Earlier this week the Wake County commissioners approved a $6,288.119 contract with J.M. Thompson Co. to build the Northeast Regional Library in Wakefield on Forest Pines Drive.
The completion of the new regional library will take some of the pressure off the Wake Forest Library, the only one in northeast Wake County. It is also a signal the county plans to move forward with the rest of the library building and renovation plan, and that includes almost doubling the size of the Wake Forest Library.
Doubling the size means the current library will be almost completely demolished, but now library patrons will have a nearby regional library to use.
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Yes, there will be an election as we all know because of the constant hail of political ads. It will be Tuesday, Nov. 4, and there will also be early voting in Wake Forest at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue during October.
Wake County’s early voting will be held from Thursday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Nov. 1. Voters can cast ballots from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the week days; from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the two Saturdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1; and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. Voters in this election do not have to show any ID.
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Grace Haven Neighbor Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Grace Haven property at 726 Hicks Road just outside Youngsville. There will be an arts festival, a 5K rock-n-Run to benefit Safe Space from 8 to 11 a.m., children’s activities including a bounce house and slide and a hayride, music and food.
Everyone is invited.
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The Wake Forest Optimist Club is having a special fund raising event on Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Mill Room at The Factory on South Main Street. It will start at 3 p.m.
It is a Quarter Frenzy, where you can bid for items valued from $30 and up for one to four quarters. A bidding paddle is $3. All proceeds going to The Wake Forest Optimist Club.
There will be plenty of fun for all. The theme is Halloween, so come in your best costume. There will be prizes for best costume and best decorated table. Also, donate old shoes for free raffle.
