The Town of Wake Forest is now using the Nixle town-to-resident phone notification service. Wake Forest implemented the Nixle service to provide town officials the ability to communicate with residents regarding time-sensitive incidents, which may include planned and unforeseen public safety matters. The Nixle service allows officials to record, send and track personalized voice messages to thousands of Wake Forest residents, businesses and local agencies in just minutes, through a single phone call. The town can also deliver messages to subscribed residents via email and/or cell phone text message. “We are continuously pursuing ways to enhance community-wide communication and the Nixle service is another tool that will enable us to do so quickly and effectively,” said Communications & Public Affairs Director Bill Crabtree. Town administrators can target messages to an unlimited number of groups – everything from mobilizing emergency response teams to coordinating efforts with necessary agencies or volunteers. Authorized

*The annual yard sale and bake sale at the Northern Wake Senior Center will be held Friday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. *The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open its regular summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the parking lot behind CVS. *The Forest Storytelling Festival will be held at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre Saturday, Aug 9. See article in this week’s issue for more information. *The Wake Forest Purple Heart Dinner will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Presbyterian Church. See details in this week’s issue. *The Wake Forest Guild’s Tour of Artists will take place Sept. 6 and 7. Go to www.wakeforestguild.com for details including the names of the 61 participating artists, their locations for the tour – from near Creedmoor