After the accident on Capital Boulevard I stopped by to check on preparations for the Wake Forest Fire Department fund-raiser this Friday. There was 1 short ton of flounder being warmed up and washed, prepped to be fried this Friday beginning at 11 AM. Department members participated in drowning the flounder in water. Be sure … Read more
This morning there was an accident at Capital Boulevard and South Main Street that rattled some drivers and sent someones Nana to the hospital. She actually looked in good shape but a bit shaken. As you can see, Wake Forest Fire Department, Wake EMS, and Wake Forest Police were on top of this like red … Read more
Snap, it’s that time of year when you can go straight to Wake Forest and meet the herb pushers at Herbfest 2014. Don’t tell anyone but the herb dealers with the good stuff are at 525 South White Street, Wake Forest, but only till April 27th. This is the 15th Consecutive Wake Forest Herbfest in … Read more
I had this idea to celebrate Wake Forest and get Wake Forest area folks dancing the new Pharrell Williams song, Happy, in order to show the specialness of Wake Forest. It looks like this is going to actually happen and you are invited to participate. People of all dancing abilities, or other crappy dancers like … Read more
Last weekend the Jones family of Cottesbrook Drive in Wake Forest experienced a horrible house fire which took the life of their dog. Luckily all the rest of the family made it out. You can see the story of the fire, here. As a community of Wake Forest News readers we’ve been raising money to … Read more
Last night local Boy Scout Troop 511 held a special event to help raise money for childhood cancer. They invited me to attend something for St. Baldricks. At first I thought they said St. Baldy. You know, the patron saint for middle age men. But Troop 511, which consists of do-good lads from Wake Forest, … Read more
Wake EMS members got together and did a wonderful video recently using the Happy song that’s hot right now. It will bring a smile to your face and will actually make you happy.
This week the Wake Forest community has gone bonkers over the plight of Bob from Target. Bob is a cashier who people describe as the nicest guy in the world and who has a grandson in medical trouble. I don’t know how old Bob is he reminds me of my father who is 83. Maybe … Read more
FBI Charlotte and FBI Atlanta are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest of two men wanted in connection with a kidnapping in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Frank Janssen was taken from his home on April 5, 2014. The ongoing investigation into this elaborate kidnapping plot has identified … Read more
Recently Michelle Rose Bowers contacted me at the Wake Forest News and asked if she could contribute an article. “Why yes,” I happily said. Here is Michelle’s wonderful piece. Mystery of Webb Mansion By Michelle Rose Bowers Abandoned Homes of North Carolina I am an avid social media user, and by avid I mean I … Read more