The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
Up until now, people wanting to get a pistol purchase permit or a concealed carry permit had to go to downtown Raleigh to apply and pay to get one. Raleigh! Us country folk don’t like the big city. According to Wake County Sheriff, Donnie Harrison, the process just became easier for all those wanting to … Read more
Holes that is. The portion of West Oak Avenue from North Wingate Street to North Main Street will be reduced to one lane with alternating two-way traffic today, 2-20-2014, beginning at 9 a.m. The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to patch several potholes. No detours will be posted but flaggers will be … Read more
There is a fundraiser on February 20th, at the Red Robbin in Wake Forest at 11420 Capital Blvd. It’s worth knowing about. Please head on over to Red Robbin between 11 AM and 11 PM on the 20th and help a vet bu eating some delicious food. The proceeds from your meal will help to … Read more
In order to help residents stay tuned to the latest events in the Wake Forest area we are bringing you the Wake Forest News live scanner so you can hear events as they happen. Using the player below you can listen to events as they happen using your computer or smartphone. You will be able … Read more
The Wake Forest Mardi Gras Planning Committee is recruiting contestants with a hearty appetite for the “Shorty’s Hot Dog Challenge” on Saturday, March 1. The contest is being offered again this year as part of downtown Wake Forest’s Mardi Gras Street Festival. The committee is seeking four contestants ready and willing to wolf down 12 … Read more
A Wake Forest News reader asked a great question the other day, Steve wanted to know what was going to happen to the old Wake Forest nursing home the State shutdown in 2012. As usual we had to start with “don’t know.” So we did that thing we do and headed out to get the … Read more
In case you are not familiar with the term sexting, it’s when people send sexual pictures by text message or simply from one phone to another. As stunned as you might be, sometimes those pictures get passed around and shared with others. Problems often follow. Wake Forest teens caught sexting isn’t really even a man … Read more
As a reader observed recently it seems like all the requests from the Wake Forest Police Department lately have been for help to identify people committing crime at Walmart. In a piece of breaking news, this time they are not. Instead they are looking for this person. The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for … Read more
Now that we’ve survived the recent event of frozen water falling from the clouds above in the form of snow and other nasty precipitation it’s time to go back and review the root causes of the event. The Town of Wake Forest handled the storm with finesse and professionalism. Scrapping both accumulating snow and any … Read more
On February 8, 2013 a wide contingent of fire departments was called out for a house under construction that was fully engulfed in fire. That house was located off Blue Larkspur Avenue at the far edge of the Wake Forest area. On Sunday afternoon, just eight days later, another call went out for a structure … Read more