Town News

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host its annual Halloween Boo Bash Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Downtown Wake Forest. Presented by Capital...

Wake Forest residents Ellen Turco and Pat Schell have been named the 2024 recipients of the Robert E. Stipe Award for Professional Preservation Excellence. Wake Forest Senior Planner for Historic...

The Town of Wake Forest is in the process of developing a conceptual site plan for a new park in the Northeast Community anchored by the Ailey Young House, 400 N. White St. Community input will be the...

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will host “Coffee with a Cop” Monday, Nov. 4, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Wake Forest Coffee Company, 156 S. White St. “Coffee with a Cop” provides a unique...

The Town of Wake Forest is again making it easy for residents to keep track of popular Town events with its new 14-month wall calendar. Now available in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and...

The Town of Wake Forest is inviting community members to the “Go Wake Forest” Launch Event on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. in Wake Forest’s Centennial Plaza, 301 S. Brooks St. Introduced on October 1...

In July, the Town of Wake Forest joined AARP’s Network of “Age-Friendly” States and Communities. A city, town, or rural area that is “age-friendly,” is one that helps people live easily and...

***UPDATE - Power has been restored. The culprit was an unfortunate squirrel. Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting approximately 60 customers in and around the Deacons...

The Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) announced today that Wake Forest Fire Station #1, 420 Elm Ave., will stop serving as a Hurricane Helene collection site on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. In a...

The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival are pleased to provide a mobile grocery store across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave., on the second and...

The Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close the portion of South Avenue from South Wingate Street to South Main Street/US 1A Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The temporary road closure is...

Beginning at dusk Wednesday evening, Oct. 9, and continuing until dawn Thursday morning, Oct. 10, the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and street towers along East Owen Avenue will be...