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About Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount is located in Nash and Edgecombe counties, about an hour northeast of Raleigh. The city is home to both North Carolina Wesleyan College and Edgecombe Community College, as well as a growing arts community. Small businesses and larger corporations alike find success in Rocky Mount. The first Hardee’s was in Rocky Mount, ironically on McDonald Street.

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Rocky Mount, NC Sponsors

Bobby Murray Toyota
Nash Community College
Carolinas Gateway Partnership
Nash Health Care Systems
Coastal Beverage Company
Nash OB/GYN Associates
Edgecombe Community College
Nash X-Ray Associates
Frank J. Courts DDS PHD
Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System
Hampton Inn
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Heritage Hospital
Poppies International Inc.
Holiday Inn
Rocky Mount Preparatory School
Life Care Hospitals of North Carolina
Rocky Mount Public Utilities
McLane Company Inc.
Suddenlink Communications
Nancy Liipfert Associates Inc.
TCI Works

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