🌱 Robert Cray and 10 more events

Hello Rocky Mount! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Donna The Buffalo at Harvester Performance Center
• Progress Reports at Benjamin Franklin Middle School
• Holiday - Closed for Students & Staff at The Gereau Center

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with partial sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Rocky Mount

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rocky Mount

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12

• Donna The Buffalo →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3

• Progress Reports
  Benjamin Franklin Middle School Rocky Mount, VA 24151
  8:00 pm

Monday September 7

• Holiday - Closed for Students & Staff
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Sunday September 13

• Robert Cray →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

Thursday September 17

• Colin Mochrie →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• Rocky Mount Fest 2026 →
  Rocky Mt Chiropractic, 546 Pell Ave, Rocky Mount
  3:00 pm

Saturday September 26

• The Machine Performs Pink Floyd →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

Sunday September 27

• Brett Dennen →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29

• Mad Iguanas →
  Parkway Brewing Company, 739 Kessler Mill Rd, Salem
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Progress Reports
  Benjamin Franklin Middle School Rocky Mount, VA 24151
  8:00 pm

Monday September 7

• Holiday - Closed for Students & Staff
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Saturday September 12

• Lake Erie College Storm at Ferrum College Volleyball Women →
  Ferrum College, 215 Ferrum Mountain Rd, Ferrum
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rocky Mount. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Store Manager in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Mount here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ferrum

• Ferrum College's 53rd Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Returns with New Attractions and Experiences (ferrum.edu)
• Ferrum College Posts Highest Enrollment in Six Years, Driven by Strong Student Retention and Institutional Momentum (ferrum.edu)

Cave Spring

• William Byrd rallies past Cave Spring for 20-14 rivalry win (wsls.com)

Bassett

• Bassett focuses new High Point showroom to welcome interior design community (furnituretoday.com)
• Bassett holds off Franklin County for 25-21 win (wsls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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