Wake Forest Journalhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/Local news for Wake Forest, North Carolina: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Wake County.en-GBSat, 31 Oct 2026 07:47:19 +0000Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/https://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 14 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 30: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Wake County's $60 ambulance plan opens for 2027 sign-upshttps://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-county-ems-subscription-2027-enrollment/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-county-ems-subscription-2027-enrollment/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFor $60 a year, Wake County EMS waives copays and deductibles on 911 ambulance rides for your whole household. New members can join for 2027 from Sunday, Nov. 1.Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/https://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 12 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 29: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/https://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/https://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 15 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 28: City Hall, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/https://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 18 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: City Hall, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/https://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 14 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 27: City Hall, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/https://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Wake Forest early voting runs 63% ahead of 2022https://wakeforestjournal.com/wakeforest-early-voting-turnout-2026/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wakeforest-early-voting-turnout-2026/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWake Forest voters cast 9,354 ballots in the first 10 days of early voting, 22% of the town's registered voters, and in-person turnout is 63% ahead of 2022. Voting ends Oct. 31.Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: City Hall, Schools, Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/https://wakeforestjournal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 26: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Today and this weekhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-26/https://wakeforestjournal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 26: 9 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Arts and exhibitions in Wake Forest: October 2026https://wakeforestjournal.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://wakeforestjournal.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnWake Forest arts to Dec. 4: Of Blood and Bone Oct. 30, Adam Pascal Nov. 14, the Holiday Invitational art show from Nov. 9 and pottery and photo classes.Things to do in Wake Forest this weekend, Oct. 23 to 25https://wakeforestjournal.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://wakeforestjournal.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThis weekend in Wake Forest: ghost walks Friday and Saturday, a free trunk-or-treat Sunday, a drug take-back Saturday and early voting all weekend.Wake County keeps 580 acres rural in new Neuse North planhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/neuse-north-area-plan-wake-county-approves/https://wakeforestjournal.com/neuse-north-area-plan-wake-county-approves/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWake County commissioners approved the Neuse North Area Plan for unincorporated land around Wake Forest and Rolesville, moving 580 farm acres to Rural and 250 acres to Community.Wake Forest home values slip for 27th straight monthhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-home-values-september-2026/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-home-values-september-2026/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Wake Forest home was worth $504,021 in September, the 27th monthly dip in a row and 1% below a year ago. Wake County fell 1.7%.South Brooks Street to close 5 weeks for water line workhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/south-brooks-street-closure-water-line/https://wakeforestjournal.com/south-brooks-street-closure-water-line/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSouth Brooks Street closes from East Roosevelt Avenue to Elm Avenue Monday through Nov. 20, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for a new water line. A detour is signed.Wake Forest is rewriting its 5-year Strategic Planhttps://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-strategic-plan-open-house-oct-26/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-strategic-plan-open-house-oct-26/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Oct. 26 open house is over and no draft or survey is posted yet. Email the town to weigh in on the plan that guides its budget for five years.Drop off old medications at Wegmans Saturday, Oct. 24https://wakeforestjournal.com/drug-take-back-day-wegmans-wake-forest/https://wakeforestjournal.com/drug-take-back-day-wegmans-wake-forest/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWake Forest police collect unwanted pills free and with no questions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Wegmans on Ligon Mill Road. What they take and what they don't.Flaherty Park's 6 tennis courts to be rebuilt with $305,000https://wakeforestjournal.com/flaherty-park-tennis-courts-usta-grant/https://wakeforestjournal.com/flaherty-park-tennis-courts-usta-grant/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsUSTA grants worth $305,000 will pay to rebuild all six tennis courts at Flaherty Park, Wake Forest's public tennis home. The work is due to finish in spring 2027.Rogers Road rail crossing to become a $46M bridgehttps://wakeforestjournal.com/rogers-road-bridge-csx-s-line-construction/https://wakeforestjournal.com/rogers-road-bridge-csx-s-line-construction/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNCDOT will replace the Rogers Road rail crossing in Wake Forest with a $46.2 million bridge, starting late 2026 or early 2027. A temporary traffic pattern comes first.Wake Forest's rewritten zoning rules are out for commenthttps://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-draft-udo-comment-planning-board/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-draft-udo-comment-planning-board/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWake Forest's 419-page draft development ordinance is open for comment before a Nov. 10 Planning Board session. Commissioners could adopt it in January 2027.EF1 tornado hit northeast Raleigh, 6 miles from Wake Foresthttps://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-tornado-warning-storm-reports-oct-11/https://wakeforestjournal.com/wake-forest-tornado-warning-storm-reports-oct-11/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAn EF1 tornado with 107 mph winds ran 2.5 miles from Stone Ridge to Neuse Crossing, 6 to 8 miles south of Wake Forest, on Oct. 11. A second EF1 hit near Louisburg.Go Wake Forest rides to early voting are free Oct. 15-31https://wakeforestjournal.com/go-wake-forest-free-rides-early-voting-joyner-park/https://wakeforestjournal.com/go-wake-forest-free-rides-early-voting-joyner-park/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGo Wake Forest rides to and from the Joyner Park Community Center early voting site are free Oct. 15-31. Book in the app or at 984-342-2319; Sunday rides now run too.Wake Forest police charge Raleigh officer with assaulthttps://wakeforestjournal.com/raleigh-police-officer-charged-wake-forest-carolina-ale-house/https://wakeforestjournal.com/raleigh-police-officer-charged-wake-forest-carolina-ale-house/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWake Forest police charged a Raleigh police officer with six counts, including assaulting a Wake County EMT, after a disturbance at Carolina Ale House on Oct. 6.