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Weather permitting, Love Tribe will kick off the 2025 Friday Night on White (FNOW) concert series on Friday, April 11. The free outdoor concert will take place from 6-9 p.m. along South White Street in downtown Wake Forest.
Food & Refreshments
Food and refreshments will be...Read more
The Inspections Department is hosting a Popsicle Stick House-Building Contest for three age categories as part of this year’s Building Safety Month Kick-Off. The kick-off event is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Town & Country Hardware, 910 Gateway Commons Circle....Read more
The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board (TAB) is inviting local elementary, middle, and high school students and their families to attend this year’s Wake Forest STEM Saturday on Saturday, April 12. Presented by the Wireless Research Center, this free family networking event is scheduled from...Read more
The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival are pleased to provide a mobile grocery store across from the Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave., on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-4:30 p.m. – rain or shine. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will offer a free outdoor fitness series four nights a week in May at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Free and open to area residents of all ages, May Month of Fitness will consist of the following...Read more
Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremonies resume April 14 with service honoring Bobby Gene Kemple
The Town of Wake Forest and several local veterans’ organizations will resume their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, April 14, at 11 a.m. The service was originally scheduled for Monday, April 7, but has been rescheduled due to the threat of inclement...Read more
***Ligon Mill Road Update Part 2 - According to Fred Smith Co., the contractor working on the Ligon Mill Road realignment, Ligon Mill Road will reopen at 6 a.m. Thursday, April 10. The delayed reopening is due to road striping equipment issues and more time needed to allow the bridge sealant to...Read more
Beginning July 1, 2025, Wake Forest Power (WFP) will discontinue the use of door hangers to notify customers with overdue electric bills of an impending service disconnection for non-payment.
For several years, in addition to calling and texting customers with delinquent balances, WFP...Read more
A two-vehicle crash has reduced to one lane westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass at Capital Boulevard/US 1.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route.
Emergency personnel are on the scene. No serious injuries have been reported.
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Weather permitting, during the week of April 7, from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, Town crews will repair sections of sidewalk along the 800 block of northbound South Franklin Street between Franklin Park Avenue and Laurel View Avenue.
For the safety of workers, crews will initiate a lane...Read more
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