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Eastern North Carolina businesses honor veterans with free meals, discounts and community support

Restaurants and other businesses across Eastern North Carolina are offering free meals, discounts and special promotions Wednesday, November 11, in recognition of Veterans Day. National chains with locations throughout the region are participating, while one Jacksonville restaurant is extending its efforts beyond the holiday by collecting gift cards to provide...

Jacksonville, NC · 2d
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This Plain Little North Carolina Restaurant Serves a Ribeye Worth Driving Across the County For

There’s no menu here. A cook carries a whole raw ribeye to your table and slices your steak right in front of you. That’s the entire ordering process. You pick how big you want it, then you pick how you want it cooked. Every meal comes with a...

Wilson, NC · 4d
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The Wilson Times

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Treat Yo’ Self owner says ‘Next Level Baker’ experience ‘incredible’

Treat Yo’ Self co-owner Greg Mason competes for $50,000 on Fox’s “Next Level Baker,” airing Nov. 19.

Wilson, NC · 2d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Second Wawa in city to open in three weeks

A second Wawa convenience store in Rocky Mount is slated to begin serving customers in less than a month. The doors are set to be opened at 8 a.m. Dec. 3 at the North Winstead Avenue and Curtis Ellis Drive intersection, according to Alyson Mucha, a public relations representative with the Wawa chain. Mucha said in a Monday afternoon email that the store opening is going to be followed by a ceremony at 11 a.m. And Mucha said that the chain is finalizing some elements of the opening and is going to provide an alert with more details in the next few weeks. The future second Wawa is just southwest of the North Winstead interchange with the busy U.S. 64 and roughly a couple of miles from the U.S. 64 interchange with the Interstate 95 Maine-to-Miami corridor. The Wawa chain, which is based in Pennsylvania, is famous for hoagie-style sandwiches, coffee and other made-to-order items. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said after Monday night’s City Council meeting that he believes Wawa constructing the second future location in the city has generated much interest. “And I am looking forward to their opening,” Roberson said. “It’s moving along nicely,” he said of

Rocky Mount, NC · 1d

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Havelock Food Truck Festival brings 25-plus trucks, live music to Craven County Saturday

Why is the Smalltown Band featured at the Havelock Food Truck Festival?. Food lovers will have plenty to sample in Craven County this weekend as the Havelock Food Truck Festival returns Saturday at Walter B. Jones Park. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature more...

Craven County, NC · 3d

The Wilson Times

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Wilson Idol has first hall of fame induction; applications open for 2027 contest

Elijah Whitney became Wilson Idol’s first Hall of Fame inductee as the music competition opens applications for its 2027 contest.

Wilson, NC · 3d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Buc-ee’s seeks recommendation from planning board for rezoning

The Buc-ee’s chain of travel centers plans to seek a Rocky Mount Planning Board recommendation today that the Rocky Mount City Council rezone a piece of land to pave the way for future development just off the Interstate 95 interchange for Gold Rock. The Planning Board is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall. Buc-ee’s has stated that the chain is under contract to purchase about 34 acres on the southeast side of the interchange northwest of Rocky Mount. That includes the location of dilapidated motel that long ago was a Howard Johnson’s motor lodge and wooded areas near the old motel. Gold Rock was annexed into Rocky Mount in 1997; however, some of the land that would be part of the planned purchase is not part of that satellite annexation and would have to be annexed by the City Council. Representatives of Buc-ee’s would like that land to be annexed and to be rezoned from Nash County general commercial to city B-2 commercial corridor to match the zoning for the rest of the land to the north in Gold Rock that Buc-ee’s also is eyeing for purchase. Land zoned B-2 commercial corridor by the city allows

Rocky Mount, NC · 2d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Live roaches, no food thermometer: 2 Triangle restaurants get B grades

The News & Observer publishes a weekly roundup of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle dining spots. Sanitation scores and their corresponding letter grades are used in North Carolina to assess restaurants’ adherence to rules and standards intended to mitigate and prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses. You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated . Here are sanitation scores in Triangle counties from Nov. 3-9. Wake County sanitation scores The Wake County inspection management system shows 73 restaurant inspections were completed Nov. 3-9. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80 but lower than 90): Dum N Grill (1000 Market Center Drive, Morrisville) received a score of 87 on Thursday, Nov. 5. The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards. Violations include gnats at a sink, no sanitizing solution test strips or food thermometer available, employees not washing hands while switching tasks and an employee tasting cooked rice with gloved hands and then putting the excess rice back into the pot of cooked rice, among other violations. The restaurant previously has not previously

Wake County, NC · 2d

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2026 Mount Olive Christmas Parade Grand Marshals named

The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual Mount Olive Christmas Parade in downtown Mount Olive. This year, the parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. Each year, the chamber board of directors selects an individual to serve as the grand marshal. The chosen person is someone who went above and beyond and made a difference in the community.

Mt Olive, NC · 1d

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Greenville City Council moves forward with Town Common café plan

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Greenville City Council took the first step toward exploring a café at Town Common during Monday night’s council meeting. Greenville Mayor PJ Connelly says council voted to move forward with a Request for Qualifications and create a committee to review the submissions. He said...

Greenville, NC · 3d

The Enterprise

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Finch potters to celebrate a lasting legacy in Spring Hope

Twenty studio potters will sell ceramics, memorial kiln pieces and holiday items at the Dan Finch Studio Potters’ Market in Spring Hope on Nov. 14.

Spring Hope, NC · 3d

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Vanceboro fourth graders to perform with bluegrass musician Lorraine Jordan in North Carol

Fourth-grade students at Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary School will celebrate North Carolina's musical heritage, geography and culture during a special concert featuring Vanceboro native and bluegrass musician Lorraine Jordan. According to Craven County Schools, the concert is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the school's auditorium. The...

Vanceboro, NC · 2d

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Bluegrass meets clogging as Craven CC brings toe-tappin’ night to New Bern

What is the latest album by Dear MariBella and the PigKickers?. Craven County, NC — Craven Community College’s Lifetime Learning Center is bringing an evening of bluegrass music and traditional dance to New Bern later this month. Dear MariBella and the PigKickers will perform with special guests the...

New Bern, NC · 2d

WNCT

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Sign-ups open for Greenville Jaycees 2026 Christmas Parade

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Greenville Jaycees are currently seeking participants for their annual Christmas Parade. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” and for the second year in a row, WNCT will bring you the parade live on our streaming channels, WNCT9+ and WNCT NOW. The parade is set for Saturday, Dec. […]

Greenville, NC · 2d

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Enter the Grifton holiday decoration contest for a chance to receive water bill discount

GRIFTON, N.C. (WNCT) — If you live in Grifton, your holiday decorations could earn you a discount on your water bill. The Town of Grifton is hosting a decoration contest. The winner will receive $150 applied to their TOG water account. The prize money comes from donations made by town staff and leaders. The deadline […]

Grifton, NC · 2d

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Mixed drink referendums pass in Jones County, Pollocksville and Grifton

JONES COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Voters in Jones County, Pollocksville, and Grifton approved mixed drink referendums in the recent midterm elections, prompting excitement from a local restaurant and hopes for economic development. The Jones County referendum passed with nearly 67% of the vote, while the Grifton measure passed with 61%...

Jones County, NC · 3d

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This North Carolina Breakfast Buffet Is Quickly Becoming Everyone’s Favorite Weekend Tradition

Some breakfast traditions are hard to beat. Especially when they’ve been going strong since 1956. In this small North Carolina town, one family has been getting people out of bed and to the breakfast table for nearly 70 years. The menu sticks to Southern favorites. Think country ham, chicken...

Wake County, NC · 2d

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Studio shots, no. 272: the Charles and Eva M. Hines family.

Back in late spring, when the design of interpretive signage for Vick Cemetery finally got underway, I reached out to the McIntosh family — “could we include a photo of their patriarch Charles Hines in the sign’s graphic?” Ever generous, they said yes, and Charles A. McIntosh sent me an image.

Wilson County, NC · 4d

UPI News

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Daughter helps N.C. man pick $100,000-winning Powerball numbers

A North Carolina man scored a $100,000 lottery prize using a set of Powerball numbers that his daughter helped him choose.

Wendell, NC · 1d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Tar River Art Gallery at the Mills now open

Marion Clark Weathers immediately recalled the genesis of her becoming an artist. “When I was in the third grade, my report card said: Marion doesn’t pay attention in class. She’s always drawing,” Weathers said Wednesday in an interview. Weathers of Rocky Mount was speaking about the days when she was an elementary school student in Orangeburg, S.C. The graduate of the University of Georgia’s art school has been an artist throughout her life. Her creativity is readily evident locally. Her design of two trains is featured on a mural just off Southwest Main Street downtown. Artist Ashley Fabrizio painted the mural. More of Weathers’s creativity is now displayed at the Tar River Art Gallery at the Mills. The gallery opened Sunday in a building off Falls Road in what was the Larema Beverage Co. before the business closed in November 2025. The building, which dates back to 1835, is part of the Rocky Mount Mills commercial and residential development. “I’ve always believed in having art in Rocky Mount,” Weathers said, adding that the new location “will elevate us to where we need to be.” The gallery is an expansion of the nonprofit Tar River Art Gallery, which has art displayed

Rocky Mount, NC · 3d