Story archive for June 2005

Friday, July 1

• New laws take effect today

• Naismith era officially ends

• Beating case moves forward

• Pulaski Youth Spiritual Renewal Crusade

• The last coat

• STOP to provide summer food service

• Alleged serial robber to be charged with Suffolk break-in

• Builders ready to expand Harbour View

• A safe way to cook up burgers

Thursday, June 30

• Chorey Park residents demanding upgrades

• Mixed local reaction to Bush's speech

• North Suffolk to celebrate Fourth of July with a bang

• Oakdale, Pierce Park, Magnolia Civic Leagues to meet

• June 30, 1955: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 50 years ago...

• S.T.A.R.S. shine across local tracks

• Karate teacher inducted into Hall of Fame

• Mr. Sandy Beard

• Mable Edmonds

• The wrong Army

• President out of touch with reality; should level with American people

• Dump truck driver shouldn't be charged in railroad accident

• Parks and Recreation: News-Herald should get the story right

• Resident challenges paper's TGIF account

• Changing Shortbus name is another extreme in society

• Peanut Pals coming to Suffolk, June 30, 2005

• Suffolk Police stress bike safety at summer camp

• Sex offender pleads guilty

• Robb graduates from Lynchburg College

• Garlow graduates from Bridgewater College

• SRHA's budget sliced by 12 percent

• Schools to clarify diploma policy

Wednesday, June 29

• A new, free kind of golf

• Nansemond Parkway Civic League

• Scott named to Averett's honors list

• Murder charges certified in Britt case

• Downtown fire under suspicion

• Serial robbery suspect nabbed

• Pastor's anniversary at New Paul's Temple

• Whoa!

• If you build it, they won't necessarily come

• Let's make a deal

• A heartfelt thanks

• VDOT's open government lauded

• Staying fit and healthier as a senior citizen

• Never trust anyone #110; June 16, 2005

• Farm Fresh makeover worth a visit, June 21, 2005

• Shelter board making the right moves, June 15, 2005

• A creepy killer, June 28, 2005

• Equal time, June 17, 2005

• Supreme court decision fall out, June 29, 2005

• Traffic situation, June 20, 2005

• Shuttle service coming for hotel? June 22, 2005

• Looking forward to good food and music, June 27, 2005

• Odds and Ends, June 23, 2005

• Head of State

• Nancy Mills

• Five Lady Cavs to play in field hockey nationals

• June 29, 1955: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 50 years ago...

Tuesday, June 28

• Obici holds nursing cap ceremony

• Drained pond yields little

• JFK Class of 1985

• June 28, 1955

• William A. Moore

• Esther Harrell

• Stella Hall

• Woman in distress thanks two local businesses

• Leave real estate development to private sector

• Barnes' event did the will of God

• Some thoughts on PETA

• Vaulting exhibition held at Blue Star

• Youth Crusade at

• 300 to be surveyed on life in Suffolk

• Red Cross teaches little locals about water safety

Sunday, June 26

• The Senior Tour of aerobics

• Garner ranked with ODAC's best

• Nannie Bland

• Fannie Gayle brings her culinary skills from Front Street to Main Street

• Jackson-White engaged

• Lakeland senior named Boys State governor

• 4-H camp counselor has as much fun as kids

• So busted

• The dichotomy of confidence

• Congressman receives award for service to Navy

• Williams-Gulati wed

• Hopkins wins Ruritan Nursing Scholarship at PDCCC

• Top science students reap rewards from Ciba

• 10 from Suffolk honored at Virginia Tech commencement

• Man faces life in prison after sexual abuse plea

• Dust settling over Pinner Street

• Man who hired prostitute for nephew could get 15 years

• Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction

• Property rights ruling not open and shut

• Walczak-Weed announce engagement

• Harrell-Anthony to wed July 9

• Gray and Holland announce engagement

• Disc Golf Opens at Bennett's Creek Park

• June 25, 1938

• Brown begins tourney, community event

• Coast Guard Auxiliary hits the big 6-6 mark

• Can Gordon get on track on the road?

• Running down the state

Saturday, June 25

• June 24, 1938: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 67 years ago...

• SOL history made, early reports show

• Horns will sound at crossings

• Win or lose: Police end suspect's winning streak

• DHCD joins in homeless shelter investigation

• Nansemond, Isle of Wight Sunday School

• Four-legged friends

• Our Opinion: A scary decision

• Better read this

• Josephine Thomas Brinkley

• Poetry at the highest volume for James Scott

Thursday, June 23

• Man in standoff indicted

• Summer vacation brings new round of schooling

• DeRonn Goodman

• Rebecca Stevenson

• Derrick Javon White

• Josephine Brinkley

• David Holland

• Arson suspected

• Two men indicted on sex charges

• 'Day in the Park'

• Dog sought after biting officer

• Housing applications being reviewed

• Constance Road to detour tonight

Wednesday, June 22

• Fish fry at Gates of Heaven

• Godwin to grow and grow

• Builders association helps scholarships grow

• Local scouts bike 150 miles for merit badge

• Dump truck, train collide

• Church to occupy former rescue building

• Friends Christian Club takes fellowship to Richmond

• June 22, 1938: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 67 years ago...

• Kathryn Adams

• 'It's correct but it's not right'

• Be prepared

• Veteran substitutes need better pay plan

• Real issues get lost

Tuesday, June 21

• Henry Wilson Jr.

• John Gersbach Sr.

• Reading and math program starts today

• Teens hurt as pickup truck flips

• Let's go to Hollywood!

• Suffolk lawyer aided confederate general

• Locals get social at Tidewater House

• Impact Suffolk

• Leftover food aids in arrest

• Man gets 11 years in sex case

• Two killed in Southampton car accident

• Prepare for a virtual hurricane on Thursday

• June 21, 1938

• Derrick White

• DeRonn Q. Goodman

Monday, June 20

• Intimidation

• Council talking trash

• Father's Day at

• Closing up shop

• PETA's actions beyond shameful

• Even an ugly baby can be named Tiffany

• Horsing through Windsor

• Shadeen Jabbar

• Roland Johnson

• Roush/Hendrick have a monopoly on winning

• June 19, 1938:

• DBA meeting cancelled

• Warner: Tourism is alive and well

• Ring in freedom this 4th of July

• SEF supporting local graduates

Saturday, June 18

• City Council updated on road maintenance

• Cooling assistance available for needy families statewide

• VDOT officials seek strong attendance at hearings

• Guilty plea entered

• Sunday worship at Suffolk Presbyterian

• Starbucks comes to Suffolk

• Frances H. Smith

• June 18, 1940:

• Last meeting of the Booker T. Washington Alumni today

• A Certificate for Service

Friday, June 17

• A stint at sales well worth it

• Congratulations

• Centre 800 will liven up downtown

• Kings Highway Bridge has been destroyed

• Wireless woes confound this consumer

• PETA believed to have disposed of dead dogs

• Bethlehem and Hillcrest present patriotic service

• #036;35 million project planned

• Council denies Holland Road restaurant proposal

• Raising awareness of Lupus

• Angus I. Hines Inc. to sell 23 stores

• Suffolk earns state awards for downtown revitalization

• Stars and Stripes Spectacular to be presented by Charter Communications

• June 17, 1940:

• Suffolk's own Amazin' Mets

• Parks and Rec. basketball leagues starting up soon

• Frances Smith

• James Nupp

• Roland Franklin

• Sarah Holland

Thursday, June 16

• Everything proper in Jefferson school bid process

• Brown pushes E. Suffolk Complex

• King's Fork shows Darden how much he's appreciated

• Ramp won't block village

• Lake Kennedy Civic League meets today

• June 16, 1940:

• Hit the water with extra caution

• The hottest spot

• Region pleads for road funding

• Free food, clothing

• Dorothea P. Harrison

• Only three council members looking out for citizens

Wednesday, June 15

• Dorothea Harrison

• NARFE Chapter 1743 meets today

• June 15, 1940:

• Young people need to continue education

• From the Arctic Ocean

• Band changes name for city

• Dyke, Almond advance professionally, academically

• Voter turnout 'abysmal'

• Young Warriors get second in local league

• Pre-Kids go to the prom

• Robbery charges upheld

Tuesday, June 14

• June 14, 1940: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 65 years ago...

• Working and working out

• Biffle baffling NASCAR

• Watch the kids while boating

• Patrick Keating

• Daniel Babb

• Thomas Douglas

• Firefighter boat safety

• Wise words

• Ousted Habitat coordinator offers her side

• Public officials need training on handling taxpayers' money

• Downtown boondoggle exposed

• Little sympathy for Floridians

• Reading the ads, June 6, 2005

• False alarm on Home Depot, June 7, 2005

• School officials are ready for a vacation, June 10, 2005

• How to choose the best candidate, June 14, 2005

• Visit farmer#039;s market, June 13, 2005

• On Fire: Blazes keep firefighters busy

• Forum at St. Timothy Baptist

• Police investigating stabbing

• Virginia University of Lynchburg-Suffolk holds 13th commencement

• Coming to terms with my age, June 8. 2005

• Ralph: Route 460 is a priority

• Heffington receives Lewis F. Morris Memorial/Chuckatuck High scholarship

• Cobb graduates from University of Richmond

• Man injured in motorcycle crash

• Wolfrey earns national honor roll recognition

• Skeetertown Civic League

• Hayes promoted to corporal

Sunday, June 12

• 'We kept moving forward'

• Men's Day at Pleasant Grove today

• 'NSA has prepared us well'

• Low voter turnout expected in Suffolk for primaries

• She's been doing Obici's business for four decades

• Suffolk's Most Wanted this week

• Shooting victim in serious condition

• He's the true King of Windsor!

• Beads and Brunch

• June 11, 1940

• George Eddie Jack Keys Jr.

Saturday, June 11

• Fire causes extensive damage

• Thomas Artis

• Roland Langston

• Marguerite E. Moore

• Warren C. Houchens

• Amy Roberts

• George Keys

• Parks and Recreation Dept. basketball leagues starting

• Three Saints make All-State

• Late start was not a problem for local runner

• June 11, 1963

• Chuckatuck store robbed; clerk held at gunpoint

• Child's condition serious after bike collides with pickup

• Man shot three times at Nancy Drive apartment

• Suffolk man pleads guilty

• Habitat files injunction

• Prayer breakfast today at New St. Mount Holiness

• Carrying the torch

Friday, June 10

• Suffolk Woodmen to meet

• June 10, 1963: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 42 years ago...

• Sarah Brown Hall

• Truck strikes child

• Sex charges dropped against Suffolk man

• Alternative school shifts to behavior problems

• Suffolk man apprehended on assault charges

• Schools stand by graduation dress code

• School system retirees honored

Thursday, June 9

• Can't win for losing

• IDA sells property

• Saturday Night Live Gospel Explosion

• On the farm

• State petition should not be necessary

• There are no 'extra' dollars for Suffolk taxpayers

• The four horsemen ride again...

• Suspect may be connected to robberies

• Electing the mayor still up for debate

• Get your reflective address signs

• June 9, 1963: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 42 years ago...

• Local riders rally for Special Olympians

• Two local girls make All-Region softball team

• Nathaniel Hayer

• Joyce B. Harris

• Minnie Mitchell

• Sarah Hall

• Jerome Smith

• Charlie C. Stephens Jr.

• Deborah F. Hall

• Just wait until next year

Wednesday, June 8

• Clean the Bay needs volunteers

• Suffolk Retired Teachers

• June 8, 1966: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 39 years ago...

• Sarah Lee Martin

• Juanita B. Stine

• Mary J. Johnson

• Harry L. Weaver

• Joe Lee Hill

• Small world

• Attendance no basis for decision

• Good debt vs. bad debt

• Awarding excellence

• Youth revival at Lakeview Missionary

• Businessman taking City Hall fight to state leaders

• Ashes to ashes

• Students advised to 'make the right choices'

• Senior Services to host Medicare Outreach event

Tuesday, June 7

• Maupin helps CHKD

• June 7, 1966:

• Pre-Father's Day Breakfast at Gethsemane

• Dragging victim out of hospital

• Forest Glen students dare to go gardening

• It's time for round five of 'Six Feet Under'

• Red Cross recouping

• Shelter probe grows

• City checks out security grant

Monday, June 6

• Reading program at the library

• Volunteers need to look at bigger picture

• 'Created to Love, Called to Serve'

• Women's Day at

• Interest in direct election of mayor to be gauged by meeting attendance

• Being on top was no surprise for top Tucker and Wells

• Firsts are nothing new for Waller; Rabiu setting an example

• 'Study, study, study,' the secret to Bil\u00E9's academic success

• Del. McDonnell guest speaker at King's Kids spring banquet

• June 5, 1966

• The last of Fork's first sports season

• Tracking down state

• Top Cavalier athletes say goodbye

• Warriors athletes say goodbye to school year, each other

• Is it too late to save Junior's season?

• How safe are inflatable life jackets?

Saturday, June 4

• Facing the law

• June 4, 1966: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 39 years ago...

• Booker T. Alumni meeting

• Police release sketch of robbery, assault suspect

• Quilter's Guild provides much comfort

• Koncz to stay on home front

Friday, June 3

• Linda L. Powell

• Effie Warrington

• True confession

• Remembering lost children

• Our council's priorities

• Memorial Day remembered in many ways

• Jazzing up the area, June 2, 2005

• Something special for newcomers, June 3, 2005

• Anonymous sources, June 1, 2005

• Habitat ousts coordinator

• Pastor's anniversary at Gates of Heaven

• Store clerk tied, robbed at gunpoint

• KFHS graphic arts students put work to the test for business

• Suffolk's Even Start program featured at national conference

• Jordyn Boyles named All-American Scholar

• Stand Down considered a success for local veterans

• Juvenile faces charges for bomb threat

• March for Jesus planned for Saturday

• Mother and Daughter brunch

• Officer Samayoa deploys to European Central Command

• Oribello deploys to support war on terrorism

• June 3, 1966: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 39 years ago...

• NSA students prepare to drive for the Heisman

• Starting a fitness program

• NSA golf banquet held

Thursday, June 2

• Suffolk residents graduate from Averett University

• A road to progress

• Huntersville to see a renaissance

• Accident halts traffic on 58 bypass, Route 460

• Harry Jordan

• USA vs. the World

• NSA students recognized by national merit program

• God's Anointed Touch Ministries

• Council approves #036;312.7 million approved

• May 21

• Spring Cleaning Williamstown and Boston

• June 2, 1966:

• Willie L. Riddick

• Mary P. Davis

• Workers escape injury when ladder hits power line

Wednesday, June 1

• Spring Fling at Kilby Shores

• June 1, 1966: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 39 years ago...

• Maedetha H. Pelham

• Essie E. Barnes

• Isaiah Bryant III

• Warner addressing air quality

• Standing up for Stand Down

• A helping hand: Veterans get badly needed services

• Puppy scammer in court again

• Red Cross receives largest tsunami donation

• Arche's of Suffolk's past

• NSA youth chorus captures retirement residents' hearts through music