The Wake Weekly
IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Sept. 26-30 in downtown Raleigh features something for everyone
RALEIGH — Organizers of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s World of Bluegrass, taking place Sept. 26-30, 2023, in downtown Raleigh, say they are looking forward to a “normal” year after surviving two hurricanes and a pandemic over the past 11 years the festival has been held in the state’s...
WFD and PAC issue downtown boulevard banner ‘Call for Artists’
WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest Downtown Inc. and the Wake Forest Public Art Commission are seeking local artists to submit vibrant original artwork for seasonal boulevard banners in downtown Wake Forest. The banners will be displayed along South White Street from early January through late March 2024, a news release...
Bi-monthly loose leaf collection starts Monday in Wake Forest
WAKE FOREST — The town of Wake Forest’s annual loose leaf collection program begins Monday, Oct. 2, and continues through Friday, March 8, 2024. Residents are reminded that the town provides bi-monthly loose leaf collection service which calls for crews to service Wake Forest streets twice each month, a news...
Police investigate Creedmoor shooting
BUTNER — Police are investigating a shooting Sept.26 at a Wendy’s restaurant at 1546 NC Hwy. 56 in Creedmoor. The shooting, which police says has left a man in critical condition, happened about 4:30 p.m. Butner Public Safety received a call of shots fired at the Wendy’s and found no...
Police apprehend suspect after escape
KNIGHTDALE — Police have announced charges against a suspect who briefly escaped from custody Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 25, a news release says. Knightdale Police Chief Lawrence Capps confirmed the suspect, Russell Frederick Culbreth, 45, of Middlesex, was being processed on breaking and entering charges inside the police station when he...
Heritage narrowly downs Wake Forest in rivalry thriller
WAKE FOREST — The boys soccer rivalry matchup between Heritage and Wake Forest lived up to the billing, with the Huskies coming from behind to beat the Cougars 4-3 on Monday, Sept. 25. Rivalries are part of what makes sports, and especially high school sports,...
NAC-VI play for football starts in week 7
Conference play for the 4-A Northern Athletic Conference is set to start in week 7 of the North Carolina high school football season, with the bulk of the league having an open week to prepare for what is shaping up to be a tough slate...
Franklinton football player, referee taken to hospital in ambulances
FRANKLINTON — Franklinton High’s football game against Nash Central was called off in the third quarter after a Franklinton player and referee were both taken away in ambulances Thursday evening. The Red Rams running back was tackled during the third quarter and was unsteady on...
FUNGO to join Old North State League
The Wake Forest FUNGO, a collegiate summer baseball team, is set to join the Old North State League in 2024 after going independent for the 2023 season. The FUNGO will play in the central division alongside the Clayton Clovers, Oak City Gliders, Reidsville Luckies and...
Heritage elevates Stell to boys lacrosse head coach
Heritage High stayed in-house for its next boys lacrosse head coach, elevating former assistant and alumni Michael Stell to the top position. “We are excited to promote Michael Stell to the head coaching position,” Heritage athletic director Scott Sloan said. “As an assistant coach for...
Heritage hires Christian Cuba as new girls soccer head coach
Heritage High has a new coach at the helm of its girls soccer program, with the school’s athletic department announcing the hire of Christian Cuba on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Cuba has experience at the collegiate and youth club levels, while making his high school coaching...
Child sex abuse case a reminder of government’s built-in limits
Our system of limited constitutional government depends on political actors sticking to their assigned roles. We often see push and pull between competing government powers. The governor complains about legislative...
GOP lawmakers betray a surprising lack of confidence
North Carolina Republican legislators have rarely, if ever, been in a stronger position. Their leaders — Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore — have a...
Living at the speed of autism
When my son Rowan was 8 years old, he was diagnosed as autistic, something that should have been obvious given his aversion to hand-dryers and his proclivity for completing puzzles...
