Story archive for August 2009

Monday, Aug. 31

• Sisters team up in JMU victory

• Internet turns 40

• Communities honored

• Severn Peanut fire rekindles Monday

• Schools develop online curriculum

• Man charged in alleged rape

• One 1969 invention pivotal

• Send in your ideas

Saturday, Aug. 29

• Amongst the lessons, love

• Dealing with suicide

• Dropping in on a picnic

• Isaacs seeks his fifth term

• Reservist veteran looks for unity

• Stay prepared for the worst

• Second place

• Jones’ toy overpowers NFL

• Home and Garden Q&A

• Stocking the shelves

• Celebrating ‘Virginia’s Finest’ anniversary

• Avoided-pregnancy would have been a better story

• SNH should do teen pregnancy follow-up

• Face the problem head-on

Friday, Aug. 28

• Grand jury issues 112 indictments

• Officials find pig Friday

• Calling all artists

• Ex-Suffolk city employee indicted

• New patient bands on the rise

• Leading the troops

• NASCAR visits Canada on Sunday

• BEACH spoils opening day for Crusaders

• Picking up the pieces of the tornado

• Killing my island day

• Police reports for August 29

Thursday, Aug. 27

• Riddick sentenced

• Woman charged with sex crimes

• Danny should have little Suffolk impact

• SNH to offer daily email updates

• Art transcends pair’s differences

• At the net

• Seven races set for Langley’s Saturday

• IWA opens season tonight

• Suffolk’s Bleiler knocked out in state senior quarters

• Don’t change the deal now

• Second thoughts on a tough decision

• Plan ahead for spring semester

• Police reports for August 28

Wednesday, Aug. 26

• Thank school support services

• Sisters, mothers, aunts

• SPSA board won’t evaluate tip fees

• Extending 3G

• Different health care town hall scheduled

• Bikers to ride for Gehrig’s disease

• Woman turns self in

• Don’t skate past this opportunity

Tuesday, Aug. 25

• Still waiting to get paid

• Flu report raises concern

• City has close-knit equine community

• Feelin’ all right

• Broken streak

• Suffolk’s Florian motors to fifth UCAR win

• Making school history

• Encouraging signs amidst the squabble

• Where does it all end?

• Police reports for August 26

Monday, Aug. 24

• Italians visit Obici House

• After-school programs provide enrichment, fun

• Watch out for buses

• Sunday wreck kills one

• Welcome to downtown

• Save a teen: Be available

• Register as a donor today

• Help for homeless

Sunday, Aug. 23

• Sunday morning wreck kills one

Saturday, Aug. 22

• Suffolk Foundation prepares for grants

• Water service to be interrupted

• Marines cross country to reunite

• City considers new debt

• New kidney is the gift of life

• Queen’s Luncheon tickets now on sale

• Learning from hard lessons

• Getting warmed up

• Ask the Sports Doc: Buckle fracture

• Hoosiers now remember their past

• Time for a place to grind

• Health care reform will strengthen Medicare

• Loss of a trailblazer

Friday, Aug. 21

• IW approves water deal

• Family transfers questioned

• Italian group enjoys Obici art

• The beauty pit stop

• Filling in the gaps for our troops

• From Cavalier to Cavalier

• New coach getting Crusaders ready

• Under the lights at Bristol

• A spiritual matter

• Police reports for August 22

• Lakeland’s Nuckols accepts full scholarship

• Woman charged in hit-and-run

• Navy gave local doctor his start

• One stitch at a time

Thursday, Aug. 20

• Preseason perfection

• Warriors get going with first scrimmage

• NCLB letters in the mail

• Council approves registrar move

• Cause of downtown fire unknown

• Rifle regulations sought

• Holy shopping!

• Girl injured during hit-and-run

• The narrow path through the recession

• Workforce training available from college

• Filling the boots on a hot August day

Wednesday, Aug. 19

• Crash victims had shared interest

• Va. budget comes up short

• Suffolk OKs water deal

• Shredn’ @ BC Park

• Taste of Suffolk lineup set

• Local plant pathologist honored

• Victory at Bide-A-Wee

• A year older, a year better for First Baptist

• Warriors looking to make a difference

• A lot of work goes into these books

• New GI Bill a boon to colleges and the nation

• Police reports for August 20

Tuesday, Aug. 18

• Suffolk Golf Course’s scenic stop

• Lakeland wins, KF golfer cards eagle

• Man arrested in Kilby Ave. shooting

• TCC sees enrollment spike

• Planners put off zoning decisions

• Local Pilot Club wins national award

• All aboard

• Suffolk native releases new book

• Lessons for Favre in Suffolk

• Teaching tough financial lessons

• Police arrest man in Tuesday shooting

• Police reports for August 19

• Suffolk loses trailblazer

Monday, Aug. 17

• Candidates should start with school

• Bronco program valuable

• TCC announces enrollment hike

• Man found in swamp

• Barnes legacy honored in museum

• Grassfield tops NR on the links

• NR alum signed by N.Y. Jets

• Two killed in Sunday wreck

Saturday, Aug. 15

• McDonnell visits

• Powwow

• Water, grants on council’s agenda

• The big story and a longer story

• Lakeland football gets into action

• Down, set, hike

• ‘Neglected landmark’ is a shame

• Government should listen to teachers

Friday, Aug. 14

• Schools update flu plan

• Ailing structure

• Tech incentives put off again

• Students struggle with financial reality

• Brown earns certification

• Golden start

• NR Power Squadron celebrating 45th anniversary

• Ten-race chase has 4 spots remaining

• Time to stop talking and do something

• Association provides united voice for substitutes

• Say that again

• TGIF canceled

• Police reports for August 15

Thursday, Aug. 13

• Grateful for Holland firefighters’ help

• Want to teach? PDCCC can help

• Healthy Families is a healthy program

• Dreams of a milkshake machine

• Suffolk’s ‘Fill the Boot’ campaign kicks off

• Homeless get support, info at local event

• Hobson prepares big reunion

• Bringing home the bronze

• Cavs win at Sleepy Hole

• Ask the Sports Doc: Weight and your knees

• Police reports for August 14

• Cold case arrest

• AYP report raises worries

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• Former Cav getting chance at pro ball

• Families graduate from program

• CSI camp piques students’ interest

• Lightning caused Chuckatuck fire

• Auction clients get it to go

• Suffolk Blazers finish No. 6 in nation

• Council thanks Suffolk

• Public health argues for broad coverage

• Route 10 reopens

• West Nile Virus found in Suffolk

• Police reports for August 13

• Back to school brings back the memories

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Heat strokes

• Nansemond River’s double trouble

• Event aims to aid homeless

• Jordan School plans reunion

• 3 ports proposals now public

• Fed with the Spirit, they feed others

• Program takes aim at gangs

• HRT modifies Suffolk routes

• Power outage closes YMCA

• Keep focused during the campaign

• A good reason to be on the road

• Police reports for August 12

Monday, Aug. 10

• Rough breaks

• Suffolk athlete wins gold in discus

• If at first

• More bogus bills found

• Out of the rubble

• Music connects two cultures

• Thieves hit King’s Fork neighborhood

• Two cases of equine virus confirmed

• Fair is fair

• Let’s get facts on health care

• Police reports for August 11

Saturday, Aug. 8

• Beating the Heat

• Putting a little zing into music class

• IW board hesitates on water deal

• Ports say ‘no’ to post-deadline addition

• EDA to discuss technology

• How safe are older buildings?

• Awe-inspiring flight with a special purpose

• Suffolk teen dies in N.C. crash

• Fire victims wait and clean

• TowneBank on the way

• Questions about death?

• All under the same roof

• Supplies children need to return to school

• A time just for fun

• Close Guantanamo and fund healthcare

• Sports as an incentive

Friday, Aug. 7

• Four is enough for King’s Fork

• Watkins Glen isn’t popular, but it will be a good race

• Police reports for August 8

• Blaze scorches downtown stores

Thursday, Aug. 6

• Praise for Suffolk’s firefighters

• A Belle of history flies again

• Fun and fundamentals

• New Cavalier coach has lengthy course ahead

• Police reports for August 7

• Burger King locations head to auction

• Suffolk's storms normal for season

• Educator learned valuable lessons in military

• History in flight

Wednesday, Aug. 5

• Gearing up for tax-free

• Thousands participate in local NNO

• Bridge undergoes inspection

• Fire ant quarantine made permanent

• Tossing horseshoes

• Warriors on course for improved season

• 2009 AAU Junior Olympic Games

• Night Out communities send a message

• They call him the Watermelon Man

• Police reports for August 6

Tuesday, Aug. 4

• Court: Couple steals $2.2 million

• FAA investigates Suffolk plane crash

• New police HQ dedicated to former chief

• GPS units, other electronics fall prey to thieves

• Library seeks to make reading fun

• Lay insufficient punishment at legislators’ feet

• Good intentions sometimes frowned upon

• Sleepy Hole’s frightening finish

• ‘Great experience’ for Ricks in Trinidad

• Police reports for August 5

• Former Bulldog runs for U.S. in Pan Am Juniors

• Big pass decides Modified race at Langley

• Expense cuts are good policy

Monday, Aug. 3

• Fight crime tonight

• 3 survive plane crash

• Parents get 8 years each in baby’s death

• National Night Out tonight

• Rain doesn't dampen Night Out rally

• TowneBank construction well underway

• New police HQ updated, expanded

Sunday, Aug. 2

• Rain doesn't dampen Night Out opener

Saturday, Aug. 1

• City ending several leases

• Cell phone cuts save $112K

• Peanuts and pros

• Cavs, NR, KF prepare for field hockey campaign

• Movement on and off the track

• ‘Spot’ program lauded

• Fest offers a bit of Florida in Suffolk

• Wagner meets supporters in Suffolk

• A desperate intervention

• Journalism: not just a job, but a calling