The Suffolk News-Herald Serving your local news. 2009-11-07T02:51:12-05:00 http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/ City rejects Obici proposals tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/06/city-rejects-obici-proposals/ 2009-11-06T23:23:00-05:00 R.E. Spears III res.spears@suffolknewsherald.com The city of Suffolk has rejected all of the proposals it received for the renovation and reuse of ... 25 years of preservation tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/06/25-years-preservation/ 2009-11-06T23:22:00-05:00 Staff newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com Standing in the midst of recently-sprouted longleaf pines it is hard to envision Smokey Bear’s message about preventing ... IP’s CEO promises transition help tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/06/ips-ceo-promises-transition-help/ 2009-11-06T22:37:00-05:00 Nicholas Langhorne nicholas.langhorne@tidewaternews.com International Paper Co. “did not arrive lightly” at the decision to close its Franklin mill the company’s chairman ... City saves on utility bonds tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/06/city-saves-utility-bonds/ 2009-11-06T18:39:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com Suffolk sold $27 million worth of bonds last week to help finance capital improvements in the growing utility ... Council approves tech benefits tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/06/council-approves-tech-benefits/ 2009-11-06T18:37:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com Suffolk City Council approved on Wednesday with little discussion a proposal to offer benefits to technology companies located ... City gets money for canine hero tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/05/city-gets-money-canine-hero/ 2009-11-05T21:43:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com Most supermarket customers do not pay for their purchases with checks anymore but there was one rather large ... Lipton shares zero-landfill story tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/05/lipton-shares-zero-landfill-story/ 2009-11-05T21:34:00-05:00 Staff newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com It’s been about six months since a garbage truck carried trash to the landfill from the Lipton Tea ... Lakeland grad OK at Fort Hood tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/05/lakeland-grad-ok-fort-hood/ 2009-11-05T21:31:00-05:00 Jena Passut newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com Ana Stewart of Franklin is used to feeling nervous when her son 21-year-old Christopher Padgett is deployed with ... Plan calls for 3rd police precinct tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/05/plan-calls-3rd-police-precinct/ 2009-11-05T20:28:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com The leaders of Suffolk’s police and fire departments presented $45 million worth of building and equipment wishes to ... Living Museum thanks volunteers tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/05/living-museum-thanks-volunteers/ 2009-11-05T20:27:00-05:00 Staff Report newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com Suffolk residents Pam Courtney and Brad Halcums received several awards during the Virginia Living Museum’s Volunteer Recognition ceremony ... Suffolk bellwether tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/suffolk-bellwether/ 2009-11-04T22:38:00-05:00 Tim Reeves tim.reeves@suffolknewsherald.com During national elections political pundits look to states like Missouri Indiana and Iowa as good indicators of how ... Schools await flu vaccine tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/schools-await-flu-vaccine/ 2009-11-04T22:37:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com Production problems at the national level have resulted in a slow trickle of H1N1 flu virus vaccines available ... ‘Doc’ remembered as community man tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/doc-remembered-community-man/ 2009-11-04T22:36:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com Family and community members remembered James “Doc” Richards Sr. this week as a quintessential medical professional community leader ... Sentara seeks support for new medical center tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/sentara-seeks-support-new-medical-center/ 2009-11-04T21:55:00-05:00 R.E. Spears III res.spears@suffolknewsherald.com Officials from Sentara Obici Hospital hope for broad public support Friday during a public hearing on a request ... Pepsi opens new Suffolk facility tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/pepsi-opens-new-suffolk-facility/ 2009-11-04T21:52:00-05:00 R.E. Spears III res.spears@suffolknewsherald.com Suffolk leaders and officials from the Pepsi Bottling Group got together on Wednesday to celebrate the continuation of ... Ketchum SCCA appearance cancelled tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/04/ketchum-scca-appearance-cancelled/ 2009-11-04T17:11:00-05:00 Staff Report newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com Hal Ketchum’s Nov. 7 performance at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts has been canceled. Suffolk voters have solid off-year turnout tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/03/suffolk-voters-have-solid--year-turnout/ 2009-11-03T22:37:00-05:00 Tim Reeves tim.reeves@suffolknewsherald.com Although Tuesday’s turnout in no way compared to the passion and outpouring of support — both Republican and ... McDonnell dominates tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/03/mcdonnell-dominates/ 2009-11-03T22:26:00-05:00 Staff newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com Tuesday night held little drama for many in the area as statewide races and even those locally were ... Isaacs takes 70 percent of vote to remain sheriff tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/03/isaacs-takes-70-percent-vote-remain-sheriff/ 2009-11-03T22:24:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com In a landslide vote Suffolk residents re-elected Raleigh Isaacs Sr. to the sheriff’s post. Home destroyed in Saturday fire tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/03/home-destroyed-saturday-fire/ 2009-11-03T22:23:00-05:00 Staff newsroom@suffolknewsherald.com A home in the Bennett’s Creek area was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning.