Five firefighters with the Wake Forest Fire Department volunteered and are in western North Carolina battling the forest fires that are burning thousands of mountain terrain and threatening homes and businesses. The local personnel will work 16-hour days; at the end of the week another five Wake Forest volunteers will replace them.
Wake County dispatched nearly 40 firefighters and 16 vehicles, including nine brush trucks and six engines over the weekend to Lake Lure to assist with fire containment efforts and safety-related calls. Stony Hill Fire Department, Knightdale Fire Department, Wendell Fire Department, and Zebulon Fire Department each sent two personnel. Eight other fire departments have also sent firefighters.
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Free wi-fi in downtown Wake Forest? Tom LaBarge, the town’s information technology director, reports that he has received three valid quotes for review and he is evaluating the equipment from one of the vendors for testing. He is also working with Clarity Communications about providing high-speed internet fiber in the Wake Forest Town Hall.
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Pickleball players will be delighted to learn a request for proposals to build a pickleball court at Flaherty Park is being advertised, one of the first steps for a new court.
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At its Oct. 20 meeting, the town’s Design Review Board approved a request for the Lidl grocery store at the intersection of South Main Street and the N.C. 98 Bypass. Ground preparation work is underway at the site.
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A contractor, Rite Lite Signs, will begin construction of the signs and directional posts for the Comprehensive Wayfinding Plan for Parks and Greenways later this fall.
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A local Wake Forest Girl Scout, Ashlynn Hamilton, recently earned her Silver Award for educating current and potential pet owners about pet health and animal safety. She worked with the SPCA to write, produce, and edit a PSA on the topic to reach those in the community who may not be literate.
She is the daughter of Lt. Col Alison Hamilton and Mr. Andrew Hamilton. A member of Girl Scout Troop #13, she is on the YMCA swim team, and is a member of the Millbrook High School Band and lacrosse team.
