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Public comments accepted on Dominion rate review
The State Corporation Commission is offering time for the public to give oral comments by telephone on Dominion Energy Virginia’s 2023 biennial review of rates. ...
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Column – Moving forward
The new city of Suffolk was now Virginia’s largest, so Chesapeake had to revise its claim as the state’s largest. Chesapeake decided to stake its ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:59 pm
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Column – A bigger and better Suffolk
1972 saw a continuation of the Vietnam War, despite multiple attempts at peace talks. In March, the U.S. command said it was sending home 4,940 ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:41 pm
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Column – Emerging from the darkness
In March of 1970, the sun went out, or so it seemed. On March 7, about 5,000 amateur astronomers and some professional skywatchers visited the ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 1:42 pm
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Column – Giant leap for mankind
During an annual dinner meeting in 1969 for the Suffolk Nansemond County Chamber of Commerce, Richard S. Gillis Jr., executive director of the Virginia State ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 6:22 pm
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Column – A path to the future
Not all news from the end of the 1960s was turmoil and strife.
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 4:47 pm
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SCA, Sheriff’s Office partner to honor fathers
The children of Suffolk Christian Academy teamed up with the Suffolk Sheriff’s Office to share their creativity and celebrate the fathers that reside in the ...
by Jen Jaqua, Thursday, June 15, 2023 7:28 pm
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Column – Conflict on every corner
The years of 1967 and 1968 were rife with protests and turmoil around the nation. News from the front lines in Vietnam was grim. Daily, ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 4:28 pm
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Column – A walk in space
1965 began with Suffolk teachers getting a $200 a year raise. Other school news made headlines as Nansemond schools announced the “freedom of choice” plan ...
by Jen Jaqua, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 5:09 pm
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SPS celebrates Early Childhood creativity with Art Show
Suffolk Public Schools celebrated the early childhood creativity of more than 500 students Saturday during the Early Start and Early Childhood Art Show. Parents, faculty ...
