🌱 Will your Holly Springs elementary stay capped next school year?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will your Holly Springs elementary stay capped next school year?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 49 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 56, low: 35.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wake could put student enrollment caps on these 18 schools in 2026. See the list (newsobserver.com) — Families in Holly Springs should know that Holly Grove Elementary may lose its enrollment cap next year, while Holly Ridge and Oakview elementaries would remain capped. Wake County staff propose reducing the overall number of capped schools as district enrollment falls, but adding a new cap at Zebulon Elementary. The school board will consider these changes for the 2026-27 year in early 2026.
   

📸 Around Holly Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holly Springs

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Tuesday December 16

• 6:00 PM Gentle Yoga
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  6:00 pm
• Holly Springs Town Council Meeting
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 128 S. Main St. , Holly Springs
  7:00 pm
• Swim - Away - TAC
  Middle Creek High , 123 Middle Creek Park Avenue , Apex
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• 5:15 AM Level Up
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  5:15 am
• 8:00 AM Fitness +
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  8:00 am
• 9:00 AM Barre Pilates
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• 9:00 AM Super Circuit
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Bridge Club, 9:30A-1P, Cultural Center
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 300 West Ballentine St. , Holly Springs
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Chamber Orientation
  Apex Chamber of Commerce , 220 N Salem Street , Apex
  12:00 pm
• Town Council Work Session
  Town Hall , 73 Hunter Street , Apex
  3:30 pm
• W/M Basketball - Away - Fuquay
  Middle Creek High , 123 Middle Creek Park Avenue , Apex
  4:00 pm
• CANCELLED: Board of Adjustment Meeting
  Apex, NC Calendar , 73 Hunter Street | Apex Town Hall 2nd Floor Council Chambers , Apex
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A client reached out in an emergency removal.
  We were there when she needed us. We make it happen and do it for an affordable price. (Nextdoor Cokesbury)

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for PT - Recreation Aide II in Holly Springs. Apply here.
• North Carolina Staffing posted a job opening for Transportation Router in Holly Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holly Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fuquay-Varina

• Water Woes in Fuquay-Varina (indyweek.com)
• Fuquay-Varina, NC – Collision at Johnson Pond Rd & Hilltop Needmore Rd Causes Injuries (localaccidentreports.com)
• Fire damages restaurant at Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina (abc11.com)

Cary

• 2025 Wrapped: The Year's Top Features (carymagazine.com)
• Emergency meeting called to appoint interim Cary town manager (cbs17.com)
• Meet the woman bringing Japanese milk bread to the Triangle (wunc.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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