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Walking Testimony carries message of hope into Suffolk
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (875+ words) Kyndal Ray Edwards walked 22 miles along Route 58 from Chesapeake to Suffolk on Saturday, July 25, nearing 11,000 miles in a campaign for mental health awareness, addiction recovery and suicide prevention. Rain fell hardest during the final stretch. “My last mile is usually…...
Grant adds 911 system backup
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (137+ words) Suffolk City Council accepted a $300,000 state grant to add redundancy to equipment used in the city’s 911 emergency communications center. Council approved the appropriation 8-0 as part of the consent agenda. The Virginia 911 Services Board awarded the money through its Public Safety…...
Before the World Gets a Vote
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (542+ words) My thirteen-year-old granddaughter walks into a kitchen and assumes she belongs there. I'm trying to remember when the rest of us stopped. The top was down before we left the driveway. Katie rode next to me the whole way to…...
Airport receives runway-lighting grant
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (133+ words) Suffolk City Council accepted $8,214.74 from the Virginia Department of Aviation for new lighting equipment at Suffolk Executive Airport. The council approved the appropriation 8-0 as part of its consent agenda. State funds will help purchase runway-edge lights and runway-end identifier lights…...
Donation expands Festival of Lights
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (142+ words) Suffolk City Council accepted a $6,426 donation from the Suffolk Parks & Trails Alliance to add lighting to the city’s Festival of Lights. The council approved the appropriation 8-0 as part of its consent agenda. The nonprofit alliance collected the money while its…...
Gordon outlines vision for school year
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (745+ words) From expanding STEM education and launching new middle school athletic programs to opening a long-awaited school building and introducing girls flag football, Suffolk Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John B. Gordon III laid out a roadmap for the 2026-27 school year during Thursday…...
Council approves Myrtle Mitigation Bank
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (293+ words) Suffolk City Council unanimously approved a wetlands mitigation bank that would restore more than 200 acres of former loblolly pine plantation near the Suffolk-Isle of Wight County line. The council voted 8-0 to grant the conditional use permit for the Myrtle Mitigation…...
Council approves nearly $4.92 million for Suffolk schools
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (314+ words) Suffolk City Council approved nearly $4.92 million in additional funding for Suffolk Public Schools, completing local support for the superintendent’s proposed fiscal 2026-27 budget and appropriating new state aid. Council members approved both measures 8-0 on Wednesday as part of the consent agenda....
Council authorizes $37.5 million bonds
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (149+ words) Suffolk City Council unanimously authorized the issuance of as much as $37.5 million in bonds to finance projects in the city’s adopted capital improvement program. The 8-0 vote allows the city to borrow approximately $35 million for projects included in the fiscal 2026-27 budget…...
Suffolk Treasurer’s Office renews state accreditation
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (188+ words) The Suffolk Treasurer’s Office has renewed its annual accreditation from the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia after meeting the organization’s standards for financial oversight, employee training and office procedures. The accreditation covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, according to a news release from…...