🌱 What NC’s big teacher raises mean for Holly Springs school budgets

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In today's newsletter:

• What NC’s big teacher raises mean for Holly Springs school budgets
• How a Holly Springs FUJIFILM plant could get drugs approved faster

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 101, low: 74.
• Friday: Very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• North Carolina Teachers Get Raises of Up to 17%, With Biggest Increases Going to New Teachers (hollyspringsupdate.com) — Holly Springs families and school employees will see North Carolina’s new teacher pay raises of 5.5% to more than 17% ripple through local budgets this school year. The state’s plan especially boosts first-year teachers, while Wake County Public Schools must now recalculate how the unexpectedly large raises affect its already-approved 2026–27 funding and any potential local cost gaps.
   

• 7 Facilities Pilot PreCheck for Faster Approval (pharmaceuticalonline.com) — A FUJIFILM Biotechnologies facility in Holly Springs is one of just seven U.S. pharmaceutical plants chosen for the FDA’s new PreCheck Pilot Program, aimed at speeding inspections and approvals. The program gives the Holly Springs site early, direct engagement with regulators on design, quality systems, and readiness, potentially getting new cell and gene therapies to patients faster while strengthening the national drug supply chain.
   

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📸 Around Holly Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holly Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 15

• 2026 Holly Springs NTI →
  North Main Athletic Complex, 101 Sportsmanship Wy, Holly Springs
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 15

• Festival Street Community Open House →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 128 S. Main St., Holly Springs
  6:00 pm

Thursday July 16

• Horseshoes Club, 9A-10:30A, Womble Park →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 1201 Grigsby Ave, Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Senior Walking Club, 9-9:45A, Hunt Center →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Fit Advantage, 10A-10:45A, Hunt Center →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  10:00 am
• 10:00 AM Total Body Strength →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  10:00 am
• 11:00 AM Gentle Yoga →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  11:00 am
• Noon Bootcamp (Power Hour) →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar Holly Springs, NC 27540
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Wednesday Morning Movie →
  Apex, NC Calendar, 237 N. Salem Street, Apex
  10:00 am

Thursday July 16

• Chia Pet Creations - Fuquay Varina, NC 2026 →
  South Park Community Center, 820 S Main St, Fuquay-Varina
  5:30 pm
• Southern Peak Brewery Run Club →
  Apex Chamber of Commerce Southern Peak Brewery 950 Wind Rd. STE 100 Apex, NC 27502
  6:30 pm

Friday July 17

• đ3rd BOG Training T123
  Olive Chapel Elementary 1751 Olive Chapel Road, Apex, NC 27502
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning Nextdoor.
  Piece of advice here from a licensed electrician. if you're not a licensed electrician quit telling people how to do electrical online. You are going… (Nextdoor Remington Holly Springs)
• Hello neighbors, due to some settling and cracking I may need to replace my driveway (big job) or at the very least get the cracks repaired (smaller job).
  Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced, reliable company? I'll probably reach out and get 3 or 4 estimates. Thank you! (Nextdoor Sunset Ridge)

• Fujifilm posted a job opening for Material Handler in Holly Springs. Apply here.
• Securitas posted a job opening for Security Shift Supervisor $22.60 in Holly Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holly Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Apex

• NC activists want to ban data centers. What do NC legislature, Duke Energy say? (charlotteobserver.com)

Fuquay-Varina

• NC Softball Coaches release largest all-state team ever as more than 500 make the list (highschoolot.com)
• North Carolina man charged with DWI after Huron traffic stop (fingerlakes1.com)

Cary

• Take What You Need at Once Upon a Child Cary July 15 - Triangle on the Cheap (triangleonthecheap.com)
• A Ole Miss commitment is living out his dream as he heads to Team USA camp (nola.com)
• AMSURG Expands North Carolina Presence with Acquisition of Five Endoscopy Centers (levinassociates.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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