RST Fiber has received a permit to cross the Neuse River near Old Falls of the Neuse Road from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but the Shelby company has not disclosed when it will resume work installing high-speed fiber optic cable in Wake Forest. There was no answer to an email about future plans this week. The company also has permission from the town for a small building on South Taylor Street to house equipment. When work resumes, RST will use Duke Energy Progress poles to attach its conduit to cross the river. They will then pull the cable through the conduit and be able to energize the system. Before work halted, RST had installed cable in part of the Crenshaw Manor subdivision. There will be updates in future weeks.

Fifth annual Wake Forest Unplugged set for Sept. 7 The Cajun-flavored blues band Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos will headline the fifth annual Wake Forest Unplugged…Get Connected on Sunday, Sept. 7. The free concert gets underway at 5 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Area residents are invited to bring a picnic, along with a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the music. Concert-goers are reminded that alcoholic beverages, smoking and unleashed pets are prohibited at Joyner Park. Prior to the concert the Wake Forest Recreation Advisory Board will provide an array of organized games and activities as part of Wake Forest Unplugged…Get Connected. This free, family-friendly event offers Wake Forest-area residents a unique opportunity to “disconnect” from their cell phones, computers and other electronic devices and “reconnect” with their community, friends and family by engaging in healthier, more active pursuits. The festivities get underway at

The Wake Forest Woman’s Club invites you to find out if that treasured heirloom or something you found in your grandmother’s attic is really valuable to others or just priceless to you. The club is sponsoring a professional appraiser who will be at Carillon Assisted Living at 3218 Heritage Trade Drive on Saturday, Sept. 6, for the Antique Road Show Extravaganza. The appraiser will give verbal fair market evaluations for each item. The event will last from 1 to 4 p.m. and those wanting an appraisal must arrive by 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each for the appraisal of one item and there is a limit of two tickets per person. You can buy tickets in advance at Carillon Assisted Living, the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce or a member of the Wake Forest Woman’s Club. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. All the proceeds from the

Wake Foresters, particularly those who grew up here with him, have always been proud of I. Beverly Lake Jr., the retired former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. And today, Sept. 3, was another reminder of how he has greatly helped the state and furthered the cause of human rights. Lake’s picture was on the front page of The News & Observer standing behind Henry McCullum just as McCullum and his half-brother, Leon Brown, were declared innocent of the horrific 1983 murder of Sabrina Buie in Robeson County. Justice Lake was instrumental in creating the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission, part of the state court system. Justice Lake will be in town later this month to moderate a forum about World War II through the memories of four local men who served across the globe. The forum, sponsored by the Wake Forest Historical Association, is free and will be

In June and July a number of new businesses chose to locate or start up in Wake Forest. The telephone numbers for them is not included in the announcement. You can also go to www.wakeforestnc.gov and go to the Planning Department to view the June 2014 Development Report. In June, these were the new businesses: Threads Embroidery Designs, 1012 Caladium Dr. American Finance Corporation, 150 N. White St., Ste. C Edward D. Jones & Co., 620 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy. Ste. 204 Power Secure (fit up), 1609 Heritage Commerce Court Franklin-Christoph Fine Writing, 12339 Wake Union Church Road Builder Group Custom Homes (fit up), 3204 Heritage Trade, Ste. 108 Pros Pa Massage & Wellness, 839-C Wake Forest Business Park Neuro Community Care, 853-A Wake Forest Business Park Blue Wave, Inc., 5107-I Unicon Dr. The new businesses in July are listed below: Rosati’s Pizza Pub, 2101 S. Main St. #116 Haley’