Town News
The Town of Wake Forest is monitoring the inclement weather forecast for our area.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Wake County from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday. Mixed precipitation is expected with total snow and sleet accumulations of up to three inches possible....Read more
With weather forecasters calling for the possibility of frozen precipitation on Wednesday and Thursday, the Town of Wake Forest is fully prepared should wintry weather affect our community. Forecasters say snow, sleet, and freezing rain are all possibilities from Wednesday morning through...Read more
The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is coordinating a comprehensive lighting system upgrade at several Town facilities resulting in better lighting with less energy consumption at a lower cost.
A 2022 Wake Forest Bond Referendum initiative, the Relamp Project...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest is reminding residents that loose leaf collection service ends Friday, March 14. Beginning Monday, March 17, and continuing through Friday, Oct. 3, residents must use ...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest is about to begin a major road rehabilitation and resurfacing project targeting over 60 local streets and roadways.
Weather permitting, the 2025 Road Resurfacing Project will consist of concrete work starting in February and asphalt work starting in June. The...Read more
The Wake Forest Human Relations Council (HRC) will host the 2025 Minority & Women-Owned Business Expo Saturday, Feb. 22, from 1-4 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.
According to a 2023 report, of all US businesses, only 2% are Black-owned, just 6% are...Read more
Beginning Monday, Feb. 17, Fred Smith Co., a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will begin construction on the Dunn Creek Culvert Replacement Project along the 1200 block of East Juniper Avenue. The work is expected to be completed in the fall.
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The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating Jonathan Alexander Raymond Cobb, who was last seen Friday, Feb. 14, between noon and 2 p.m. walking from Trailrace Falls Court towards Millars Mark Avenue.
Cobb, 30, is a black male with black hair and brown eyes...Read more
The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival provide a mobile grocery store across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave., on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. – rain or shine. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy from...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Wake Forest native Ronald “Skip” Parker to host a “Black History Expo” Saturday, Feb. 15, from noon-4 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.
Free and open to the public, the expo...Read more