Home Care In Zebulon, NC

Nearly a week after Wake County municipalities prepared for an ice storm, brine trucks are making their way through local streets and residential neighborhoods Thursday and Friday.

This time, crews are planning to take on the snow as opposed to freezing rain and sleet.

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“I’d rather deal with the powdery snow. The trucks will be able to move it off a lot faster, the brine will work a lot faster too once we get the streets clear to melt what’s left, said Rick Fletcher, the public works director for the town of Zebulon.

An accumulation of 3-plus inches of snow is possible across central North Carolina.

WRAL News rode along with a crew in Zebulon as their brine trucks made their way through narrow cul-de-sacs to treat roads ahead of potential travel impacts.

Over the course of their preparations, Zebulon crews will cover roughly 45 street miles with a total of 8,000 gallons of brine, then they’ll move to response.

“We’ll swap out our brine tanks, put our salt spreaders on the back, then our snow plows on the front,” said Jumetrius Anderson with Zebulon Public Works.

Garner also started bringing out brine trucks Thursday. The most recent ice storm depleted a good amount of their supply, so a new shipment of roughly 125 tons of rock salt arrived to the public works property on Tuesday.

“In comparison to recent years, this has been a real active year for us,” said Garner Public Works Director Forrest Jones. “This is the second storm we’ve seen in a week.”

It’ll be a different type of precipitation, but the same amount of crews will likely be working the same amount of hours.

That’s why Jones said crews work in shifts to pace themselves.

“Not running as hard as you can, making sure you have those moments where you’re slowing down and looking after your folks,” he said.

Public works crews are still asking people to remain off the roads so plow trucks and emergency responders can get through.

ZEBULON, N.C. (WNCN) – Several crews spent hours battling an early-morning house fire in Wake County near Zebulon on Wednesday.

The fire broke out just after 5 a.m. at a home in the 6900 block of Fowler Road near Zebulon, according to Rolesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Hodges.

Hodges said heavy flames were visible through the roof when firefighters arrived. A CBS 17 crew on scene captured video of massive flames and large clouds of smoke rising from the single-story home.

A neighbor told CBS 17 that one person and three dogs live in the home, but everyone was able to get out safely.

Hodges said the brutal cold weather meant crews needed to be swapped out while fighting the fire, which took hours to extinguish.

“They’re obviously cold, tired. And that’s a big factor in fatigue, especially at this time of the year, either heat in the summertime, you know, very cold in the wintertime,” Hodges said.

The cold also means any water used during firefighting froze, creating slick conditions. NCDOT was called out to salt and sand the road for emergency crews and neighborhood traffic.

With the closest fire hydrant about 2 miles away, getting water to the house was a challenge on its own.

“At one point in time, the road was lined with tankers. We bring those in to deliver water to us and set up a drop tank at the end of the driveway to feed that. But that operation went very well,” Hodges said.

The Wake County Fire Marshal is now tasked with determining the cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the departments of Rolesville, Northern Wake, Bunn, Knightdale, and Hopkins Rural responded to the fire.

December 17, 2025

[Joint news release with Wake County Economic Development]

TNT 3D Construction, an advanced concrete printing and sustainable building solutions company, will receive a $300,000 grant to support the reuse of a 105,800-square-foot building in Zebulon.

Governor Josh Stein announced that the Rural Infrastructure Authority recently approved 15 grant requests under the state’s Building Reuse Program.

“Every investment we make in rural North Carolina enhances our state’s economic competitiveness and people’s lives,” said Governor Stein. “These local government grantees are receiving critical funding for infrastructure improvements that spur job creation and help their communities compete for future economic development wins.”

The company is expected to create 36 jobs with a private investment of $720,588.

“We’re proud to see Zebulon chosen for this investment,” said Mayor Jessica Harrison. “With support from the state and Wake County, we’re welcoming an innovative company that sees the potential here and wants to grow alongside our community.”

TNT Development plans to revolutionize construction with advanced 3D concrete printing and sustainable building solutions. With more than 20 years of experience in traditional housing, the company is now using automation and a vertically integrated model to deliver housing faster and more affordably while creating jobs and reducing environmental impact.

“We congratulate TNT Development on receiving this grant to expand its operations and workforce in Zebulon — a move that is good for the company and the local economy,” said Wake County Board of Commissioners Chair Don Mial. “We’re excited that this facility will use innovative technology to build much-needed affordable housing for families in our fast-growing community.”

The grant will support the creation of 36 new full-time jobs over the next 18 months, with a total of 60 full-time jobs within 36 months spanning advanced manufacturing, construction technology, engineering support and workforce training.

“Zebulon offers a strong workforce foundation, a commitment to skills training and a community that understands the value of manufacturing and construction careers,” said Tone Terrell, president of TNT Development. “As the home of our growing TNT Companies ecosystem, this expansion allows multiple operating subsidiaries to grow together while creating long-term career opportunities for local residents.”