News
Commission evenly split on Wilroy Road solar farm
A 3-megawatt solar farm planned for nearly 130 acres off of Wilroy Road near the planned U.S. Route 58 flyover by the regional landfill has ...
Jimmy LaRoue, Author at The Suffolk News-Herald
News
Suffolk Police bring back Explorers Program
The Suffolk Police Department has relaunched its Explorers Program designed for young people who are interested in law enforcement or criminal justice-related fields.
by Jimmy LaRoue, Monday, July 26, 2021 8:25 pm
News
Council approves spending plan for federal money
Suffolk City Council has approved the spending plan for more than $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act money, largely leaving the same spending plan ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Monday, July 26, 2021 8:24 pm
Holland
Split council approves Holland solar project
After considerable debate, a split City Council approved a 4-megawatt solar facility on 21 acres in the Holland area of the city near Virginia Tech’s ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, July 23, 2021 6:17 pm
COVID-19
City rescinds local emergency
Suffolk City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to rescind the local state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic.
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, July 23, 2021 6:16 pm
News
Suffolk Tower residents remain in limbo
Since a fire damaged a significant portion of the Suffolk Tower building in the downtown area more than a week ago, its 118 residents have ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:33 pm
News
Planters Station site of possible high-end grocery store
A 48,400-square-foot grocery store from a chain with no current locations in Hampton Roads could be coming to Suffolk’s Planters Station development off Godwin Boulevard. ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 6:57 pm
News
Southwestern Elementary School returns
The last time Suffolk Public Schools had a school named Southwestern, it was 2014 and it was an elementary school located in Holland. The 200 ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 6:55 pm
COVID-19
State defers to localities on masking for schools
Local school divisions will be responsible for their own masking and social distancing policies to deal with COVID-19, after the state departments of health and ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 6:45 pm
News
SPS climate, culture survey favorable
Surveys of Suffolk Public Schools’ staff, students and their parents came back highly favorable for the school division — a testament, according to Superintendent Dr. ...
