Apex, North Carolina

• CPR lets nothing go to waste
  

  When Apex business owner Troy Menges, sat down with a builder friend of his about a year ago, little did he know where that one conversation would lead.

• Students Step Up, Out
  

  By Matthew E. Milliken mmilliken@heraldsun.com; 419-6684 DURHAM -- About 50 students stepped into a theater Saturday afternoon and were whisked from Durham in the year 2010 to Money, Miss., in the year 1955.

• Chatham schedules hearing about New Hill plant
  

  As four western Wake County towns finalize preparations for construction of a $327 million sewage plant in New Hill, they're also focused on securing an easement for a nearly 12-mile pipeline that would carry their treated wastewater through southeast Chatham County to the Cape Fear River.

• Middle school student tased during fight
  

  A fight between two students at Westlake Middle School in Apex Monday ended with a girl being tased.

• AG Cooper: Fake locksmiths barred from doing business in NC
  

  A network of phony locksmiths who used bait and switch tactics to rip off locked out North Carolinians are permanently banned from business in the state, Attorney General Roy Cooper said today.

• Spring Arbor gives back to teachers
  

  Spring Arbor of Apex Assisted Living residents made gift baskets for Apex Elementary School teachers.

• Jones named hometown hero
  

  Apex Police Officer Charles Jones twice risked his life this year attempting to protect the public from gun-wielding men intent on doing harm.

• Refuge could make home in Apex
  

  The American Wildlife Refuge is looking for a permanent home and all eyes are currently looking toward Apex.

• Students Step Up, Out
  

  By Matthew E. Milliken mmilliken@heraldsun.com; 419-6684 DURHAM -- About 50 students stepped into a theater Saturday afternoon and were whisked from Durham in the year 2010 to Money, Miss., in the year 1955.

• A Domino's Pizza driver presented a N.C. woman a receipt with a racial slur written on the bottom.
  

  A Domino's Pizza driver presented a N.C. woman a receipt with a racial slur written on the bottom.

• Tonight's Games
  

  August 27, 2010 Albemarle at West Stanly Alleghany at Grayson County, VA Apex at Durham Riverside Ardrey-Kell at North Mecklenburg Asheboro at Southeast Guilford Asheville at Tuscola Ashley at South Brunswick Aycock, C.B. at Rosewood Ayden-Grifton at Greene Central Bandys at St.

• Wake school board chairman will likely step down
  

  Wake County school board chairman Ron Margiotta said Thursday that he is 95 percent sure he will not run for re-election when his term ends in November 2011.

• Integrating into the hearing world
  

  By Valarie Schwartz Madison Jackson was a year old when her parents, Corrine and Nick Jackson of Apex, learned that she could not hear.

• Second suspect pleads guilty in Apex teen's slaying
  

  A second suspect in the 2008 slaying of an Apex High School student has pleaded guilty, authorities said Thursday.

• Pro-diversity prayer meeting slated at Pullen Baptist Monday night
  

  Leaders in the pro-diversity movement who are battling the Wake school board majority to stop resegregation of the county's school system, have called a prayer meeting for Monday, August 30 at 7 p.m. in Pullen Memorial Baptist Church.

• Sewage plant holds growth key
  

  When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave its final environmental approval this month for the site of a regional wastewater treatment plant in New Hill, few breathed a deeper sigh of relief than Tim Donnelly, director of this town's public works department.

• VoIP Provider FeatureTel Ranks High in Industry Mag
  

  Inc. magazine today ranked Apex, N.C.-based FeatureTel no. 2,424 on its fourth annual Inc.

• Apex woman discovers racial slur on Pizza delivery receipt
  

  An Apex woman who reported finding a racial slur printed on a pizza delivery receipt says she is getting harassing phone calls.

• The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors Honor Robert Williams For 15 Years of Commitment
  

  Robert Williams, CIC, CWS , of Williams Wealth Management and an Investment Advisor Representative with NEXT Financial Group, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, was awarded a certificate by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors marking more than 15 years of dedication as a designated CIC, which requires annual completion of advanced education and ...

City Description

Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 20,212 at the 2000 census and estimated to be 34,937 in 2009. Apex is located at 35°43′55″N 78°51′10″W / 35.731952°N 78.852878°W / 35.731952; -78.852878 (35.731952, -78.852878). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.5 km), of which, 10.5 square miles (27.3 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of it (0.57%) is water. Neighboring towns include Raleigh to the east, Cary to the north and northeast, and Holly Springs to the south. The town of Apex was incorporated in 1873, named for its location as the highest point on a portion of the Chatham Railroad which ultimately extends between Richmond, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. Apex grew slowly through the succeeding decades, despite several devastating fires, including a June 12, 1911 conflagration which destroyed most of the downtown business district. The town center was rebuilt and stands to this day, now one of the most intact railroad towns in the state. At the heart of town stands the Apex Union Depot, originally a passenger station for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and

City Contained By:

• Wake County
• North Carolina

City Contains:

• Apex Historic District
• Apex Union Depot
• Apex Town Hall

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 27.4538739696 km squared

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