Did you know about 62% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood? But, only about 3% does. By making an appointment to help save lives with the American Red Cross in August, you will automatically be entered for a chance to win gas for a year, a $6,000 value. There will be three […]

The Momeyer Ruritan Club’s Fall Barbecue Chicken Plate Sale will be held on Friday, September 2nd from 11 until the food is sold out. Each plate is $9 and has chicken, slaw, potatoes, and bread. The plates are for take out only. As a reminder, the club is no longer using tickets.

The Triangle Land Conservancy’s First Saturday Hike will start at Brumley North Parking Lot (Brumley Forest Nature Preserve, Chapel Hill) on September 3rd at 8:30 am. The Brumley Birding hike will be an easy 1.5-mile hike over about 2 hours with many stops along the way. Please wear good walking shoes, bring a water bottle, […]

Nash County AG Center in Nashville is accepting pesticides for disposal on Thursday, September 8th from 10 until 2.

The First Baptist Church of Scotland Neck is holding an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, September 8th from 2 to 6. Sign up via the American Red Cross website.

Come help clean trash out of the Tar River on Saturday, September 10th from 8 until noon. Water and on-land volunteers are needed for the Tar River Rescue event. Meet at Sunset Park (1550 River Drive, Rocky Mount). Pre-registration for volunteers is encouraged - https://forms.gle/7tVfc6cXCG3uA7gT9.

Come out to the Pineridge Realty parking lot across from Lake Royale in Louisburg on Saturday, September 10th from 9 until 2. The Blood Connection mobile will be onsite. Sign up and reserve your blood donation spot today. Walk-ins will be welcome. As a thank you each donor will receive a $20 eGift card!

Gear up and cycle in support of conserving local farmland! Join the Three Rivers Land Trust on September 17th as they cycle through rural farmland that the Land Trust has conserved forever! There will be both 30.6 and a 61.5-mile route options starting at Sloan Park in Mt. Ulla. Access ThreeRiversLandTrust.org for all the details.

Come join the Triangle Land Conservancy for an early morning exploration at the Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve in Raleigh on September 17th from 8:30 to 11. On this hike you will go through varying habitats and see multiple types of regenerative agriculture. This will be a moderate hike of about 4 miles over the […]

The Arlington Baptist Church in Rocky Mount is holding a concert on September 17th from 4 until 6 featuring The Hammers, a Bluegrass group from Roanoke Rapids. Celeste Winstead, who has been involved with gospel music in Nashville, TN over the past 25 years, will also be performing. Celeste is a Nash County native. Admission […]

The Harold D. Cooley Library located in Nashville will host R.E.A.D. which stands for Read, Eat, and Discuss Adult Book Club on Tuesday, September 20th from 11 to 12 to discuss book choices. Bring a snack. For additional information call 252-459-2106.

Coopers Ruritan Club will have a Fall BBQ Chicken Sale on Friday, September 23rd from 11 until all plates are sold. The plates will be $10 each, which includes 1/2 a chicken, mashed potatoes, slaw and bread. The Boys Scouts Pack 37 will have a bake sale for an additional cost.

The Lighthouse Baptist Church (1703 Reges Store Road) in Nashville will be having a HUGE Yard Sale Saturday, September 24th from 7 until 2.

On Saturday, September 24th, Your Choice Pregnancy Resource Center will host a Prayer Walk & 5K Run for Life at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex Shelter. In addition to raising awareness about the sanctity of human life, this also serves as a fundraising event to help continue the lifesaving, life changing work of YCRC. Registration […]

The American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount on Tuesday, September 27th from 10 until 2. Race to give blood in September. When you give blood between September 1st and the 30th, you are automatically entered for a chance to win a VIP NASCAR racing experience. […]