Morning Notes for Nov. 11: City Hall, County, Meetings, Around town

Weather: Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, 73°F. Tonight: Mostly clear, 47°F. Thursday: Sunny, 71°F. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, 40°F. (NWS forecast)

City Hall

• Vision for Downtown Holly Springs Festival Street Takes Shape The final design concept for the downtown festival street was presented to the Holly Springs Town Council during tonight’s workshop for review and direction. For the past six month (City of Holly Springs)
• Make a Difference This Holiday Season From food donations to toy collections and more, the Town of Holly Springs is offering multiple ways to spread joy this holiday season. Here are a few ways you can help your neighb (City of Holly Springs)

County

• Wake County Register of Deeds will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day. (Wake County)
• Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services updates arrest record portal to protect data accuracy (Wake County)
• Wake County's median real estate price increased by $25,000 in October 2026, ending the month at $475,000 (Wake County)
• Wake County teens invite families to walk for mental health awareness (Wake County)
• Wake County and 100 Black Men of Triangle East to host community conversation on men's health and fatherhood (Wake County)

Meetings

• Planning Board, Nov. 18, 2026 Agenda not yet posted (hollyspringsnc.civicclerk.com)
• Town Council Business Meeting, Nov. 17, 2026 Agenda not yet posted (hollyspringsnc.civicclerk.com)
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee, Nov. 12, 2026 2 agenda files posted (hollyspringsnc.civicclerk.com)

Around town

• NC State Partnership Rolls Out Free Cybersecurity Tool to Support Small Businesses CyberCoach NC is a free, user-friendly resource designed to help businesses identify vulnerabilities and implement essential cybersecurity practices. (NC State University)
• Coyotes Are Likely a Permanent Fixture on the Outer Banks, Study Finds New research finds coyotes remain established on North Carolina’s Outer Banks despite ongoing removal efforts. (NC State University)
• A Launchpad for Future Military Teachers Military officers training to teach at U.S. service academies choose NC State’s Operations Research Graduate Program because of its academic rigor, robust research enterprise and s (NC State University)
• New Tech Turns Your Arm Into a Smartwatch Trackpad The system uses radar to track the movement of a user’s fingers on the forearm and monitors pressure on the skin, providing the same level of force-touch detail available on laptop (NC State University)
• To Inform and Inspire: The Research Lightning Round In a series of fast-paced presentations, the Research Lightning Round showcases the broad spectrum of research happening across NC State. (NC State University)
• The Case for Canines in Anthropological Studies Researcher Kyle Smith makes the case for using dogs to help understand human evolution. (NC State University)
• New ‘Directional’ Password Technique Addresses Memorability, Efficiency, Security A new password authentication technique for use in virtual reality settings allows users to choose directions rather than numbers. The approach supports the same number of possible (NC State University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Holly Springs’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.