100 years of history When we think about Wake Forest in the 1920s, we must remember it was a small town that had just paved its first few streets before U.S. 1 came to town, right through town. First the federal engineers conquered the steep bluff that had ended Faculty Avenue, eventually changing its name to North Main Street. Then they wanted to go straight through the historic Wake Forest College campus to meet another old street that would become South Main Street. Local officials and the college administration rebuffed that idea, and finally U.S. 1 swept around campus to meet South Main. (There was no Underpass; that came in 1938.) Some people have said the college president, William L. Poteat, sealed off the mid-campus route by planting the new medical building right smack at the end of North Main Street. Of course the medical faculty and students soon skittered

(This letter was sent to the mayor, the planning director, the town clerk and all five town commissioners.) Dear Wake Forest Planners and Commissioners, As a 33-year resident in the Glen Royal Mill Village who deeply values our town’s culture and character, and Joyner Park in particular, I want to voice my opposition to the development plan for the 56-acre Pate parcel directly across Harris Road from the park.  Much of the forest land within and adjacent to the park has been cleared and developed in the decades since Mr. Joyner donated that land, which has degraded the park’s original beauty and tranquility.  Preserving a substantial portion of the Pate property and making it accessible from Joyner Park would offer a way to reclaim some forest tranquility, enhance the nature-based recreation and educational value of the park, and protect our town’s character. The Pate parcel looks rather ordinary from the street

As part of the S-Line Project, the NC Department of Transportation is studying design options for mobility hubs in several communities, including Wake Forest. A mobility hub is a place of connectivity with regional and local multimodal transportation options, providing integrated facilities, amenities, technologies, and services. These hubs offer choices to get users where they need to go, making it easier to transfer from one form of travel, such as walking or biking, to another, such as carpooling or using a bus or shuttle. A Mobility Hub, including an Amtrak station, is proposed for downtown Wake Forest on the site of the former historic freight and passenger rail depot. Details such as space needs, site design, environmental impacts, and accessibility will be analyzed as part of the study. Residents are invited to join NCDOT’s project team to discuss plans for the Wake Forest Mobility Hub during a drop-in open house

Wake Forest Police say a recent crash involving a Wake County school bus should serve as a warning to motorists about the dangers of texting and driving and driving while intoxicated. Just before 4 p.m. on Friday, May 24, WFP responded to a crash involving a Wake County school bus and two other vehicles along Averette Road near Copper Beech Lane. Officials say a car driven by Skylar Morgan Faulker, age 41, crashed into the back of a second car forcing it to slam into the back of the school bus. Twenty-one Wake Forest Middle School students and one adult (the driver) were aboard the bus at the time of the accident. No one sustained serious injuries, but the bus driver was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Following an investigation, Faulkner, 1605 White Rose Lane, Wake Forest, was arrested and charged with DWI. He was also cited