Chamber Barbecue Contest a Success: BBQ, bands and a large crowd help attendance exceed expectations for inaugural event

Saturday, September 18, was the big day of the First Annual Rolesville Cook-Off. “It was like the gold rush of the 1800s,” said a resident who attended the event, which was sponsored by the Rolesville Chamber of Commerce. <Read More>

Annual Parade of Homes Shows Growth in Our Market

There’s nothing like the sound of home building in the morning – especially when everyone is gearing up for the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County’s 2010 Parade of Homes. <Read More>

‘Grow and Share’ Raises Money for the Hungry

For the second year, the Grow and Share Festival was held at Main Street Park in Rolesville with the intention of raising money for the hungry in our area. <Read More>

Wake Tech Breaks Ground on New Building

A state-of-the-art lecture hall and an eco-friendly rooftop terrace are just some of the unique features of the newest building planned for Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus. <Read More>

The Buddy Run Lends a Helping Hand

The T-shirts read “There are Hungry Children in Our Communities. That’s not OK. Do Something.” Well, they did. <Read More>

Been Waiting Long? A Heritage Car Pool Update

If you were one of the many who made the drive down Rogers Road on weekday mornings when Heritage Elementary and Middle schools tracked in for the new school year, you were most likely stuck in a bottleneck around 7:45 a.m. mark or hopelessly caught in the car pool traffic at around 2:30 p.m. <Read More>

Orthodontics Office Buying Back Kids’ Halloween Candy

Halloween, kids and candy naturally go together — but cavities do not. In an effort to fight cavities this Halloween, Gladwell Orthodontics in Wake Forest is inviting children to take part in a fun candy buy-back program to promote proper preventive dental care. <Read More>

Charity Bike Ride Postponed

Due to major scheduling conflicts, the BackPack Buddies Charity Bike Ride planned for September 18 was postponed. The Rolesville Chamber of Commerce event will be rescheduled in the spring of 2011. <Read More>

Community Business Expo is Coming to Town

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to host its 2010 Business Expo. The event will take place on Monday, October 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. at The Factory in Wake Forest and is expected to draw a big crowd. <Read More>

Coupon Queeny’s Top Five Stores

It is where I was introduced to couponing for the first time. It is also where I learned how to coupon and get FREE groceries. Drug stores are great, too, but Kroger is the best. <Read More>

Curves Observes Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Month and, in 1993, President Bill Clinton proclaimed the third Friday in October each year to be National Mammography Day. <Read More>

Fall Activities, Halloween and More

Woo hoo! It’s finally fall; time for pumpkins, hay rides, candy corn and, of course, who could forget Halloween? <Read More>

October is Fire Prevention Month

It all began in New York on October 9, 1911, when Fire Prevention Day was inaugurated as the first Sunday in October, and the following Saturday was designated Fire Service Recognition Day. <Read More>

Franklin Regional Ladies Night Out

The employees of Franklin Regional Medical Center invite community members to join them on October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. for their annual Ladies Night Out. The event will take place in outpatient/admissions of the hospital. <Read More>

Good Neighbor Day

Mr. Rogers sang it best with, “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood a beautiful day for a neighbor.” And on Sunday, September 19, you can show what a great neighbor you can be at this year’s Good Neighbor Day at Holding Park in Wake Forest. <Read More>

Gourds Offer Gardeners Easy Ornamental Variety

There is a legend that says, “If you give or receive a gourd, with it goes all the best in life; health, happiness and other good things.” <Read More>

Husky Cheerleaders Bring the Spirit

Got spirit? The first-ever Heritage High School cheerleading squad does, and they have bought a new-found spirit to the school and to Husky fans. <Read More>

Lions’ Motorcycle Ride to Raise Money

The Wake Forest Lions Club will host a benefit motorcycle ride to support services for the blind and visually impaired on Saturday, October 16. <Read More>

Local Day Care Opens Its Doors

Terri Moody, an educator with a passion for teaching in an environment of ethical and positive reinforcement, owns Psalm 127:3, a new day care center in Wake Forest. <Read More>

Wake Education Partnership Launches First Money Drop

Since 1983, Wake Education Partnership has focused on providing excellent public schools for all children. Recently that has meant working within a divided community to help find a middle ground with a focus on the children. <Read More>

Rolesville Police Join Operation Money Drop

SafeKids NC and law enforcement agencies across the state are sponsoring a prescription medication take-back program called Operation Medicine Drop. <Read More>

Open Season on Deer

In early September, after weeks of practicing, I headed to the woods for a bow hunt. <Read More>

Participants Win Big at Reverse Raffle

The Rolesville Chamber of Commerce sold 140 tickets for its 4th annual reverse raffle, Jenny Rowe, the Chamber’s executive director, said. <Read More>

Teacher Supply Closet Sets Fundraiser

In an effort to help classroom teachers obtain school supplies, the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club and 11 Wake Forest, Rolesville and Youngsville elementary school PTAs have collaborated with the goal of being able to lessen or eliminate the need for out-of-pocket expenses for classroom items. <Read More>

Tunnel to Towers 5K — A Run to Remember

We all remember where we were that fateful day of September 11, 2001, and will never forget the tragic chain of events, or the lives of those lost. <Read More>

Wake Forest Gets Unplugged to Get Connected

Nickelodeon has done it. Oprah has done it. And now it’s Wake Forest’s turn. The challenge has been made for Wake Forest to become unplugged. <Read More>

Wake Schools See Overcrowded Classrooms Ahead

According to the Wake County Partnership, as many as 60,000 additional students will need new schools in the county within 10 years. <Read More>

Youngsville Presents Sixth Annual Fall Festival

More than 80 vendors exhibited crafts at the Youngsville Fall Festival on September 18. <Read More>

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