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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 Garage Doors, the event will offer community members the opportunity to...Read more

07/10/2024

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 imagination, no one beats Jack! Come along with Jack on this out-of-this-world adventure...Read more

07/10/2024

Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individual shown in the surveillance images below.

The subject is wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of several items from the Circle K located at 919 Durham Road.

Anyone who...Read more

07/10/2024

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 Wake Forest residents from all walks of life for a day of free food, fun, and family...Read more

07/09/2024

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 quality of life in their neighborhoods without seeking recognition for their efforts.

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07/09/2024

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 complete information about FNOW, visit http://bit.ly/...Read more

07/08/2024

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 Street, Terrapin Lane, Remey Avenue, Kimber Lane, Roycroft Drive, Holding Dairy Drive, Piper...Read more

07/05/2024

***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 from Fairlake Drive to Holly Forest Road due to a sinkhole measuring...Read more

07/05/2024

***UPDATE - The gas leak along North White Street has been sealed. The road has reopened, and the evacuation has been lifted. The information below was distributed at 10:45 a.m.

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a ruptured gas line along the 800 block of North White Street near...Read more

07/03/2024

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre (WFRC) is inviting filmmakers to submit their films for the Sixth Annual Wake Forest Film Festival (WFFF).

The WFFF seeks feature and short films in the following categories: student, narrative feature, narrative short, and documentary.

Films...Read more

07/01/2024

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