Featured in the March, 2022 issue of Our State magazine, the Clara Craven Book Club of Garner is celebrating its 75th anniversary! Founded by the late Katie Corbett during World War II, these women have met for cultural and literary enrichment for many years. Their namesake was the widow of a local Methodist pastor. Limited to 12 members, the group has tackled many topics in their reading selections. Some current members count their grandmothers as original members of the group! We congratulate the Clara Craven Book Club on their many years of connection in the Garner Community.
New Display in the Garner History Museum at the Depot: Folk Art “Critters”
Made By the Late Clyde Jones (b. 1938-39, d. Dec. 2025)Back in the late 1980s and 1990s there was community movement to bring life back to Downtown Garner. The Historic Depot was restored, the Caboose was donated, and a major restoration done to the beautiful historic...
