Town News

To best prepare for a population that is both growing and aging, the Town of Wake Forest recently joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The announcement was made during the...

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is hosting a free, monthly outdoor movie series through August at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Family Movie Nights...

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on Saturday, Aug. 24. Presented...

West Chestnut Avenue is closed near the intersection of Coggins Street due to a downed tree across the roadway (see attached photo). A detour is in place. Motorists should avoid the area and use an...

The Town of Wake Forest will host a free Paper Shredding Event on Monday, July 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the accessible parking lot of E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Sponsored by Skylift...

Bright Star Touring Theatre will offer a free performance of “Jack’s Adventure in Space” Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St. When it comes to adventure and...

***UPDATE - The juvenile shown in the surveillance images has been identified. The Wake Forest Police Department wishes to thank the many community members who saw the original post and called in to...

Good Neighbor Day (GND) returns to E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Saturday, Sept. 21, from 1-4 p.m. Hosted by the Human Relations Council (HRC), GND is an annual celebration that assembles...

The Human Relations Council (HRC) is soliciting youth and adult nominations for the 15th Annual Good Neighbor of the Year Award. The award recognizes Wake Forest residents who work to improve the...

The Brickhouse Band will headline the July 12 Friday Night on White (FNOW). The free outdoor concert will take place from 6-9 p.m. along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. For...

Wake Forest Power has scheduled a brief power outage Tuesday morning, July 9, at 6 a.m. that will affect approximately 200 customers in Holding Village along the following streets: South Franklin...

***UPDATE - Purnell Road is back open. NCDOT has backfilled the hole and will return later to pave the area. The information below was distributed at 10:42 a.m.: The portion of Purnell Road is closed...