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      • Rocky Mount, NC (27804)

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        Abundant sunshine. High 51F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph..

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        A clear sky. Low 28F. Winds light and variable.

        Updated: December 7, 2019 @ 3:59 am

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    The Month in Photos - April

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    Los Angeles Rams running back and former Tarboro High School standout Todd Gurley makes a video of campers running drills Saturday, April 14, 2018 during his youth football camp at Tarboro High School.

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    Carolina shortstop Luis Aviles Jr., right, gets spun around while tagging out Winston-Salem's Alex Call on a stolen base attempt Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Five County Stadium.

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    Mickey, an 11-year-old male silky terrier, is groomed by PetSmart pet stylist Jennifer Philippe, right, as PetSmart pet stylist Heather Jones assists on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the business.

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    Rocky Mount High players celebrate at home plate as teammate Garrett Criag rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam Thursday, April 12, 2018 during the game against Northern Nash at Northern Nash High School.

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    A.J. Richardson Head Start Center NC pre-K teacher Donna Cockrell, left, and NC pre-K teacher assistant Wanda Chavis react as they learn Cockrell has been selected as a PNC Foundation Teacher Hero on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the head start center.

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    041918-4H-Livestock-1.jpg

    Liana Vandemark, 9, attempts to settle down her feisty 7-month-old goat Peanut on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 during the meat goat show at the 81st annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show & Sale at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center.

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    041318RMHbb-Butler-02.jpg

    Rocky Mount High's Lane Butler, left, slides safely into third base as Northern Nash's Andrew Meade attempts the tag Thursday, April 12, 2018 during the game at Northern Nash High School. Butler advanced from first to third on the play.

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    041518Paws-Park-2.jpg

    Hustle, an 8-year-old border collie mix, leaps off the back of Laura Moretz to catch a flying disc as they perform in the Dare Devil Dogs show Saturday, April 14, 2018 during the eighth annual Paws in the Park at Best Friend's Dog Park.

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    041918-4H-Livestock-3.jpg

    Anna Brooks Murray, 12, braces her 6-month-old lamb Faith during the market lamb show Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the 81st annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show & Sale at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center. Murray and Faith won first place in the lamb's weight class.

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    A.J. Richardson Head Start Center NC pre-K teachers Mary Harris, right, and Artashia Marrow react after learning they are recipients of $100 gift cards from PNC Foundation on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the head start center.

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    Rocky Mount Councilman Reuben Blackwell, the president and CEO of Opportunities Industrialization Center, speaks Friday, April 20, 2018 during the preview event at the Rocky Mount Event Center.

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    041118THSbb-Dupree-01.jpg

    Tarboro shortstop Seth Dupree attempts to catch a line drive Friday, April 6, 2018 during the game against SouthWest Edgecombe in the Tarboro Easter Baseball Classic at Tarboro Municipal Stadium.

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    041518Gurley-Camp-2.jpg

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston high-fives Achonacey Mabry, 9, after she caught a pass from him Saturday, April 14, 2018 during Todd Gurley's youth football camp at Tarboro High School.

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    The Durham Bulls play the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.

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    Jennifer Shearin flips through a box of records Saturday at the grand opening of Country Feedback in Tarboro.

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    Marie Boswell pets therapy dog Elsie Wednesday at Nash General Hospital.

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    Marie Boswell embraces therapy dog Elsie Wednesday at Nash General Hospital.

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    Rocky Mount High’s Tyler Brice hits the ball back across the net Thursday during his singles match at N.C. Wesleyan College.

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    Brandon Western, left, and his daughter Kaylee Western, 2, play in a tub of plastic balls Tuesday at the The Imperial Centre.

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    Tyquan Lewis, center, his mother Tyronda Whitakers, left, and friend Donnell Arnold react to being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Pinetops, North Carolina. (Sarah Louya/Rocky Mount Telegram via AP)

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    Ricky Richmond throws a disc at a target during a game of disc golf Saturday at the Third Annual Blue Fest at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount.

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    Danny Bailey, front, and Michael Waters, owner of Waters Paint Company, work on prepping a house for painting Monday on Elm Street.

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    Patricia Barnes walks around the track during for the 24th annual Nash County Relay for Life Saturday morning at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex.

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    Navod McNeil gives his Chihuahua a bath in the Self Bathing Room Wednesday at Muttley Crew at Station Square.

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    Matthew Paszek, 5, attempts to catch a ball in a cone Sunday afternoon during Try Tennis at Benvenue Country Club.

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    042218powwow01.jpg

    Singer-songwriter Brooke Simpson waits to perform at the 53rd annual spring Haliwa-Saponi Powwow in Hollister. Simpson finished third on NBC's 'The Voice’.

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    Olivia Goins, 11, videos Singer-songwriter Brooke Simpson Saturday at the 53rd annual spring Haliwa-Saponi Powwow in Hollister.

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    Melvin Cockrell, left, holds eight week old puppy Rilei as Debbie Sellars takes a photo Saturday at the Third Annual Blue Fest at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount. Rilei can be adopted from Odin's Orphans Rescue.

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    James W. Briscoe rides his bike Wednesday along Tyson Avenue.

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    Southern Nash’s Melissa Hernandez, left, and Rocky Mount High’s Carson Browder battle for the ball Monday at Rocky Mount High School.

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    Los Angeles Rams running back and former Tarboro High School standout Todd Gurley makes a video of campers running drills Saturday, April 14, 2018 during his youth football camp at Tarboro High School.

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    Carolina shortstop Luis Aviles Jr., right, gets spun around while tagging out Winston-Salem's Alex Call on a stolen base attempt Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Five County Stadium.

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    Mickey, an 11-year-old male silky terrier, is groomed by PetSmart pet stylist Jennifer Philippe, right, as PetSmart pet stylist Heather Jones assists on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the business.

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    Rocky Mount High players celebrate at home plate as teammate Garrett Criag rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam Thursday, April 12, 2018 during the game against Northern Nash at Northern Nash High School.

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    A.J. Richardson Head Start Center NC pre-K teacher Donna Cockrell, left, and NC pre-K teacher assistant Wanda Chavis react as they learn Cockrell has been selected as a PNC Foundation Teacher Hero on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the head start center.

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    Liana Vandemark, 9, attempts to settle down her feisty 7-month-old goat Peanut on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 during the meat goat show at the 81st annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show & Sale at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center.

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    041318RMHbb-Butler-02.jpg

    Rocky Mount High's Lane Butler, left, slides safely into third base as Northern Nash's Andrew Meade attempts the tag Thursday, April 12, 2018 during the game at Northern Nash High School. Butler advanced from first to third on the play.

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    041518Paws-Park-2.jpg

    Hustle, an 8-year-old border collie mix, leaps off the back of Laura Moretz to catch a flying disc as they perform in the Dare Devil Dogs show Saturday, April 14, 2018 during the eighth annual Paws in the Park at Best Friend's Dog Park.

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    041918-4H-Livestock-3.jpg

    Anna Brooks Murray, 12, braces her 6-month-old lamb Faith during the market lamb show Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the 81st annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show & Sale at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center. Murray and Faith won first place in the lamb's weight class.

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    041918PNC-Donations-2.jpg

    A.J. Richardson Head Start Center NC pre-K teachers Mary Harris, right, and Artashia Marrow react after learning they are recipients of $100 gift cards from PNC Foundation on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the head start center.

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    Rocky Mount Councilman Reuben Blackwell, the president and CEO of Opportunities Industrialization Center, speaks Friday, April 20, 2018 during the preview event at the Rocky Mount Event Center.

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    041118THSbb-Dupree-01.jpg

    Tarboro shortstop Seth Dupree attempts to catch a line drive Friday, April 6, 2018 during the game against SouthWest Edgecombe in the Tarboro Easter Baseball Classic at Tarboro Municipal Stadium.

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    041518Gurley-Camp-2.jpg

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston high-fives Achonacey Mabry, 9, after she caught a pass from him Saturday, April 14, 2018 during Todd Gurley's youth football camp at Tarboro High School.

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    The Durham Bulls play the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.

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    Jennifer Shearin flips through a box of records Saturday at the grand opening of Country Feedback in Tarboro.

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    Marie Boswell pets therapy dog Elsie Wednesday at Nash General Hospital.

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    Marie Boswell embraces therapy dog Elsie Wednesday at Nash General Hospital.

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    Rocky Mount High’s Tyler Brice hits the ball back across the net Thursday during his singles match at N.C. Wesleyan College.

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    Brandon Western, left, and his daughter Kaylee Western, 2, play in a tub of plastic balls Tuesday at the The Imperial Centre.

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    Tyquan Lewis, center, his mother Tyronda Whitakers, left, and friend Donnell Arnold react to being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Pinetops, North Carolina. (Sarah Louya/Rocky Mount Telegram via AP)

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    Ricky Richmond throws a disc at a target during a game of disc golf Saturday at the Third Annual Blue Fest at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount.

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    041018standalone.jpg

    Danny Bailey, front, and Michael Waters, owner of Waters Paint Company, work on prepping a house for painting Monday on Elm Street.

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    Patricia Barnes walks around the track during for the 24th annual Nash County Relay for Life Saturday morning at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex.

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    Navod McNeil gives his Chihuahua a bath in the Self Bathing Room Wednesday at Muttley Crew at Station Square.

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    Matthew Paszek, 5, attempts to catch a ball in a cone Sunday afternoon during Try Tennis at Benvenue Country Club.

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    Singer-songwriter Brooke Simpson waits to perform at the 53rd annual spring Haliwa-Saponi Powwow in Hollister. Simpson finished third on NBC's 'The Voice’.

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    Olivia Goins, 11, videos Singer-songwriter Brooke Simpson Saturday at the 53rd annual spring Haliwa-Saponi Powwow in Hollister.

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    Melvin Cockrell, left, holds eight week old puppy Rilei as Debbie Sellars takes a photo Saturday at the Third Annual Blue Fest at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount. Rilei can be adopted from Odin's Orphans Rescue.

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    James W. Briscoe rides his bike Wednesday along Tyson Avenue.

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    050118RMHSSOCCER.jpg

    Southern Nash’s Melissa Hernandez, left, and Rocky Mount High’s Carson Browder battle for the ball Monday at Rocky Mount High School.

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