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As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the Wake Forest Police Department is reminding residents that the possession or discharge of most fireworks that explode, spin, fly, jump in the air, or leave the ground in any way are prohibited by North Carolina law. Illegal explosives...Read more
You can make a difference in our community by applying to fill one of two vacancies on the Human Relations Council (HRC).
The online advisory board application is available through Monday, July 31, at http://bit.ly/TOWFAdvBoardApplication...Read more
The Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. In addition, curbside trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be suspended July 4, along with Wake Forest Bus Service.
During the week of...Read more
Wake County is one of several counties in central NC under a Level 3, or enhanced, risk for severe thunderstorms later today and tonight. According to the National Weather Service, the storms could bring damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph, large hail, and lightning.
Central NC is also...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest is developing a plan for the future of public transit. Area residents are invited to attend an open house on Monday, July 10, to learn more about this initiative, view draft transit alternatives, and provide feedback.
Open house sessions will be...Read more
***UPDATE - Power has been restored to most of the affected area. The cause was a blown fuse.
A few stores in the downtown area are still without power. Crews are working to get power back on as quickly as possible.
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Wake Forest Power officials believe they have determined the cause of the intermittent outages that have affected approximately 1,000 customers over the past two days.
Crews located and replaced a faulty switch which is believed to be the cause of these outages. On a positive note, no...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will close a section of the northernmost portion of the Joyner Park Community Center parking lot, 701 Harris Road, Monday-Wednesday, June 26-28. The closure is necessary to accommodate the three-day Public Safety Camp at Joyner Park.
Cones and barriers will be in...Read more
Wake Forest Police have arrested a local man in connection with an early morning homicide.
Today (Thursday, June 22) at 6:15 a.m., police responded to a possible assault along the 500 block of North Taylor Street. Upon their arrival, officers located a deceased male behind a residence....Read more
On Monday, June 26, at 7 a.m. crews will begin preparing for the construction of the Holding Park Inclusive Playground, 133 W. Owen Ave., by assembling equipment and supplies onsite. The effort will require the closure of 11 parking spaces along West Owen Avenue for the foreseeable future....Read more
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