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Booker T. Washington Community Center to host Community Fall Festival

October 18, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount For the seventh year in a row, the Booker T. Washington Community Center will host a Community Fall Festival. The festival will be Thursday, October 20, 2016, 6-8pm […]

First Friday Focuses on Rocky Mount History

March 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Exhibit Highlighting Rocky Mount NC Visits from Dr. King and Dr. Booker T. Washington to open at First Friday Released by Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount While First Friday will have its usual fanfare thanks to live […]

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The Strange-Ness: NC July UFO Reports

July 31, 2015

From the beginning of July 2015 through this printing (July 28), 16 UFO signing reports were filed with the Mutual UFO Network, MUFON, which collects data on worldwide sightings of UFOs. Of the 16 sightings […]

The Strange-ness: Creepy, Sad, or Just Humans Having Fun with Curiosity Rover

November 6, 2015

According to NASA, part of the make-up of NASA’s Curiosity rover is the ability to sing “Happy Birthday” every year on the anniversary of its Mars landing. The Rover celebrates its birthday on August 5. […]

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The Strange-ness: Glittery Food May be Gut-wrenching

September 13, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Love those shiny pastries in brilliant colors? Grab that tasty candy for a snack after lunch? Depending on how your food was made, it may be bad for you on a whole new level. […]