Town News

The Town of Wake Forest is introducing a free education series for residents interested in learning how to reduce their environmental footprint. Offered by Sustainability Coordinator Jeanette Johnson...

Emergency personnel are responding to a structure fire at an abandoned home at the intersection of East Jones Avenue and South Brooks Street. The portion of South Brooks is closed from East Jones to...

The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. In addition, curbside trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be...

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host “Art in the Park: Paint with a Hero” Saturday, Aug. 26, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Designed for children and adults...

On Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m.-noon, the Town of Wake Forest will close the portion of South Franklin Street from East Jones Avenue to Elm Avenue. The temporary closure is necessary to allow tree...

***UPDATE - The intersection of outh MSain Street/US 1A & Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass has reopened The information below was distributed at 8:01 p.m.: A crash involving two vehicles has...

The Town of Wake Forest is in the process of conducting a study to evaluate the access and mobility of the South Main Street corridor. The initiative will also recommend ways to improve the safety...

***UPDATE: All lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. Two additional people have been transported to a local hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries...

The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or persons responsible for damaging eight benches and an information board along Smith Creek Greenway in the...

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre is hosting a new art exhibit entitled “Apron Strings: Ties to the Past” featuring works by Wake Forest Guild of Artists members Delphine Peller, Sherry Hatley, Clina...

Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at Grove 98, will initiate periodic lane reductions along eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass in the vicinity of the Ligon Mill Road...

Weather permitting, on Thursday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Town crews will apply thermoplastic lane markings to the dedicated U-turn along Traditions Grande Boulevard that redirects traffic to...