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🌱 Which Rocky Mount welding student could soon compete for $10,000?

What's up Rocky Mount! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Rocky Mount welding student could soon compete for $10,000?
  • How Rocky Mount once covered a 1,900-pound celebrity hog on tour
  • How a former Rocky Mount museum leader is reshaping Wilson’s Imagination Station

Also on today's calendar: Shyheim's BATTLE GROUND Showdown! RMPR 12u league 10-12 year old and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, a shower; warm, with a high of 89 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 76 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nash Community College welding students advance in national competitio... (springhopeenterprise.com) — Rocky Mount’s Nash Community College is celebrating three welding students who advanced through early rounds of a national Project MFG competition, with one now in contention for the next stage and a $10,000 grand prize. Their success highlights the strength of NCC’s hands-on welding and SkillsUSA programs, which aim to prepare local students for high-demand skilled trades careers.
   

• Valley Rewind: Big Boy, 'World's Largest Hog' (blackmountainnews.com) — A 1939 photo feature recalls Big Boy, a nearly one-ton hog who toured North Carolina as a celebrity attraction. His deluxe trailer and travels were even highlighted in the Rocky Mount Telegram, giving local readers a quirky glimpse into how their hometown paper once covered this unusual star. The story traces his rise, road-weary weight loss, and brief brush with movie fame.
   

• Imagination Station leadership roles change (wilsontimes.com) — Rocky Mount gets a brief nod in the career path of Joseph Knight, who once managed the Rocky Mount Children’s Museum and Science Center and is now taking over Wilson’s Imagination Station. His new role could strengthen regional STEAM programming that benefits families across eastern North Carolina, including those who travel from Rocky Mount for museum experiences.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Brightspeed.
    Has decided to expand their services to my side of town. Fenner Road. They have placed their lines on my private property tore thru my paved… (Nextdoor Compass Creek)
  • UPDATE.
    I have someone coming Friday morning. To pick up the sand. I will post another update if there is any left. Does anyone need sand? I had a truck… (Nextdoor Berkeley)
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Rocky Mount. Apply here.
  • David's Bridal, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Alterations Specialist in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Mount here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • MIDDLE SCHOOL: Vikings blanks Wildcats to sew up county crown (wilsontimes.com)
  • Elm City man arrested during traffic stop (wnct.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rocky Mount

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rocky Mount

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.