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Updates from the Town of Wake Forest: A power outage, South Main Street lane closures, and South Franklin Street milling & paving will affect Wake Forest residents starting this week […]
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.
The agenda for Board of Commissioners dated Tuesday, 21 April 2026 has been published. Access it here: https://wake-forest.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&event_id=1231
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 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
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
Wake Forest now has an independent, nonpartisan local news publication. Send us your news tips, letters to the editor, events, op-eds, and obituaries. Free to read, always.
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners held its latest Wake Forest board meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at Town Hall for a packed session that included two public hearings, four
In 1953, the CIA overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran. Mohammad Mossadegh had nationalized his country’s oil industry, which had been controlled by British interests under terms Iranians
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