Story archive for April 2003
Tuesday, April 29
- Eunice P. Bryant
- Sandy E. Blowe
- Donnell Douglas
- AIDS help the right thing to do
- Secrets to staying young
- Saints, Lady Saints outfight Knights
- Suffolk businesswoman killed in Gates Co. crash
- College VP selected for SACUBO presidential track
- Raymond S. Collins
- April 30, 1979
- 15th Spring Fest set for Saturday at Magnolia UMC
Monday, April 28
- Youth Fishing Day considered a huge success at Sleepy Hole Park
- John B. Goings
- Former Nansemond River star Randy Burden fondly remembered
- April 29, 1979
- Jalen S. Minggia
- Community Development Day Celebrated
- Warriors cruise to big win over local rivals
- Organizations, charities vie for space at Target trough
- A free cure for basketball withdrawal
- Magician to perform at Obici Sunday
- Suffolk girl scouts bowl for fun and funding
- Target's presence a welcome one
Sunday, April 27
- Neighborhood watch groups can make a difference
- What good is our GA?
- Passion play draws emotional response
- Excavation team tired but talking
- Diggin' up bones
- April 27, 1979
- Playing ball - even in the off-season!
- Kickboxing champion Lewis to hold May 9 seminar
- Principal announces bid for clerk's post
- Leslie Morgan to Nathan Sawyer
- It's not weather, it's whether
Friday, April 25
- Safety Day set for kids
- April 26, 1979
- Old Warriors come out on top
- Three groups to benefit from dinner/auction
- Sixth Street pastor advises, 'Put God first'
- Robert Lee Artis
- Visitors Center certified by state
- A new set of rules for little league parents!
Thursday, April 24
- SRHA, city active in developing communities
- Cooke to speak at PDCCC graduation
- Pilots bestow honors
- Yock targeted in Special Forces assault
- Judge sentences Kearney to life
- Community offering two weekends of activities for families, friends
- Bernice L. Sherman
- Money, politics go hand in hand
- Local high school alumni to do battle tonight
- Tariq Aziz caught
- April 25, 1956
- Put on your walking shoes!
- Lakeland claws past Tigers
- Harrell bats in four in 21-2 win for Saints
Wednesday, April 23
- Healthy leaders merits support
- City still monitoring terrorism threat level
- A kicking Adventure!
- Ricky T. Boone
- George E. Ross
- Rock harder than Oak; Saints win big
- Agency reports finances
- Quayle caring, committed senator
- Pub owners excited about upcoming opening in downtown
- Garden tour begins Friday
- Basheba G. Duncan
- Investigation nets suspects
- NSA club teaching people about recycling
- Winners claim News-Herald prizes
- April 24, 1956
Tuesday, April 22
- Everyone comes out a winner
- Richardson to remain SRHA board chair
- YMCA Community Chorus ready for weekend concerts
- Anyone for some tennis?
- The 'Quiet Regiment'
- Officer injured in shooting incident
- Getting ahead
- Basheba Duncan
- April 23, 1956
- Lakeland gets much-needed victory
- Otis T. Deziel
Monday, April 21
- Curtis Goodwin
- Bailey named 911 dispatcher of the year
- James O. Ferguson
- Suffolk home to alot more green thumbs thanks to extension program
- Jasper Daughtrey Jr.
- Arts are in full swing; have fun
- Michael C. Pritchard
- Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.
- Red Cross continuing to give comfort to Suffolkians in need
- Woodland Horse and Pony Show April 27
- April 22, 1956
- Scholarships available for children of East Suffolk High School alumni
- Ricky Boone
- Geneva D. Piland
- Walter Ralph Kelley Jr.
- Louise G. Simons
Sunday, April 20
- John Rasberry earns academic recognition
- More development in store
- Homeowners opening doors for garden tour
- The 'Keyt' to victory!
- April 20, 1964
- The triumph over death
- Miracles are made everyday
- Channel 16 is not a party line!
- Raymond C. Bunn Jr.
- Learning from mistakes
- Chuckatuck Ruritan in touch with powers above
- Hardens exchange vows
- Branch golf tournament to be held May 2
- Mary Sutphin to Pretlow Henderson
- Tiffany Urquhart, Samuel Dunn wed
- Community development celebrated this week
- Where are cable settlement checks?
- Happy Easter!
- Reader sticks up for Charley Reese
- Janet Lewis to Patrick Owens
- Trucker charged in fiery mishap
Saturday, April 19
- This is the wreckage of the tractor-trailer involved in Friday morning's accident that snarled traffic in Suffolk for more than 15 hours.
- Colleagues award Jerry Saunders top award for second time in his career
- Metropolitan choir presenting 'A Man Called Jesus' on Easter
- Accident halts traffic for hours
- Police welcome help in fighting crime
- Recent scenes from local sports
- Smoke and flames consumed the tractor-trailer after an explosion blew carpet, padding and hundreds of rolls of seaming tape for more than 100 yards from the accident scene.
- Unattended stove top causes fire
- Pretlow leads Lady Saints' scoring attack
- Cop escapes jail time
- April 19, 1923
Thursday, April 17
- Signs of the economic times
- Teaching people to respect you
- VDOT names technician employee of the year
- Affina begins layoffs next week
- April 18, 1925
- Where I come from
- Man dies in industrial accident
- Warriors come up short in finale
- Frank W. Bowles
- Helen L. Warren
- Boy saves family from fire
Wednesday, April 16
- Church choir sponsoring 'A Man Named Jesus'
- Brian C. Carter
- Dream of rural living being mowed down
- Council proposes #036;250M budget
- Arrest Report
- Late rally falls short for Saints
- Earnest Lassiter
- Zelma B. Flipper
- Angelina S. Soto
- Public safety building worthy of celebration
- Rivenbark top golfer in Saint win over Ridgecroft
- Willie Mullen Jr.
- Kentucky youth takes local golf tournament
- Warriors stay unbeaten at Spring Invitational
- William R. Cauble
- Mayor lauded as Suffolk's First Citizen
- Bettie L. Burrus
- Dining out
- April 17, 1925
- Public Safety Center open for business
Tuesday, April 15
- Willie N. Peete
- Old Obici hospital deserved better
- Be moderate in setting rates
- Defective lamp blamed for fire that destroyed Desert Road home
- Lower tax rate
- Patsy C. Riddick
- River blasts past Jackets
- April 16, 1959
- Help us help serve you better
Sunday, April 13
- House of Delegates rep speaking at Obici clinical conference
- Lisa Dunn, Justin Worrell wed in Grace UCC
- William B. Rose
- Local Union 26 preparing banquet for Julius Earl Ruffin
- Eva Hawkins
- Wolverines win essay contest
- Come camp it up this summer in Suffolk
- Business unites with church to send comfort for servicemen
- Blazers 'scoot boogie' to state!
- Jesse J. Johnson Sr.
- Boat fueling is not something to toy with
- Maintaining innocence
- Richey says goodbye
- Suffolk or Iraq - Red Cross offers aid
- Tennis tournament set to raise funds for Suffolk Center for Cultural arts foundation
- Belk hosts bridal show
- More pretty pictures
Friday, April 11
- Weather woes may end today
- Nansemond River pilots members reach district level
- April 13, 1976
- Macedonia AME honoring women
- Powell taking first step toward NASCAR mechanics
- Police nab robbery suspects
- Anne Berard teaches people to put everything in its place
- By Barbara Lee Allen
Thursday, April 10
- Area 4-H, FFA youths win in market show
- Mary W. Fraser
- April 11, 1976
- Former NFL player encourages children to choose right
- Veteran upset over France's memory loss
- Tribe asking for 99 acres
- NRHS debaters compete in regional tournament
- Police seek armed robbers
- The kitchen kingdom
- Kurds sweep into Iraq
- 'How high's the water, momma?'
- High winds fell tree, power lines
- Hoop it up for seniors
- Burden tribute postponed because of rain
Tuesday, April 8
- Getting away from the two 'W's'
- Have old Suffolk photos to share?
- Kilby Shores teacher honored by Wal-Mart
- Bar on learning has been raised
- April 9, 1976
- Local education briefs
- Brenda K. Russ
- Witness the 'Glory and the Fire'
- Program staff fulfilling a promise to crime victims
- WalkAmerica just around the corner
- More comment on Obici situation
- Mayor: '2002 was a good year in Suffolk'
- Blanche V. Wright
- Local River wrestlers get started early
Sunday, April 6
- Easter Bunny no match for Beech Grove UMC in Driver
- Heather Mason to Scott Wiggins
- Young artists on display at Suffolk Museum
- St. Mark AME hosting former resident today
- Gators slide for fun and funds at the YMCA
- Faith Temple salutes its seniors
- U.S. forces with Iraqi Kurds in south and north
- Tillery's still here
- April 6, 1958
- Trunk show scheduled at local Holiday Inn
- Parkers celebrate silver anniversary
- Come hear good news
- Supporting troops
- This is how it really is
- YMCA celebrates healthy kids
- Troops storm city
- Unveiling of statue raises ire
- Krystal White to Chris Turner
- Hart responds to re-enactor's letter
Friday, April 4
- A man named Ernest
- Cooking up fun for kids
- Lakeland splits with Hornets
- Faye Millhouse can turn adversity to her advantage
- Civil War weekend beginning today
- An introduction to manners, etiquette
- April 5, 1958
- Learn the terminology of Crime Line
- A new season of Bennett's Creek ball!
- James L. Chappell Sr.



