The Wake Weekly
WCPSS announces Letterland 2024
The Wake County Public School System, WAKE Up and Read, Letterland International and the Ccty of Raleigh annouce that from May 13 to May 17, Raleigh’s Pullen Park will be transformed into Letterland, celebrating the phonics program utilized by preschool and elementary school students in Wake County. Throughout the week,...
County to unveil final draft master plan for Lake Myra County Park
After two community meetings with 231 attendees and 8,269 survey responses, Wake County is ready to reveal the final draft master plan for the future Lake Myra County Park. “We heard you, and we’re excited to show you what our team has developed based on your feedback,” said Commissioner Matt...
Buckhout stresses border security in Granville visit
Republican congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout said during a visit to Granville County Saturday that she is committed to protecting Americans by closing the border. “The situation right now is not good,” Buckhout said in a speech that emphasized border security while also talking about inflation, crime and other concerns. There...
Wendell mayor touts growth, praises staff in state of the town address
The mayor of Wendell gave updates on a number of ambitious town projects and congratulated municipal employees on a job well done in her state of the town address Tuesday. Mayor Virginia Gray commended the budget department for successfully managing November’s bond referendum. Its passage OKd the issuance of $38...
Local roofing company provides free roof for Bunn woman
A local roofing company exercised some kindness and goodwill to a customer in Bunn who needed a new roof by replacing her roof free of charge. Housetop Roofing, which is based in Raleigh and has been active for many years in Wake Forest, was contracted to the job by Ms....
Preview: NAC-6 girls soccer things to look for on 4/25
Heritage looks to maintain No. 2 in NAC-6 With a half-game lead over Wake Forest in the conference standings, Heritage can win its next game to seal the No. 2 seed. The Huskies will face Rolesville, a team they beat 4-0 in early April. A...
Wakefield girls lacrosse re-enter win column with win over Hunt
Wakefield High School, following back-to-back losses, took their first win in nearly two weeks, taking down Hunt 22-7 on April 23.
Wake Forest baseball holds strong advantage for No. 1 seed
On April 23, Wake Forest High School baseball took down Millbrook 11-1. This came as a crucial win for the Cougars, securing them the No. 1 seed in the NAC-6. The win for Wake Forest brings their conference record to 8-1, one game ahead of...
Local sports weekly highlights: April 17-23
Another week of NAC-6 plays is in the books as they play their final conference games of the regular season.
Millbrook girls soccer clinch NAC-6 No. 1 seed with win over Knightdale
Millbrook High School girls soccer took on Knightale on April 22 for their second-to-last conference game of the regular season. Millbrook took the 14-0 shutout, securing the No. 1 NAC-6 seed for the conference playoffs.
Wakefield baseball beat D.H. Conley
On April 22, Wakefield High School baseball took down D.H. Conley 3-0. This match is another tough non-conference matchup for the Wolverines, with the Vikings holding a 13-3 record heading into it. This proved to be no problem for the 16-2 Wolverines, shutting out the Vikings...
The children are watching
Remember the game “Simon Says” we used to play as children? One person, the designated “Simon,” would show the players an action to take or a saying to repeat. But...
Politics should be less important
It might sound odd to hear this from someone who’s been writing a syndicated column on politics for nearly four decades, but politics has become vastly more important in our...
The right side of history
Speaker Mike Johnson led the U.S. House of Representatives in a monumental decision to continue funding for the Ukraine war on Saturday. In the press conference following the historic bipartisan...
