The Heroes Field of Honor’s closing ceremony is on Monday, September 11th at 5:30. The field is located at Fellowship Church (1114 First Street) in Nashville.

The Wilson Orchid Society will be meeting on Monday, September 11th from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Wilson Botanical Gardens (1806 SW Goldsboro Street in Wilson). Come and learn about orchids and related plants. This group is for beginners and collectors alike. For more information, visit WilsonBotanicalGarden.org.

The Coopers Ruritan Club (6084 S. NC Highway 58) in Nashville (will hold their famous BBQ Chicken Sale on Friday, September 15th starting at 11:00 until all the plates are sold. This will be a drive through only sale. Plates are $10 each. Boy Scouts of America Pack 37 will have desserts available for an […]

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) in Rocky Mount on Saturday, September 16th at 10 AM to honor a deceased veteran. The service is free to an honorably discharged veterans’ family of all branches who […]

Blessings of the Animals at First United Methodist Church in Wilson is Sunday, September 17th from 3-5pm. Bring your pet to the church for a special afternoon to be blessed. Meet in the courtyard and Pastor Jim will be available to pray a blessing over your pets. The church is located at 100 Green Street […]

St. Therese Catholic Church (700 Nash Street Northeast) in Wilson can always use an extra hand with packing food for CHEW Children’s Hunger Elimination of Wilson. Their first pack day of the new school year is on Monday, September 18th at 10:30 am. If interested, contact the church at 252-237-3019.

Stop by Triangle Land Conservancy’s Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve (4409 Mial Plantation Road) in Raleigh on Friday, September 22nd from 6 to 8 pm to meet staff and volunteers along with the traveling team from Leave No Trace! Learn how practicing Leave No Trace principles can help keep our nature preserves and their surroundings […]

On Saturday, September 23rd join Sleep in Heavenly Peace build 100 beds for local families. The event starts at 8:30 am at 2550 N Church Street in Rocky Mount.

The First United Methodist Church (100 South Church Street) in Rocky Mount is cooking up some fish for their fish fry on Friday, September 29th from 11:30 to 1:30. For $12, you get fish, potatoes, slaw and hushpuppies. Eat in or take out.

Peacemakers is having their annual banquet on Thursday, October 5th from 6:30 to 8 pm. Admission is $40 for an individual or $300 for a table. The picnic will be at Englewood Baptist Church (1350 S Winstead Avenue) in Rocky Mount.

The St. Therese Knights of Columbus will be hosting a golf tournament to benefit Veterans Residential Services of Wilson on Friday, October 6th at Willow Springs Country Club. The cost is $65 per person or $260 per team. Tee times are 8 am or 1 pm. For more information, call Claudia Baker at 252-237-4778.

The VFW Auxiliary Post 2057 (11270 NC-97) in Rocky Mount is hosting an Arts & Craft Fair on October 6th and 7th from 10 to 2.