Town News
***UPDATE - All lanes along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass have reopened.
The information below was distributed at 7:24 a.m.:
All westbound lanes along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass from South Franklin Street to South Main Street/US 1A are closed due to a vehicle...Read more
***UPDATE - The gas leak along East Roosevelt Avenue has been sealed. The road has reopened, and the evacuation has been lifted.
The information below was distributed at 2:06 p.m.:
Emergency personnel are on the scene of a ruptured gas line along the 300 block of East Roosevelt...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is hosting a series of public meetings to solicit input from residents concerning the future of Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St. The first three meetings occurred on November 21, December 7,...Read more
The Wake Forest Historic Preservation Program will host a Historic Tax Credit Workshop on Thursday, Jan. 16, for owners of properties listed as contributing in a historic district or individually in the National Register of Historic Places. The session is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. in the Wake...Read more
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 every Friday in February at 1 p.m.
Pre-registration is required by completing the online sign-up form at...Read more
The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 24-26, for the Christmas holiday and Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s.
Public Transit
Neither Go Wake Forest nor the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express (WRX) will operate on Wednesday, Dec...Read more
Smoke alarms save lives! That’s why the Wake Forest Fire Department, American Red Cross, and Northeast Community Coalition are partnering to sponsor “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” in the Northeast Community on Saturday, Dec. 21. As part of the initiative, volunteers will check and install smoke...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 2024-25 annual budget. This marks the eleventh consecutive year Wake Forest has...Read more
Iron Horse Contractors, a contractor working at the future Quail Crossing Subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Jones Dairy Road between Green Mountain Drive and Friendship Chapel Road weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 20. The...Read more