The Wake Weekly
Hurricane Preparedness Week: DOI commissioner explains what you need to know
With hurricane season rapidly approaching, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges North Carolinians to use National Hurricane Preparedness Week, which runs May 5-11, as a time to prepare for the potential of extreme weather. The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Forecasters are predicting that the 2024 hurricane season...
High grocery prices hit NC hard, study shows
North Carolina ranks in the top third of U.S. states when it comes to the share of household income that residents spend on groceries, a new study found. The study, published by Trace One, found that North Carolinians spend an average of $266 each week at the grocery store, which places...
Youngsville Gun Club burglarized
On May 1 shortly after 1:15 a.m., Youngsville Police responded to a burglary at the Youngsville Gun Club. When officers arrived, they discovered a forklift was used to pull the front entrance door away from the building, which is located at 132 Franklin Park Ave. "Security footage revealed what appeared...
Zebulon Police investigating shooting
The Zebulon Police Department is investigating a shooing that occurred Sunday night. "Our detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting and crash from last night, which occurred on 264A, west of Five County Stadium," the Zebulon Police Department posted to social media Monday. "The victim remains in stable condition at...
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 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,...
Wakefield softball win 2024 NAC-6 tournament championship
On Friday, May 3, Wakefield High School softball, regular-season conference champions, defeated the Wake Forest Cougars 7-3 to cap off the NAC-6 tournament. Wakefield and Wake Forest finished the regular season as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. This was the third meeting between...
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...
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...
