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Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Rocky MountJames Benjamin Weeks (Amory Funeral Home) James Benjamin Weeks passed away Friday, April 12, 2024. Ben was born in Rocky Mount, NC on November 10, 1944, the son of William G. Weeks, Jr and Susie May Batts Weeks. Ben retired from Huntington Ingalls as a combat systems engineer after 49 years with Newport News Shipbuilding. In his retirement he became a Master Gardner with the Va Cooperative Extension and developed an interest in bird watching.…See the Story
James Benjamin Weeks, 79, of Williamsburg
Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Rocky MountRocky Mount Academy student Katelyn Boone has been beekeeping since she was nine. She stepped up at school after a swarm of bees came to campus and wouldn't go away.See the Story
Rocky Mount girl abuzz with spirit for beekeeping, fills a need when swarm comes to campus
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Animals · Edgecombe CountyInspection reports dating back to 2018 for It's a Zoo Life reveal dozens of citations, including poor living conditions for the animals, understaffing, and injured animals with delayed treatment.See the Story
Reports: Animals lived in poor conditions, endured delayed treatments at Edgecombe County zoo
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Rocky MountSoon, the kids that play on the court at Rocky Mount's Booker T. Washington Community Center will have a new surface, new bleachers to sit in and an updated HVAC system.See the Story
Renovations for Rocky Mount community center will keep gym a staple for many kids to come
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Rocky MountHAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Inspectors say they found water-damaged mail that went unprocessed for months, and a mail handler who was asleep at the wheel of a forklift after touring a postal service plant near Richmond, where mail is processed for delivery to Hampton Roads. Those were just two of a number of problems revealed in a recent inspector general report, which highlighted "many challenges" for the U.S. Postal Service in implementing a …See the Story
Lost in the mail: Richmond postal service plant fails to deliver
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