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Eastern NC Business Events in August 2019

August 1, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, local businesses, and organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Be sure to register with meeting organizer(s) to ensure […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in May 2019

April 24, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, local businesses, and organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county […]

Business Happenings
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April 2019 Business Events in Eastern NC

April 8, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, local businesses, and organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in March 2019

February 21, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, local businesses, and organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in February 2019

January 30, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in January 2019

January 1, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in December 2018

December 2, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in October 2018

October 3, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in August 2018

August 1, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in July 2018

June 28, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in June 2018

June 1, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in May 2018

April 30, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in April 2018

April 3, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings 2018
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Eastern NC Business Events in March 2018

March 1, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings 2018
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Eastern NC Business Events in Late February 2018

February 13, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings 2018
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Eastern NC Business Events in Late January, February 2018

January 26, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Business Happenings 2018
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Eastern NC Business Events in Jan. 2018

January 4, 2018 Kay Whatley

**Due to the snow received in Eastern NC January 3-4, 2018, note that events immediately following may be canceled. Check with organizers directly regarding weather issues.** By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business/Networking Events & Workshops Dec. 2017

December 1, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events take place around the five-county area — Franklin, Nash, Johnston, […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events and Networking Nov. 2017

October 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Some events are organized by SCORE at area locations. SCORE — the […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events and Networking Oct. 2017

September 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Note that regular Chamber member meetings or semi-closed leads groups, are […]

Source: Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mount NC
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Rocky Mount NC Library Offerings for Fall 2017

August 31, 2017 Kay Whatley

Braswell Memorial Library, located at 727 N Grace Street, Rocky Mount NC, offers programs for adults and teens alongside SCORE programs for business. Check out the programs scheduled for Fall 2017. The library is online at braswell-library.libguides.com. Programs for […]

Business Happenings
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Five-County Area Chamber/Business Events in Sept. 2017

August 31, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training and networking. Note that regular Chamber member meetings or semi-closed leads groups, are not […]

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The Strange-ness: Children’s Game of Tag A World Sport

January 31, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor “Tag, you’re it!” Do you remember playing tag as a child? The children’s chasing game is being promoted as a world sport:  World Chase Tag™. Chase Tag® events have been held […]

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The Strange-ness: My Haunted Television

January 16, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Lambert, Member www.paranormalchasers.com You may not think of your TV as something that would be considered “haunted”, but here I’ll tell you of my personal experience, and you may just change your mind. So, here I […]

Stage will host music, speakers, and ore during the the Spruce Pine Alien Conference and Expo, June 14-15, 2019, Spruce Pine, North Carolina
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Spruce Pine (NC) Alien Conference and Expo is June 14-15

June 2, 2019

The Spruce Pine Alien Conference and Expo will be held on Lower Street in downtown Spruce Pine, North Carolina (Mitchell County) on June 14-15, 2019. This is a free event open to everyone interested in […]

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