Rocky Mount Telegram · Rocky Mount, NC
A second Wawa convenience store in Rocky Mount is slated to begin serving customers in less than a month.The doors are set to be opened at 8 a.m. Dec. 3 at the North Winstead Avenue and Curtis Ellis Drive intersection, according to Alyson Mucha, a public relations representative with the Wawa chain.Mucha said in a Monday afternoon email that the store opening is going to be followed by a ceremony at 11 a.m.And Mucha said that the chain is finalizing some elements of the opening and is going to provide an alert with more details in the next few weeks.The future second Wawa is just southwest of the North Winstead interchange with the busy U.S. 64 and roughly a couple of miles from the U.S.
rrdailyherald.com · Seaboard, NC
Nearby: Seaboard, NCGARYSBURG — Mr. Osen Felton Bowser Sr., 76, of Garysburg, died on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Halifax County, Weldon.Mr. Bowser will lie in repose from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at T.L. Faison’s Funeral Care LLC, 301 Park St. in Seaboard, which is handling the arrangements. To send flowers to the family of Osen Bowser, Sr., please visit Tribute Store. Service information Nov 21 Viewing Saturday, November 21, 2026 10:00AM-11:00AM T L Faison's Funeral Care, LLC 301 Park Street Seaboard, NC 27876 Order flowers Guaranteed delivery before the Viewing begins. Nov 21 Celebration of Life Saturday, November 21, 2026 11:00AM T L Faison's Funeral Care, LLC 301 Park Street Seaboard, NC 27876 Order flowers Guaranteed delivery before the Celebration of Life begins. Click Here Missed Papers Latest e-Edition Daily Herald To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left.
Mount Olive Tribune · Smithfield, NC
Nearby: Smithfield, NCFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [email protected] MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive will celebrate 75 years of Christian higher education at its annual Founders Day event on Tuesday, November 17, at 11 AM in Southern Bank Auditorium. The celebration will feature special musical selections and recognition of employees for their years of dedicated service. In addition, the Founder’s Leadership Award, one of the University’s most prestigious honors, will be presented to a senior in memory of Dr. W. Burkette Raper, former president. The guest speaker will be Barbara Hinton, one of the University’s first students. Hinton, a pastor’s daughter from the Brogden community outside Smithfield, arrived in Mount Olive in September 1954. The denomination’s two-year school had just moved from Black Mountain to downtown Mount Olive, and she planned to study business.
Davie County Enterprise Record · Raleigh, NC
Nearby: Raleigh, NCJulia Howard has represented the people of her district since the 1980s, and she is heading back to Raleigh for at least two more years. The incumbent in District 77 for the North Carolina House successfully fended off a challenge from former Rowan-Salisbury School Board member Sabrina Harris. Howard took home 25,470 votes (70.79 percent) compared to Harris’ 10,511 votes (29.21 percent). Howard’s district-wide numbers roughly mirrored the Davie County turnout, where she received 12,509 votes (68.02 percent), and Harris received 5,882 (31.92 percent). Howard’s percentages were down this year compared to 2024, when she defeated Kashmir Sibby 79 percent to 21 percent. That push to the left was felt across the state, but unlike many of her Republican colleagues in the House, Howard was able to hold on for reelection. “I was shocked that the numbers were what they were,” she said on Thursday. “We knew that we were going to lose seats but not to the extent that we did.
Fortress of Solitude · Kinston, NC
Nearby: Kinston, NCWhile Jaime Pressly has played dozens of comedic ‘Southern spitfires’ over the years, don’t make the mistake of thinking she’s typecast herself into a trailer-trash-chic corner. Of course, we all love Joy Turner from My Name Is Earl, but did you know that she has dozens of other acting credits? With a couple of 2026 releases (Last Shot and Leanne) and more to come, including season 2 of Hulu’s All’s Fair on November 4, her career shows no signs of slowing down. But how did she go from gymnastics to modeling to Hollywood actress? And what are the projects that are keeping her busy? Let’s break down her career highlights decade by decade so you get the full picture. Jaime Pressly’s Early Life in the 1980s: Growing Up in Kinston, North Carolina Image Credit: New Line Cinema, CineTel Pictures, MG Entertainment Jaime Elizabeth Pressly was born on July 30, 1977, and raised in the small town of Kinston, North Carolina.