🌱 What Roanoke Rapids parents are asking after a serious football hazing injury

Morning Roanoke Rapids! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

• What Roanoke Rapids parents are asking after a serious football hazing injury
• How a strong El Niño could shape Roanoke Rapids' winter weather

Also on today's calendar: Remodelers Home Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Roanoke Rapids family asks for answers after son loses part of finger in football hazing incident (wral.com) — A Roanoke Rapids High School freshman lost part of a finger in an alleged football hazing incident, prompting criminal and school investigations and the head coach's suspension. His family is demanding answers on past hazing reports and future safety measures, while Roanoke Rapids school officials, police, and prosecutors have yet to publicly respond.
   

• Strong El Niño favors wetter winter, but severe weather remains uncertain (rrdailyherald.com) — Halifax County officials say Roanoke Rapids should expect a wetter, stormier El Niño winter, but not necessarily more snow or ice, and they're already stocked with salt, sand, and equipment. Past storms show how conditions can range from light snow in town to crippling ice and outages, so residents are urged to stay prepared even as forecasts remain uncertain.
   

📸 Around Roanoke Rapids

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roanoke Rapids

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Remodelers Home Tour →
  148 Old Mill Rd, Macon
  12:01 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Free Wills and Heir Property Presentation in Roanoke Rapids →
  1100 Hamilton Street, Roanoke Rapids
• Purple Starts Here Day Domestic Violence Awareness Community Conversation →
  All Saints Episcopal Parish House, 9 East 7th Street, Roanoke Rapids
• Bellamy Brothers at Weldon Mills Theatre →
  Weldon Mills Theatre, 500 Carolina Crossroads Pkwy, Roanoke Rapids
  6:00 pm
• The Bellamy Brothers →
  Weldon Mills Theatre, 500 Carolina Crossroads Pkwy, Roanoke Rapids
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Carolina Crossroads & United Pullers of the Carolinas - Carolina Nationals →
  Carolina Crossroads Motorsports, 338 Aurelian Springs Road, Roanoke Rapids
Saturday October 3
• Braden Hull →
  Weldon Mills Theatre, 500 Carolina Crossroads Pkwy, Roanoke Rapids
  11:00 am
• Halloween on the Farm →
  Faith Farms, 861 Trueblood Rd, Halifax
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Brantley Gilbert The Real American Tour with John Morgan & Jay Webb →
  338 Aurelian Springs Road, Roanoke Rapids
  6:00 pm
• Brantley Gilbert →
  Carolina Crossroads Amphitheatre, 395 Wallace Fork Rd, Roanoke Rapids
  6:00 pm
• Brantley Gilbert The Real American Tour with John Morgan & Jay Webb - Oct 9 →
  338 Aurelian Springs Road, Roanoke Rapids
  6:00 pm
• Brantley Gilbert In North Carolina →
  Carolina Crossroads Amphitheatre, 395 Wallace Fork Rd, Roanoke Rapids
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Roanoke Rapids. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Tarboro

• McDowell-Moore Earns Second CAA Weekly Honor (elonphoenix.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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