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Donations Slow for WFPD Turkey Drive

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Wake Forest Police Officer M.W. Sattler said last week donations for the police department’s annual Turkey Drive “have been very slow.” Last year the community donated enough money and turkeys to allow the officers to give away more than 800 turkeys to needy families. This is the 11th year of th… Click here to read ...

News About the Chamber

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The Wake Forest Area Chamber’s first ever Sporting Clays Tournament will be held Thursday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville. It is open to both novice and experienced sports shooters, and will be a fun afternoon of friendly competition and networking. Sporting Clays is a fo… Click here to read ...

What’s the Best Free Credit Score Site?

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Just over a year ago, when I finally got around to checking my credit score for the first time, my initial destination for this information was Credit Karma. Why? Probably because they advertise on television so I knew exactly where to head. Since then, I’ve become aware of a couple of other free credit score ...

Fire Department Now Using a Drone

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The Wake Forest Fire Department has recently embraced the use of an advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), also sometimes called a drone, to better assist people in emergency situations. Using drones in the fire service is a benefit to all residents. By utilizing this new aerial technology … Click here to read the full Wake ...

Early Voting Has Begun but Not in Wake Forest

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Wake Forest voters can cast ballots before Nov. 7, Election Day, but only if they travel to Raleigh or Garner. Until Nov.1, the only early voting site is the Wake County Board of Elections office at 337 South Salisbury Street in Raleigh. Then from Nov. 1 through 4 there will be five early voting… Click ...

Citizen Issue Reported: Apartment Garage Flooding

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Wake Forest Issue Reported on Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:28:28 -0400: Apartment Garage Flooding at Address: 1710 Alexander Springs Lane Wake Forest, NC Rating: 2 Our apartment complex (Ardmore Heritage) refuses to address flooding issues and take responsibility for garage flooding. We lost most of our stored belongings due to flood waters entering our rented ...

New Partnership Has Launched Its Website

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The Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership (WFBIP) has launched a new website that provides useful information on the Partnership, its current projects and the economic development opportunities available in Wake Forest. Located at discoverwakeforest.org, the site offers a functional and re… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story

Jones Raised More Campaign Cash Than Thompson

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Vivian Jones, running for her fifth term as Wake Forest’s mayor, reported early this month that she had raised $9,195 for her campaign. Her opponent, first-term Commissioner Jim Thompson, has raised $7,991.09. Jones reported $820 in small – less than $100 – contributions and $8,125 in larger amo… Click here to read the full Wake ...

Wake Forest Fire Department Brings Lifesaving Drones to the Triangle

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The Wake Forest Fire Department has recently embraced the use of an advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), also sometimes called a drone, to better assist people in emergency situations. Using drones in the fire service is a benefit to all residents. By utilizing this new aerial technology the Wake Forest Fire Department is in a ...

Calendar

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*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to noon. See the market’s Facebook page for vendors for the market. Remember the market will change to its winter hours in November, being open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. *… Click here ...

Brief Bits

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The N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council is advising water users in Wake and other nearby counties to minimize non-essential water use because of the moderate drought in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Lee, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties. For those a… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story

Run for You 5K Benefits Several Charities

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The etix Run for You 5k on Saturday, Oct. 28 and presented by Precision BioScience is an out-and-back route starting in front of Run-n-Tri Outfitters at 11831 Retail Drive, running out and back through Crenshaw Hall then returning to the race site. In an effort to extend the local reach of our r… Click here to ...

Input Meeting About Transit Set for Nov. 1

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GoTriangle, the transit authority overseeing the transit plan Wake voters approved in 2016, plans a series of meetings across the county seeking input about future transit priorities. The Wake Forest meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Wake County Northern Regional Ce… Click here to read the full Wake ...

Obituaries

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Carrol Irene Dellinger Franklinton Carrol Irene Dellinger, 66, of Franklinton, formerly of Port Royal, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017  at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of Charles Dellinger.  They had shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Mecklenbur… Click here to read the full Wake Forest ...

Percentage of Borrowers with $20K in Student Debt Doubled Over Last Decade

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a new data point finding that nearly half of student loan borrowers leave school owing at least $20,000 – double the share of borrowers a decade ago. The Bureau also found that more borrowers are taking out student loans later in life, and fewer borrowers are paying down their ...

Trump and DeVos Stopping Student Loan Forgiveness From School Fraud

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The Trump administration appears dead set on stopping federal student loan debtors from getting loan forgiveness as the result of fraud by the for-profit schools they had the misfortune to be enrolled with. In July we learned the Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos had not approved a single Borrower Defense to Repayment claim ...

1401 Kings Lassiter Way, Raleigh, NC 27614

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[embedded content] This great home at 1401 Kings Lassiter Way in Raleigh is on the market today and is listed for $350,000 by Brian Pate of Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Raleigh, North Carolina. Learn more about Brian here. Directions to the home: From 540 take exit 14 towards Falls of Neuse rd, take Falls of Neuse ...

Second Candidate Forum to Be Held Saturday, Oct. 28

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There will be a second chance for Wake Forest voters to learn about the two candidates for mayor and the five candidates for two commissioner seats. The Knightdale-Wake Forest Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is hosting the forum on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Al… Click here ...

All Candidates Say Why You Should Vote for Them

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Jim Thompson: Over the past 16 years, Wake Forest has experienced change in so many ways. New housing, new traffic, town employees retiring, new town amenities, new town manager and a renewed focus on economic development. The one thing that hasn’t changed is our mayor. That time for change is no… Click here to read ...

Donate to This Year’s Shop With a Cop

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The Wake Forest Police Department is accepting donations from area residents and businesses for the 19th Annual Shop with a Cop. To contribute online via PayPal, visit our website, www.wakeforestnc.gov/shop-with-a-cop/aspx . Checks and cash may also be mailed or delivered to the Wake Forest Poli… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette story
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