/tags/garner Garner en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:25:55 GMT /news/2024-09-24/new-extension-nc-540-triangle-expressway-opens-drivers The new stretch of toll road connects the Interstate 40 interchange to Apex. It was supposed to open last month, but erosion caused by Tropical Storm Debby delayed those plans. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:25:55 GMT /news/2024-09-24/new-extension-nc-540-triangle-expressway-opens-drivers Bradley George, Mitchell Northam /health/2022-09-20/beneficial-hospitals-compete-beds-wake-county Health systems and surgery centers are again competing to add services in Wake County. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:04:30 GMT /health/2022-09-20/beneficial-hospitals-compete-beds-wake-county Jason deBruyn /news/2022-07-06/garner-approves-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Garner joins Raleigh, Cary, Knightdale, Apex, Morrisville and Wendell in adopting the ordinance. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:06:14 GMT /news/2022-07-06/garner-approves-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Bradley George /education/2020-06-19/north-carolina-childcare-centers-are-struggling-a-third-of-them-may-be-forced-to-close-permanently Cassandra Brooks owns and operates The Little Believer's Academy, with daycare centers in Clayton and Garner. After working a corporate job at IBM, it was… Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:59:43 GMT /education/2020-06-19/north-carolina-childcare-centers-are-struggling-a-third-of-them-may-be-forced-to-close-permanently Liz Schlemmer /race-demographics/2020-06-15/raleigh-protesters-seek-changes-in-police-department After more than two weeks of protests in downtown Raleigh, protesters are demanding change from the city's leadership, particularly in its police… Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:21:09 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-15/raleigh-protesters-seek-changes-in-police-department Associated Press /business-economy/2018-08-10/nc-town-picked-for-new-amazon-distribution-center A North Carolina town will be the site of a new Amazon distribution center that officials say will lead to hundreds of millions in investment and the… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:19:56 GMT /business-economy/2018-08-10/nc-town-picked-for-new-amazon-distribution-center Associated Press, Rusty Jacobs /politics/2015-09-09/at-speech-in-garner-jeb-bush-presents-plan-to-slash-taxes Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush gave a speech just south of Raleigh on Wednesday, outlining a tax overhaul proposal that he says would spur… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:32:49 GMT /politics/2015-09-09/at-speech-in-garner-jeb-bush-presents-plan-to-slash-taxes Jorge Valencia /business-economy/2011-03-31/garner-loses-slim-jim-and-600-jobs-with-it The town of Garner in Wake County is preparing to lose its largest employer, ConAgra Foods. The company employed about 600 people in its Slim Jim plant… Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2011-03-31/garner-loses-slim-jim-and-600-jobs-with-it Leoneda Inge /politics/2011-03-18/legislators-block-toll-road-route-in-garner Legislators have passed a bill that would block transportation officials from considering a proposed route for a toll road through Garner. The so-called… Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:30:00 GMT /politics/2011-03-18/legislators-block-toll-road-route-in-garner Jessica Jones /business-economy/2011-03-17/garner-citizen-halts-circulation A local newspaper called The Garner Citizen is no longer circulating. Owners say their revenue wasn't keeping up with production costs. Officials with the… Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2011-03-17/garner-citizen-halts-circulation Will Michaels