Committee seeking names of veterans to honor The Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony that each month, April through October, honors deceased Wake Forest veterans and their families will resume on Monday, April 4, to honor Richard Maxey, who served his nation in the U.S. Marine Corps. At the same time the committee is seeking the names of other deceased veterans who can be honored in the future. The veteran must meet one of the following criteria: 1) joined active duty in Wake Forest, 2) died in Wake Forest, or 3) was a member of a Wake Forest veterans’ organization. If you know of anyone qualifying, please contact the committee chairman, Pete Lambert, at 919-529-3018 or bflambert@mindspring.com. The Town of Wake Forest joins with representatives from American Legion Post 187, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 187, American Legion Riders, VFW Post 8466, the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, Marine Corps League Detachment

The Wake Forest Police Department typically offers live scan fingerprinting to the general public on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Due to a scheduling issue, the service will not be provided Thursday, Feb. 25. The police department will resume its fingerprinting service on Thursday, March 3, according to the normal schedule. Fingerprinting service is offered at the Police Department Main Station, 225 South Taylor Street, on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited each week to the first 12 people to arrive and sign in. The cost is $10 for Wake Forest residents and $15 for non-residents. Only cash and checks are accepted, but checks must be made out for the exact amount and a valid picture ID is required for identification. For more information about the Wake Forest Police Department’s fingerprinting service, call 919-554-6150. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office offers fingerprinting service Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will present two performances of “Cindabella: A Southern Fried Fairytale Musical” on Friday, Feb. 26. Show times are 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., but a limited number of seats are available for the 11 a.m. performance. Audiences of all ages are invited to enjoy a classic fairytale with a new southern twist. See Cindabella make it to the fish fry with the help of her Fairy Memaw! Watch Prince Beauregard try the bejeweled boot on every pretty prissy in town! Presented by McGee Communications and Entertainment, this new original southern musical comes from the creator/producer of Girls Raised in the South – GRITS: The Musical. For more information, visit http://www.southernfriedfairytales.com/. Tickets are $7 (plus tax) and may be purchased online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/tickets-events.aspx with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card. Tickets may also be purchased at the Renaissance Centre Box Office

Once again the Wake Forest Rotary Club and the Wake Forest High School Band Boosters are teaming up to keep you roaring with laughter during A Night of Comedy on Saturday, Feb. 27. From 6:30 to 10:30 at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, they will provide comedians,  live music, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, raffles and a silent auction. WRAL-TV’s Greg Fishel, a crowd favorite, will again be the master of ceremonies. It is of course designed to separate you from some of your money, money they two organizations will split to help run their charities and events. The entertainment is the honey, and it is a great way to spend a cold Saturday night. Tickets are $30 each, but only 250 are available so act quickly. You will find all that information at www.wakeforestcomedynight.com.

On February 13, the Kappa Alpha Psi Wake Forest Rolesville Alumni Chapter (WFRAC) presented the first annual Diamond Awards Brunch, honoring community leaders, philanthropists, and trailblazers. The honorees were Warrick and Chinique Scott of the Wendell Scott Foundation, Angelo and Melissa Pettis, owners of Primrose School in Wake Forest, and Rev. Lenwood and Barbara Long, the pastor and first lady at New Bethel Baptist Church in Rolesville.  These couples are making a substantial difference in the lives of many in our community. Over 100 individuals attended the brunch at Wakefield Country Club and were entertained with live music by the Jashuan Peele Trio Jazz Band. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is a service organization whose fundamental purpose is achievement.  The WFRAC was founded in the town of Wake Forest on December 17, 2011.  Please join us as we salute these couples and their tremendous accomplishments.