FOOD & DRINK
Future Benvenue Wawa under construction
Construction is in progress at the site of the future Wawa convenience store off Benvenue Road in the northwestern part of Rocky Mount. Not only that, two more future Wawas are anticipated to be built in Rocky Mount — one off North Winstead Avenue in the western to northwestern part of the city, the other off North Wesleyan Boulevard in the immediate vicinity of N.C. Wesleyan University. The Wawa chain,...
One of NC's youngest certified beekeepers puts her skills to work
When a swarm is brewing in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? If you’re Rocky Mount Academy, the answer is one of your eighth-graders, who also happens to be one of the state’s youngest certified beekeepers. A honeybee horde numbering in the thousands took over the school’s interior outdoor courtyard around 10:30 a.m. on March 15. That’s when Katelyn Boone, 13, an RMA student from Sandy Cross, and her aunt...
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