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🌱 Why a Rocky Mount neighborhood’s only exit is stuck on the tracks
Rocky Mount, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Rocky Mount! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Rocky Mount neighborhood’s only exit is stuck on the tracks
Also on today's calendar: JOHNNYSWIM in Rocky Mount, VA and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Saturday: Some rain in the p.m.; cooler, temps: high: 63, low: 57.
- Sunday: Rain, with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rocky Mount officials and legislators disagree over funding for neighborhood, sometimes blocked by trains (wdbj7.com) — Residents of Rocky Mount’s Highland Hills/Diamond Avenue neighborhood are pushing for a safer second access road after frequent train blockages leave them with only one way in and out. State legislators and town officials now disagree over who must take the lead on engineering plans and grant applications, raising questions about missed funding deadlines and what share of the eventual cost local taxpayers might bear. 
📸 Around Rocky Mount
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Upcoming Events in
Rocky Mount
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★ Featured events ★
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Michael Franti →
The Coves at Smith Mountain Lake, 301 Ivy Ln, Union Hall
5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
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Doggie Dash 5k →
Rocky Mount VA -
Rocky Mount Farmers Market →
Rocky Mount Farmers Market, 435 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount
9:00 am -
Robert Iuppa Tournament →
Willow Creek Country Club, 10500 Virgil H Goode Hwy, Rocky Mount
10:00 am -
Gifted Game Night
Rocky Mount Elementary Rocky Mount, VA 24151
5:00 pm -
JOHNNYSWIM in Rocky Mount, VA →
Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
8:00 pm -
Rocky Mount Farmers Market →
Rocky Mount Farmers Market, 435 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount
9:00 am -
The Steel Wheels →
Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
8:00 pm -
Mixed Couples →
Willow Creek Country Club, 10500 Virgil H Goode Hwy, Rocky Mount
2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 Rocky Mount Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Ferrum Farm & Craft Market →
Ferrum Park, 10884 Franklin Street, Ferrum
3:00 pm -
The Ferrum Flea →
Ferrum Park, 10884 Franklin Street, Ferrum -
Black & Gold Open House →
Spilman-Daniel House, 40 Stratton Lane, Ferrum
8:30 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Closing Team Members-Food Service/ Food Prep in Rocky Mount. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Mount here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ferrum
- Ferrum College Holds Special Commencement Ceremony for Jamarion Montford Before Military Deployment (ferrum.edu)
- Never Too Far Gone: Dylan Stanley Rewrites His Story (ironbladenews.com)
- Barbara Ann Jones (cable12ynn.com)
Bassett
- Oct. 8-14 (styleweekly.com)
Roanoke
- State school quality profiles show Roanoke schools gain in school performance (roanoke.com)
- Downtown Roanoke's Month of Street Paving Starts Sunday (roanokerambler.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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