The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
You may have a vague recollection where the current Greyhound Bus terminal is in downtown Raleigh. It’s been in that same location over near 42 Street Oyster Bar since the early 1970s. But just as we see those familiar Greyhound buses moving through Wake Forest on Capital Blvd each day, the terminal is moving to … Read more
On Friday evening Wake Forest Fire Department, Stony Hill Fire Department, Durham Highway Fire Department, Bay Leaf Fire Department, Creedmoor Fire Department, and Brassfields Fire Department were all called in to help try to save a home under construction that was engulfed in fire. Here is one of the dispatch calls that went out. Just … Read more
We love our readers here at the Wake Forest News. We love them so much that we are working with local merchants to offer readers, who like us on Facebook and are members of our free text alert service, some exclusive discount offers just for readers. The plan is to not get lame discounts like … Read more
This is probably the last type of post you’d expect to see from another Wake Forest news source but we are just trying to put our readers first and keep it honest. Previously we wrote this article about the Wake Weekly. And it is true, we do have a very cordial relationship with them. They … Read more
According to KUSI in California a California Highway patrol officer handcuffed a Chula Vista firefighter, Jacob Gregoire, who refused to move the fire engine from a travel lane on Interstate 805. Gregoire was placed in the back of the squad car after being cuffed. “According to [Fire Chief] Hanneman, Gregoire conducted himself properly in telling … Read more
Here in little old Wake Forest there is a state-of-the-art facility with a bunch of cool equipment, some mind-bending anechoic chambers and some cool geeks. The Wireless Research Center was created with some public funding to get them going but now is more of a public-private funded operation that helps companies launch new ideas involving … Read more
Not that long ago we had the chance to meet with Chief Tim Pope at the new Bay Leaf Station 1 and take a tour of the new building. While Bay Leaf is typically a bit out of our range of coverage on a regular basis we had to go take a look once we … Read more
Previously we wrote about the electrifying situation with Wake Forest Electric and it’s decades old nuclear power agreements. Well it looks like a little change might be lowing in the winds. North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) has entered into exclusive discussions with Duke Energy Progress regarding the potential sale of NCEMPA’s ownership in … Read more
Summary This report covers the action in Town from 1-24-2014 to 2-3-2014. We’ve been remiss in covering the police blotter. So let’s hit the highlights. A man with a really long neck was busted for breaking and entering. An arrest was made of a woman from Zebulon who was caught shoplifting tampons, menstrual pads, and … Read more
For those of us who have met Wake Forest Police Department Officer Scott Graham it can come as no surprise the guy is destined for good things. He’s a hell of a nice guy, but then again we’ve never met him carrying an armload of beer with him behind us in a foot chase. He … Read more