Police officers’ presence in our schools is no longer a new or surprising concept. We may wish it didn’t have to be this way, but we would be missing out on important and often overlooked ro... Read more
Volunteering has been a part of American culture since our earliest days. People volunteer for a variety of reasons including to develop new skills, boost one’s confidence and self-est... Read more
Luke Beasley stood among his co-workers behind the Apex Electric Utilities building and put on his gear including a body belt, yellow hardhat, thick gloves and climbers. Attached to the belt... Read more
As a young boy with an active imagination, I often saw myself sitting in the cockpit of a fighter, shooting down enemy planes or saving waves of infantry with derring-do. Well, those dreams... Read more
Few things are as peaceful as sitting on the lake on a cool fall morning, bait in the water, and enjoying the tranquility of Mother Nature. No one to talk to. No cars rushing by. No cares an... Read more
While people and dogs have worked together for thousands of years, K9 units have been evolving for a little over a hundred years. The earliest K9 training facility started in Ghent, Belgium,... Read more
In the years following the American Civil War, citizens placed flowers on the graves of those killed in battle, a day known as Decoration Day. After World War I, the day came to be observed... Read more
November 11, 1918. The Great War finally drew to a close. Over sixty million soldiers had spent the last four years in what was the world’s most grueling fight. Almost ten million of them wo... Read more
On July 29, 2021, after 25 years as a police dispatcher for the Town of Apex, Wayne Faber turned off the scanner, took off the headset and walked away. Faber couldn’t really think of a time... Read more
A number of years ago, legendary North Carolina State University basketball coach Jim Valvano gave a moving, impassioned speech in which he quoted a statement he heard at the age of sixteen,... Read more
