10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (259+ words) One wants to bridge the environmental education gap between urban and rural communities. The other wants to channel restless kids into the next generation of conservationists. Amarion Singletary and Hanna Camptella are the 2026 recipients of the Sheila B. Jones Environmental Education…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (331+ words) Wake County Public Libraries invites kids and teens to explore what's possible at their local library this summer. The 2026 Summer Reading Program, "Unearth a Story," runs from Sunday, June 7, through Saturday, Aug. 15. This year's program encourages young readers to dig…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (672+ words) This week, in recognition of Building Safety Month, we're highlighting the people behind the scenes in Wake County's Planning and Development Services department. Each day this week, we'll share the story of one employee, showing how their expertise and dedication…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (594+ words) This week, in recognition of Building Safety Month, we're highlighting the people behind the scenes in Wake County's Planning and Development Services department. Each day this week, we'll share the story of one employee, showing how their expertise and dedication…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (325+ words) Learn more about the FY 2027 Recommended Budget and share your thoughts with the Commissioners here. Wake County offices will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. Check our Holiday Schedule for more information. Most people, when they think…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (316+ words) Wake County students have reached a new milestone at the North Carolina Envirothon, as Enloe High School's Subchronic Exposure team captured its fifth consecutive state championship and secured a place at the International NCF Envirothon July 1925 in Starkville, Miss. Out…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (326+ words) Wake County will temporarily close Holly Springs Community Library beginning Sunday, April 27, to allow for the building's first major renovation since it opened in 2006. The updated library is expected to reopen by the end of 2026. "This renovation is an important…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (399+ words) Ruffin Hall's first government job was a summer internship in the Wake County Manager's Office in 1994. Thirty-two years later, his career is coming full circle. He will start his new role as a deputy county manager on May 11. "Hall brings…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (308+ words) Wake County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Check our Holiday Schedule for more information. The application period for the Resource Conservation Workshop is January 15 - March 31, 2026. Do you enjoy being outdoors?...