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When the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners sits down for its work session on Thursday, November 6, at 6 p.m., they won’t be voting yet — but they’ll be setting the stage for the next round of decisions that shape how this town grows, spends, and looks in the years ahead. Work sessions are where […]
The 2025 Wake Forest election delivered a decisive result: Democrats swept every contested race on the ballot, reshaping the political landscape of one of North Carolina’s fastest-growing towns. Here is a breakdown of the Wake Forest election results, what they mean for local governance, and how this shift could affect the community going forward. Wake
Traffic Alert for North White Street – temporary lane reduction and traffic changes starting November 4, 2025, for storm drain and water line work. Wake County, North Carolina Precinct 19-07 map, showing boundaries with adjacent precincts and major streets in the Wake Forest area. While the scheduling of this construction is likely an unintentional oversight,
I’m Tom Baker IV, founder and editor of Wake Forest Matters.Today I’m making something official: I’ve formed Wake Forest Matters, LLC, an independent local-news company dedicated to reporting our town’s public life with clarity, courage, and receipts. A Family Measured in Service My family has lived on this ground for twelve generations. The Bakers, Harrises,
Mayor Ben Clapsaddle delivers his inaugural State of the Town address, centered on the theme “We Move Forward Together.” The phrase is a translation of the motto Katchi Kapshida, which he adopted from his time as a strategic planner with the Third Republic of Korea Army. On Monday night, the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre was
After publishing my original campaign finance analysis earlier this week, I realized I made significant errors and omissions in the data. I want to be transparent and take full responsibility for that. Here’s what happened: I relied on incomplete filings that had not yet been updated in the state database. I misread or missed newer
Wake Forest, North Carolina, is the kind of town where decisions usually happen face-to-face. I’ve lived here all my life; my family’s roots stretch back to the 1700s. In early September 2025, a single misspoken announcement at a meeting sent this small town into a week-long storm of emails, phone calls, and quiet political pressure,
Good evening, Mayor Jones, Commissioners, and residents of Wake Forest My name is James Thomas Baker IV,My extended family, Baker, Harris, Clifton, and Timberlake, has called this land home since before it was Wake Forest, before Wake and Franklin were counties, when it was still a colonial holding under the Crown. We’ve farmed, fought wars,
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