then just seven years old. A year later, James O. Norris was born in Garner. On June 15, Norris will celebrate his 100th birthday at his Southeast Raleigh home. He can still be found hanging out on his porch, as long as it’s warm. . . . . . . ...read more
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Thursday, May 23 2013
Jones Insurance Agency is pleased to announce the addition of Angela Bryant to their Personal Lines Department. Ms. Bryant is a native of the Triangle and comes to Jones Insurance with more than 14 years of experience in Personal and Commercial Insurance. She obtained her CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) designation in 2005. Ms. Bryant strives to provide the highest level of ...read more
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Thursday, May 23 2013
1004 Facebook "likes" as of Friday, May 24. We have more likes than any other chamber of commerce in the region! Thank you for following the Chamber. . But let's keep building our social media presence. Please invite your Facebook friends to like the Chamber page. Go to the Garner Chamber of Commerce page and click on the "build audience" pull-down menu. Next, click ...read more
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Wednesday, May 22 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Scotty McCreery put a bigger national spotlight on Garner during his run to win American Idol than anyone ever has before. On Scotty McCreery Day in Garner, he tried to help the town draw some more national recognition. The young country star pitched in $10,000 toward the city’s fundraising efforts to send an entourage to the All America City ...read more
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Wednesday, May 22 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Spring means more than baseball season: it’s budget season. Garner leaders pored over a proposed $25 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year at a work session on Wednesday. Elected leaders probed staff about various elements of the plan during a work session that extended from the morning into the night. After staff works on adjustments ...read more
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Wednesday, May 22 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com With the All America City finals hosted in Denver, Kady Doelling worked to get Garner to Colorado. She did the same for herself as it turns out, and unlike Garner’s delegation, she won’t be coming back. The town’s management analyst worked her last day for the town Thursday and will move with her husband back to her native state. ...read more
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Wednesday, May 22 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Captain Shawn Godwin has finished three of four years at a National Fire Academy program, an experience both he and his chief say has proven beneficial to his career and to Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue. The federally-funded Executive Fire Officer Program admits 250 firefighters each year, pays a grant and funds expenses in order to put ...read more
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Monday, May 20 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com In years past, the Town of Garner, the chamber of commerce, and the Garner Education Foundation recognized various elements of education excellence separately. This year, they simply came together. Monday the first Marjorie B. Barefoot Educational Awards Recognition Ceremony acknowledged teachers and assistants of the year, student scholarships, ...read more
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Monday, May 20 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com If dogs could talk, Garner’s police dogs might demand a raise. Or at least an extra treat once in a while. The Garner Police Department’s four-dog team posted the best of two team scores and individuals also ranked highly in a regional certification held in Holly Springs last month. At the U.S. Police Canine Association event, 21 dogs ...read more
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Monday, May 20 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Veteran math teacher Karen Kelley likes new experiences; in fact, she finds herself at a new school every handful of years. Now, thanks to a program at UNC’s Center for International Understanding, she’ll get a very new experience. The center chose Kelley, in her first year at East Garner Middle School, as one of 40 teachers to travel ...read more
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Monday, May 20 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com Fitness Connection needed to clear out some older equipment – about 30 used but well-maintained stationary bikes. Now those bikes have a home, and firefighters have another way to condition themselves to fight fires. At a public relations event May 2 at Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s Station 4, about a dozen Wake County fire chiefs ...read more
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Monday, May 20 2013
By Keung Hui and Kyle Jahner — khui@newsobserver.com The outcry over proposed school-bond projects, mainly from Garner residents, has brought funding for Garner High School and Vandora Springs Elementary School back into the fold. The Wake County school board on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to $940 million in construction projects that school leaders hope to fund largely through a ...read more
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Wednesday, May 15 2013
At the bus stop near his home, Charlie Riesebeck waited impatiently in the driver’s seat of the family’s modified golf cart to pick up his sister after school. The 14-year-old complained that the bus was late. “It’s two minutes late,” his father said. Oh. “I’m not a very patient person,” said the Centennial Magnet Middle School eighth-grader. . ...read more
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Wednesday, May 15 2013
PINEHURST — Garner resident Stephen Cook was one of only 118 car collectors nationwide chosen to enter a car in the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance earlier this month. Concours, which feature higher-quality cars than most weekend shows, date back to the 17th century (and were for horse carriages in those days. Trained judges grade each vehicle on its originality and, or ...read more
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Wednesday, May 15 2013
Town moving forward with greenway Published: May 13, 2013 By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com At what might prove to be its shortest meeting of the year, the Garner Town Council on May 6 approved a handful of items, including the first formal action on projects funded by this spring’s bond referendum. The consent agenda on May 6 included permission for staff to sign a design ...read more
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Monday, May 13 2013
She built a veterans memorial, with help of entire community By Marti Maguire — Correspondent News & Observer, 5/12/2013 The way Faye Gardner sees it, all of Garner helped erect the 12-foot-tall slabs of granite at Lake Benson Park, each bearing the names of local veterans killed in combat from the Revolutionary War to more recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gardner says it’s ...read more
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Thursday, May 09 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserer.com Logistics have forced the Town of Garner to shift priorities as it begins a variety of sidewalk projects funded by the March bond measure. Nearly a mile’s worth of sidewalk on Buffaloe Road – a top priority and a big-ticket item – will slide back to at least next spring because of a City of Raleigh sewer project along the road. ...read more
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Tuesday, May 07 2013
A ‘memorial for the ages’ in Garner By Kyle Jahner Garner-Cleveland Record, May 7, 2013 Like many at the Garner Veterans Memorial on Saturday, Ellie Woodlief searched for the brick dedicated to her brother, Robert Clark Dawson, who died in Vietnam. “I found his name on the wall, and it made me feel better,” Woodlief said to friend Tommy Holloman. Holloman, a friend of ...read more
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Thursday, May 02 2013
S&A Cherokee Wins Best in Show Bronze InSpire Award Agency Recognized with Awards in Seven Categories . Cary, N.C., May 2, 2013 – S&A Cherokee , a full-service communications company, took home the Best in Show Bronze InSpire Award at the InSpire Awards Banquet held May 1 at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. The firm’s entry “Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion ...read more
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Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Park earns wildlife habitat title By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The National Wildlife Foundation has named Garner’s White Deer Park a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Not that the squirrels, toads and hawks at the 4-year-old park had requested proper documentation. Launched in 1973, the habitat program has certified nearly 150,000 wildlife habitats across the ...read more
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Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Fire budget gets help By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue and the Town of Garner inched closer to a budget agreement last Wednesday, with the town’s Law and Finance Committee agreeing to fill some gaps left by the county’s offering for 2013-14. Garner Fire’s contract with the town and county stipulates a 55-45 ...read more
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Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 High school fires up pilot program By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Just a few months ago, Garner High School faculty member John Pinder wasn’t a teacher, at least not in a school. But Pinder has taught firefighting techniques to adults, and this spring, he’s doing the same for teenagers at Garner High, one of four North Carolina high schools piloting ...read more
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Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 Garner to show Friday Family Flicks By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com As newly-grown leaves and mostly warmer temperatures announce the arrival of spring, the Town of Garner invites residents to celebrate by watching a hulk of a video-game villain struggle with his existence and a lion and zebra tear through Europe. You know, family fun. Garner has announced two ...read more
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Friday, April 26 2013
For the 2nd consecutive year, Garner Magnet High School has received a Bronze Medal recognition in US News and World Report's annual rankings of the nation's best high schools. . Rankings are based on student performance in English and Math, as well as college readiness (as measured by AP/IB Diploma participation). GMHS is one of nine WCPSS high schools (out of 23) to be recognized this ...read more
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Tuesday, April 16 2013
By Virginia Bridges — Staff writer News & Observer, April 16, 2013 Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges attended Garner’s 2013 Business & Consumer Expo at Garner United Methodist Church on Thursday and asked small business owners to share their favorite part of the day. . • “When the first customer gets there,” said Chris Allen, store manager for Garner Auto ...read more
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Tuesday, April 16 2013
Kyle Jahner N&O April 15, 2013 As they agreed to apply for a national civic award, Garner leaders wanted staff to aim high. The town landed a mile high. A Garner delegation will visit Denver June 14-16 as a finalist for the National Civic League’s All-America City Award. “It’s exciting. It’s something we think we’re worthy of, and we’re hoping for the ...read more
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Wednesday, March 13 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com News & Observer, March 12, 2013 Thirteen years after its last bond vote, Garner voters said yes to four bond issues totaling $35.7 million. The largest bond package in the town’s history, the money will be used to build new town facilities, improve streets and sidewalks, construct new recreation facilities and town redevelopment. ...read more
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Monday, March 04 2013
By Nancy Pardue Photos by Jonathan Fredin From Cary Magazine , February 2013 Lorraine Jordan is down-home, in a kick-off-her-shoes kind of way. You’d never guess she’s a star in the music world, along with her bluegrass band, Carolina Road. Jordan and the band have had well over a decade of success together. Their latest album, Back to My Roots, garnered critical acclaim, and its ...read more
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Wednesday, November 14 2012
by Kyle Jahner News & Observer, November 14, 2012 Teacher Tiffany Lachenmayr arrived at Timber Drive Elementary in Garner on Wednesday morning thinking about preparations for the day’s field trip for her fourth-grade students. Like her colleagues, she thought the morning’s assembly was simply to honor her school. Instead she was handed a giant check for $25,000. Lachenmayr ...read more
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Tuesday, November 13 2012
Christina Reid will never forget the months she and her children spent missing her husband, Army Sgt. 1st Class David Reid Sr., before he returned from Afghanistan this year. She hopes a brick engraved with his name in the walkway of the planned Garner Veterans Memorial will help others remember, too. In a world where so much is temporal, a virtual tribute on an obscure website or an annual ...read more
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Monday, November 12 2012
The newest copy of the Carolina Clipz of Garner mails this week. Copies of the magazine can be found at Animal Medical Center, A Day At The Beach Tanning Salon, The UPS Store and the Garner Chamber of Commerce. For more information and coupons please visit our website www.CarolinaClipz.com . You can also find us on Facebook for more exciting local specials. The Carolina Clipz is a direct mail ...read more
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Sunday, October 28 2012
By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner -Cleveland Record Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 Education 4 The World Garner resident expands education charity onto N.C. State campus About nine years ago, Robert Froom took a trip to Belize to help rebuild after the destruction wrought by Hurricane Keith. The one-week trip changed his life. For the last eight years, Froom has operated a nonprofit ...read more
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Friday, October 12 2012
Diversity key for PR/automotive warranty business by David Ranii News & Observer, October 11, 2012 The management team at S&A Cherokee didn’t push the panic button when the company’s new product for the automotive industry – a warranty program for used car dealers launched two years ago – got off to a rocky start. “We never understand the words, ‘no, ...read more
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Thursday, October 04 2012
Garner Chamber Announces Winners of Third Annual Summit Awards The Garner Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the third annual Summit Awards Honoring the Best in Business. The Summit Awards were presented on Sept. 27 at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Banquet at the Grand Marquise Ballroom, with Triangle Business Journal’s Cecily Durrett serving as emcee of the awards ...read more
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Thursday, August 23 2012
by David Bracken News & Observer, August 23, 2012 Three of the 10 developers in the running to build a new state Department of Health and Human Services campus submitted proposals for the former ConAgra site in Garner. A fourth developer, Raleigh-based Lundy Management Group, is proposing to build the campus off South Saunders Street in Raleigh, just inside the Beltline. Either site could be ...read more
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Monday, August 20 2012
Long before American Idol singing champion Scotty McCreery put Garner, N.C. on the map, the little railroad town was the dear home to the Wake County residents who grew up keeping time by the train whistle, skipping along the rail corridor to go to church and school, and passing time counting box cars. Today, Garner is all grown up. Its population is up to 26,000, and the town is home to many ...read more
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