The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
This morning the Town of Wake Forest plied media representatives with coffee and pastries in their introduction of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. As a fine upstanding journalist we can’t be bought and would never take a bribe but a fine cup of coffee and some pie goes a long way. Know what I’m saying? … Read more
And now for a Wake Forest good news story. The story begins one very dark and dangerous night when an accident call went out for a Wake Forest Fire Department station to respond. We headed out as we often do to the accident scene to cover the incident. It took about three seconds on the … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon around 4 pm the call went out that an accident with injuries had occurred near the intersection of S. Main Street and Capcom Avenue. You can hear the emergency dispatch call below. It was not abundantly clear who was at fault in the accident but the black car you will see below … Read more
Bill Randall, the candidate who ran against Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones was favored in the election held in Wake Forest today by nearly one in four voters. Incumbent Jones secured 2,575 votes or 71 percent of votes, supported by her platform of homemade cakes and cookies for all. Wake Forest residents are easily persuaded … Read more
We love Wake Forest with all our heart. We think it is a special place to live, except when traffic on Capital Blvd is all backed up. Then, not so much. But every once in a while a press release from a local Wake Forest business catches our attention and while we fight the urge … Read more
Always willing to take the blunt end of the stupid stick we have an open policy for readers to ask us questions here. The reference to the stupid stick is directed entirely at us at Wake Forest News. Typically when a question comes in our general reaction is, “damn, don’t know again,” and off we … Read more
The other day we engaged in a clandestine postal stakeout, thanks to Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. This all stemmed from a reader was concerned about the amount of postal truck traffic down their residential neighborhood street. We took the concern and video to the United States Post Office to see if any change was in the … Read more
For this accident in Wake Forest on October 28 we wanted to wait till the “official” Wake Forest PD accident report came out just so we didn’t guess wrong how this happened. From our perch above the accident it appeared a young lad had managed to make a right turn and throw his car across … Read more
Always wanting to help other Wake Forest Nutters, we fielded a question from a reader who said, “Now ask Wake Forest about the sidewalk on Elm Avenue across from the fire station.” And that’s all they said. After much contemplation we were left with probably the exact same tilted head, squinty eye look on our … Read more
WAKE FOREST, NC – October 30, 2013 – In accordance with the Nov. 3 Daylight Savings Time change, the Wake Forest Facilities Management Department will close the outdoor restrooms and shut off the water fountains on Friday, Nov. 1, at the following town parks: Ailey Young Park, 800 Juniper Ave. E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 … Read more