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The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre is hosting an art exhibit featuring works by students from Forest Pines Drive Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Richland Creek Elementary, Sanford Creek Elementary, Wake Forest iSTEM Magnet Elementary, Wakefield High School, Wake Forest High School, and North...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will close the portion of Austin View Boulevard from Austin Ridge Parkway to Wait Avenue Monday and Tuesday, April 10-11, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. The temporary closures are necessary to allow tree crews to safely prune street trees to ensure adequate street, sidewalk...Read more
***UPDATE - Power has been restored. The cause was an unfortunate squirrel.
Approximately 1,200 Wake Forest Power customers are without power. Affected streets and areas include Downtown Wake Forest, Dogwood, Tyler Run, Magnolia Forest, Woodland Drive, Richland, Durham Road,...Read more
***UPDATE - South Main Street/US 1A is back open.
The information below was distributed at 8:52 a.m.
A portion of South Main Street/US 1A in the vicinity of The Factory is closed due to downed power lines caused by a dump truck. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and choose an...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Wake Forest Pickleball Club will host the Wake Forest “Spring into Summer” Pickleball Tournament for players 12 and older Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts, 1126 N. White St.
The...Read more
“Victims Vibe” podcast begins airing April 14 on Next Door Radio, first guest will be Kristen Fetter
Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) Victim Advocate Carly Simonton will introduce a new weekly podcast on Next Door Radio ( nextdoorradio.com ) Friday, April 14, at 10:15 a.m. “Victims Vibe – Tales of Trials & Triumphs” will explore the domestic...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department has successfully renewed its designation as a “Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider” by the National Alliance for Youth Sports.
The PRCR Department originally earned the distinction in 2019. Its...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will present “Memorial Day Remembrance Walls of Honor” throughout May at E. Carroll Joyner Park, Alston-Massenburg Center, and Flaherty Park. In recognition of the service and sacrifice of women and men in uniform,...Read more
The Magic Pipers will kick off the 2023 Friday Night on White (FNOW) concert series on Friday, April 14. The free outdoor concert will take place from 6-9 p.m. along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest...Read more
Voting is now open for the 2023 Wake Forest Tree of the Year. From now through 5 p.m. Friday, April 7, residents can visit http://bit.ly/WFTreeofYear and vote for their favorite tree.
Five local trees were selected as finalists for this year’s...Read more
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