My dad (Tom Baker III) and I are in front of our family home in Wake Forest, June 2013âthe last time I wore my Navy dress blues before leaving the service. The letter from my dad was sitting on the bedside table in my childhood home, while I was on pre-deployment leave in Wake Forest, […]
When I enlisted in the U.S. Navy after 9/11, my parents sent me off with faith â not only faith in God, but faith in people. They trusted neighbors and fellow citizens to do their part. That quiet, everyday trust is what keeps a community together. But over the past decade, something has been fraying
I grew up here in Wake Forest back when it was a small town, and you knew just about everyone. You waved at every car because chances were, you knew who was driving. The community still has that familiar feeling, but itâs grown far beyond the footprint I rememberânew neighborhoods, new schools, new faces from
On Saturday, October 18, Wake Forest will join thousands of communities across America in the âNo Kingsâ protest, a peaceful day of 1st amendment action to affirm that power belongs to the people, not to unchecked authority. As a veteran and descendant of twelve generations of Wake Forest, from ancestors who fought in the Revolution
Photo: Wake Forest Matters, October 16. Dr. Danny Akin, whoâs been president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) since 2004, just announced he plans to retire on July 31, 2026. Heâs been a significant presence here in Wake Forest and one of the longest-serving leaders at SEBTS, so this marks an important change for both
More than 4,000 people filled downtown Wake Forest for the townâs second annual Pride Festival â a day that radiated color, joy, and defiance. Families, students, clergy, and local businesses gathered to celebrate love and community. For a town often defined by its proximity to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, the event marked something larger
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