The Wake Weekly
Turn lane closure scheduled along westbound Rogers Road
April 29-30 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day, Wake Electric will close the right turn lane of westbound Rogers Road just before Marshall Farm Street. The turn lane closure is necessary to allow crews to repair an underground power line at the Rogers Road/Marshall Farm Street intersection. Signage...
eCourts expands to nearly half of state’s population
Nearly half of North Carolina’s population will live in jurisdictions served by eCourts software when Track 4 of the digital records rollout goes live on April 29, 2024, according to an announcement from the Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) today. eCourts empowers the public by replacing paper processes with cloud-hosted online...
Six Sundays in Spring concert series gears up for 30th year
The first in a series of six free outdoor concerts will usher in the 30th year of the Six Sundays in Spring concert series this Sunday in Wake Forest. Beatlesque, a Beatles tribute band, will take the stage at the Joyner Park Amphitheater at 5:30, and will play until about...
Second primary’s early in-person voting began Thursday
North Carolina’s in-person early voting started Thursday, and the second Primary Election Day is May 14. Runoffs, or second primaries, are necessary following the March 5 Super Tuesday results because state law permits second-place candidates to file the request if no candidate in a race receives more than 30% of...
WCPSS announces Letterland 2024
The Wake County Public School System, WAKE Up and Read, Letterland International and the Ccty of Raleigh annouce that from May 13 to May 17, Raleigh’s Pullen Park will be transformed into Letterland, celebrating the phonics program utilized by preschool and elementary school students in Wake County. Throughout the week,...
Preview: Wakefield and Heritage boys lacrosse face off with No. 1 seed on the line
Wakefield High School, riding high on an eight-game win streak, is just one game away from catching up with the 11-0 Heritage, making the upcoming game a crucial one for them.
Preview: NAC-6 girls soccer things to look for on 4/25
Heritage looks to maintain No. 2 in NAC-6 With a half-game lead over Wake Forest in the conference standings, Heritage can win its next game to seal the No. 2 seed. The Huskies will face Rolesville, a team they beat 4-0 in early April. A...
Wakefield girls lacrosse re-enter win column with win over Hunt
Wakefield High School, following back-to-back losses, took their first win in nearly two weeks, taking down Hunt 22-7 on April 23.
Wake Forest baseball holds strong advantage for No. 1 seed
On April 23, Wake Forest High School baseball took down Millbrook 11-1. This came as a crucial win for the Cougars, securing them the No. 1 seed in the NAC-6. The win for Wake Forest brings their conference record to 8-1, one game ahead of...
Local sports weekly highlights: April 17-23
Another week of NAC-6 plays is in the books as they play their final conference games of the regular season.
Millbrook girls soccer clinch NAC-6 No. 1 seed with win over Knightdale
Millbrook High School girls soccer took on Knightale on April 22 for their second-to-last conference game of the regular season. Millbrook took the 14-0 shutout, securing the No. 1 NAC-6 seed for the conference playoffs.
When conservatives balk at scrutinizing public spending
For many years, it’s been a mantra on the political right that state government should be “run like a business” — a business that’s lean and efficient, and in which...
NC has good reason for early Law Day celebration
We’ll have to wait until May 1 for the official commemoration of Law Day in the United States. But North Carolinians have a good excuse to celebrate three days early....
Gun safety reminder: There’s only 2 kinds of shootings
On April 15, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter over her role in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust,”...
