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This year's Juneteenth Celebration will begin at 11:15 a.m. with a Freedom Walk that begins and ends at The Dubois Center, 518 N. Franklin St. Participants are encouraged to begin assembling for the march at 11 a.m.
Immediately following the Freedom Walk there will be food, activities, music, and more!
The day's activities will highlight the freeing of the slaves in Texas two years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, email Tilda Caudle.
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The PRCR Department is hosting a free, monthly outdoor movie series through August at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. The second in the series of Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park will feature the film “Secret Life of Pets 2” on Saturday, June 18, at 8:30 p.m.
Each Family Movie Night also includes a movie-related pre-show activity for kids beginning at 7:15 p.m. The theme for Saturday’s activity is “Dynamic Dogs.” Children and their families are invited to watch canine agility demonstrations by Dynamic Dog trainers, then let their pups try out the course for themselves.
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Fireworks, food trucks, live entertainment, children’s activities, and more await you at Wake Forest’s 2022 Independence Day Celebration. Presented by Capital Chevrolet, this year’s event promises two days’ worth of free fun and excitement for the entire family.
The festivities get underway Sunday, July 3, with the Fireworks Spectacular inside Husky Stadium on the campus of Heritage High School, 1150 Forestville Road. Admission is free. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., the Band of Oz will take the stage at 6:15 p.m., and the fireworks show will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. Be sure to come hungry as several food and dessert trucks will be onsite.
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The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will unveil the new Flaherty Park Outdoor Fitness Court, 1226 N. White St., during a special grand opening celebration on Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m. The grand opening was originally planned for June 11 but rescheduled due to the threat of inclement weather.
The June 25 grand opening will include a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony, brief remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones and other Town officials, demonstrations by Camp Gladiator instructors, PRCR giveaways, and more.
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Students of North Wake Theatre’s preprofessional studio will present “Summer Nights at 405: The Musical” Saturday, June 25, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.
Inspired by New York's famous 54 Below supper club, the talented performers from North Wake Theatre preprofessional group will sing and dance to some of Broadway's biggest hits.
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased online or at the Renaissance Centre Box Office, 405 S. Brooks St.
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The following food and dessert trucks will be onsite: Bulkogi Korean BBQ, Charlie's on Wheels, Cousins Maine Lobster, Kona Ice, La Katrina Tacos, Lumpy's Ice Cream, MoonRunners, The Naked Empanada, Not Just a Fry Guy, Southern Fried Lumpia Co. and the VFW Chuck Wagon.
This year's remaining concert schedule features The Brickhouse Band (August 12); and Crush (September 9).
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You can make a difference in our community by applying to fill one of two vacancies on the Urban Forestry Board (UFB) and one of three vacancies on the PRCR Advisory Board. All residents of Wake Forest and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to apply.
The online application for both boards is available. Anyone without access to a computer is invited to complete the application by using a computer kiosk in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Hard copies are available upon request by contacting Executive Assistant Cathi Pope.
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The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host an Art in the Park Painting Class for people of all ages and skill levels on Saturday, Aug. 27, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.
Two classes will be offered according to the following schedule:
- 9:30-11:30 am - Children, ages 6-11
- 1:30-3:30 pm - Youth/Adults, ages 12 and older
Online registration is open to the first 60 people to register via RecDesk (search Art in the Park).
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Provided below are announcements about projects that will impact Wake Forest motorists over the next several weeks. Please use the information to help plan your route and move safely through the affected areas.
June 21-24
Brinley’s Grading Service, Inc., a contractor working on the future Radford Glen subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Wait Avenue/NC 98 from Mackie Park Drive to Shenandoah Farm Road Tuesday-Friday, June 21-24, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day The lane closure is necessary to allow crews to pave the road.
Signage and flaggers will be in place to manage traffic flow and safely direct motorists through the work area. Delays are expected, so drivers are encouraged to take an alternate route if possible. For more information, email Matt Jarzynkowski.
Through July 31
Wellons Construction, Inc., a private contractor, has closed the portion of Averette Road from Jack Jones Road to Mill Dam Road. Scheduled through late summer, the closure is necessary to allow crews to widen and realign this portion of Averette Road. Signed detours are in place directing traffic around the work area.
Ongoing
Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the Holding Village subdivision, will initiate lane reductions along eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass in the vicinity of the South Franklin Street intersection daily from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. The lane reductions are necessary to allow crews to extend South Franklin Street and convert the intersection to a Reduced Conflict Intersection, also known as a superstreet.
Signage and cones will be in place to manage traffic flow and safely direct motorists through the work areas. Delays are expected, so motorists may wish to avoid these areas if possible and take an alternate route.
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The Town of Wake Forest and several local veterans’ organizations will continue their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, July 11, at 11 a.m.
The 41st Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Allen Johnson who served his nation in the US Navy.
Please note: The July flag-raising ceremony will take place one week later than normal due to the Independence Day holiday.
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The Wake Forest Area Chamber Foundation is accepting applications for its Wake Forest Entrepreneurs Academies. The Academies will be offered in two-week sessions this summer. The first session is for rising 10th-12th graders July 11-22. The second session is for rising 7th-9th graders August 1-12. Both are scheduled daily from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Loading Dock in downtown Wake Forest.
Student entrepreneurs will spend 10 days at the Academy learning how to think like an entrepreneur; how to develop and fine tune their ideas; how to create a business and marketing plan; learn how to do market research; and in the end, how to pitch their business idea to a team of judges.
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Holding Park Aquatic Center (HPAC) is open for the 2022 season. To help ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, patrons must register and pay online in advance. No walk-ins will be allowed. Pre-registration opens 14 days in advance, and closes when full, or within one hour of the session. For example, a patron must register by 7:59 a.m. for a 9 a.m. session.
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Free and open to the public, the sprayground now operates according to the following schedule:
- Monday-Saturday, 10 am-8 p.m.
- Sunday, 1-8 p.m.
To view the full 2022 schedule, visit our website.
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The PRCR Department is offering a limited edition water bottle highlighting E. Carroll Joyner Park as the first in a series of “Health & Wellness” merchandise available for purchase. As part of its mission to promote health and wellness in our community, the PRCR Department plans to sell various items over the next several months as a way of encouraging citizens to stay active.
Available for $20 each (while supplies last), the “Find Joy in Joyner Park” water bottle reflects the rustic charm of Joyner Park with a special emphasis on the park’s pecan grove.
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As the popularity of social media continues to increase, many people are using it to report suspicious activity and crime. The problem is that not all who report such activity online report it to the police as well. Simply put – tagging the WFPD on a social media post is not reporting a crime. Not even close.
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The Town of Wake Forest is inviting individuals, families, churches and civic clubs to join the “Show Some Love, #KeepWFclean” campaign by picking up trash in their neighborhoods and along local streets and roadways. The initiative allows volunteers to pick up litter on a one-time or ongoing basis. Participants may also choose the area they wish to clean or request direction to high need areas around town.
To aid the effort, volunteers may reserve litter kits at no charge by completing the online reservation form. Each litter kit includes reflective vests, gloves, buckets, grabbers, trash bags, data collection sheets, hand sanitizer and litter education materials. A special thanks to B&W Hardware for donating the litter kits.
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Loose trash in trucks creates litter along Wake Forest roadways.
Help keep Wake Forest roadways clean by securing any trash in your truck bed. When you throw trash in the back of your truck, it inevitably blows out and becomes litter on the roadside. In fact, half of all litter is blown, not thrown! Roadside litter costs millions of dollars to remove, decreases property values and has a negative impact on tourism.
The NC Department of Public Safety reports that an even bigger problem is unsecured loads in the back of trucks. At high speeds, even large items can fly out and hurt or startle other drivers causing accidents. Put trash into built-in containers. Use tarps, cargo nets and tie-downs to secure any loads. #KeepWFclean
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The Town of Wake Forest is celebrating the return of warmer weather by hosting a wonderful array of outdoor events and activities for the entire family. From our Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremonies and the Easter Egg Hunt to Friday Night on White and Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park, spring and summer in Wake Forest are jam-packed with fun-filled outdoor events guaranteed to help you forget “Old Man Winter.”
To help inform area residents about all these events, the Town offers Wake Forest Outdoors. The webpage provides detailed information all in one place about our area’s most popular springtime and summer happenings.
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Talbot Talks Friday Night on White |
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The following monthly meeting schedule is now in effect:
Board of Commissioners Work Session
First Tuesday/month - 6 p.m.
Joint Public Hearings
First Tuesday/month - 7:30 p.m.
Planning Board Meeting
Second Tuesday/month - 6 p.m.
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
Third Tuesday/month - 6 p.m.
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View Town meetings live & on demand
Planning Board and Board of Commissioners meetings can be viewed both live and on demand by visiting our Public Meetings Portal. Meetings are available in streaming video for several years after their original air date and featured in a convenient scroll-down menu.
These meetings are also shown live on Wake Forest TV 10 - the Town of Wake Forest’s government access channel - then re-broadcast daily for two weeks at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., and 9 p.m.
Although WFTV 10 is available only to Wake Forest residents and businesses that subscribe to Spectrum Cable TV service, WFTV 10 is also provided online in real-time streaming video.
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The Town of Wake Forest has launched a comprehensive public education campaign on proper recycling behaviors.
#RecycleRightWF introduces and emphasizes a series of easy-to-understand messages aimed at simplifying the recycling process and improving the quality of materials residents place in their rollout recycling carts.
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The Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave., offers adults age 55 and older a full schedule of recreational activities. Programming at the center is provided by Resources for Seniors, Inc. The organization serves senior and disabled adults in Wake County by providing home and community-based services and information, thereby allowing them to maximize their choices for independence, comfort, safety, security and well-being.
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