The Wake Weekly
Threat of bad weather moves Easter Egg Hunt to Joyner Park Community Center
WAKE FOREST — Saturday’s weather forecast has led the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department to move its Easter Egg Hunt inside the Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road. The free event usually takes place throughout Joyner Park, but the threat of high winds and rain has organizers to...
Pistol permit law, at 110 years old, dies in gubernatorial veto override
THE CENTER SQUARE— North Carolina residents will no longer need permission from county sheriffs tobuy a pistol after lawmakers overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on Wednesday, March 29 to repeal the 110-year-old statute. Members of the state House of Representatives voted 71-46 to reverse Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 41,...
Wake Forest announces Good Friday holiday schedule
WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest Town Hall and other administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 7, in observance of Good Friday. Curbside trash and recycling collection will not be affected by the holiday, but yard waste collection will be suspended. During the week of April 3, the collection...
Man involved in fatal stabbing released from custody
KNIGHTDALE — A Raleigh man has been released from police custody after a co-worker was fatally stabbed Tuesday, March 28. Police say a video provided valuable insight into the incident. Knightdale police responded to a “fight in progress” call outside a business on Spectrum Drive about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, a...
Grillbillies BBQ to sell alcohol in Wendell district
WENDELL — Grillbillies Barbeque will soon expand its business to sell alcohol and offer a downtown meeting area along N. Pine St. The Wendell Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday, March 27 to approve a rezoning and special-use permit to allow the change to the barbeque supply store on 36...
Heritage completes season sweep of Millbrook
WAKE FOREST— The Heritage High Huskies took down Millbrook 3-1 on Wednesday, March 29, completing the season sweep of the Wildcats and further securing its hold on the top spot in the 4-A Northern Athletic Conference girls soccer standings. The Huskies needed overtime to beat...
Millbrook bests Wake Forest 2-0
WAKE FOREST— The Wake Forest High girls soccer team fell 2-0 at home to the Millbrook Wildcats on Monday, March 27. Both teams entered the match 3-1 in Northern Athletic Conference play, with the only blemishes on their conference records coming at the hands of...
Senior trio sets the standard for Wake Forest girls lacrosse
The last four years of Wake Forest High girls lacrosse have been defined by a trio of seniors now looking to add the final piece to their illustrious careers. Hanna John, Gabi Beaudet and Emily Phillips were hyped up as they entered their freshman season,...
Huskies win top-of-standings clash with Millbrook
A trio of clutch fourth-quarter goals from junior Jacob Bass secured a 15-12 win for Heritage boys lacrosse over Millbrook on Friday, March 24. Both teams entered the clash undefeated through five games in conference play and 8-2 overall. “It was a huge win for...
Rolesville baseball beats Sanderson, starts conference play 2-0
Behind an excellent relief outing from freshman Carson Mentlewski, the Rolesville High baseball team bested Sanderson 9-4 to improve to 6-3 on Thursday, March 23. Through five innings of work, the freshman gave up just two hits, no earned runs and struck out eight batters,...
Heritage improves to 4-0 in conference play
RALEIGH— Heritage High girls soccer is cementing its place at the top of the 4-A Northern Athletic Conference standings early with a trio of road wins over tough conference opponents. Adding to its overtime win at Millbrook and 4-0 win over previously undefeated Wake Forest,...
Bank collapses: Yes, it’s a taxpayer bailout
President Joe Biden “stresses that Silicon Valley Bank is not getting a bailout,” The Hill reported on March 13. “(N)o losses will be borne by the taxpayers,” he said of...
Scheming to keep US tech workers unemployed
Within less than 72 hours, President Joe Biden bailed out Silicon Valley Bank and the equally insolvent Signature Bank. The banks’ abrupt failures caused a withdrawal rush on other banks...
Study best practices to legalize, regulate cannabis
Cannabis, aka marijuana. Most Americans already live in a state where it’s lawful to sell, obtain and possess — either for medical purposes, recreational purposes or both — and the...
Dorothy E. Harris
Dorothy Belle Evans Harris, 96, of Franklinton passed away on November 24, 2022. She was born to the late Arthur and Verna Hight Evans on March 2, 1926. In addition...
Nancy Jean Jasany
Nancy Jean Semon Jasany, age 79, passed away peacefully at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill on November 23, 2022. Nancy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 29, 1943 to...
Betty Christine Minshew
Betty "Christine" Pennington Minshew, age 91, a resident of Bath NC, formerly of Kerr Lake, Salter Path and Wake Forest, died November 2, 2022, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital. She was...
