Wake Forest Power (WFP) is inviting its customers to share their thoughts and opinions on WFP programs and services by completing a brief survey. Available at https://bit.ly/WakeForestSurvey, the questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Conducted by the Maru Group, a professiona… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story
Area residents can remove an invasive Bradford pear tree from their property and exchange it for a free native tree at the Wake Forest Bradford Pear Bounty Saturday, March 18, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Public Works Operations Center, 234 Friendship Chapel Road. Registration is required at https:/… Click here to read the … Read more
The first street festival of 2023 in downtown Wake Forest will be the new Cars and Carnivores event on Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club. Car enthusiasts and food lovers alike will gather during this free event to enjoy a steak cookoff competition, car… Click here … Read more
Wake Forest residents are protesting two projects that were to be heard during the regular meeting of the Wake Forest Town Board on Tuesday, March 21. The new protest is from residents of the Bridgeport subdivision on Forestville Road and the their neighbors about the plan for the Forestville Ro… Click here to read the … Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department and Page 158 Books are partnering to offer a free program throughout April that encourages families to read while enjoying the greenways at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. StoryWalk in the Park is an innovative and … Click here to read the full … Read more
In 2018 the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) received international accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA). The accreditation verifies that the WFPD meets CALEA’s industry best-practice standards and has attained public safety professional… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story
Dear sir or madam: Concerned Citizens for the Preservation of Wake Forest Open Space (CCPWFOS) has been assiduously pressing the Town of Wake Forest to explain how the zoning of the former Wake Forest Golf Course went from R40W [Watershed with one house per acre] to GR3/PUD [General Residential … Click here to read the … Read more
The Urban Forestry Division (UFD) is celebrating Arbor Day this year by again offering a contest that tree lovers across Wake Forest are sure to love. From now through Saturday, April 1, the UFD will accept nominations from residents for the Wake Forest 2023 Tree of the Year award. Trees may be … Click here … Read more
You’re invited to Forest Fest on Saturday, April 15, in historic downtown Wake Forest. Presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. in partnership with the Town of Wake Forest, this free family-friendly event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – rain or shine – in several areas throughout the downtown… Click here to read … Read more
The Town of Wake Forest and several partnering veterans’ organizations will resume their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, April 3, at 11 a.m. The 45th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Al Hinton, who served his nation in the US Navy du… Click here to read the full Wake … Read more