🌱 The Ultimate ELVIS Tribute! and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The Ultimate Elvis Tribute
• The Ultimate ELVIS Tribute! at The Dunn Center
• The NCEJN 27th Annual Summit at The Franklinton Center At Bricks

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny, hot and humid, temps: high: 91, low: 65.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitakers

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• The Ultimate Elvis Tribute →
  The Dunn Center, 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 15
• The Ultimate ELVIS Tribute! →
  The Dunn Center, 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• The NCEJN 27th Annual Summit →
  The Franklinton Center At Bricks, 281 Southbend Ln, Whitakers
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Volleyball @ Sallie B Howard
  North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
  5:00 pm
• JV Football vs. Washington County
  North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
  6:30 pm
• JV Football @ Greene Central
  Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• The 5th Annual Buck Leonard Golf Classic →
  Belmont Lake Golf Club, 201 Belmont Club Way, Rocky Mount
  11:00 am
• Varsity Football vs. Greene Central
  Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
  7:00 pm
• Varsity Football vs. Rocky Mount Prep
  North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Haunted 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Rocky Mount, NC (40) →
  Rocky Mount NC
  8:30 am
• Homecoming 2026 →
  NC Wesleyan University Campus, Rocky Mount
  10:30 am
• NCWU 2026 Homecoming Party →
  Mixers Kocktail Bar, 1139 Falls Road, Rocky Mount
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Whitakers. Apply here.
• Hubbell Incorporated posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whitakers here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rocky Mount

• Northern Nash continues to rule Big East Conference (reflector.com)
• NC Wesleyan establishes new school for sports and entertainment (wptf.com)
• Nash CC to host Nighthawk Enrollment Day Oct. 21 (springhopeenterprise.com)

Tarboro

• Lieutenant governor includes historic downtown Tarboro in her recent stop (reflector.com)
• A day of renaissance life showcased at the Tarborough Faire (reflector.com)
• Tarboro, Rocky Mount Prep own highest RPI rankings this week in football (reflector.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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