Town News

Crews are repairing a gas line along Brick Street and East Chestnut Avenue. There is no gas leak, but a portion of Brick Street and East Chestnut between Crowder Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue is closed...

***UPDATE - Firefighters have contained the fire and are now dousing hot spots. The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. No injuries were reported. The information below was...

Raleigh Water crews are repairing a water main along the 700 block of South Main Street/US 1A. For the safety of work crews, a portion of South Main/US 1A from West Holding Avenue to Vernon Avenue is...

On Monday, March 25, Walter Holmes Electric, a contractor working on behalf of the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department, will begin upgrading the lights at the Flaherty...

The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. Curbside trash and recycling collection will not be affected by the holiday...

Throughout May, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will present “Memorial Day Remembrance Walls of Honor” at E. Carroll Joyner Park, Alston-Massenburg Center, and...

Raleigh Water will close a portion of the 500 block of North White Street (vicinity of East Juniper Avenue) Tuesday, March 19, beginning at 9 a.m. The closure is necessary to allow crews to repair a...

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will commemorate “National Physical Fitness Month” in May by offering a 50-Mile Walking Challenge for area residents ages 11...

Wake Forest tree crews will close a portion of Front Street at East Roosevelt Avenue this morning at 9:30 a.m. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree limb that poses a...

The Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will host a Cemetery Workshop this Saturday, March 16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Friendship Chapel Baptist Church “Old Cemetery,” located along...

The Town of Wake Forest is pleased to announce that Contracts & Procurement Specialist Hollie Aldridge (photo attached) is now a Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer (CLGPO). Hollie earned...

Field 2 at J.B. Flaherty Park, 1100 N. White St., is closed for renovation and upgrades. Earlier this month, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department initiated the...