Town News

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Monday, March 2, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the South Franklin Street Widening Project, will begin paving operations along the outside lanes of South...

The HRC will host the 2026 Minority & Women-Owned Business Expo on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 1-4 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. Free and open to everyone, the event is designed to increase...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individuals shown in the attached surveillance images. The subjects are wanted for questioning in...

WAKE FOREST, NC - Mayor Ben Clapsaddle's 2026 State of the Town Address is now airing three times daily on Wake Forest TV 10 (WFTV 10). The mayor’s 20-minute speech can be viewed through March at 8 a...

The portion of Durham Road/NC 98 Business between Tyler Run Drive and South Wingate Street is closed due to a single vehicle crash. At approximately 3 p.m., a vehicle veered off the road before...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Friday Night on White (FNOW) returns to downtown Wake Forest on April 10 and continues the second Friday night of each month through September 11. This year’s FNOW will again make...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Monday, Feb. 23, and continuing through early-March from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Browe Construction, a subcontractor of Sunrock Industries, LLC, will continue work on the 2026...

Wake Forest is inviting soloists ages 16 and older to apply to perform the National Anthem during the 2026 Fireworks Spectacular on Friday, July 3. The selected singer will perform the National Anthem...

WAKE FOREST, NC - The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has charged Anna-Marie Ethridge, 821 Richland Ridge Dr., Wake Forest, with one count of embezzlement of funds by public officers and trustees...

WAKE FOREST, NC - The Wake County Board of Commissioners (WCBOC) has approved $4.6 million in Hospitality Tax funding for two Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) projects that...

***UPDATE - The Town of Wake Forest will conclude its Black History Month Celebration on Friday, Feb. 27, with a historic marker dedication at 1 p.m. at Spring Street Christian Church, 309 E Spring St...

WAKE FOREST, NC - Wake County EMS is making changes to its call response plan to ensure it gets the right care to the largest number of patients in the right amount of time. As always, the safety of...