THE WAKE COUNTY JOURNAL

A little look around.

Field guides, local discoveries, and stories that bring the county a little closer.

Sunlight filters through trees in the Neuse River Connector forest beside Williamson Preserve

Conservation & outdoors

69 more acres protected beside Williamson Preserve

Triangle Land Conservancy has protected the Neuse River Connector in eastern Wake. The land adjoins Williamson Preserve, but the new tract is not yet open to visitors.

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The Neuse River Connector forest in TLC’s announcement. Photograph date is unstated; the newly protected tract is not open to visitors.

Photo: Triangle Land Conservancy

Downtown Wendell at Main and Campen streets

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Civic guide

Wake County early voting: dates, hours and rides

North Carolina’s in-person early voting period runs October 15–31. Find an official Wake County voting site and check its hours before heading out.

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Two WCPSS students working with classroom materials at their desks

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Schools & families

Wake school applications: 2027–28 dates and deadlines

School-choice applications are open for 2027–28. Meet magnet and early college programs at Millbrook Magnet High on October 24, 9 a.m.–noon; application deadlines differ by program.

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Photo: Wake County Public School System

A Wake Tech student working with electrical training equipment

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Civic guide

What Wake County’s school and Wake Tech bonds would fund

A neutral look at the proposed $680 million school bond and $149.1 million Wake Tech bond on the November 3 ballot, including proposed public-safety training expansion at Eastern Wake Campus.

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Electrical Systems Technology training, as pictured by Wake Tech. Program context for the proposed bond.

Photo: Wake Technical Community College