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Coming up on the calendar:
- PMP Bootcamp – Weekend Classroom Training in Rocky...
- Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival Rock...
- Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival Rock Mount, NC 2026 at Rocky Mount Event Center
... 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 70 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 69.
- Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.
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Friday June 19
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Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival Rock... →
Rocky Mount Event Center, 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount
5:30 pm
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Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival Rock Mount, NC 2026 →
Rocky Mount Event Center, 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount
5:30 pm
Saturday June 20
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BLOOM IN FAITH →
Elegant Persuasions LLC, 1112 S Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
1:00 pm
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Black Ice Juneteenth Scholarship Gala →
NCC - Brown Auditorium, 454 N Old Carriage Rd, Rocky Mount
6:00 pm
Thursday July 2
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Mobile Food Market →
The Impact Center NC, 821 Word Plz, Rocky Mount
11:00 am
Saturday July 4
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Do The Red, White, & Brew Pub Crawl in Rocky Mount! →
Blue Rose Cocktail Lounge, 132 NW Main St, Rocky Mount
4:30 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
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- 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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- School staffer quits after being accused of assaulting 5-year-old, NC sheriff says (newsobserver.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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