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Several local churches and community organizations will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a free, public celebration on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, 237 Friendship Chapel Road.

The evening’s theme will center...Read more

12/12/2023

The restrooms at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, will be closed Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 13-14, so crews can paint the interior walls.

During the temporary closure, park visitors may wish to use the restrooms inside the Joyner Park Community Center. Restrooms are available...Read more

12/12/2023

On Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Brinley’s Grading Service, Inc., a contractor working at the future Morris Subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of North Main Street/US 1A from Kullana Lane to Lake Forest Road. The temporary lane closure is...Read more

12/11/2023

Weather permitting, Flaherty Dog Park, 1100 N. White St., will be closed for cleaning and maintenance Thursday, Dec. 14, from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to repair fencing and pressure wash areas throughout the park in need of attention.

Signage will...Read more

12/11/2023

***UPDATE - Power has been restored to all affected customers.

The information below was distributed at 7:14 a.m.

Wake Forest Power crews are responding to power outages affecting approximately 1,500 Wake Forest Power customers. The outages were caused by high winds and downed...Read more

12/11/2023

Six suspects have been arrested as part of a multi-jurisdictional undercover sting operation targeting child sex predators and human traffickers.

The December 5 and 6 joint operation involved undercover officers and agents posing as juveniles and traffickers. The suspects solicited the...Read more

12/07/2023

The Wake Forest community is invited to the official unveiling of the new interpretive panels at Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., during a special dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m.

For nearly 160 years, the land where Taylor Street Park and the Alston-Massenburg...Read more

12/06/2023

The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 25-27, for the Christmas holiday and Monday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s.

Bus Service

Neither the Wake Forest Loop (WFL) nor...Read more

12/06/2023

The Board of Commissioners (BOC) recently received the results of an independent audit report from Cherry Bekaert LLP for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. In addition to not revealing any problems, the report acknowledged that the Town is “in compliance” with all its financial...Read more

12/06/2023

Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individual shown in the attached surveillance images.

The subject is wanted for questioning in connection with the removal of the “Little Free Library” formerly located near the intersection of South White...Read more

12/05/2023

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