Serving your local news. 2009-11-20T16:50:53-05:00 http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/ tag:www.suffolknewsherald.com,2009:www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2009/nov/19/roads-funding-top-city-wish-list/ 2009-11-19T21:01:00-05:00 Tracy Agnew tracy.agnew@suffolknewsherald.com

Suffolk City Council unanimously approved the city’s legislative agenda during its meeting on Wednesday.

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For most folks it’s a safe bet that Christmas and grilling aren’t two things that automatically go hand-in-hand.

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Just six years ago Deirdre Sawyer had two young sons and was living in Section 8 housing with ...

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Smithfield Foods Inc. honored its long-term relationship with a local doctor on Wednesday by making a donation in ...

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One local young man who took on a project that honored those who gave the ultimate sacrifice has ...

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A winning lottery ticket could be the key to a burglary that took place in October and police ...

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City leaders discussed a plan Wednesday to fund $1.17 million worth of transportation improvements in the coming fiscal ...

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Complications related to H1N1 influenza — the so-called swine flu — have claimed the life of a second ...

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Tom Powell has done this type of thing before.

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The King’s Fork Middle School students were perplexed when they were directed to meet in the chorus room ...

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You may have seen the letter and decided it didn’t apply to you choosing then to throw it ...

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One of Miss Gertie Cleo Butler's greatest gifts to the Suffolk community may have come after her death.

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The Southeastern Public Service Authority voted to reject offers from Wheelabrator and ReEnergy Holdings to purchase the authority’s ...

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Cobham Defense Systems will open a new location in Suffolk early in 2010.

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Suffolk’s police chief hopes to crack down on people riding bicycles on downtown sidewalks — but first he ...

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More than a year after launching a new Suffolk News-Herald Web site the results have been overwhelming.

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Looking for an alternative to the backbreaking work of cooking a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home?

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The city of Suffolk Department of Public Works will pick up storm debris 16 cubic yards or less ...

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A Portsmouth man faces up to 125 years in prison after being convicted of 10 felonies in Suffolk ...

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Considering the fact that Ruritan National has its roots in Suffolk it’s not surprising to find people in ...