If you are confused about voting early or next Tuesday for national and state offices, you will be scratching your head when you see your ballot for the presidential race because you can vote for none of the above. More accurately, you can cast a vote to say you do not prefer – or like, or you want to say “a pox on all of them.” Yes, a choice in both the Republican and Democratic races is No Preference. Wake County Board of Elections Director Gary Sims said the votes in both party primaries are allocated proportionately according to the number of votes each candidate receives. If a voter chooses the No Preference option, those delegates or delegate seats will be assigned to the state party office as the proportional formula provides. The North Carolina Republican Party has 72 delegates to the national convention. Of those 72, 10 delegates are

Without advance fanfare, a mobile Driver’s License Unit moved into the annex at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 Brooks Monday and will return there on the first and third Monday each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The itinerant office will have two driver license examiner stations, mirroring the driver license services in permanent offices. The nearest permanent offices for drivers’ licenses are in Raleigh or Louisburg; there is a license plate office on South Main Street in Wake Forest. The Division of Motor Vehicles’ new compact mobile office is part of Governor Pat McCrory’s initiative to improve customer service and reduce wait times at the DMV.  “This first of its kind mobile office allows us to connect all North Carolinians to the services they need, regardless of where they live,” McCrory said. “This one-stop shop allows customers to handle all their motor vehicle needs close to

The Wake Forest Youth in Government Advisory Board will collect clean, gently used coats and jackets throughout March as part of a community service project. Coats of all shapes and sizes are welcome and may be dropped off at one of the following area locations: Heritage Elementary School, 3500 Rogers Road Heritage Middle School, 3400 Rogers Road Heritage High School, 1150 Forestville Road Rolesville Middle School, 4700 Burlington Mills Road, Rolesville Rolesville High School, 1099 E. Young St., Rolesville Wake Forest Elementary School, 136 W. Sycamore Ave. Wake Forest High School, 420 Stadium Dr. Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. The Youth Advisory Board’s coat drive is an easy way for area residents to pass along coats and jackets they no longer need. All donated coats will be given to the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club for distribution to local people in need. The Youth in Government

The Town of Wake Forest will launch a free outdoor music series in its historic downtown on Friday, April 8. Presented by White Street Brewing Co., “Friday Night on White” will take place along South White Street from 6-9 p.m. on the second Friday night of each month from April through September. The Magic Pipers Band will kick off the concert series on April 8, followed by Brickhouse on May 13, The Will McBride Group on June 10, Stone Age Romeos on July 8, The Remedy on Aug. 12, and Crush on Sept. 9. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at several downtown restaurants. A variety of food and dessert trucks will also be on site in the parking lot of Fidelity Bank, 231 S. White St. and along Owen Avenue. Food and dessert trucks scheduled to participate on April 8 include Bam Pow Chow, Charlie’s Kabob Grill

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Triangle Special Hockey Association (TSHA) are partnering to bring the Inaugural Carolina Sled Classic to Wake Forest. Free and open to the public, the event will take place Friday through Sunday, March 11 through 13, at the Polar Ice House, located inside The Factory at 1839 South Main Street. TSHA is a hockey league for individuals with developmental or physical disabilities. Sled hockey is a sit-down version of ice hockey designed for players whose disability prevents them from playing stand-up hockey. TSHA is a fully donor-funded and volunteer-operated program offered to families at low or no cost. The Inaugural Carolina Sled Hockey Classic will feature two teams from Florida and one team each from Nashville and Virginia Beach. The Cat5 Canes, Wake Forest’s local sled team, will also participate in the tournament. Mayor Vivian Jones will drop the ceremonial