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Rocky Mount Animal Services waiving adoption fees until next Monday
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — The Rocky Mount Animal Services Unit is waiving adoption fees until next Monday, July 22. Those interested in adopting a pet may visit the shelter at 1017 N. Church St. in Rocky Mount. The shelter is open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Let there be dance: 'Footloose' takes stage on Thursday
“Bomont? Where the hell is Bomont?” You can find out this weekend, when the celebrated teen-centric musical “Footloose” takes to the stage at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences in Rocky Mount. “Footloose” came to prominence as a 1984 movie musical starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow and Sarah Jessica Parker. It’s about a Chicago teen forced to relocate to the fictional rural town of Bomont after...
Local author contributes to book on motherhood
Retired school counselor and business owner Antoinette Harrison of Rocky Mount has another title to go by nowadays: co-author. Harrison, 68, contributed to a collection of stories about motherhood titled, “Becoming the Shero: The Motherhood Mantle.” The book celebrates the heroic nature of motherhood, Harrison said. She noted that she was excited to contribute to the project, when the lead author, Anissa Short, extended an invitation. ...
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