🌱 Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Billy Bob Thornton at Harvester Performance Center
• Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at Harvester Performance Center
• Teacher Workdays at The Gereau Center

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

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy and cool, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 65.
• Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rocky Mount

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday July 28

• Billy Bob Thornton →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday July 28

• Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  7:00 pm

Thursday July 30

• Teacher Workdays
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Monday August 3

• Back to School - Open House (11am-6pm)
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151
• FCHS Freshman Orientation 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Thursday August 6

• Stewart Copeland →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  7:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Michael Wayne Dill @ The Rocky Mount Burger Company →
  Rocky Mount Burger Company, 467 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Roanoke Convocation Gathering →
  Phoebe Needles Center, Inc., 732 Turners Creek Rd, Callaway
  10:30 am

Tuesday July 28

• Freehub Mountain Bike Film Festival →
  The Grandin Theatre, 1310 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke
  7:00 pm

Thursday July 30

• Teacher Workdays
  The Gereau Center Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Friday July 31

• Ferrum Farm & Craft Market →
  Ferrum Park, 10884 Franklin St, Ferrum
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Rocky Mount. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Mount here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ferrum

• Morgan promoted to head men's soccer coach at Ferrum (greensboro.com)
• FloydFest marks 25 years with new home, major economic impact on Floyd County (wsls.com)

Bassett

• 9 Massive Virginia Lakes That Feel More Like Oceans Than Inland Waters (myfamilytravels.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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