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Wake Forest Police Chief Jeff Leonard, who is retiring February 1, has been awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award for state service given by the North Carolina Governor. The award is presented to people who have made significant contributions to North Carolina and their...Read more

01/30/2025

Beginning Thursday, Jan. 30, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 7, Crowder Construction Company, a contractor working on Dunn Creek Greenway Phase 3, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Wait Avenue between Traditions Grande Boulevard and Havisham Court...Read more

01/29/2025

The Town of Wake Forest is pleased to announce Jennifer Currin as its new Planning Director. She assumes the role after serving as the Town’s Assistant Planning Director since January 2020.

As Planning Director, Currin will direct and review the activities of the Planning Department,...Read more

01/27/2025

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is pleased to announce that the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) has awarded the Certified Youth Sports Administrator (CYSA) credential to Athletics Specialist Erica Shingleton (photo attached). Shingleton...Read more

01/27/2025

Friday Night on White (FNOW) returns to downtown Wake Forest on April 11 and continues the second Friday night of each month through September 12. This year’s FNOW promises to be bigger and better than ever thanks to a power-packed lineup featuring several of our area’s most popular bands....Read more

01/27/2025

Weather permitting, Public Works will close the following portions of North White Street Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 28-29, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each day:

Tuesday, Jan. 28 – North White Street from East Perry Avenue to East Juniper Avenue

Wednesday, Jan. 29 – North...Read more

01/27/2025

In response to our area’s unseasonably cold weather, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is hosting another “Warm Your Hearts with Coats Drive” to help local families stay warm.

From now through the end of February, the PRCR Department will accept...Read more

01/23/2025

Due to this week’s wintry weather and potentially dangerous driving conditions, Wake Forest’s Martin Luther King Community Celebration, originally scheduled for this evening (Thursday, Jan. 23), has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m. All community members are invited to attend...Read more

01/23/2025

Most Wake Forest streets are clear, but icy areas remain a problem and are especially dangerous on bridges and in shaded areas.

NCDOT crews are and treating state-maintained roads, while Public Works crews are spreading sand and salt along town-maintained roads and historically icy areas...Read more

01/22/2025

A winter storm left a coating of powdery snow in Wake Forest and across the Triangle overnight. As a result, Wake Forest Police and the NC State Highway Patrol are urging motorists to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. The main issue for drivers is secondary roads which are covered...Read more

01/22/2025

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