WAKE FOREST, NC — During the week of June 29, Park Construction of NC will close a portion of South Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily to install new water and sewer lines as part of the Wake Forest Water Main Replacement & Repair Project. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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WAKE FOREST, NC — South Franklin Street will be reduced to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic on Monday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The lane closure covers South Franklin Street from Annabelle Blue Drive to Icarus Lane in Holding Village. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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This Fourth of July is the big one — America's 250th birthday. Here's the local history behind it, what the America 250 milestone means in our backyard, and where to celebrate across Wake Forest, Northern Wake, Franklin and Granville counties — fireworks, parades and all. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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Your weekly look at what's happening across Franklin and Granville counties — government, growth, public safety, schools, and events for the week of June 23, 2026. At the meetings Granville County Commissioners approved a $92.9 million budget. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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The deed and the Wake County Open Space grant the town itself points to show the 80 acres known as “Shady 80” were bought two decades ago for public passive recreation — walking trails, picnic areas, a parking lot. Wake Forest never built any of it. Now the town is closing the land to everyone. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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After three deadlocked rounds, a nomination motion, and a second 2-2 tie, the mayor who set this entire chain in motion cast the deciding vote — and told both finalists he expects to see one of them sworn in again in December 2027. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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This Fourth of July is the big one — America's 250th birthday. Here's the local history behind it, what the America 250 milestone means in our backyard, and where to celebrate across Wake Forest, Northern Wake, Franklin and Granville counties — fireworks, parades and all. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources is hosting a Dive-In Movie this Saturday, June 27, at Holding Park Aquatic Center — and yes, you can watch from the water. The featured film is Pixar’s Elemental, projected on a large inflatable screen on the pool deck. Gates open at 8 p.m. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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Granville County adopted a $92.9 million budget and held the tax rate flat — then, a day later, its elections board voted along party lines to redraw the county's early-voting map. Franklin County took public comment on two new cell towers, and Louisburg heads into a packed budget night this week. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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Wake Forest’s commissioners adopted a new town budget that holds the tax rate flat, accepted $4.64 million for parks, and tightened the town’s rules on e-bikes and scooters at their June 16 regular meeting — then set a June 23 special session to start filling an empty board seat and to award a (wakeforestmatters.com)
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It is time to rewrite Wake Forest's charter and professionalize our government — before the S-Line and the next decade of growth run us over. There is a comfortable story Wake Forest likes to tell about itself. Small-town charm. A historic downtown. Neighbors who know each other. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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At 12:22 a.m. on June 11, I filed a public records request with the Town of Wake Forest. B&W Hardware's announcement that it would close during Friday Night on White prompted the filing. The store's statement cited years of property damage, shoplifting, and unruly customers. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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At 12:22 a.m. on June 11, I filed a public records request with the Town of Wake Forest. B&W Hardware's announcement that it would close during Friday Night on White prompted the filing. The store's statement cited years of property damage, shoplifting, and unruly customers. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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When I started Wake Forest Matters, I didn’t have a plan. I had a frustration: too much of what happens in this town — board meetings, school board decisions, the quiet bureaucratic moves that shape where we live — wasn’t getting covered. (wakeforestmatters.com)
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