Story archive for August 2002
Wednesday, Aug. 28
- Franklin mayor speaking to DBA
- A close shave
- Resident promoted to museum educator
- Girls' night out
- SRHA rethinking its lease provisions
- Fire damages Archer's Mill Road home
- Late collapse sends Lady Warriors to loss
- Woman returns to promote hometown
- Warriors fly past Pilots
- Anonymous tips not very reliable
- SAL announces exhibition
- Suffolk hosting Virginia Museum lecture on quilts
- Unknown driver crashes car into downtown barbershop
- SAL welcoming new members
- Aug. 28, 1944
- Reader feedback section
- Lady Cavaliers lose big on Astroturf, 8-0
- Suffolk Museum offering art classes
- Reginald Elam Jr.
- Dashielle's exhibits great grill and snacks
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- Aug. 27, 1944
- Witt scores four in victory
- Body found near Holland
- Firefighters fill the boot for MDA
- Melody R. Stell
- 'Towers of Power' installed at fire department here
- Lady Truckers drive to title
- Hall Place plans are on track
- Credit union's Joseph M. Taylor receives national award
- Take West Nile precautions, but don't panic
- News-Herald suspends baseball publication
- Franklin mayor at DBA meeting
Monday, Aug. 26
- Carpenter crafts book about dreams on CD
- No quick fixes for farmers
- Queen's Luncheon kicking off fall season
- Skinner family reunites after 30 years
- Johnny A. Boswell
- Aug. 25, 1973
- Local Red Cross chapter doing good work
- I found that closed door
- The lay-out
- Readers get the last word on this page
- Hall Place sees rebirth in the making
- A plan in hand
- The Saints come marching in!
- Gymnasts help children's hospital
Saturday, Aug. 24
- Crimeline seeks info on drug and weapons felon
- Aug. 24, 1961
- Goodman has devoted her career to bringing light to dark situations
- A great compassion for people
- Mason girls win on the links
- Red Cross director takes up cause of child fingerprinting
- Lakeland, Nansemond River win at field hockey
- Holland Athletic Assoc. signups end Aug. 24
- Drought, spraying keep virus at bay
Friday, Aug. 23
- King's Kids learn about NASA
- Audrey L. Greene
- NRPC awards scholarship
- Nansemond River Pilots welcome their governor
- Council delays vote on cluster housing
- DARE officers ready for school
- The only one
- Lakeland gets to 3-1 with defeat of Franklin
- Reader disgusted with filth in movies
- Staff photo/By Barbara Allen
- Aug. 23, 1961
- Lakeland takes two at home
Wednesday, Aug. 21
- Alumni plan 40th-year reunion
- Special to the News-Herald/Contributed photo
- Most of council pays back city
- Seventh Food Lion opening in October
- Police search for armed robbery suspect
- Victor HaskinsVictor Haskins, 83, of 2915 St. Mihiel Ave., Norfolk, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at his residence.A native of Ivor, he was a son of the late Linwood Haskins and Louise Warren-Haskins, a
- Suffolk: A city of Steel!
- Council takes no action on Charter
- Lakeland falls to Hickory on the links, 309-313
- Aug. 22, 1961
- Local Pilots attend international convention
- NSA cheerleader receives award as All-American
Tuesday, Aug. 20
- Young man demonstrates his honor
- Council may decide Charter's fate this week
- ATV accident kills boy
- Powerhouse finishes perfectly
- Suffolk field hockey teams 'jam' at Lakeland
- OB/GYN doctor provides personalized service
- Church offering more than just worship service
- Aug. 20, 1961
- Staff photo/By Luefras Robinson
- Payne R. Dungan
- Habitat opens another door
Sunday, Aug. 18
- Charter's account practices questioned
- Jaguars hunt new prey
- Edith Mozell
- Citizen police, civic leagues link hands
- Aug. 18, 1938
- Powwow opens
- The importance of digital calling radios
- Holland Athletic Assoc. signups today, Aug. 24
- 'AMBER Alert' coming to Suffolk
- Neighbors band together to fight crime
- Mayor comments on free speech, Council
- Goodes reunite for 41st time
- Staff photo by Harvey White
- First Baptist dedicates new #036;1.5M sanctuary
- Observations, speculations on a boy at Wal-Mart
Saturday, Aug. 17
- Aug. 17, 1938
- Cavalier offense falters in preseason opener
- Scott Ferguson wants to be a success in his hometown
- Croquet played the 'wicket' way
- Griffins hold family reunion
- Warriors ready for war
- Inisheer
- Sewanne Matthews
- Group nearing halfway mark
- Evicted resident compelled to move to North Carolina
- Cavaliers win Suffolk 'Battle at the Greens'
- Former resident remembers Suffolk
Wednesday, Aug. 14
- You can't keep a good man down
- Female barber returns to set up shop in her hometown
- Staff photo/By Harvey White
- Police pursuit leads to arrest
- Ministers' wives, widows, also present scholarship
- Aug. 14, 1964
- Sorority presents two scholarships
- Grill serves up food famously
- About that retreat
- Edge plows Farm, 20-13
- Erma V. Bell
- Bennetts Creek signups end Aug. 15
Tuesday, Aug. 13
- Kids learn what happens when they play with fire
- File photo
- James E. Byrd, 1911-2002: Local historian spent life on the trail of the Nansemond Tribe
- Local residents have a new place to find comfort
- Let the people speak their minds
- Eliminate mosquito breeding grounds
- Bennetts Creek signups today, Aug. 15
- Aug. 13, 1964
- Classmate encounter leaves bitter taste
- Would you rather be a chartreuse?
- James E. Byrd
Sunday, Aug. 11
- Council retreat
- Suffolk re-enactor participates in Monitor's arrival
- Council spouses meet to squelch rumors
- Bennetts Creek signups Aug. 13, 15
- Resident makes finals for poetry contest
- Grain wins big, 74-30
- Session called 'a defining moment'
- Church practices what it preaches
- Let them eat steak
- Council's retreat
- Scout Ship 16 visits New York
- Local and long-distance retreats
- Joseph P. Johnson
- We live to serve
- Aug. 11, 1964
Saturday, Aug. 10
- Reader thanks council members who pay
- Juan L. Davis
- Suffolk Las Amigas a national hit
- Fire burns Cypress Manor family out
- Bennetts Creek signups today, 13, 15
- Food, water help players beat the heat
- Disposition and ego
- Aug. 10, 1945
- Local Red Cross director derives 'much satisfaction from helping someone in some way'
- Mulching at home makes for a rich resource
- Local boys dabble on the diamond
- Meals on Wheels needs volunteers
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Teamsters drive to sunny win
- Naval officer from Suffolk finishes training in Africa
- Aug. 7, 1945
- Strike issue could have far-reaching effects
- 12-and-under tennis tournament ends
- Loss to Greensboro finishes SYAA in third
- Recognizing determination
- Communities serve up down-home food, block parties across the city in fight against crime
- Charter sends letters warning of potential problem
- Memories of a fishing fraternity
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Thomas F. Daughtrey
- Take a bite out of crime
- Suffolk kids enjoy a day in the park
- Pneumonia bout changed course of Young's life
- Sibly toughs out wins at tennis tournament
- Tonight: Free Jazzercise!
- Common sense called for at City Hall
- Duplex fire displaces 10 people
- Evicted family could forfeit assistance
- Residents to take to streets tonight to fight crime
- Two straight wins move Super Colts to semis
- Aug. 6, 1945
- Dominion Power workers in Chuckatuck walking picket line
Sunday, Aug. 4
- Thomas L. Ashe Jr.
- Savory Shrimp Feast tickets now on sale
- DAA to hold football, cheering signups Aug. 5
- Summer's ordeal
- Happy birthday to the Coast Guard!
- Aug. 4, 1966
- Students excel at leadership training
- Soccer team kicking about for financial aid
- Les Gemmes give scholarship
- Will we ever tire of fishing for stripers?
- Meetings set to update residents
- Heat stroke kills worker
- Service News
- Applause
- When is a burger a burger?
- SRHA lauds residents' successes
Thursday, Aug. 1
- Aug. 2, 1967
- Ruth M. Parker
- Police seeking dedicated citizens
- Super Colts buck to title
- Waterfront park behind schedule
- Ceremony honors those who go 'above and beyond the call of duty'
- New police building going up
- Minister taking street-level approach to win souls
- Big second half leads Clippers to victory
- Confederate group about to face test
- Quilters, police join forces
- Show us the money!



