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Amazon hiring seasonal workers in Hampton Roads
Hiring hasn’t yet begun for Suffolk’s Amazon robotics fulfillment center that is expected to open in the first quarter of 2022, but the company is ...
Jimmy LaRoue, Author at The Suffolk News-Herald
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Council questions Parks and Rec director on master plan
Council members peppered Parks and Recreation Director Mark Furlo with questions about different department initiatives, focusing on recreation centers during a briefing on a draft ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, October 14, 2021 8:03 pm
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City pays respects to fallen officers at memorial
Suffolk Police officers remember the fallen every day, and they honored them, and current officers’ commitment to put their lives at risk daily, during the ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:59 pm
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COVID-19 on decline, but surges possible
While COVID-19 cases are going down across the Western Tidewater region, the Delta variant of the virus is still prevalent enough in the unvaccinated to ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 10:08 pm
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Council gets redistricting update
After a delay due to late-arriving U.S. Census data, City Council can move forward with the redistricting process.
by Jimmy LaRoue, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 6:33 pm
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Crowds soak in Peanut Fest return
Overcast conditions and spotty rain for much of the weekend did little to dampen enthusiasm for the 43rd annual Suffolk Peanut Festival after a year’s ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Monday, October 11, 2021 9:23 pm
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Shentel makes play for Suffolk
Shentel’s broadband service has been quickly expanding from its western Virginia base and is aggressively making inroads on the Peninsula and in Hampton Roads. In ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, October 8, 2021 6:09 pm
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SPS announces plans for Saturday Academy
Suffolk Public Schools will offer remediation and accelerated learning programs for students through its Saturday Academy beginning Oct. 16. The program will take place every ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, October 8, 2021 6:08 pm
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City recommends Kings Highway Bridge alternative
A new Kings Highway Bridge should be built at a 35-foot height over the Nansemond River along Five Mile Road between Godwin Boulevard and Kings ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, October 7, 2021 8:07 pm
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Amedeo’s spreads the Italian love
You wouldn’t expect to find an authentic taste of Italy in a generic mixed-use development in the busy Bridge Road area of North Suffolk. But ...
