Story archive for August 2003

Sunday, Aug. 31

• New members inducted into Tom Smith Camp 1702

• Public Utilities scheduling a practical move

• Carter gets fourth endorsement

• Not much has changed

• A teachable moment

• Winning, funding benefits Warriors

• Thursday in Suffolk sports

• Lady Saints come all the way back

• Suffolk schools jam to victories

• Saints avoid Dukes' hazards, 46-20

• The final three-day weekend is here!

• Aug. 31, 1975

• A medical journey - Part II

• SRHA director will not see a raise

• Summertime enriched by fun

• Firefighters did it for 'Jerry's Kids'

• Getting familiar with surroundings

• Staff member accused of lying to board

• Goodman faces more sex charges

• Downs to renew vows

• Go with the new traffic flow

• Columnist retires from active duty

• Always friendly and smiling

• Aug. 28, 1941

• Reward only hard-workers

• Aug. 29, 1941

• Complacency can kill dreams

• Rose M. Pope

• Riverson B. Langston

• Betty J. Nixon

• Janie D. Edwards

• Alice C. Nelms

• William J. Williams

• John J. Porter Sr.

• Margaret C. Brown

• Labor Day weekend signals end of summer vacations

• Police investigate double shooting

• St. Mary's new priest looks to guide his congregation

• Former WTCSB executive promoted

• IDA approves bond sale

• Burn ban ends this month

• Taxi driver charged

• Aug. 30, 1975

Tuesday, Aug. 26

• Those little brown pills

• SAT scores encouraging

• Michael J. Fromille

• Saints off to tough star in soccer

• Detective seeks burglars

• Doctor's liaison testifies about weight loss

• Heat warning issued

• IDA calls meeting on hotel

• BC's Little League loses decades worth of memories

• League building fire ruled accidental

• Holland fire recalls of past arsons

• Aug. 27, 1941

Monday, Aug. 25

• Trent L. Glover

• Aug. 26, 1941

• Smiles and a scowl

• Wal-Mart helps Meals program

• A celebration of Celebration Church!

• Obesity worsens many illnesses

• 'Fill the Boot' for Jerry's Kids

• Program aimed at preventing youths from falling short of goals

• Obici - Oderzo Fountain unveiled

• 50 years and counting

• Highway woes to be fixed

• 'Mamacita magic' conjures up title!

• Friday night at the races!

• Jacob S. Risley

• April N. Stuart

Sunday, Aug. 24

• Doctor saw front-line action - in Germany

• Aug. 24, 1941

• Jack F. Heard

• Boating Safely - Check out a boating Safety course

• Dismal Swamp paddling event to be held Sept. 20

• Popping out the home runs!

• BBT promotes Stancell to investment officer

• No legislation without representation

• School Board states goals for the year

• Hard yard works worth winning month-long honor

• Safe, secure in the courts

• Officers busy with confiscations

• Pastor earns doctorate

• Det Winslow, Clint Ellis wed in Hillcrest Baptist

• Left out on a limb

• 'Preparing every student for success'

Saturday, Aug. 23

• Mary M. Barnes

• Melvin Rouhlac

• Ann R. Donnelly

• Gambling the night away!

• Several twin bills tonight at Langley

• By Jason Norman

• Mike Mosciano keeps Cavaliers fit for the fields

• More heat on the way

• Nelms proposes debates

• Recognize, treat heat-related illnesses

• Notice to online readers

• Aug. 23, 1959

Friday, Aug. 22

• MANPADS - No specific threat?

• Cecil S. Pittman

• A medical journey

• Aug. 21, 1959

• In defense of a squad leader

• Tonight: Army Night at SMS!w

• Saints chow down before season starts

• Liberty raises thousands for Gideon's

• Firefighters kick off donations for MD

• That tears it! Exploded dye pack ruins money

• Fountain awaiting dedication Monday

• Nansemond River Pilots attend workshop

• Firefighters at work

• Virginia farmland shrinking

• Local man named to head D.C. agency

• Suffolk Las Amigas chapter excels at conclave

• An open letter to Councilman Brown

Thursday, Aug. 21

• Steelers of all ages prepare to play

• Aug. 21, 1950

• Grace S. Lancaster

• William L. Joyner Sr.

• Letters to the Editor

• Freon leak forces evacuation

• Council gives eatery OK for music

• Fire drives family from their home

• Coming Up

• Sorority sponsors 15th Chi Eta Phi Pageant

• Colleagues remember Mike Simpkins

• 'Freddy vs. Jason' an average horror flick

• Lady Saint cheerers bring home All-American honors

Wednesday, Aug. 20

• Remembering Mike Simpkins

• Aug. 20, 1950

• Bobbie W. Bowles

• Eva M. Bunch

• Jessie J. Brownson

• Infant Donald L. Griffin

• Jessie J. Alexander Sr.

• Cation, Mamacitas homer for victory

• Young Saints prepare to score!

• Youths plan, sponsor celebration

• Last look at the powwow

• Committee to create adult-use policy

• Public invited to fountain's dedication

• Historical church installs new pastor

• Property issues to dominate hearings

• Swan lake

• In memory of 'Mikey'

• Everyone will ultimately profit when future hotel is completed, operating

Tuesday, Aug. 19

• Mabel C. Grissom

• Kid's Night at Southampton Speedway

• April 19, 1959

• Vandals paint the town; 25 to 30 cars

• Officers mourn for colleague

• Cases of West Nile Virus, EEE are confirmed in pair of Suffolk horses

• Cancer claims city police spokesman

• Where were you when the lights went out?

• Earl R. Wynn

• Michael E. Simpkins

• Carl W. Holland

Sunday, Aug. 17

• Joseph J. Wiggins Jr.

• Summer vacation

• King's Grove Pentecostal celebrating centennial

• Windsor High Class of '40 reunites

• Police identify body

• Suffolk native completes officer candidate school

• Suffolk clogger's clogging earns gold, silver, bronze

• Griffin family members gather for reunion

• Faye Roels, Charles Frohman wed in Notre Dame des Victoires

• Randy Carter gets Democrats' backing

• Nansemond tribe continues celebration of heritage today

• Troop 51 goes to camp

• Losing military retirees - action is required now

• New ways to prevent boat theft

• 'Death on the Nile'

• Aug. 17, 1959

• Adelynne V. Oliphant

• Marian S. Stolley

• Iris Greene

• Sandra L. Julias

Saturday, Aug. 16

• Driving buses is 'the best job I ever had' says Brian Harris

• Edward L. Wilson

• Matthew Turner

• James R. Grady Jr.

• One last Johnson at NSA

• Aug. 16, 1937

• East Suffolk School named to national register

• Man killed walking across bridge

• Police seek candidates

Friday, Aug. 15

• Dentist dedicates new office

• Storefronts can get facelifts

• Police searching for assault suspect

• Macedonia AME set for celebrations

• What about kids?

• Henry Murden Sr. remembered

• Too many officials forget they're public servants

• Aug. 15, 1937

• New Iraqi life

• Some thoughts about Suffolk

• Brenda K. Pierce

• Suffolk soccer squads prepare to represent city

• Sign up now to become an organ donor

• 95 and counting!

• School board rejects speed limit hike

Wednesday, Aug. 13

• The Titans are back, ready to play!

• Malissa O. Raymond

• Curtis W. Williams

• Farewell to a giant among men

• A 'Poppering' of homers gives squad 20-14 win

• Pilots attend international convention

• Children learn how to live safer lives at summer camp

• Suffolk says goodbye to Henry Murden

• Come to the powwow!

• A promise is a promise

• Possible adult shop causing friction

• Aug. 14, 1937

• Quit pushing it

Tuesday, Aug. 12

• Aug. 13, 1937

• Civic league has it own Night Out

• Bureau urges drivers remain patient with farmers, vehicles

• Trip to New Orleans proved educational as well as fun

• Retirees favoring Virginia

• Warriors prepare for battle!

• Powwow worthy of attention

• Lavon Diggs

• Delsie W. Privott

Sunday, Aug. 10

• Manuela Markham lives to clown around

• Suffolk truly CAREs!

• Southampton Motor Speedway races rained out Friday night

• Aug. 10, 1937

• Karen K. Whitfield

• Combating boat thieves

• CARE Fair has practical use

• Suddenly it's Noble and Stormont

• Local 9-11 memorial day set

• Warriors attend Boys' State

• Police group endorses Carter

• Cathy Pope to Darren Moseley

• School supplies

• Waters focused on excellence

Saturday, Aug. 9

• Aug. 9, 1937

• Teacher runs for a healthy lifestyle

• Realty company blooming in northern Suffolk

• Local youth serves as ambassador

• Suffolk's bass master

• Suffolk girls shine on team of Stars

• Zack Johnson Jr.

Thursday, Aug. 7

• Volunteers needed to operate Obici Hospital's gift shop

• Army finds new shelter

• A decade in the making!

• Aug. 8, 1950

• Spark students' interest now in career choices

• Ralph B. Smith Sr.

• Tonight: Racing with Integrity!

• I'm tired of...

• CARE Fair benefits from Obici volunteers

• Ribbon cut on facility dedicated to changing lives of young people

• Pastor abstains from comment

• Sidewalk painting

• North Suffolk Family Medicine plans health fair, offers sports physicals

Wednesday, Aug. 6

• SRHA honors scholarship

• Aug. 7, 1950

• I think he was funny that day

• Summer Art Days

• Citizens give input on 460

• Participants learn they're never too young to think about work

• Goodman faces judge in sex trial

• Singles champions crowned

• Clippers start over again

• Obici helps young athletes beat the heat

• Alecia A. Savage

• Jackson Holloman Jr.

• Eva E. Faulk

• Laura V. Edmonds

Tuesday, Aug. 5

• Timothy J. Malette

• August 4, 1950

• Stepfather charged in Sunday stabbing attack

• Tickets go on sale for 26th annual Suffolk Ruritan Shrimp Feast

• Couple charged with neglect

• A day for the kids

• Horse in Suffolk tests positive for West Nile Virus

• Red Cross issues urgent call for blood donors; less than one day's supply on hand

• My second year: A case of the 'Terrific Twos!'

• Kudos for city on Fairgrounds funding

• Overcoming barriers to exercise... and remember to start slowly

• Happy Birthday, Coast Guard

• Vandybe Almond Sr.

Sunday, Aug. 3

• Where's that hotel?

• Timothy Malette

• Aug. 5, 1950

• They have nothing else to write about

• Felecia Grant, David Jordan married in Pulaski Baptist

• Karen Rogers making her own world

• A brief history of the West End District

• Suffolk Habitat plans interfaith build

• Mindy Mottley, Joby Webb united in Mt. Olivet UMC

• West End neighborhood likely shoe-in for state, federal recognition

• Family experiences joy in serving meals on wheels

• An easy way to win

• Deiny drives for first win of season

• Fighting fire on the sea

• Mae G. Perlick

Saturday, Aug. 2

• Annie L. Hofler

• Lavelle S. Draper

• Funding partner back out, new one steps in

• Caution, Mamacitas come out on top

• Irvin P. Jenkins Sr.

• Barber combines job, ministry with style

• Aug. 2, 1970

• Robbery suspects nabbed

• Beauticians, barbers honored

Friday, Aug. 1

• Clarice M. Fox

• Historical Society compiles postcards of Suffolk into book

• Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 33 years ago include:

• YMCA soccer players don't get finished

• Church sponsoring seminar on health

• Civic league contributes to squad

• Ten races in two days at SMS, Langley!

• Media should pay heed to recent survey

• Cruises to victory stopped early

• Charles Taylor