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Entrepreneurs, 15-cent burger transform city

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Hardee’s commemorative Coke bottles owned by Teele Rawls.

Jim Gardner said rumors that he was able to snag the Hardee’s restaurant chain away from Wilbur Hardee in 1961 by beating him in a game of poker or getting him drunk are simply not true.

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Reinventing the Rocky Mount Economy

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Local groups to sponsor back-to-school bash
Edgecombe County Public Schools kindergartners through eighth-graders and their parents will have the opportunity to receive free school supplies at the upcoming Back-to-School Bash to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 21 at W.A. Pattillo A+ School.

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Jenny White and the chicks blog about food, fun, fashion, family and more.

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Little League Tournament

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HOW CLEAN?

Check out the latest inspection reports for local restaurants.

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FROM TEE TO GREEN

The latest news from the weekend in golf.

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Ex-deputy dies during physical training
Timothy Charles Barnes didn’t follow a traditional career path.

Barnes, 38, graduated from N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University with a degree in agriculture and taught high school in Halifax County for two years before joining the Nash County Sheriff’s Department.

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Schools working to keep Classic in Rocky Mount beyond 2013
Rocky Mount Mayor David Combs presided over a press conference Thursday morning at City Hall to announce that the Down East Viking Football Classic will return to Rocky Mount for the 13th consecutive year.

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Entrepreneurs, 15-cent burger transform city
Jim Gardner said rumors that he was able to snag the Hardee’s restaurant chain away from Wilbur Hardee in 1961 by beating him in a game of poker or getting him drunk are simply not true.

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Group touches African village
The Baileys didn’t pick Zambia.

Zambia picked them.

Thirteen months ago, Jackie and Mickey Bailey of Rocky Mount were convinced God’s plans for their future involved outreach in Cuba, where they were on a waiting list to be allowed into the country.

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