Traffic Alert – Jones Dairy Road
On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, Iron Horse Contractors, a contractor working at the future Quail Crossing Subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two...
Portion of North Main Street/US 1A to be closed Friday for tree removal
The Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close the portion of northbound North Main Street/US 1A from East Walnut Avenue to East Juniper Avenue Friday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The temporary lane...
Portion of South Franklin Street to be closed August 22-26
Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, and continuing through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the South Franklin Street Widening Project, will close the portion of...
WFPD to host “Touch-A-Truck” Special Olympics Fundraiser Saturday at The Factory
The Wake Forest Police Department will host a Touch-A-Truck fundraiser for Special Olympics NC on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Factory, 1839 S. Main St. Families and children of...
Former Wake Forest Chamber President charged with four counts of embezzlement
Following a 13-month investigation, the Wake Forest Police Department has arrested and charged former Wake Forest Chamber President Elizabeth Simpers, 712 Bennett Ridge Court, Wake Forest, with four...
Wake Forest Police reminder - motorized scooters prohibited on Town streets, greenways & sidewalks
With more electric scooters zipping through local neighborhoods, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is reminding community members that Sec. 30-90 of the Town’s Code of Ordinances prohibits the...
Former undercover FBI operative Tamer Elnoury to speak at Renaissance Centre September 11, first responders invited to free noon presentation
Former undercover FBI operative Tamer Elnoury is known for infiltrating and dismantling a terror cell in North America. In fact, there have only been a handful of people in US history that have...
Crash closes intersection of Forestville Road/Rogers Road
***UPDATE - The intersection of Forestville Road and Rogers Road has reopened. The male driver of the motorcycle died from injuries sustained in the crash. Sufficient family notifications must be...
Traffic Alert – Star Road
From Tuesday-Friday, July 15-18, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, Gaines and Co., a contractor working at the future Wake Forest Exchange, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a...
“Meet & Greet” with new Police Chief Julius Jefferson to be offered as part of Saturday’s Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
***UPDATE - Due to the threat of inclement weather, Chief Jefferson's Meet & Greet has been canceled and rescheduled as part of the August 2 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park. Newly appointed Wake...
WF Police to host “Too Cool for School” back-to-school events August 20
The Wake Forest Police Department will host concurrent “back-to-school events” on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., and Joyner Park Community Center...
Early morning concrete pour scheduled for Wednesday at site along North White Street
Focus Design Builders, a contractor working at the site of the future Christ Our Hope Church, located at the corner of North White Street and Royal Mill Avenue, will again attempt to pour a large...