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The latest Wake Forest news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
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Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 30: 14 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 30: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 30: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Wake County
Wake County's $60 ambulance plan opens for 2027 sign-ups
For $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
Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Today and this week
Oct. 29: 12 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 29: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 29: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 28: 15 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 28: City Hall, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 28: 18 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: City Hall, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 27: 14 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 27: City Hall, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 27: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Elections
Wake Forest early voting runs 63% ahead of 2022
Wake 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
Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: City Hall, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 26: 16 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Today and this week
Oct. 26: 9 items from Wake Forest's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Development
Wake County keeps 580 acres rural in new Neuse North plan
Wake 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.
Home prices
Wake Forest home values slip for 27th straight month
The 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%.
Roads
South Brooks Street to close 5 weeks for water line work
South 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.
Town Government
Wake Forest is rewriting its 5-year Strategic Plan
The 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.
Public Safety
Drop off old medications at Wegmans Saturday, Oct. 24
Wake 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.
Parks
Flaherty Park's 6 tennis courts to be rebuilt with $305,000
USTA 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.
Roads
Rogers Road rail crossing to become a $46M bridge
NCDOT 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.
Zoning
Wake Forest's rewritten zoning rules are out for comment
Wake 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.
Weather
EF1 tornado hit northeast Raleigh, 6 miles from Wake Forest
An 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.
Elections
Go Wake Forest rides to early voting are free Oct. 15-31
Go 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.
Police
Wake Forest police charge Raleigh officer with assault
Wake 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.