Big Sweep Returns to Walnut Creek Wetland Park
Wake County, N.C. — For more than 30 years, Partners for Environmental Justice has hosted Big Sweep cleanups at Walnut Creek Wetland Park, one of Wake County Big Sweep's oldest and most beloved cleanup zones.
Now it's your turn to be part of that legacy. #WakeCountyBigSweep is heading back to Walnut Creek, and volunteers will remove litter from sidewalks, ravines, creeks and the greenway.
The cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is required. Sign up at https://bit.ly/4lmKSuU.
| Mar 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Gov |
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 |
Wake County launches en plein air for 50th anniversary
Wake County announced the launch of Paint the Parks: En Plein Air, a spring en plein air painting program across its parks to celebrate 50 years of the county’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space, with artist registration now open and selected works possibly featured in a traveling exhibit later this year.
| Mar 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM | Gov |
Wake County marks Women's History Month with tribute, library programs
Wake County Government in Raleigh, North Carolina, marked Women’s History Month by thanking women who lead with heart, serve with purpose and inspire through action, while the county’s public libraries planned a month-long slate of book lists and programs and invited residents to tag an inspiring woman in the post.
| Mar 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Gov |
Southeast Raleigh Magnet Bionic Bulldogs win FIRST NC Championship
The Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Bionic Bulldogs went undefeated to win the FIRST NC Championship and will advance to the national championship this spring.
| Feb 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM | School |