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The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is accepting Youth Basketball League applications for boys and girls ages 5-17 through Thursday, Sept. 30. Online registration is available at http://bit.ly/WFYouthBasketball ....Read more

09/21/2021

The Human Relations Council (HRC) is pleased to announce Jordan Kaplan and Ronnie Jackson as Wake Forest’s 2021 Youth and Adult Good Neighbors of the Year. Mayor Vivian Jones and HRC Chair Robin Smith presented each with a commemorative plaque during a special video presentation recorded last...Read more

09/20/2021

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will close the Taylor Street Park Sprayground for the season Sunday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m.

Located at 416 N. Taylor St., the sprayground operates daily in...Read more

09/20/2021

All lanes of northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 remain closed but are expected to reopen by midnight.

Five people were transported to a local hospital.

The information below was distributed tonight at 7:23 p.m.:

An accident has closed all lanes of northbound Capital...Read more

09/17/2021

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online eSports gaming tournament featuring "League of Legends" on Saturday, Nov. 13. Open to players ages 16 and older, the...Read more

09/17/2021

The Town of Wake Forest is in the process of updating its Strategic Plan, and we need your input. On Monday, Sept. 27, the Town will host virtual visioning workshops at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Each one-hour session will give residents, business owners, and stakeholders the opportunity to share their...Read more

09/17/2021
UPDATE: All lanes of southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. The information below was distributed today at 6:34 p.m.:

An accident has closed all lanes of southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 from Falls of Neuse Road to Ponderosa Service Road. Southbound traffic is being diverted onto...Read more

09/16/2021

The Town of Wake Forest will host a “Follow-up” Northeast Community Plan (NECP) Open House Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Wake Forest Town Hall Ground Floor Meeting Room, 301 S. Brooks St. The room is most easily accessed via the building’s Taylor Street entrance.

During...Read more

09/16/2021

The beginning of fall is only a few days away, so cooler temperatures are just around the corner. The Town of Wake Forest is inviting individuals, families, churches and civic clubs to embrace autumn and join the “Show Some Love, #KeepWFclean” campaign by picking up trash in their neighborhoods...Read more

09/15/2021

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Power (WFP) are joining more than 2,000 not-for-profit utilities in celebrating Public Power Week October 3-9. Although this year’s Energy Expo and other in-person customer appreciation activities have been canceled due to COVID-19, Wake Forest and WFP...Read more

09/15/2021

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