Kiddie Academy of West Cary Donates $500 to Read and Feed
Cary, NC — Kiddie Academy of West Cary, a local educational child care center, has donated $500 to Read and Feed of Cary.
Take A Storywalk Through Cary Parks
Cary, NC — Continuing to provide creative programming in a pandemic, the Town of Cary is now offering a unique way for kids and their parents to get outdoors and read a book in the process.
Scholarship “Builds Hope” at Cary’s Oak Village Academy
Cary, NC — A new scholarship in Cary provides a year’s tuition for preschool-aged kids to attend Oak Village Academy that otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity due to their family’s financial situation.
Karen Carter: School Board Wraps Up 2020
Cary, NC — Karen Carter, the District 9 representative on the Wake County Board of Education, was sworn into her new role alongside the other 8 board members on December 1, 2020.
As a way to connect with the people of district 9, which covers much of Cary, Carter has started up a blog to provide updates about meetings, upcoming events and important issues. The following are her latest entries published on December 11 and 18, 2020 and January 1, 2021.
Karen Carter: Wake County School Board Update
Cary, NC — Karen Carter, the newly-elected District 9 representative on the Wake County Board of Education, was sworn into her new role alongside the other 8 board members on December 1.
Bill Fletcher: A Safe Return to Wake County Schools
Cary, NC — In a newsletter dated October 20, 2020, Wake County Board of Education member Bill Fletcher said, “On March 15, everything changed! On October 26, things change again!”
Board of Education Candidates Talk School Reopenings
Cary, NC — On October 14, The Cary Chamber hosted their second candidates forum, this time for those running to represent Cary on the Wake County Board of Education.
Cary History: Desegregating Schools in 1965
Cary, NC — In 1965, two years after Cary High School began to desegregate, West Cary High School opened on Evans Road as Cary’s first all-black segregated high school.
Remembering a Cary High Legend, Guy Mendenhall
Cary, NC — A giant in Cary High School’s history and in Cary’s, Guy Mendenhall, passed away on September 21, 2020.