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The Town of Wake Forest has installed the popular “Letters for Santa” mailbox in Jones Plaza at the intersection of South White Street and East Jones Avenue just in time for Saturday’s Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-Off.

Children of all ages are invited to bring their letters to Santa’s...Read more

11/17/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will accept frozen turkey donations Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m.-noon, as part of this year’s Turkey Drive. Police officers will be available at the Police Department Main Station, 225 S. Taylor St., throughout the morning to thank donors and unload the...Read more

11/17/2023

Beginning today (Thursday, Nov. 16), and continuing through Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working in the Holding Village neighborhood, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic, several streets east of Franklin Street in Holding...Read more

11/16/2023

The restrooms at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, are closed through Tuesday, Nov. 21, so crews can refinish the floors.

Restrooms are available inside the Joyner Park Community Center during normal operating hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday,...Read more

11/16/2023

The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Thursday-Friday, Nov. 23-24, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Police service will not be interrupted, but other Town operations will be affected.

During the week of November 20, the collection of trash and recycling...Read more

11/15/2023

Help us ring in the holiday season and launch our annual holiday donation drive during the Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-off this Saturday...Read more

11/15/2023

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., CK Johnson LLC will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Caddell Street between North Taylor Street and East Spring Street.

The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to safely tap into the water line....Read more

11/14/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has determined that a single juvenile in Shreveport, Louisiana is responsible for two recent bomb threats to Heritage High School, 1150 Forestville Road.

Police officials say the youth called the school and made the threats on Wednesday, Nov. 8,...Read more

11/14/2023

On Friday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fred Smith Company, a contractor working in the Holding Village neighborhood, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic, the portion of South Franklin Street from Artisan Park Drive to the Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass.

The...Read more

11/08/2023

The Town of Wake Forest is recruiting friendly, outgoing volunteers to greet and help direct visitors to Town Hall as part of its Guest Services Volunteer Program.

Since Wake Forest introduced the initiative in 2010, dozens of area residents have volunteered to manage the Guest Services...Read more

11/08/2023

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