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The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is partnering with Wegmans for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2024 Fall Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wegmans, 11051 Ligon Mill Road. Weather permitting, the drop-off area will be situated just outside the...Read more

10/22/2024

***UPDATE - Ligon Mill Road has reopened. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The information below was distributed October 19 at 10:32 a.m.:

A vehicle crash involving a pedestrian has closed Ligon Mill Road at Reynolds Mill Road.

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10/19/2024

Beginning Monday, Oct. 21, and continuing through Friday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, a contractor working at the future Averette Woods subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Averette Road from Copper Beech Lane to Oak Grove Church Road....Read more

10/18/2024

During the week of October 21, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, Brinley’s Grading Service, Inc., a contractor working at the future Morris Subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of North Main Street/US 1A from Kullana Lane to Lake Forest Road. The...Read more

10/18/2024

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 opportunity for law enforcement and community members to come together in an informal,...Read more

10/11/2024

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 necessary to allow crews to finish removing a tree...Read more

10/08/2024

Elite Structural Movers Inc. will temporarily close the portion of East Holding Avenue from South Main Street/US 1 to South White Street Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

The temporary road closure is necessary to allow crews to finish relocating a house from the 100 block of East...Read more

10/07/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is partnering with Wegmans for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2024 Fall Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wegmans, 11051 Ligon Mill Road. Weather permitting, the drop-off area will be situated just outside the...Read more

10/07/2024

***UPDATE - One lane along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 has reopened. The information below was distributed at 8:51 p.m.: Crash closes southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 A two-vehicle crash has closed southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Purnell Road. Motorists are urged to avoid the area...Read more

10/06/2024

The Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close the portion of South Avenue from South Wingate Street to South Main Street/US 1A Monday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The temporary road closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree that poses a...Read more

10/04/2024

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