Boaters invited to 'Flares for Life' safety event
By Barbara J. Woerner Correspondent SUFFOLK Local boaters looking for a place to set off their expired flares under safe - and legal - conditions will have the chance on Feb. 28. Nansemond River Power...
View ArticleSuffolk man could face 75 years for sexual child abuse
SUFFOLK A 66-year-old man could be facing up to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing a child left in his care.read more
View ArticleNew hotel opens in Harbour View
A new Comfort Suites hotel has opened, the latest in development projects done in conjunction with Temple Beth El church in the Harbour View area of Northern Suffolk. The hotel, which has 116 guest...
View ArticleSuffolk attorney is disbarred from state Court of Appeals
SUFFOLK Anne Marston Lynch, an attorney who practices law with the downtown firm of Pretlow & Pretlow, has been disbarred indefinitely from the state Court of Appeals. The action by the state court...
View ArticleDespite bad economy, brave entrepreneurs open shops
SUFFOLK Call them crazy. Or maybe just confident. Either way, tight times haven't stopped two new businesses from setting up shop in the downtown area.read more
View ArticleNature lovers can get the buzz on beekeeping at VWC
SUFFOLK The Tidewater Beekeepers Association on Friday and Saturday will sponsor a beekeeping short course at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk.read more
View ArticleSuffolk's Healthy Family Advisory Board plans next info fair
Suffolk They came, they networked, they learned. Suffolk's Healthy Family Advisory Board collaborated on its second Community Network Resource Fair Friday at the Tabernacle Christian Church's...
View ArticleFlying high with musical 'Peter Pan' production
Peter Pan will fly this weekend at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. "For our first community production I wanted to do something impressive, and who's not heard of 'Peter Pan'?" said Michael...
View ArticleMan to world: Knitting's not just for ladies anymore
By James Thomas Jr. SMITHFIELD Knit one, pearl two. Cast on, cast off. Knit, pearl, knit. There was a time when knitting seemed like a pastime only for Grandma. And Grandma passed it down to Mom and...
View ArticleBusinessman has creative vision for the other side of the tracks
SUFFOLK Look just over the railroad tracks on East Washington Street and it might be hard to figure just what developer Tom Powell sees in the place. The brick buildings have seen much better days -...
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