The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
Earlier today we reported what a reader had told us about an event last night on East Oak Avenue in Wake Forest. The reader said, “Please find out what happened last night on East Oak Ave. It’s off of North Main near The Border Restaurant (in WaFo.) There was a loud boom around 9 pm. … Read more
Summary Thursday was a bad day to be at the intersection of Rogers Road and Marshall Farm Street. As police and the fire department dealt with an earlier accident at the intersection another accident occurred as one car collided with the rear of another. At least the response time to the second one was incredibly … Read more
Local residents have said they’ve received an email that appears to contain only a single PDF file called 2014.pdf. If you get an email like that from someone you don’t know, don’t open the attached PDF. Delete it. It is always surprising how many people fall for similar scams. The claims and sales pitch made … Read more
Yea, we know it is spelled asphalt but we like our title just the way it is. Weather permitting, the portion of East Juniper Avenue from Jubilee Court to Traditions Grande Boulevard will be reduced to one lane tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The temporary lane closure is necessary so the Traditions Development … Read more
Summary Today marks two events. First, we slacked off yesterday and didn’t post the crime blotter. The choice was between a nap or this and sadly the nap won. Second, we are going to start including North Raleigh crime since Raleigh comes up to our border and is in what we consider to be the … Read more
This afternoon at 1:10 PM the mighty Rolesville Rural Fire Department was called to a mobile home with smoke billowing from it. The occupants of the home were away when the smoke appeared but some very aware and kind neighbors sprang into action and called 9-1-1. Both Rolesville and Wake Forest fire departments responded. It … Read more
If you’ve been dying to serve on the Wake Forest Cemetery Advisory Board, OMG you are in luck. The Town of Wake Forest has immediate openings for five people to serve on the CAB and do whatever it is they do. Seems like a fairly quiet appointment and way to serve the community. Kind of … Read more
On Tuesday afternoon as the sun was setting, four vehicles managed to become entangled at S. Main Street and Ligon Mill Road. One person at the scene said his mother-in-law had been driving the black Ford Focus and was traveling south on Ligon Mill Road on a green light when she was struck by a … Read more
The Town asked us to broadcast the following message on all extraterrestrial jurisdiction (ETJ) interstellar space channels. Unfortunately none of the lifeforms who might hear it out there will be eligible to attend the Wake Forest Starfleet Academy since they will live in the wrong ETJs. And by the way, for most of us the … Read more
Summary A couple of accidents and two arrests. One of the arrests wasn’t even for anything in Wake Forest. That unlucky guy was arrested on a Chatham county warrant and just so happened to have a little dope of some type on him at the time. Oops. The other dude was arrested for smacking around … Read more