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🌱 The Ultimate Elvis Tribute and 10 more events
Make time for The 5th Annual Buck Leonard Golf Classic on the Whitakers Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- The 5th Annual Buck Leonard Golf Classic at Belmont Lake Golf Club
- The Ultimate Elvis Tribute
- The Ultimate ELVIS Tribute! at The Dunn Center
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitakers
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★ Featured events ★
- The 5th Annual Buck Leonard Golf Classic →
Belmont Lake Golf Club, 201 Belmont Clb Wy, Rocky Mount
11:30 am
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- The Ultimate Elvis Tribute →
The Dunn Center, 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
6:30 pm - The Ultimate ELVIS Tribute! →
The Dunn Center, 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
6:30 pm - The NCEJN 27th Annual Summit →
The Franklinton Center At Bricks, 281 Southbend Ln, Whitakers
10:00 am
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball vs. Rocky Mount Prep
North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
5:00 pm - Table 4 Tonight: Rocky Mount | Dinner with Strangers small town →
Restaurant of the Week, Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount - Recycling Green Week →
Rocky Mount NC - Real Estate Networking Event- REWI Network and Chill- Rocky Mount →
Barley and Burger, 113 Gateway Boulevard, Rocky Mount
6:00 pm - Real Estate Wealth Institute {REWI} Network and Chill Meetup →
REWI Network and Chill, Barley and Burger, 113 Gateway Boulevard, Rocky Mount
6:00 pm - Real Estate Network & Chill - ROCKY MOUNT →
Barley and Burger, 113 Gateway Boulevard, Rocky Mount
6:00 pm - Haunted 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Rocky Mount, NC (40) →
Rocky Mount NC - Homecoming 2026 →
NC Wesleyan University Campus, Rocky Mount
10:30 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Whitakers. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Cafe Associate in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whitakers here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rocky Mount
- 7 things to know about the new Fullsteam Brewery opening in Durham's ATC (newsobserver.com)
- 2002 Tharrington Way, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 (redfin.com)
Tarboro
- McDowell-Moore Earns Second CAA Weekly Honor (elonphoenix.com)
Roanoke Rapids
- Arrest rumors 'purely speculative' as hazing probe continues, RRGSD says (rrspin.com)
- Strong El Niño favors wetter winter, but severe weather remains uncertain (rrdailyherald.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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