Area residents are invited to attend the 10th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, April 4, at 11 a.m. The program will take place in Centennial Plaza, in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. The April 4 service will honor Richard Maxey who served his nation in the U.S. Marines. Members of Maxey’s family have been invited to participate in the ceremony which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising. Following the raising of the American flag, the U.S. Marines service flag will be raised in recognition of the military branch in which Maxey served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout April. Photographs and other remembrances of Maxey will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the town hall lobby through the end of April. Presented by local veterans’ organizations to

The mobile Driver’s License Unit that showed up in Wake Forest two weeks ago will be open for business Monday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the annex at the Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. It will return every first and third Monday, helping area residents who have had to travel to Raleigh or Louisburg for licenses and other DMV services. The office has two driver license examiner stations, mirroring the driver license services in permanent offices. 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 home.” “This new

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 Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department and the Recreation Advisory Board are joining 13 parks and recreation departments across our state to host a North Carolina Recreation & Park Association (NCRPA) Recre8 5k on Saturday, April 16. This family-friendly event will start and finish at E. Carroll Joyner Park at 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the race starts at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9:30 a.m. Registration is available online through April 14 at www.ncparkrun.com/#!wake-fores/o1nd3. The entry fee is $35 before March 31; and $45 from April 1-14. Everyone who registers before April 4 will receive a race T-shirt. Registrations will not be accepted on the day of the race. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, from Thursday, March 17, through Sunday, March 20, the first 300 people to register and enter the promo code “GREEN” will receive $5 off the

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