By Jay Lamm on Jan 2, 2022
Community Calendar, Headlines, Local
From WSJ Staff Reports Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 State of the Town Address & Dinner on Monday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. Presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, the event will take place at the…
By Jay Lamm on Jan 2, 2022
Business, Community Calendar, Headlines
From WSJ Staff Reports The Town of Wake Forest will host a public information meeting concerning the SunTrust Redevelopment Plan on Monday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Chambers, 301 S. Brooks St. During the session, organizers will…
By Jay Lamm on Jan 2, 2022
Community, Community Calendar, Education
The deadline to apply for the Wake Forest Woman’s Club Sallie Southall Cotten Continuing Education Scholarship is Jan. 6. The scholarship is open to seniors attending Franklin Academy High School, Heritage High School and Wake Forest High School. Applicants must…
By Jay Lamm on Jan 2, 2022
Community Calendar
From WSJ Staff Reports The Sixth Annual Polar Bear Run 5K through Selma is Saturday, Jan. 15. The participation fee is $10 per runner — pets are free of charge. You must pre-register by 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 15, 2022…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 24, 2021
Community Calendar
Raleigh Water will close the portion of South Brooks Street from Wait Avenue to East Roosevelt Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. The closure is necessary to allow crews to install a water valve. Water and sewer service in the…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 18, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured, Latest Posts, Top Stories
From WSJ Staff Reports Popular party band Crush will headline the one and only Friday Night on White (FNOW) of the year on Friday, Sept. 10. The free outdoor concert is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. COVID-19 forced…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 18, 2021
Community Calendar
From WSJ Staff Reports Starting Monday, Aug. 23, Town crews will begin constructing a sidewalk along South Brooks Street from the Retreat at Renaissance to Elm Avenue. Weather permitting, the work will occur daily from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and be completed in…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 10, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured, Latest Posts
Join the Norse Brewing Company Running Group on Tuesday, August 10 at 7 pm for their one year anniversary. Run-N-Tri Outfitters and Alchemy Hot Yoga will be helping with the celebration. There will be lots of giveaways and prizes, including…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 4, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured, Latest Posts
From WSJ Staff Reports The Town of Wake Forest is partnering with WakeMed and the Wake County Public Health Department to host a free webinar on COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, Aug. 19, from 6-7 p.m. “COVID-19 Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fiction,”…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 3, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured
From WSJ Staff Reports The Wake Forest Area Chamber is hosting Wake Forest Works, a Job Fair presented by Wegmans, on Wednesday, August 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre, located at 405 S. Brooks Street in downtown Wake Forest. “Employers…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 2, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured
From WSJ Staff Reports The Legacy Motown Revue will kick off the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre’s 2021-22 “Rockin’ the Forest” music series on Friday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets are still available for $15 each plus…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 2, 2021
Community Calendar, Parks and Rec
From WSJ Staff Reports The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will accept team registrations for Adult Co-Rec Fall Kickball throughout August. Beginning Sunday, Aug. 1, online registration will be available at https://bit.ly/PRCRKickball. The entry fee is $225 per…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 1, 2021
Community Calendar
From WSJ Staff Reports National Purple Heart Day is Aug. 7. To help the community remember those veterans who received the Purple Heart as a result of injuries in combat. The Wake Forest Women’s Club designed and made a commemorative…
By Jay Lamm on Aug 1, 2021
Community Calendar
From WSJ Staff Reports The monthly American Legion Post 187 famous Pancake Breakfast will be served on Sunday, Aug. 8 from 8-12 a.m. The breakfast is presented every second Sunday of every month at the American Legion Hall, 225 East Holding Avenue,…
By Jay Lamm on Jun 21, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured
Fro WSJ Staff Reports The Wake Forest Optimist Club presents the first annual Kars for Kids Charity Car Show. The charity car show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Market of Wake…
By Jay Lamm on Jul 23, 2021
Community Calendar, Featured, Latest Posts
The third annual Super Duper Duck Splash hosted by the Rotary Club of Wakefield/Wake Forest is on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at WRAL Soccer Park. Ducks can be adopted now for $5 at www.ncducksplash.com. Photo | Contributed From WSJ Staff Reports…