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You’re invited to attend Wake Forest’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, 237 Friendship Chapel Road. Several local churches and community organizations will honor the life and legacy of Dr....Read more

01/16/2024

The Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Historical Museum are partnering to offer free Black History Month Walking Tours of the Northeast Community at 1 p.m. on the following dates in February:

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Friday, Feb. 9

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01/16/2024

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16, Wake Forest crews will repair stormwater outfalls along Town drainage easements in the Margots Pond and Smith Creek subdivisions.

Affected residents in those neighborhoods will be notified of the work in advance in-person or via door hanger and presented with...Read more

01/12/2024

The 2024 Spring & Summer edition of “RecConnect,” the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) spring and summer program guide, is now available online at http://bit.ly/PRCRRecConnect .

Hard copies will soon be available...Read more

01/12/2024

Weather permitting, Wake Forest tree crews will close the Olde Mill Stream section of the Richland Creek Greenway Friday, Jan. 12.

The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to remove several trees damaged during Tuesday’s storm.

Signage and barricades will be posted to...Read more

01/11/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Street Fighter 6" on Saturday, Feb. 24. The tournament will serve as a qualifier for the BODYARMOR State Games FGC Gohon Kumite eSports Tournament in...Read more

01/11/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are joining forces to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).

Area residents are invited to support the cause by visiting Torchy’s Tacos on Wednesday, Feb. 7, between 10...Read more

01/11/2024

The Town of Wake Forest is about to begin a major road rehabilitation and resurfacing project targeting over 20 local streets and roadways.

The 2024 Road Resurfacing Project will consist of concrete work which will begin in mid-January, and asphalt work that is...Read more

01/11/2024

All lanes along Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. There were no serious injuries.

The information below was distributed at 8:41 a.m.

A two-vehicle crash has reduced to one lane southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Burlington Mills Road.

The crash...Read more

01/11/2024

All lanes along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass have reopened.

There were no serious injuries.

The information below was distributed at 3:47 p.m.:

A four-vehicle crash has closed lanes along both eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC...Read more

01/10/2024

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