Town News
Holding Park Aquatic Center (HPAC) will open for the 2021 season Saturday, May 29, at 9 a.m. and remain open through Labor Day. Located at 133 W. Owen Ave., HPAC features a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool, two water slides with plunge pool and...Read more
During the week of May 24, drivers should expect delays along portions of South Main Street/US 1A from Forbes Road to Ligon Mill Road each day from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Town crews will reduce sections of the roadway to two lanes by shifting southbound traffic and removing the center turn lane. The...Read more
Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future Legacy at Heritage, will periodically reduce to one lane with alternating two-way traffic the portion of Heritage Lake Road from Friendship Chapel Road to Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass Monday, May 24, through Friday, June 4, from 9 a...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with GSK and the UNC Morehead Planetarium & Science Center to offer “Science in the Summer” for rising 2 nd through 8 th graders. The free program will be offered at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest is launching a comprehensive public education campaign on proper recycling behaviors. Over the next year, #RecycleRightWF will introduce and emphasize a series of easy-to-understand messages aimed at simplifying...Read more
Now that North Carolina has lifted all indoor and outdoor capacity requirements and masks and social distancing are no longer required, the Town of Wake Forest is pleased to announce the return of several popular in-person events, including the July 3 Fireworks Spectacular and Friday Night on...Read more
Several members of the Wake Forest Police Department are raising money for NC Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics by participating in "Mustache May." With a goal of $5,...Read more
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently named the Town of Wake Forest as the recipient of the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its fiscal year 2020-21 annual budget. This marks the seventh consecutive year Wake Forest has...Read more
On Monday, Moody’s Investors Service joined Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings Services in assigning a triple A rating to the Town of Wake Forest’s $1.3 million General Obligation (GO) Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2021A and $4.9 million General Obligation Public Improvement...Read more