Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Town of Wake Forest and a host of partnering veterans’ organizations will resume their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, April 4, at 11 a.m. The 38th  Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Willi… Click here to read the full Wake Forest … Read more

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will present Joshua Lozoff’s “Life is Magic” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1 – and no foolin’ – admission is free. From his full stage show to his closeup “Strolling Magic,” Joshua Lozoff’s performances combine his love for the art of magic with his fascination wi… Click here to … Read more

The Wake Forest Fire Department will host its annual “Drive By Fish Fry” on Friday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. – or until all the fish plates are sold. The drive-thru event will be offered along Elm Avenue in front of Fire Station #1at 420 Elm Avenue. A map of the drive-thru system will … Read more

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Presented by Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest and Bumgarner & Martin Orthodontics, the 2022 Egg Hunt will include over 10… Click here to read the full … Read more

Starting in April, the Town of Wake Forest will celebrate the return of warm weather by hosting a wonderful array of outdoor events and activities for the entire family. From our Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremonies and Easter Egg Hunt to Friday Night on White and Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park, … Click here to read … Read more

Summary The reduction in unemployment leveled off in January largely because of concerns over the Omicron variant.  The rate for Wake County dropped to 2.6% in December 2021 and was the lowest since 1999. Overall employment continues to rebound at all levels.  Wake County’s employment remains 4… Click here to read the full Wake Forest … Read more

The Town of Wake Forest and the Local Government Federal Credit Union will co-sponsor a drive-thru paper shredding event  on Monday, April 18, from noon-4 p.m. – or until the two paper shredding trucks are full. Free and open to the public, the shred event will take place rain or shine in the par… Click here … Read more

The Wake Forest Lions Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship for Wake Forest High School or Rolesville High School seniors who intend to attend a two-year technical college. The Scholarship has also been extended to include graduating seniors from Heritage High School. Applications are available… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story

By George Shaw Summary The data on the virus continues to move rapidly in the right direction at national, state and local levels. Yet, both cases and deaths remain significantly above the low levels of early summer 2021l. The number of hospitalizations in our state dropped below 800 yesterday… Click here to read the full Wake … Read more

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 South Brooks Street will welcome the “Sons of Mystro” on Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. Born in South Florida to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother, brothers Malcolm and Umoja learned to play violin through South Florida’s public school system and lat… Click here to read the … Read more