Wake County launches home-delivery reading services
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake County residents who qualify for accessible reading services can have materials delivered to their homes under a new partnership between Wake County Public Libraries and the Library of North Carolina, the Wake County Government said.
The program includes more than 175,000 large-print, braille and audiobook titles, along with more than 100 braille and audio magazines.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/4rFJMf9 or stop by a library to get started.
| Mar 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM | Gov |
Wake County Invites Middle Schoolers to Safety Poster Contest
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake County's Safe Routes to School program invites middle schoolers to create a pedestrian-safety poster for the "Safety Is No Accident" contest; entries are due by April 11 at participating libraries, with details at bit.ly/4rmvNuF, and the 2025 winner is listed as Jacob.
| Mar 31, 2026 at 6:20 AM | Gov |
Columbus remembers Patrolman Horace Elliott
Columbus police remember Patrolman Horace Elliott, End of Watch March 29, 1927, who joined the division in 1923 and was the 20th officer killed in the line of duty after his motorcycle crash at Sandusky and West Broad Street; Patrolman John Garner was injured that night when his motorcycle skidded while going to summon aid.
| Mar 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM | Police |
23 WCPSS schools compete in First in Fitness
Twenty-three Wake County Public School System schools were represented as second- through fifth-grade students competed at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in the First in Fitness event, which features the 100-yard dash, the mile run, speed roping and pull-ups, a Wake County tradition since 1982.
| Mar 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM | School |
Apex mayor launches Carpool with the Mayor
Apex, N.C.—Mayor Jacques Gilbert launched a “Carpool with the Mayor” program to hear from residents, with discussions on traffic, student assignments and the Wake County Public School System’s proposed $18 million cut to special education that could affect more than 130 positions.
| Mar 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM | Political |
Wake County approves EMS Station 5 replacement design
Wake County commissioners approved the design for a new Wake County EMS Station 5 in north Raleigh to replace the current station, featuring expanded staff living space, an extra ambulance bay and eco-friendly construction at 4704 Hargrove Road.
| Mar 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM | Gov |
Apex Police Department Sponsors Free Youth Enrichment Camp
Apex Police Department in Apex, North Carolina, is offering a free, week-long Youth Enrichment Camp for youths ages 11 to 14 this summer in two sessions (June 22–26 and Aug. 3–7, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) featuring a K-9 demonstration, a Wake County Jail Tour, hands-on crime-scene investigations, a police obstacle course and DWI goggles, with enrollment through Officer K. Arata at katherine.arata@apexnc.org or Katherine.Arata@apexnc.org.
| Mar 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM | Police |
Wake County Public School System releases 2026-27 budget update.
Wake County Public School System in Apex, North Carolina, released its latest family message about the 2026-27 budget process.
| Mar 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM | School |
Big Sweep Returns to Walnut Creek Wetland Park
Wake County's Partners for Environmental Justice will return to Walnut Creek Wetland Park for the Big Sweep cleanup on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon, with volunteers removing litter from sidewalks, ravines, creeks and the greenway, and registration required at https://bit.ly/4lmKSuU.
| Mar 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Gov |
Big Sweep Returns to Walnut Creek Wetland Park
Wake County's Partners for Environmental Justice will return to Walnut Creek Wetland Park for the Big Sweep cleanup on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon, with volunteers removing litter from sidewalks, ravines, creeks and the greenway, and registration required at https://bit.ly/4lmKSuU.
| Mar 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Gov |