Saturday, May 31st, 2025

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Good morning, Wake Forest. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Hunger Awareness Month begins in Wake County as Wake County Cooperative Extension and local groups launch food donation drives + host educational events to aid over 126,000 residents facing food insecurity. The Wake Weekly
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Wake Forest Police responded at 3:16 a.m. today to a fire that damaged several vehicles at North State Pools on the 200 block of Capcom Avenue — fire crews are working with investigators to determine the cause. The Wake Weekly
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Kayla Drakeford-Williams, 31, was arrested Thursday at a daycare on the 8400 block of Strickland Road in Raleigh for allegedly biting a two-year-old—Wake County Sheriff's Office said the investigation is still ongoing. ABC 11
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Dr. Burton Horwitz—an award-winning pediatric dentist from Raleigh—shared his lifelong journey in dentistry during an interview for Jewish American Heritage Month. At 87, he discussed his early start in the Air Force, his decades-long work with Head Start and free care for children, and his plans to celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary this august. ABC 11
SHOP NEWS
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7:30 PM – 1:30 AM — The Wake Forest Listening Room — Ticket prices vary — Experience the poetic storytelling of Adeem, a seventh-generation Carolinian singer-songwriter.
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Couldn't Be Happiers
7:30 PM - 1:30 AM — The Wake Forest Listening Room — Ticket info TBD — Enjoy an engaging performance from a lively folk-rock/Americana duo.
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Fairy Hair Sparkle Session
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Frabjous Catfe — Cost to be determined — Add some shimmer to your hair with Fairy Hair while enjoying coffee and cuddling with kitties.
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Wake Forest Elite Rockstar Connect Networking Event
7-9 p.m. — Buffalo Brothers Restaurant and Bar — Free entry — Connect with local professionals in an engaging networking atmosphere.
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