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In May 1961, Gardner, along with Joseph Leonard Rawls Jr., opened the first franchise store of the fast food restaurant Hardee's in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. [2] Later, in 1969, he bought the troubled Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association and moved them to North Carolina a year later as the Carolina Cougars.
William Gray "Bill" Daughtridge Jr. (December 19, 1952 – September 2, 2019) was a businessman from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, who served three terms from 2003 to 2008 as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-fifth House district, including constituents in Nash County.
Thomas J. Pearsall was born on February 11, 1903, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. [1] [2] Pearsall was educated in public schools in Rocky Mount. [2] He went to prep school, the Georgia Military Academy, in his senior year. [2] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1927, where he studied the Law. [2]
7. Wendy’s. Wendy’s seems like it’s going unnecessarily hard during breakfast. They’ve got 13 items, and 10 of them are sandwiches. That just feels like too much.
Rocky Mount Mills, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was the second cotton mill constructed in the state of North Carolina, dating back to 1816. Capitol Broadcasting Company bought the 150-acre (61 ha) mills in the 2007 and has since redeveloped it into a mixed-use campus of breweries, restaurants, lofts, office, and event space.
Frederick E. Turnage (1936-2011) is the former mayor of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. [1] Born in Rocky Mount, Turnage was educated by Rocky Mount City Schools and Wake Forest University, where he received his baccalaureate degree in 1958 and his jurisdoctorate in 1961. Later that year, Turnage was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and ...
Golden East Crossing is a shopping mall in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. Opened in 1986, the mall features Belk, Books-A-Million, Conn's, Dunham's Sports, J. C. Penney, and Ross Dress for Less. It is managed by Hendon Properties.
Alberta Gay (born Alberta Williams Cooper; January 1, 1913 – May 8, 1987) was the mother of five children including recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye.Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married the minister Marvin Gay Sr., after relocating to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties.