Story archive for June 2009
Tuesday, June 30
- Former Cav is second in golf tourney
- 4th Annual Peanut City Shootout
- Ask the Sports Doc: Popping a cap
- City warns against homegrown displays
- City reduces cell phone usage
- Community boosts Holland department
- Bulk trash fee starts today
- Learning the rules of the water
- Rural areas ‘always last or forgotten’
- Make way for the veterans
- Police reports for July 1
- Animal shelter closed to combat virus
- History, and a great tourney
- On climate change: Wake up, America!
- Celebrity dying spree hopefully over
Monday, June 29
- Police seeking shutterbug burglar
- Special Olympics hosts pool party
- School board takes field trip
- Mosquito-borne virus found in Suffolk
- Courthouse fees, Obici House lead agenda
Saturday, June 27
- Cool heads needed on global warming
- WTFC thanks community for its support
- no txtn while drivn
- Re-enactor pleads guilty in shooting
- Ecology Camp gets kids outdoors
- Historic finish to State Amateur at Cedar Point
- Suffolk squads looking ahead at Shootout
- Teen charged with arson in Franklin St. fire
Friday, June 26
- SPSA financial restructuring complete
- City offers flexible work schedules
- Rocker to roll through Suffolk
- Friends to duel for State Amateur title
- Under the Radar hoops camp set
- Langley’s leader looks to bounce back Saturday
- ‘Just one more game'
- Forget scandals, remember the music
- Police reports for June 27
- Camps prepare kids for tech jobs
Thursday, June 25
- A busy governor
- The peace of the dolphins
- Whatever happened to the Phoenix Bank plans?
- Police reports for June 26
- Top seed upset in State Amateur
- Passing tourney is part of offseason plan
- Suffolk under fire ant quarantine
- Man in burglary had knife
- Vacant house under code violations
- Suffolk House gets $10,000 for playground
Wednesday, June 24
- Three homes burn downtown, leaving two families homeless
- Shooting charge decision unlikely this week
- Downtown businesses lobby for cable service
- Water Ski Challenge at N.C.’s Beaver Lake
- This team is more than just hoops
- Charter’s special, secret number
- Eat your breakfast
- Police reports for June 25
Tuesday, June 23
- Patriot Guard welcomes a soldier home
- Ruritan club disbands, goes out giving
- SPS offers free summer breakfasts
- SCCA offers homeschooler classes
- Just an hour a day?
- Something worth seeing
- Registrar’s move makes sense to this 14-year-old
- Suffolk teen goes against state’s best
- Langley sees four firsts
- Police reports for June 24
Monday, June 22
- Lessons from the pandemic
- Teaching a game about Suffolk
- Man killed in suspected burglary attempt
- Swine flu hits Suffolk
- Suffolk cop graduates from FBI Academy
- Avoid a tragedy: Check the backseat
Sunday, June 21
Saturday, June 20
- Suffolk residents spend money
- City asking for federal funds for firefighters
- New foundation building under way
- Microsoft offers free vouchers
- Sr. Services begins Fan Care program
- IW receives plastic bag grants
- Suffolk Post 57 scores comeback win
- Foundation continues to serve
- Mayor shouldn’t beg
Friday, June 19
- Friends and family remember Peggy Byrd
- IB program ‘on target’
- Smithfield heralds back to Olden Days
- Making church 'relevant' in the arts
- Trying to make the team
- 2009 High School football schedules
- Program worthy of recognition
- Witness to transformation
- Police reports for June 20
Thursday, June 18
- Langley sets up six to celebrate Father’s Day
- Western Tidewater Swim Association meet
- It’s time to choose
- Facts about community colleges
- One school or two?
- Board focuses on dropout rate
- Summer reading programs kick off
- Society campaigns for humane treatment
- Police reports for June 19
- Spend $20 on June 20
- New commission much like the old one
- Draft RFP in progress for Obici House
- School board to talk about new school
Wednesday, June 17
- Bulldogs, Warriors and Cavs will prep at Peanut City Shootout
- Ask the Sports Doc: Loose ligament?
- Timing is perfect for Montoya’s rally
- A true scholar-athlete
- The kiss off
- Police reports for June 18
Tuesday, June 16
- 14-member planning commission is history
- Free gunlocks offered on Friday
- USJFCOM awards new contracts
- Sosa pleads guilty to murder
- Portion of East Washington to be closed this week
- Cutchins earns two academic awards
- Suffolk squad plays top team tough
- Lock it up for safety
- How to stop the ‘food fight’
- Changing how the game's played
- Police reports for June 17
- Thanks — and goodbye
Monday, June 15
- Vandals chop down Steeplechase trees
- Council has Obici House on plate
- Downtown neighborhood to reunite
- No reason for boredom
- A lesson in happiness
Saturday, June 13
- It’s all in your mind
- Lakeland grads hear about success
- King’s Fork finds joy in graduation
- NRHS seniors relish their history
- Happiness: It’s a choice
Friday, June 12
- Open doors at Main Street UMC
- Cedar Hill gets improvement grant
- Ready or not, DTV is here
- Suffolk fire camps still open
- Windsor employees get bonuses
Thursday, June 11
- New chief sworn in
- Man guilty in '94 murder
- High-ethanol fuel finds way to pump
- Suffolk woman needs help providing quiet comfort
- Substitute teachers seek support
- Welcome, Chief
- Kids College offers summer options
- So much for Plan B
- Police reports for June 12
Wednesday, June 10
- Prosecutor: Gangs are Suffolk’s top priority
- EDA discusses budget
- Former teacher sues schools over mold
- Warrior, 3 Saints make all-state teams
- Stewart team quickly reaches top
- The real campaign begins
- Supporting those who serve
- Ahoy mateys
- Police reports for June 11
- Another EDA member resigns
Tuesday, June 9
- Storm knocks out power, takes down trees
- Creigh Deeds takes Suffolk statewide votes
- New police chief to be sworn in
- Schools plan summer camps
- Cedar Point ready for Va. Amateur Championship
- Homer carries Tides
- Step into a new day
- More than a paycheck
- Police reports for June 10
Monday, June 8
- Thoughts on D-Day
- A polite lesson in etiquette
- Polls open today for primary
- Golf outing funds children’s ministry
- Girl dragged by car
- Crash injures two, closes road
- Volunteers clear three tons of trash
Saturday, June 6
- Teens look to prescriptions for new thrills
- Police looking for ‘Top Cop'
- DMVs to close for updating
- A touch of sophistication
- Trio of Bulldogs make college decisions
- Spend $20 on June 20
- Build on the great legacy
- Committed to rebuilding our economy
Friday, June 5
- D-Day memories haunt veteran
- Council meetings to stream on Web
- Allfirst opens Northgate office
- Help the world's worst groomsman
- Accessible council meetings will benefit everyone
- Arts event set for downtown
- Five races lined up at Langley
- Police reports for June 6
Thursday, June 4
- A good move on Obici House
- College salutes advisory committees
- SPSA: No money for transfer stations
- Nansemonds closer to recognition
- Dominion donates $20,000 to free clinic
- Sparta remains committed, VP says
- Golf clinic for wounded vets finds good home at Suffolk G.C.
- Stewart brings historic lead to Pocono Raceway
- Police reports for June 5
Wednesday, June 3
- Group’s efforts bring action on Obici House
- Rountree awarded golf course lease
- Duke spared from dealer cuts
- City’s growth continues
- One-day Relay a success
- My life according to third-graders
- Bay Creek offers reduced greens fees to members of military
- Suffolk has two run in NCAA regional
- Police reports for June 4
- KF’s Parker selects, signs with Cincinnati
Tuesday, June 2
- BK auction postponed again
- Groups navigate new funding process
- Whodunit?
- Nester takes fourth straight Super Street race
- Nansemond off to 3-0 start
- Avoiding the bitter pill
- Occupational therapy a vital healthcare link
- Putting the King together again
- Police reports for June 3



