Hooray! The traffic signals at the South Franklin/N.C. 98 Bypass intersection went to blink last week. But what we really need there are totally working lights to direct the traffic. Please, DOT, move rapidly to that status. * * * * The Gazette was incorrect last week in the number of Wake Forest Power customers as Public Works Director Mike Barton noted in a correction. “Wake Forest Power serves about 6,100 residential customers but overall we serve 7,001 commercial/residential plus 24 Coincidental Peak customers that get billed by Electricities.” We apologize for the error.

This Friday Night on White on Aug. 12 the featured band will be The Remedy, and they will begin playing at 6 p.m. The food truck lineup includes Bam Pow Chow, Charlie’s on Wheels, Cousins Maine Lobster, Pho Nomenal Dumpling, Sarge’s Chef on Wheels, Cockadoodlemoo, VFW Chuckwagon, Virgil’s Jamaica, Kona Ice, Lumpy’s, and Sweet Stacey Cakes. Remember there are a number of downtown restaurants as well: Back Alley Coffee Roasters, Backfins Crabhouse, The Burger Shop, Domino’s Pizza, The Forks Cafeteria, Hardee’s, LaForesta Italian Café & Pizzeria, Las Margaritas, The Lemon Tree, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Olde English Tea Room, Olies, Over The Falls, Pizza Amore, Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs, and Wake Forest Coffee Co. Most local shops will be open and many businesses are offering specials. Free parking is available along several downtown streets and in many public and business parking lots, including Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Friday Night on White is presented by White Street Brewing Company and will continue through September.

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will offer the final “Family Movie Night at Joyner Park” of the season on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8:30 p.m. E. Carroll Joyner Park is located at 701 Harris Road. Sponsored by Traditions at Wake Forest, Mosquito Joe of Eastern Wake County, and Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest, the free, monthly outdoor movie series features a variety of family-friendly film favorites and genres, including comedies, dramas, and thrillers, all projected on a 26-foot inflatable movie screen in the park’s amphitheater. The event also includes on-site food vendors selling snacks and refreshments. Each Family Movie Night at Joyner Park is free and open to the public. Anyone planning to attend is urged to arrive early as viewing space may be limited. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and/or chairs but are reminded that alcohol, smoking, and unleashed pets are prohibited.

You can make a difference in our community by applying to fill one of the vacancies on the Cemetery Advisory Board (CAB), Senior Center Advisory Board, Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and Urban Forestry Board (UFB). These boards were established to give citizens input into what happens in the community and to advise the Board of Commissioners on matters that affect citizens and their town government. All residents of Wake Forest and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to apply for these openings. Application forms are available online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/advisory-boards.aspx and at the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Completed applications will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, and may be submitted online; mailed or delivered to Town Clerk Deeda Harris, Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587; or faxed to 919-435-9419. Applicants will be expected to attend the September meeting of

Area residents are invited to enjoy great music, dine outside, and experience the fall season at the Town of Wake Forest’s Music at Midday weekly concert series. Sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and Wake Forest ARTS, the free music series begins Thursday, Sept. 1, and continues on consecutive Thursdays through Sept. 29. Scheduled from noon to 1 p.m., the concerts will feature a variety of local performers and take place in Centennial Plaza, the gateway to the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. The concert lineup includes Eugene Taylor on Sept. 1; Freddy Green on Sept. 8; Mister Felix on Sept. 15; Hope Marasco and Blake Anderson on Sept. 22; and Lee Holt on Sept. 29. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch – either from home or a local restaurant – relax, and enjoy the entertainment. Assorted dessert trucks will be on