About The Line
The Line is a newsletter from The Assembly Network connecting Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, and other parts of Western Wake County.
The newsletter is anchored by longtime journalist and seven-year Cary resident Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen. Reporters on the ground in Western Wake County include Chloe Courtney Bohl and Jane Porter, of INDY.
Sign up for The Line for editions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Each newsletter helps readers better navigate local life with a mix of important community issues, culture, things to do, and smart neighbors to know.
Community is central to The Line, and we want to hear from you. Email line@theassemblync.com to share feedback, news tips, ideas, and other community input.
About The Line’s name: Cary, Apex, and Morrisville are railroad-built towns. At Cary’s incorporation, the railroad warehouse was the center of the town, with boundaries extended a half-mile in each direction. Apex got its name because of the railroad: “The community is situated at the highest point along a 30-mile section of the Chatham Railroad, hence the name ‘Apex,’” according to history posted on the town’s website. Morrisville, too, started as a railroad town.
The Line is produced by The Assembly Network, a digital magazine covering power and place in North Carolina. Learn more about The Assembly Network here.