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

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• 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!