The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will sponsor its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Egg hunt times for different age groups will be announced in the coming days at www.wakeforestnc.gov/easter-egg-hunt.aspx. This year event organizers will hide over 10,000 eggs. As a … Read more
Mayor Vivian Jones’ 2015 State of the Town Address is now being re-broadcast three times daily on Wake Forest TV 10 (Digital Channel 97.5). The mayor’s 37-minute address will air each day throughout March at 8 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. Mayor Jones’ remarks are also provided in streaming video on the town’s website at … Read more
BTC Electronic Components (BTC), a franchised/authorized connector distributor headquartered in Wake Forest, NC, was recognized by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for the second consecutive year for 100% On Time Delivery and Zero Quality Defects during 2014. According to Tom Simmons, Vice President of Supply Chain Management and Alex Eksir, Vice President of Quality & Mission Success … Read more
When visitors think of Historic Downtown Wake Forest, cute little shops and personable shop owners come to mind. Art After Hours, which occurs every second Friday of the month, gives visitors to the area another dose of the small town scene. During Art After Hours, shop owners host local artists and musicians and give them … Read more
The public is invited to attend the 3rd Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, April 6, at 11 am. The service will be held in Centennial Plaza, in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., to honor Roger “Marvin” Hockaday who served his nation in the U.S. Army during World … Read more
Daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. Residents are urged to set clocks forward one hour before bed Saturday evening. Clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3 a.m. local daylight time. The Wake Forest Fire Department encourages residents to use the occasion to … Read more
The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 S. Brooks St., will host “Free at 3” on Monday, March 9, at 3 p.m. Designed for adults ages 50 and over, “Free at 3” features a variety of film favorites and genres, including art and family films, as well as comedies, dramas, thrillers and more … Read more
The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 S. Brooks St., will host “Free at 3” on Monday, March 9, at 3 p.m. Designed for adults ages 50 and over, “Free at 3” features a variety of film favorites and genres, including art and family films, as well as comedies, dramas, thrillers and more … Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the subjects shown in the surveillance camera images below. The individuals are wanted for questioning in connection with a series of unauthorized credit card transactions that occurred around noon on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The individuals fraudulently used a victim’s credit cards … Read more
Wake Forest road crews are busy plowing the town’s main roads, bridges and hills, while also spreading sand and salt in historically icy areas. The work is scheduled to continue throughout the day. Roads are icy and dangerous and drivers are strongly urged to stay put. For this winter storm, Wake Forest has over 150 … Read more