Story archive for August 2004

Wednesday, Sept. 1

• Neighborhood college opens next week

• Oakland helping Charley victims with supplies

• Alternative considered for displaced TOC workers

• Community keeps child's memory alive

• Martin retires after 27 years with Riverside Health System

• Sept. 1, 1953

• City shouldn't depend on these new revenue sources

• Joe T. Artis

• No excuse for not voting

• NSA student excels at leadership

• Don't expect to see fruit of darkness right out in open

• Harward's support of Kerry baffling

• The 2004 vote

• The true measure of a community

• Security to be beefed up at Suffolk airport

• Little Lazers beam to Olympic gold

• 20 years of service

• Cutchins helps Cavs to 2-0 wet win

Sunday, Aug. 29

• Harward starts own department

• Lee Hart seals a headstone - toppled over by falling trees during Hurricane Isabel - back onto its base

• Suffolk - love it or leave it!

• Think before you vote

• Your opinions count

• Response to 'City survey a waste' editorial

• Willie James Rich III

• Beatrice Hill

• Keyamma Penny Eason

• Bertha Lee Mason

• Kellam Tarmars Justice

• Phyllis White Eanes

• Willis Patterson McClung Sr.

• Ways To Save Fuel Costs

• Aug. 29, 1984

• Aug. 28, 1984

• New downtown law firm offers clients Christian focus focus

• Obici's Dr. Hall named president of state academy of physicians

• The nutty candidate

• New and improved police communications bureau unveiled to the tune of #036;1 million

• Outside dining requests on City Council's menu

• Picnic in the park

• Suffolk's Most Wanted

• Council to review proposed panhandling ordinance

Friday, Aug. 27

• New charges brought against Applewhite

• The doctor is in

• Can't take much more of the Bush administration

• City hall could function well without the fat

• Sex shop hype seemingly unwarranted

• New police officers on board at a good time

• Navy vet tapped to run city's new veteran's cemetary

• Couple charged with illegal burning

• Irene Copeland Eason

• Aug. 27, 1984: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 20 years ago...

• Local Warfare Expo asks Ready or Not?

• Training school named to historic register

Thursday, Aug. 26

• Mason links to victory

• Queen's Luncheon offers a taste of style

• Suffolk horse positive for West Nile

• Ponds donate to Chowan

• Aug. 26, 1984: The lead stories in the Suffolk News-Herald 20 years ago...

• Saints hope to use cookout to cook up some wins

• Archer Whitley Peden Sr.

• Gasp, Cough, Choke

• Dig a little deeper

• Newly sworn Suffolk police officers ready to hit the beat

• Filling the boot for muscular dystrophy

Tuesday, Aug. 24

• Funds diverted for remediation

• It's a good time to be in Suffolk, if...

• The real course correction

• City taxes a thorn in the side for homeowners

• New mayor forms CEO task force

• Just for the health of it

• Firefighting is in the blood

• Aug 24, 1951

• District prepares to feel Bulldogs' bite

• A word on boat fuel efficiency

• Columbus Deloatch

• George V. Beamon

Sunday, Aug. 22

• Saving Dinosaur town

• The hangover pill

• There they go again

• Absentee voting on the rise

• A celebration of heritage

• Suffolk Police searching for drive-by shooting suspect

• Safety first in the water

• Convicted puppy scammer heads back to court Monday

• `It's like Christmas in August'

• Teacher cleared of assault, looking forward to new school year

• Alleged child sex offender to face jury next week

• Council must look out for its disabled citizens

• Aug. 22, 1951- Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 53 years ago include:

• BC squads start play in early September

• Lewis Raiford Harris Jr.

Friday, Aug. 20

• Online entries from SNH Web site show support for Kerry and quests to find old friends and classmates

• Evil is real

• Council must revisit family transfers

• Herbert gets 10% pay hike

• City Council gets earful from citizens

• Suffolk man survives stabbing

• Meherrin Chemical introduces area growers to innovative techniques for cotton planting

• The Phoenix will rise again

• Music legends hitting local music lineup at NTELOS center

• Aug. 20, 1951

• Warriors ready to take on the opposition

• Phillip Michael Artis

• I've heard it all

Thursday, Aug. 19

• Elephant's Fork back on NCLB failure list

• 2 Suffolk horses test positive for EEE

• Aug. 19, 1951

• Mary Connelly

• SOUNDS GOOD

• Documenting Our Security

• Council should back commission

• Survey rates Suffolk living good

• Harrell excels in agricultural proficiency

Wednesday, Aug. 18

• JFK Class of 74 Reunion Was a Success In Spite of Charley

• Henry Jordan

• Aug. 19, 1951: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald 53 years ago...

• Donations sought for Charley victims

• Learning Garden a delight for all ages

• Chorey Park getting a new look

• Program helps youngsters learn about legal system

• Planners shoot down Millstone subdivision

• Keep sex out of politics

• Editor:

Tuesday, Aug. 17

• Seniors may get a break

• Hurricane takes a wet swipe at Suffolk

• Movers and Shakers

• Moving the cheese

• City on the right course

• Which Religion? By: Florence Arena

• Margaret Riley Palmer

• Aug. 15, 1945

• Car dealers reward youth outreach group

• Driver charged in accident that killed motorcyclist

• Suffolk set for a full agenda

Monday, Aug. 16

• Lewis Raiford Harris, Jr.

• Inexperience an all too common problem on the water

• Return of sunny skies anticipated soon

• Habitat seeking a few good retirees

• Artist Fred Shaw's creations inspire awe

• City offers space for print shop

Friday, Aug. 13

• Summer School graduation held

• Council must take several approaches to panhandling

• Suffolk in the path of Bonnie and Charley

• King's Fork teacher cleared of assault

• World Famous Suffolk Virginia

• Young adults first, players second

• Police searching for hit-and-run suspect

• 2004-05 school orientations scheduled

• Tips to prepare for power outages:

Thursday, Aug. 12

• Pilot project brings cuddly comfort to surgical patients at Obici

• Harrison Williams

• Cavaliers start season with win, loss

• Knowing where the buck stops

• The new mayor's office hours

• Suffolk Taxpayers should swim, visit lake free of charge

• Rising economic tide is keeping all boats afloat

• Learning to be an American

• Water and sewer for all

• The East Suffolk High School reunion

• Beggars fall under scrutiny scrutiny

• August 12, 1945

• April 11, 1967

• Group seeks info on black Union soldiers

• IDA gets update on comprehensive plan

• Work returning Cedar Hill Cemetery to pre-Isabel condition nearing completion

• Accident critically injures woman

• A week in the life of a 4-H camper

• Motorcylist killed in crash

Sunday, Aug. 8

• 'So much reward in helping children'

• By the numbers

• Speak out

• Something to be said for an income that's 'fixed'

• Too many opportunities to just sit around and complain

• Developer: downtown is making great strides

• Western Tidewater Community Services Board receives VTSF grant

• Beach eatery may move to downtown

• Suffolk Crime Line lists most wanted

• Fire Safety camp ends

• Dismal Swamp deer hunt dates are set

• Park Service to make Hobson visit

• Annual Adult and Youth Scholar Awards presented

• City looking at disaster communications alternatives

• Aug. 7, 1972

• August 8, 1972

• Own a boat? Try joining BoatU.S.

• Joseph Ashley Turner

• Rosa Mae Jordan

• Eleanor Anne Munsell

• Anna Hill Crocker

Friday, Aug. 6

• Suffolk's newest AD hopes to teach kids to be winners on and off the field

• `Worst case scenario'

• Mayor hangs a shingle

• Election excitement

• Time is right to set the torches aflame

• Kerry does not value life

• Ruth Carr Mays

• Many falsehoods in article about smoking

• Hobson and Sandy Bottom pursuing historic designations

• Evanescence: This is not your father's kind of show

• Frank, Sr. and My Life

• 'Time to see the light' about Kerry

• Woman escapes house fire

• Virginia parents could use a tax break, too

• Survival Strategy for Seniors

• It takes a 'Village' to ruin an evening out

• Elizabeth H. Henderson

• Mariah Helen Wicker

• Mary V. Harcum

• Going over down under

• Determination pays off for graduate

• Tribes prepare for Powwow

• August 5, 1961

Wednesday, Aug. 4

• Suffolk Pilot Club members attend international convention

• A good role model

• Remember Isabel

• A matter of opinion

• A night to remember

• City may purchase Planters Club to resolve lease conflict

• Virginia Oncology Associates welcomes Dr. Stacey J. Rogers

• Officer resigns amid gun video controversy

• Aug. 4, 1961

• To know the man, read 'To Be the Man'

Tuesday, Aug. 3

• East Suffolk High School's own

• Anti-terror exercise unrelated to threat

• 'Joining hands' for kids

• Leaving no child behind

• Things we need versus things we want

• Kidding about Kerry?

• Kicking and dribbling around the globe

• Frances Ann Thomas

• Walter Williams

• Mary Virginia Harcum

• Florine F. Beamon

• Annie (Toney) Walker

• Aug. 3, 1939

• Flood watch issued for city

• 460 lane closure extended

Sunday, Aug. 1

• Aug. 1, 1939

• Group has come far from humble kitchen table beginning

• What it takes to be a good parent

• Heaven a better place

• Good times downtown

• Like-minded to a point

• Why rent when you can own?

• Are days numbered for historic Planters Club?

• Peanut Fest has much in store

• Spectacular Storytelling

• Joseph Ruffin

• Clean boating grants may be available to Suffolk boaters