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Reinventing the Rocky Mount Economy

A special series on efforts to expand the area's 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.

City Desk

Staff writer Brie Handgraaf blogs about the news and culture of Rocky Mount.

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LAWN CHAIR THEATRE

VOTE HERE for the movie you want to see Aug. 6 at the Lawn Chair Theatre.

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Charm Chicks

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

PAWS PIZAZZ

Check out some of the Twin Counties' most adorable pets and submit your photos here.

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TELEGRAM NIGHT SITES

Check out some of the goings-on at local night clubs.

'Give 5' Kickoff

YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES

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.

RMPD E-POLICING REPORTS

Daily crime alerts directly from Rocky Mount police.

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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.

TOP LIFE HEADLINES

  • 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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