The Wake Weekly
North Wake offers counseling, support for grieving students
North Wake College and Career Academy is taking steps to support students in the aftermath of Principal Elizabeth Battle's death earlier this week. Chanin Lacy-Garner, assistant principal at North Wake College and Career Academy, sent a message to school families offering condolences in the aftermath of Battle's April 29 death....
Wake County encourages preparedness ahead of hurricane season
The National Weather Service has declared May 5-11 as Hurricane Preparedness Week. Wake County Emergency Management encourages residents to act now to prepare for hurricanes before the official start of hurricane season in June. “It’s essential for the safety of our community that Wake County residents are ready before a...
Concern for public safety forces Friday removal of damaged pine tree at Joyner Park
On May 3 at 7 a.m., Monster Tree Service, a contractor working on behalf of the town of Wake Forest, closed a portion of the E. Carroll Joyner Park greenway between the pond and the Joyner Park Community Center. The closure was deemed necessary to allow a crane to remove...
Understanding WCPSS budget: Where it stands, what comes next
With the Wake County school board set to vote next week on which proposed budget it intends to deliver for review to the county board of commissioners, it’s worth taking a look into how the budget has been constructed, deliberated upon, and what work still needs to be done before...
Memorial flag-raising ceremony to honor Gary Turner
The Town of Wake Forest and several local veterans’ organizations will continue their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza May 6 at 11 a.m. The 53rd Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Gary Turner, who served our nation in the U.S. Navy. Family members and friends of the Turner...
Wake Forest baseball wins 2024 NAC-6 tournament championship
On Friday, May 3, regular season NAC-6 champions Wake Forest High School hosted Wakefield in the conference tournament championship. This came as the two teams' third matchup of the season, with the Wake Forest Cougars taking the first two. Wake Forest took the 13-7 victory,...
Preview: Wakefield and Wake Forest face off in NAC-6 baseball championship
The NAC-6 tournament is reaching its climax. The regular season conference champion Wake Forest High School Cougars and the formidable No. 3 Wakefield Wildcats are set to lock paws in the championship game. Wakefield could not find wins in their first two meetings with Wake Forest, however,...
Millbrook and Wakefield fall in round one of 2024 NCHSAA 4A Women’s Lacrosse Championships
Round one of the 2024 NCHSAA 4A Women's Lacrosse Championships occurred on May 1, and two NAC-6 teams participated. Millbrook High School took on Athens Drive while Wakefield faced Laney. Athens Drive beat Millbrook 14-6, while Wakefield fell 17-5. With the elimination of the two...
Wakefield softball beats Rolesville in conference tournament semifinals
On May 1, No. 1 Wakefield High School softball won a home conference tournament game against Rolesville. The Wolverines took down the Rams 8-2, on par with their performance throughout the rest of the season as they went 20-2 on the year and 10-0 in conference play. In Wakefield's...
Wake Forest and Wakefield head to NAC-6 championship
On May 1, four teams participated in the NAC-6 semifinals, revealing the two teams who will be playing in the conference championship. No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 5 Rolesville went head-to-head while No. 3 Wakefield took on No. 2 Heritage. The Cougars, with their...
Local sports weekly highlights: April 24-30
Regular seasons wrap up as post-season play begins for NAC-6 teams, with upsets already being seen.
Holden Thorp shares his diagnosis and more
Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the smartest people I have ever known, made a startling announcement last week. In...
Why ‘school choice’ has fallen short of expectations
The political debate over public education was not always so rigidly polarized as it is today. In the late 2000s, enthusiasm for charter schools rapidly gained momentum on both sides...
India, Israel and America’s double standard
India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more interested...
