Banner Bears is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide comfort, peace and hope to children in traumatic or emergency situations with a teddy bear bundle. To help benefit this mission, Red Oak Rotary is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Teddy Bear Paint and Brush Fundraising event at Red Oak Baptist Church on Saturday, August […]

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Franklin County invites Franklin County youth ages 5 to 18 to participate in the county’s 12th Annual “FUN” Livestock Show Friday August 9th at Wildwynn Stables in Youngsville.  Youth must join 4-H to participate.  The deadline for show registration is Friday, August 2nd.  For more information call 919-496-3344 or visit franklin.ces.ncsu.edu/event/3248474713/franklin-county-4h-fun-livestock-show/.

Join the N C Cooperative Extension - Nash County 1006 Eastern Avenue in Nashville on Friday, August 9th from 11:00 am  to noon for a fun and educational garden tour of the Woodland Garden at the Nash County Arboretum. Attendance is free but pre-registration is required.  To learn more about the event and how to […]

Join the N C Cooperative Extension – Pitt County at noon on Friday, August 9th for a fun and educational garden tour experience with their Northside Plant Walks at the Pitt County Arboretum – 403 Government Circle in Greenville.  This month’s tour is all about “Drought Defying Darlings for Dry Gardens”.  Attendance is free, but […]

Remote Area Medical partnering with Ripple Effects and Corning Incorporated is hosting a free Pop-Up Clinic Saturday August 10th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday August 11th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount. Free dental, vision and medical services will be provided on a first-come, […]

Remote Area Medical partnering with Ripple Effects and Corning Incorporated is hosting a free Pop-Up Clinic Saturday August 10th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday August 11th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount. Free dental, vision and medical services will be provided on a first-come, […]

Steel Magnolias Garden Club of Zebulon aims to cultivate a love of gardening with informational meetings and helping maintain gardens in the community. Their next meeting will be Tuesday, August 13th at Zebulon United Methodist Church fellowship hall starting at 6:00 pm.  This month enjoy a presentation on herbs.  For more information about the club […]

Special Olympics Nash County is hosting the 3rd Annual "Touch a Truck" Fundraiser on Friday, August 16, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Sunset Park in Rocky Mount. There will be dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors and more. Admission is $5 for 2 people and $10 for Families up to 4.  For more information […]

The Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties will be performing a flag presentation ceremony at Jack Laughery Veterans Memorial Park, 321 N. Church Street on Saturday, August 17th at 10:00 AM. This month’s presentation will honor all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. For more information call Jim Taylor at 252-557-2114.

The Rocky Mount Animal Services Unit is hosting a Dog Festival Saturday, August 17th at the Best Friend’s Dog Park 480 North Lee Street.  Signup for the festival begins at 10 am followed by a Dog Race, Dog Fashion Show and Dog’s Got Talent show.

Join the Wilson County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers on Monday, August 19th at Wilson Agricultural Center at 3:00 pm to discover how you can take part in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census event. Then come back out Friday, August 23rd from 10:00 am to 11:00 am to help record pollinators. 

North Carolina citizen scientists are gearing up for the second year of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. If you haven’t already, mark your calendars for Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24, to get out in your backyard, garden, local park or hiking train to complete the Census. Wherever someone can sit and watch a […]