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Mask mandate ends today for Town Hall & other Town facilities

11/5/21

In response to declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in our area, the Town of Wake Forest will no longer require visitors to Town Hall and other Town facilities to wear masks or face coverings as of Monday, Nov. 8.

Starting Monday, the decision to wear a mask will be left to the...Read more

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday

11/5/21

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, so residents are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour before bed Saturday evening. Clocks are set back one hour at 2 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1 a.m. local standard time.

As clocks “fall back” one hour, the Wake...Read more

Mayor Jones wins sixth term, Shackleford & Sliwinski elected to BOC

11/2/21
Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones won a sixth term on Tuesday defeating Commissioner Bridget Wall-Lennon. Mayor Jones won 54.36 percent (3,354 votes) of the votes compared to Wall-Lennon's 44.98 percent (2,775 votes). Also on Tuesday, R. Keith Shackleford and Nick Sliwinski were elected to the Board...Read more

Samantha Sanchez is Town’s new Assistant Finance Director

11/2/21

Chief Financial Officer Aileen Staples is pleased to announce that Samantha Sanchez is the Town’s new Assistant Finance Director. Samantha was selected from a pool of over 50 applicants following an extensive interview process.

As Assistant Finance Director, Samantha is the Town’s chief...Read more

UPDATE: Early morning work scheduled Wednesday & Thursday at future Merritt Capital Business Park

11/2/21

UPDATE: Due to the threat of inclement weather, this work has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 5.

Citadel Contractors, a contractor working at the site of the future Merritt Capital Business Park, 740 Ligon Mill Road, will pour concrete for the building foundation Wednesday-...Read more

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