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Last year WakeCounty schools were plagued with bus transportation problem when traditional schools reopened, but this year only about two percent of the students they serve had problems. Last year Wake had to add more buses to their routes after trying to save money by cutting buses. This year, they started with more […]
We all swoon over the fabulous, over-the-top nuptials that we see in the gossip magazines and on blogs. But, let’s be real. The normal, everyday bride can rarely afford the huge floral arrangements, the celebrity chef, the national recording artist performance and the silk linens flown in from New Zealand. What’s a bride to do? […]
Peace Missionary Baptist Church will hold a community health fair on Saturday, August 24, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The free event, presented by Peace’s Women’s Ministry, will be held at Peace, 2608 Apex Highway (NC Hwy 55) in Durham. The health fair will include health screenings, talks by local health experts, fun, […]
Traffic heading toward the beaches along the southeastern North Carolina coast will meet some delays this week. The N.C. Department of Transportation says the right eastbound lane on Interstate 40 under the Camp Kirkwood Road Bridge near Watha will be closed as work crews perform bridge maintenance. The closure is in effect for Wednesday and […]
Thousands of students are less than a week away from going back to school in Wake County. Traditional schools start Monday. Last year, buses were a major problem the first few weeks of school, running hours late or not showing up at all. The Wake County School Board got an update Tuesday on how the […]
The Light 103.9 invites you to join us this Saturday, August 24th at 2:00pm at the Boys and Girls Club located at 1320 Sheppard School Road in Zebulon for a Back to School Jamboree. There will be lots of food, fun, & school supplies. This event is free and open to the public to benefit […]
To find our more go to our community calendar: http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 PGF Basketball Shooting Camp Event Date: 08/24/2013 Event Time: 8:30-5:30 Is this event FREE?: YES Venue Name: CaryChurch of God Address Line 1: 107 Quade Ave City, State, Zip: CaryNC27513 Event Description: Basketball shooting Camp. Register at http://pgfbasketball.com. Ages 10-18. 107 […]
Lamont “Bud” Fields an 8 year old from Raleigh NC passed away this past weekend. He drowned while swimming. The family dose not have insurance and needs help to bury him. The family needs to raise four thousand dollars to bury Lamont. An account has been set up on his behalf at Mechanics and Farmer’s […]
This morning the local Rescue Mission in Durham kicked off their annual back to school party and backpack giveaway. Listen as Melissa talks with Co-founder Ernie Mills wife Gayle about the event: For 14 years the Durham Rescue Mission has been providing bookbags and schools supplies to underprivileged children in the community. This year they […]
Yesterday’s headlines in the local N&O newspaper read “Wrongly imprisoned men to get $12M.” Greg Taylor spent 17years in prison and Floyd Brown was held in Dorthea Dix mental facility for 14years for crimes they did not commit. Yesterday evening around 5:30pm another man was exonerated, Larry Lamb was released after 20 years in prison […]
