Forest Fest returns to downtown Wake Forest this Saturday, April 18, with vendors, food trucks, live music, and free tree seedlings. The Fire Department Fish Fry is tomorrow, Friday, April 17. Plus: free shredding and electronics recycling, a canned food drive, car seat checks, volleyball registration, and more.
Wake Forest water restrictions take effect April 20 as the 2026 drought reaches record severity. Here’s what changes under Raleigh Water’s Stage 1 rules — and why the deeper answer is replacing your lawn with native plants.
Mungo Homes challenges the Wake Forest Board of Adjustment over 170 homes on the former golf course at Club Villas Drive. Staff says one case is invalid. Full analysis of the 576-page agenda packet.
The Wake Forest Board of Adjustment held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2026. This page archives the official agenda and provides access to meeting materials through the Town
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners covered a loaded agenda at their April work session Tuesday night. Here’s what happened — and what it means for Wake Forest. A Veteran,
The Wake Forest Planning Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. This page archives the full agenda and provides access to the meeting recording. The Wake Forest
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. This page archives the full agenda and provides access to the meeting recording. As the governing body for
The Wake Forest Commissioners held a work session on Monday, March 3, 2026. This page archives the agenda and provides access to the meeting recording. Work sessions allow commissioners to
The Wake Forest town board met on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 for a regular meeting. This page archives the full agenda and provides access to the meeting recording. As the
Tonight, the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners will sit down for a work session covering seven agenda items across 105 pages of packet material. There’s a major consulting contract for
Tom Baker IV is the publisher of Wake Forest Matters and a lifelong Wake Forest native. A Navy veteran with ten years of active duty service and a career in intelligence and election security, he built Wake Forest Matters to bring accountability journalism to the town his family has called home for three centuries.
The Wake Forest town commissioners held a work session on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. This page archives the agenda and provides access to the meeting recording. Work sessions allow Wake
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