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The Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and other administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trash and recycling collection will not be affected, but bus service and yard waste collection will be suspended. Wake Forest Bus Service,...Read more

01/05/2024

The Town of Wake Forest will host a public hearing on the proposed 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Update during the Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Chambers, 301 S. Brooks St.

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01/05/2024

The Town of Wake Forest has partnered with ClearGov, a leading municipal transparency and benchmarking platform, to launch an infographic-based Open Data Portal.

Accessible from the “Government” drop-down menu on the Town website and under “Common Resources” on the website homepage, this...Read more

01/04/2024

Due to popular demand, the Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival have agreed to bring their mobile grocery store to Wake Forest on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy from local and regional farmers...Read more

01/04/2024

For the eighth straight year, the Town of Wake Forest has prepared a financial highlights publication designed to educate and inform citizens about the Town’s finances. Known as the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) or Citizens’ Financial Report, the document is an abbreviated summary of...Read more

01/03/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has recently become aware of an unapproved fundraising promotion and survey initiated by the U.S. Deputy Sheriff’s Association (USDSA) distributed via US mail to Wake Forest residents.

Entitled the “2023 Wake Forest Survey on Defunding the Police...Read more

01/03/2024

You’re invited to join Mayor Vivian Jones for the 2024 State of the Town Address & Dinner on Monday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. Presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, the event will take place at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.

During her remarks, Mayor Jones will...Read more

01/02/2024

The person involved in the fatal crash along Capital Boulevard/US 1 on December 28 has been identified as Waleed Mohamed Abdelsattar, 47, of Wake Forest.

The driver has been identified as Kristen Hellier, 47, of Wake Forest. The preliminary investigation indicates...Read more
12/28/2023

The Town of Wake Forest is encouraging residents to make recycling a holiday tradition by recycling their live Christmas trees. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2, Town crews will collect and recycle live Christmas trees from residential homes during yard waste collection. The trees will be ground into...Read more

12/27/2023

A water main has ruptured along the 300 block of North Main Street/US 1A. It is unclear what caused the main to rupture, and there is no word on how many water customers have been impacted.

Southbound North Main Street/US 1A between Juniper Avenue and Walnut Avenue is closed. Delays are...Read more

12/23/2023

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