Garner's Station

Garner Economic Development Director Joe Stallings and Garner Chamber of Commerce President Matthew Coppedge break down how the Town landed the new Amazon fulfillment center.

In this special Veterans Day edition, local World War II and Vietnam War veteran Spencer Cardwell offers a tour of the Garner Veterans Memorial at Lake Benson Park. Additional commentary by memorial designer Mon Peng Yueh and memorial earthcasts sculptor Thomas Sayre. For more--including how to purchase a memorial brick--visit GarnerVeteransMemorial.org.

Garner native Drew Cook, the assistant superintendent for academics for the Wake County Public School System, talks about how the school system is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and about what the future might hold. Cook was previously principal at Garner Magnet High School.

We chat with Amy White, executive director of Community of Hope Ministries in Garner. White is also a member of the State Board of Education.

We talk with Garner resident David Forbes, a pastor, educator and civil rights activist. In February 1960, David was a student leader of sit-ins and protests in Cameron Village in downtown Raleigh. That spring, he was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an organization that played a central role in the Civil Rights Movement.

In this episode, we talk with News & Observer sports journalist Joe Giglio about Garner, college sports and the journalism business. Follow Joe on Twitter at @JoeGiglioSports.

We visit South Garner High School and talk with Principal Roderic Brewington about how his school is settling in to the community. 

Rick Mercier talks with TheGifted Arts co-founders CJ and Nicholé Morgan about their Garner-based non-profit that builds confidence, character and leadership skills in young people through the performing arts.

In this episode, we catch up with Arlie Kidd (neé Honeycutt) and talk about why the performing arts matter so much to a community--in particular, to its young people. 

Garner Economic Development Director Joe Stallings sits down with Michael Haley, executive director of Wake County Economic Development, and Timothy Downs, vice president of economic development for the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, to talk about the role of regionalism in economic development.* NOTE: We experienced some technical difficulties during the recording of this episode that partially affected sound quality.

Season 1, Episode 3: In this episode, we talk with Jeff Hicks, a retired Navy Commander who has served on Garner's Veterans Advisory Committee and is active in efforts to help resettle refugees who come to our region. This interview is a great way to learn more about services available to veterans in the Garner area. Recorded at Brice’s Brewing Company in Garner.

Season 1, Episode 2: In this episode, we mark Small Business and Economic Development Week by looking at workforce development in the area. Guests are Lisa Daughenbaugh, career development coordinator at Garner Magnet High; Bernita Nichols, senior director of customized training at Wake Tech; and Kimberly Wheeler, director of business engagement with the Capital Area Workforce Development Board.

Season 1, Episode 1: In this episode, we talk with local entrepreneurs Kris Bengtson, Angie Mikus and Alaksha Surti. Recorded at Brice’s Brewing Company in Garner.