Story archive for May 2005

Wednesday, June 1

• Isaiah Bryant III

• Essie E. Barnes

• Maedetha H. Pelham

• NSA youth chorus captures retirement residents' hearts through music

• Arche's of Suffolk's past

• Red Cross receives largest tsunami donation

• Puppy scammer in court again

• A helping hand: Veterans get badly needed services

• Standing up for Stand Down

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

• Spring Fling at Kilby Shores

• Warner addressing air quality

Tuesday, May 31

• May 31, 1966

• Louise (Carolyn) P. Chandler

• Lots of holiday golf, May 31, 2004

• Paying tribute for the ultimate sacrifice

• Pastor's 12th anniversary at New Paul's Temple

• Blaze causes major damage to Suffolk home, injures one

• Suffolk Presbyterian awards scholarships to graduates

• Volunteers link arms to send supplies to the Philippines and Nigeria

• Police release sketch of robber

• Free housing, services for homeless veterans begins today

• Last bursts of fun roll through Triple T's

Sunday, May 29

• Former hospital site generating lots of interest, May 24, 2005

• Outland and Leschinskey unite

• Joanna Bailey

• The History of the Life Jacket: Part One

• Off-track action has been as hot as races this week

• Suffolk players made all All-District softball squads this season

• May 29, 1966: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 39 years ago...

• Memorial Day ceremony

• Arson at play in downtown fires

• Historic structures for sale by locality

• Red Cross goes up, brings down a grand

• A lesson in safety

• Suffolk Retired Teachers Association receives national award for service

• City offices closed Monday

• Obici Hospital offers CPR/AED and Safe Sitter courses in June

• Retired teachers join forces for Habitat for Humanity

• DECA says thanks to area businesses

• 'It's why we have Memorial Day...'

• Strothers to speak for Christian Home Men's Day

• Fish and chicken dinners at Gates of Heaven

• Faith, comfort through death

• Jurnigan-Ritter announce engagement

• Wiggins-Boone to wed

• Serious Internet history lesson

• The lights are much brighter there

• Make assessments revenue neutral

• Let Hall Place healing begin

• A decade of service celebrated

• Fun and helping others keep you young

• Nurturing the arts in Suffolk

• Confederate history in the News-Herald, May 16, 2005

• Accuracy in the media, May 17, 2005

• A lot of firepower, May 26, 2005

• More bang for the charitable buck, May 18,2005

• A media vacuum, May 23, 2005

• Lead, don't follow, May 25, 2005

Saturday, May 28

• Relay for Life

• Dyasia M. Watts

• Joseph A. Wilkins

• Warriors make history

• May 27, 1956

• Primary elections slated for June

• Memorial Day observances

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. presents scholarships

• City Hall to get facelift

• Red Cross to kick off campaign

Friday, May 27

• Bail denied in child porn case

• Three-vehicle crash at Carolina and Turlington

• Academy student says goodbye with poetry

• Man charged with posing as police officer

• Online auction June 5 - 13 to benefit CHKD

• Sunday School Union at Pentecostal Churches

• Exec. Director says 'unearned revenue' will be needed to operate during formative years

• Health system officials make pitches for imaging facilities

• Downtown bank robbed Thursday

• Narrated historic bus tours offered

• Lady Blazers to take on the country

• Hirsch, Strong get two All-Districts

• 2005 Fire and Safety Camp registration is extended

• State police probe shelter

Thursday, May 26

• Click it - or ticket

• Saints edged in the end

• Laura M. Gholson

• A first amendment winner

• Roberts roll to top in college ball

• Local wrestling fans have a nice day

• May 26, 1956

• Oakdale, Pierce Park league to meet today

• Retiring from the pulpit

• McAdoo takes state post

• Testing leaves children behind

• Many thanked for helping March of Dimes exceed goal

• Good of the country over Hispanic vote

• Training for real life

• 130th anniversary at Gethsemane Baptist

• Authority to apply for housing vouchers

• A very special thanks

Wednesday, May 25

• Playoff games to be made up today

• Herman R. Boothe Jr.

• NSA girls made it to two new levels

• May 25, 1956

• Budget meeting follow-up

• Hines-Farley finishes 66-foot fishing boat

• Pastor's anniversary

• Arrest made in porn case

• Waller charges dismissed

• Suffolk dentist named Trustee of the Year for service to retirement communities

• Liverman named best in region

• 22 child-sex charges handed down against Suffolk man

• Hurricanes hope local students storm through SOLs

• Senior Services luncheon today

Tuesday, May 24

• Safety and security for homeless veterans

• Youth Explosion at Faith Community

• Two take three at YMCA All-Stars

• Warriors hit playoffs tonight

• Gail W. Hinton

• Berta Maybell A. Bowden

• Frank A. Manning III

• Henry Abraham Beamon

• Gators sweep Saints in TCIS tournament finals

• Sex offender's sentence delayed

• 3 killed in accident

• Students get math lesson with new pencils

• Man facing more than 200 child porn charges

• Stallings recognized as Outstanding Teacher

• May 24, 1956

• Doreatha K. Warren

• Justin Glenn Russell

• Hall Place progress should not be derailed by bad apples

Sunday, May 22

• 10th Relay raises six figures

• The best we have

• Reagan is a man of much hot air

• Tax cut? There's no tax cut!

• Our Opinion: Residents' apathy is clearly evident on issues

• Celebration expected to draw millions to the state

• Services at New Mt. Zion Holiness

• Suffolk Heritage: Connecting to the past

• Tobacco producers urged to sign up for transition payment program

• USDA pushing DCP sign-up

• West End Civic League meets Monday

• May 22, 1956: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 49 years ago...

• These girls have attitude

• All-District soccer teams announced

• Opinion: Safe Boating Week kicks off

• Saints get several top TCIS spots

• Eva Sue Wright Gilmore

• Henry A. Beamon

• Elmer L. Eley

Saturday, May 21

• Hershey hosts youth track meet

• May 21, 1949: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 56 years ago...

• Community Health Fair today

• Suffolk School Board adopts #036;123 million budget package

• Family rescued from water

• Public interest slack at direct election forum

• Payne earns master's of divinity degree

• Farmer's Market opens today

• Ruffin to preach initial sermon at Faith Temple

• Shelter director resigns post

• Concert at Suffolk Church of God

• NSA students step into Shakespeare era

• Eva M. Wilkins

• Opinion: No holds barred tonight at Nextel

• Saints to play for titles today

Friday, May 20

• Cavs go out with sweep

• Roxanna Brown

• Truman E. Wiggins

• McIlwain graduates from Florida State University

• Substitute teachers want to keep school board on task

• One man's trash...public works did not deserve criticism

• Healthy Families a godsend for city

• Taking care of the entire body

• Healthy Families: a graduation for life

• Trip to T.D. Jakes Mega Fest

• Suffolk going after housing money

• May 10

• Star Wars fans use the Force

• Another stint in Kuwait

• Main Street Jazz Club gets approval

• Building a city manager

• Archeological Society

• May 20, 1949: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 56 years ago...

Thursday, May 19

• Baseball camps coming soon

• Headlines highlight need for improvements

• Our Opinion: Council must speak as one

• Groundbreaking

• Nansemond Sunday School Executive Board meeting

• Study: Police underpaid

• Ruritan National President to visit area

• Portsmouth police chief nabs Suffolk robbery suspect

• Suffolk opens the door for residential hotels

• Warner pushes online service for small minority-owned businesses

• City Council approves #036;38.8 million for schools

• Abingdon Mayor visits Suffolk

• Lake Kennedy League meets today

• May 19, 1949: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 56 years ago...

• Lady Dogs win final home game

• Saints start off tourney with a pair of wins

• Cavs come out atop in marathon

• Tournament held at Mast

Wednesday, May 18

• Two Lady Saints make All-TCIS in golf

• Local bikers raise thousands for Martina

• May 18, 1949: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 56 years ago...

• Man accused of shooting, killing pit bull

• Community Impact: Re-inventing the United Way

• Restaurant proposal denied

• May 6

• Tax reduction on the table

• Women's Day at Gethsemane Baptist

• Kilby Shores Students measure up

• Our Opinion: Making an impact

Tuesday, May 17

• Romans welcome baby Ryker

• NSA snares another lacrosse title

• May 17, 1949

• Community to double in size

• Ground will be broken today on flex building

• 'The Scout I'd like to be'

• Pastor's anniversary at

• 25 graduate from Suffolk Leadership Academy

• St. Claire and Frankart to wed

• Reynolds and Glenn to marry May 21

• Academy pair raises close to #036;600 for Relay for Life

• Charles B. Pond III honored with 2005 N.C. Baptist Heritage Award

• Pruden Center, dealership partner to train technicians

• Mary L. Wellons

• Foiled again

• Litigation, taxes and the truth

• Leadership change needed at Hall Place

• Organ donors only should be eligible for transplants

• An unsolicited endorsement

• Important to let your opinions be known

• Solovey and Fisher unite in marriage

Monday, May 16

• Council set to make adjustments to budget

• Nansemond Training and Southwestern Alumni meets Monday

• May 15, 1949

• By all means, Cavs win

• The smart way to buy a boat

• Lakeland forks over a victory

• Boating up some bass

• Hip-hopping across the nation

• River seniors split in last game

• Things picked up last week at Darlington

• NSA fills All-TCIS lacrosse ranks

• Jones' golfers raise thousands

• He ran a grand

• Stanton Hoy Cole

• Guest column: Draft an important step in meeting water needs

• Downtown Suffolk needs a parking garage

• HPCA in need of new leadership

• International spotlight on downtown Suffolk

• Service at New Mt. Zion today

• Decreasing the real estate tax rate: Everybody's doing it

• Council's way of voting going electronic

• A day of service

• Kiwanis raffle to benefit CHKD

Saturday, May 14

• Warriors snare two wins

• 10 is Saints' lucky number

• Henry L. Gayle Jr.

• Arthur Seaborn

• Gearing up for a party, May 6, 2005

• Stories about people you know, May 4, 2005

• The tax situation #110; May 9, 2005

• SimCity will be huge, May 10 2005

• Get your tickets for `A Mother's Revenge'

• How to report the news, May 13, 2005

• A case for electric bleachers, May 12, 2005

• An opportunity to pray #110; May 5, 2005

• Police sweep Suffolk

• Family and Friends Day at Pleasant Union

• Region hit with base closure

• Council calls in expert on electing mayor

• Suffolk residents graduate from Averett

• School Board against Shortbus performance this summer

• Still laughing at us?

• Our Opinion: Police lawsuit deserves quick resolution

• Do you know where your child is?

• The grass is always greener...with fewer weeds

• Let us elect our Mayor...

• A few ways to cut spending

• Blogging is all the rage, May 11, 2005

• Saratoga-Philadelphia Civic League

• May 14, 1952: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 53 years ago...

Friday, May 13

• Defendant claims he did not kill girlfriend

• Mary H. Debnam

• Milton E. Parham

• May 13, 1952: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 53 years ago...

• National Nursing Week at Autumn Care

• Cafeteria workers appreciated

• Maryview sues Suffolk physician

• Spring Fling at Children's Center

• Courtland woman sues Obici, surgeon

• Saunders completes Air Force basic training

• Ferguson receives final convocation award at Hampden-Sydney College

• Man pleads guilty to sexual assault

• Art League offers scholarship

• NSA golf tournament and helicopter drop a success

Thursday, May 12

• Regina W. Hitt

• Catherine W. Hudgins

• May 12, 1952

• East Suffolk Gardens Civic League

• Man enters guilty plea for assault on officer

• PDCCC Nurse Aides graduate

• IDA grants Planters #036;200,000

• Police officer sues city over pension

• March for Jesus

• A cry for help: Suffolk woman's son needs kidney transplant

• Edna C. Guile

• Mr. Lynn Reid Jr.

• Gattice Mills

• Dr. Alfred L. Franklin Sr.

• Cleo F. Mast

Wednesday, May 11

• Lake Kilby Garden Club

• All that jazz in Suffolk

• Silent Auction at Church of God

• Second entertainment spot may be part of the deal for downtown

• May 2

• Weekend breast cancer screenings at Obici

• Dickens to address TCC graduates

• National School Nursing Day

• Man charged with indecent exposure in north Suffolk

• HUD foreclosing on complex

• May 11, 1952: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 53 years ago...

• LHS JROTC Inspection Team stands tall in competition

Tuesday, May 10

• Gallery hosts Habitat fundraiser

• Mary G. Rivers

• James W. Hurst

• Special Olympians have special time bowling

• School board attorney assault case continued

• Couple charged with neglect over wandering toddler

• FOP honors fallen comrades

• Show interest in needs of long-time residents, too

Monday, May 9

• May 8, 1952

• Suffolk native named one of Carolina's top sports

• Family rescues homeless woman

• SPOR-AC holding signups

• Tice is Wal-Mart's Teacher of the Year

• Most Wanted

• Hill has helped find missing kids for decades

• Sears-Harrelson exchange vows

• It's time Hall Place had a new pair of shoes

• Mother's Day magic

• Men's Prayer Breakfast at Faith Temple

• Police department moves fast when kids are missing

• If you're alone on the water

• Herbert Lee White Jr.

• Lolita E. Knick

• Mr. Garnett Lee Everett

Saturday, May 7

• Water for the duration

• YMCA bids farewell to fitness director

• They did it

• Shelter resident dismissed for distributing painkiller

• Homeless woman asks council for help

• Community celebration today in Whaleyville

• Multi-family yard sale today

• May 7, 1945

• Seniors go for the gold

• Nothing's Johnson's fault

• Clarence Parker

• Delores P. Harper

• Still going strong at 102 years

Friday, May 6

• They are the champs!

• May 6, 1945

• Whaleyville Community Day

• Public support grows for proposed budget

• Construction worker dies at arts center

• Winds blow through KFMS

• Three hurt in Rt. 58 accident

• City hires assistant city manager for development

• Men's Prayer Breakfast at Faith Temple Ministries

• Leadership prayer breakfast draws record crowd

• Homelessness not as foreign as some may think

• Hall Place resident against historic designation

• Paper paints wrong picture of symposium

• Affordable housing

• Albert L. Clark Sr.

• Anthony J. Myrick Sr.

• Evelyn S. Clarke

• Richard L. Tayloe

• Bernard Mitchell

Thursday, May 5

• March of Dimes bass tournament

• Whaleyville not getting trashed soon

• May 5, 1945: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 60 years ago:

• Saints win big, fast

• Lady Warriors fall in finale

• Theroux goes both ways in shutout

• Housing options pursued

• Habitat needs help

• Other Voices: National Day of Prayer 2005

• Support Memorial Ride

• Louts on Mothers

• King's Fork Middle School raises more than #036;500 for Crime Stoppers

• Alleged gunman sought

Wednesday, May 4

• Review: A magic evening with Copperfield

• May 4, 1945: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 60 years ago...

• Lady Warriors hang on; Warriors run away

• Diane White

• Mabell B. Artis

• Maria G. Hardison

• The argument of tyrants

• Our Opinion: Skin deep

• Much fun and excitement at Constant's Wharf over the weekend

• Budget hearing tops agenda

• Teacher Appreciation Week

Tuesday, May 3

• May 3, 1945

• Lester Taylor Jr.

• Another beach-based law firm hanging its shingle downtown

• NSA's Katie Byrd enrolled in National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine

• While Oprah a no-show, namesake fundraiser successful for Genieve Shelter

• National Laboratory Week celebrated

• Man who paid prostitute to have sex with boy, 15, turns self in

• Hotel gala didn't cost taxpayers

• House Speaker Howell visits Suffolk for GOP fundraiser

• They rule the pool

• William H. Wiggins

• Old Memories

• Quality of life in Suffolk

• Both rich and poorer

• Historical designation will protect homes

• Generosity helps send dance team to nationals

• An offer you can#039;t refuse #110; May 3, 2005

• Putting Suffolk before the world #110; May 1, 2005

• Bracy and Weeks unite

• Lecik and Hurst to wed

• Stairway to Knowledge

Monday, May 2

• Anthony Myrick

• Anne Marie S. Snavley

• April 24

• No handouts, just a hand

• All of a sudden homeless

• The homeless situation

• Citizens deserve to be treated with more respect

• Fire safety camp enrolling

• Constant's Wharf Park and Marina opens

• Open air burning almost over

• Programs available to help the homeless

• SuffolkFirst reporting asset growth

• May 1, 1945: Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 60 years ago...

• Saints fall on 'Senior Night'

• More on paddling

• Today: a tussle at Talladega!

• Diana White