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11/3/23

The E. Carroll Joyner Park playground, situated behind the Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road, will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 6-7.

The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to perform maintenance on the nearby drainage ditch for the purpose of ensuring proper...Read more

11/3/23

Santa Claus will be available for photos in downtown Wake Forest during two community events this holiday season.

“Pictures with Santa” will be offered as part of the Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-off on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 1:30-5 p.m. in The Graham (formerly the Cotton Company...Read more

11/3/23

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an online eSports gaming tournament featuring the game "Street Fighter 6" on Saturday, Nov. 18. Open to players ages 13 and older, the online tournament is free to play on all consoles and PCs and will be live...Read more

11/1/23

Beginning at dusk Monday evening, Nov. 6, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 12, the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and street towers along East Owen Avenue will be illuminated in green as part of “Operation Green Light.” The effort is designed to support military veterans and raise...Read more

11/1/23

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, 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

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