The snow had largely retreated by Tuesday evening, leaving behind the grey, slushy evidence of a winter storm that had paused the pulse of Wake Forest for the better part […]
For the first time in over two decades, the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners is preparing to fill a vacancy that will not just complete a term, but cement a
This map distinguishes between the Town of Wake Forest’s established Corporate Limits (shown in dark green) and its Extra-Territorial Jurisdictions (highlighted in light green) A few days ago, a reader
If you drive down Ligon Mill Road today, the changes are impossible to ignore. Just across the street from Chesterfield Village, the woods have been strip-cut and the heavy machinery
This is a victory for the Wake Forest right to know. Last week, a judge in Franklin County, North Carolina, dismissed a no-contact order filed in connection with my reporting
To the uninitiated observer, the agenda for the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on January 20th might appear to be a standard procedural list, a collection of contract
The Imperial Boomerang: How the tactics of foreign wars and colonization became the machinery of domestic control. Every year on the third Monday of January, America engages in a polite,
An excerpt from the Board of Commissioners Work Session packet regarding the upcoming Annual Board Retreat. The slide confirms the session is scheduled for January 16, 2026, and notes that,
A demonstrator holds a handwritten sign warning that the targeting of individuals like “Renee” today could lead to “You or Me” tomorrow. Out of the many signs held high up
Standing for liberty and justice in Wake Forest. This past weekend, the true spirit of Wake Forest was visible on the sidewalks at the intersections along Main Street, including at
If you drive in Wake Forest, you have almost certainly been “read.” A map of the Wake Forest “Digital Fence,” showing the geographical distribution of surveillance cameras at nearly every
We are blessed in Wake Forest. When you see a Wake Forest Police officer on Friday Night on White, or responding to a wreck on Main Street, you aren’t seeing
Wake Forest local politics reform starts with understanding the forces that shape our community. Part of my family’s story is the story of the global supply chain. For three generations,
If the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a window into the soul of the town’s bureaucracy, then the view for 2026-2031 is expensive. Tonight, (January 6), the Board of Commissioners
The weight of the oath sits heavy under the shadow of the Capitol. Five years later, the broken glass is gone, but the cracks in our foundation remain visible. In
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