Hi Gaston! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Cole Swindell and Ian Munsick
- Wind Down Wednesday featuring Sea-Cruz Band at Gaston County, NC Calendar
- Gaston Draws: The Figure Series (Open Call Session) at Gaston County, NC Calendar
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 71 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.
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Saturday June 13
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Wind Down Wednesday featuring Sea-Cruz Band →
Gaston County, NC Calendar
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 17
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Gaston Draws: The Figure Series (Open Call Session) →
Gaston County, NC Calendar
6:00 pm
Saturday June 20
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Carolina Crossroads Motorsports Bike & Music Festival: Easy Rider Rodeo - Saturday →
R V Resort At Carolina Crossroads, 415 Wallace Fork Rd, Roanoke Rapids
9:00 am
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The Blooming Arts →
The Centre at Halifax Community College, 100 College Dr #200, Weldon
3:00 pm
Sunday June 21
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2026 Motorsports Bike and Music Festival - Easy... →
R V Resort At Carolina Crossroads, 415 Wallace Fork Rd, Roanoke Rapids
10:00 am
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2026 Motorsports Bike and Music Festival - Easy Rider Rodeo - Sunday →
R V Resort At Carolina Crossroads, 415 Wallace Fork Rd, Roanoke Rapids
10:00 am
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- Just a few days after our last update on the Barn Owl box, the youngest owlet passed.
Owlet #5 likely passed due to a combination of factors including malnutrition, failure to thrive, competition from older siblings, drought‑related… (Nextdoor )
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Join us June 11 from 10 AM to Noon to learn who needs to pay estimated taxes, when they're due, and how to file them.
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Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Sales Associate Cashier in Roanoke Rapids. Apply here.
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Government Jobs posted a job opening for Deputy Sheriff in Roanoke Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Roanoke Rapids
- Halifax County Planning Board: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 (rrspin.com)
Rocky Mount
- Best Rocky Mount, North Carolina Commercial Litigation Lawyers (bestlawyers.com)
- Rocky Mount makes ‘steady improvements' on financial goals (carolinajournal.com)
- Rocky Mount police officer dies after ATV crash while off duty: Officials (cbs17.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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