The city of Rocky Mount has a number of activities planned as we celebrate National Fair Housing Month and Community Development.

Now through June 9, 2018, the city of Rocky Mount is celebrating National Fair Housing and Community Development. National Fair Housing is all about eliminating housing discrimination and creating equal opportunity in every community, while Community Development focuses on the funding and programs that are improving the community.

With the appointment of Councilmember Lamont Wiggins as a North Carolina Superior Court Judge, the Ward 3 council seat will become vacant in late April. It is the Rocky Mount City Council’s responsibility to fill the Ward 3 vacancy.

After receiving public input and performing an analysis of the existing transportation conditions, the city of Rocky Mount is ready to reveal a draft of the Rocky Mount Bicycle Plan and the Connect 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

The city of Rocky Mount and Power 95.5 are partnering to host a Jingle Contest in recognition of National Fair Housing Month and Community Development.

The public is invited to meet at the Battle Park boat ramp in Rocky Mount and Shiloh Landing in Tarboro to receive cleanup supplies and assignments for the 2018 Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge.

Keep America Beautiful (KAB) of Nash and Edgecombe counties has another opportunity for you to rid your home of old electronics, up to four bags or boxes of paper, fluorescent tubes and bulbs and much more during Edgecombe County Recycles Day.

Applications are now being accepted for Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation’s Summer Day Camp, offered for children ages five to 12. The camps, being held June 18 through Aug. 24, will offer a number of educational activities.

The city of Rocky Mount will host a Fun Bike Ride and Rodeo Saturday, May 5, 2018. The Fun Bike Ride will begin at 10 a.m. and will begin and end at Sunset Park.

The Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation department is hosting a Special Needs Population Prom Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences. Dubbed “A Night in Hollywood,” the Special Needs Population Prom will include a red carpet, dinner, dancing, photos and formal attire.

The city of Rocky Mount will temporarily use a different disinfectant in its water supply. The conversion to chlorine will begin Sunday, April 1, 2018 and will last for up to 30 days.