Mayor touts event center, downtown development

Mayor Sandy Roberson used part of his State of the City address on Monday afternoon to emphasize the importance of the Rocky Mount Event Center and ongoing efforts to redevelop downtown.

The event center began 2022 by hosting 13 major sporting events, and in 2022 the event center also won a readers’ choice award from ConventionSouth magazine.

During 2022, the event center also generated an economic impact of almost $15 million while holding a total of 261 events, Roberson said.