The Rocky Mount Telegram

GROWING BUSINESSES

New restaurant continues trend on corridor

Telegram photo / Ben Goff

Construction work continues Friday on a new Biscuitville restaurant on English Road.

A new Biscuitville restaurant is slated to open later this month in a fast-growing business corridor of Rocky Mount near U.S. 64.

The restaurant, which is known for its homemade biscuit sandwiches and Southern-style breakfasts, is tentatively slated to open at 21 Progress Drive on March 28 or 29, said Kellie Hicks, the director of marketing for Biscuitville.

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Experts predict smaller leaf crop
Local tobacco farmers are expected to plant less this year in response to a major drop in orders from companies that buy the leaf.

Charlie Tyson, Nash County’s extension director, said he expects a 15 percent reduction in tobacco production in Nash County this season.