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Holiday happenings easy to find on Town’s website

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Town of Wake ForestWake Forest comes alive in December with a variety of holiday events and activities offering fun for the entire family. From the Lighting of Wake Forest to the annual Christmas Parade, the holiday season is jam-packed with fun-filled happenings guaranteed to put you in a festive mood. To help inform Wake Forest-area residents about all ...

Applications accepted through Oct. 30 for 2017 Wake Forest Christmas Parade

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Town of Wake ForestYou still have time to apply to participate in the 2017 Wake Forest Christmas Parade. Applications are being accepted through Monday, Oct. 30. Applications are available online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-christmas-parade.aspx and at the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Interested participants may submit their application online or by mail to Wake Forest Christmas Parade, c/o ...

Wake Forest High Tweet 922907291837456385

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COUGARS!! Wear your orange tomorrow!!! Prizes awarded! #antibullyingmonth @wakeforesths @WCPSS @WakeSchCounslor @wfhsmedia @StopBullyingGov pic.twitter.com/Jh4o8Ep9FO — WFHS Counselors (@WFHSCounselors) October 24, 2017

Citizen Issue Reported: Street Light Blinking/Out

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Wake Forest Issue Reported on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:20:20 -0400: Street Light Blinking/Out at Address: 118 Alberbury Commons Ct Wake Forest, North Carolina Rating: 1 Street light is out. For more information or to add or update information, click here.

Citizen Issue Reported: Street Light Out

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Wake Forest Issue Reported on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:18:57 -0400: Street Light Out at Address: 113 Alberbury Commons Ct Wake Forest, North Carolina Rating: 1 2nd Request. Street light still out. Crew came recently and removed a birds nest, but light goes out more than it stays on. For more information or to add ...

CFPB Report Warns That Taking Out a Reverse Mortgage Loan Can Be an Expensive Way to Maximize Social Security Benefits

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report warning older consumers about taking out a reverse mortgage loan in order to bridge the gap in income while delaying Social Security benefits until a later age. The CFPB report found, in general, the costs and risks of taking out a reverse mortgage exceed ...

Carl Louis Cole – Obituary

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59ef33e5b4600.jpgCarl Louis Cole, 64, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Jana Everitt Cole, his daughters, Holly Baldwin (Brad), and Nicole Cole (Andrew), his two grandchildren Cadence and Jacob and many, many more who loved ...

Kathleen Michelle Blumeyer- Choplin – Obituary

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59ef59a70d81a.jpgChristopher Addison “Chris” Choplin &Kathleen Michelle “Kathie” Blumeyer-ChoplinWAKE FORESTChristopher Addison “Chris” Choplin, 28, and his wife, Kathleen Michelle “Kathie” Blumeyer-Choplin, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Chris was born in Wake County the son of Larry Jay and Kelly Hinton Powell Choplin. He attended Neuse Baptist Christian School up through 2006 and graduated from ...

R.I.S.E. Women’s Empowerment Workshop Nov. 4

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Town of Wake ForestThe Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will sponsor a R.I.S.E. (Rise, Inspire, Succeed Empower) Women’s Empowerment Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St. Designed for young women ages 11-18, the free workshop will be hosted by Wake Forest Commissioner Anne ...

Christopher Addison Choplin – Obituary

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59ef59e58abce.jpgChristopher Addison “Chris” Choplin &Kathleen Michelle “Kathie” Blumeyer-ChoplinWAKE FORESTChristopher Addison “Chris” Choplin, 28, and his wife, Kathleen Michelle “Kathie” Blumeyer-Choplin, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Chris was born in Wake County the son of Larry Jay and Kelly Hinton Powell Choplin. He attended Neuse Baptist Christian School up through 2006 and graduated from ...

Clifford Burt Gilliam – Obituary

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59f0b57f74074.jpgClifford Burt Gilliam went home to be with his Heavenly Father on October 23, 2017. He was born in Franklin County on November 28, 1923, to the late Charles Edward and Lillian Burnette Gilliam, and graduated from Bunn High School in 1941. In 1943, Clifford was drafted into the United States Army; and, upon completing ...

Traffic Alert – North Allen Road

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Town of Wake ForestThe Town of Wake Forest will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic portions of North Allen Road from Wait Avenue to East Juniper Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and from East Juniper to East Perry Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. until completed. The lane closures are ...

Reevaluating Personal Finance Habits

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“Half of learning is learning. The other half of learning is unlearning.” Recently I saw this quote and thought how it applied to our financial lives. It was attributed to Mark Batterson from his book In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day. Although I doubt that Batterson meant to talk about finances, ...

Wake Forest Real Estate Today

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Wake Forest real estate is seeing a continuation of the inventory challenges that we have been seeing for the last month. Homes below $300,000 continue to sell at a rapid pace when priced competitively. However, we are beginning to see a slow down in the activity for homes listed above $350,000. This is a graph ...

Call from 877-382-4357? Hang up.

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call_from_877-382-4357_hang_up.jpgScammers are using fake caller ID information to trick you into thinking they’re someone who can be trusted. The practice is called caller ID spoofing, and scammers can fake anyone’s phone number. Today, we got reports that scammers are spoofing the FTC’s Consumer Response Center’s phone number (877-382-4357). But don’t let that stop you from ...

Is Money Evil?

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Do you think that it’s virtuous to be poor? Many people do. In many religious traditions, holiness is in part accomplished by turning your back on material things. The idea is that to appreciate the spiritual, you need to totally forsake the material. Or at least get as close as possible. Many have taken vows ...

Apply Now for Advisory Board Appointments

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There will be vacancies on 13 of the town’s advisory boards at the end of the year, and now is the time to apply if you would like to have a say and make a difference in this community. Applications are being accepted through Tuesday, Oct. 31. The boards were established to give residents input ...

Enjoy a Free Fall Walking Tour in the Historic District

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The free walking tours of the local Wake Forest Historic District began in early October, but tours are still available. The tours will be offered on the following days and times: Thursday, Nov. 2; 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8; 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15; 1 p.m. To register for a tour go to http… Click ...

SING-WF Program Features VA Services

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Karen Walker, the program director for the Veteran Administration’s Home Based Primary Care Project, will be the featured speaker at SING-WF’s community-wide free meeting on Friday, Oct. 27, in the community room in the Wake Electric building on South Franklin Street. Walker will speak on Access… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette ...

Don’t Be Fooled by IRS Scammers

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The Wake Forest Police Department  is reminding area residents not to be fooled by aggressive scammers impersonating IRS or U.S. Department of the Treasury investigators. The Police Department routinely receives reports from residents about callers claiming to be from the IRS and/or the Departme… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story
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