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Pleas for answers continue in unsolved Smithfield double homicide case one year later
SMITHFIELD, Va. — A tragic double homicide in Smithfield remains unsolved one year later, and family members are pleading for answers. July 17 marked 365 days since a tragic double homicide in the town of Smithfield. It’s the first double homicide in Smithfield Police Department’s recorded history and it remains unsolved.
New Cardinal High Principal Praises School District
The new principal at Cardinal High School touts the district while talking about the new chapter in his career. Jamie Cason, Cardinal High School Principal, talks about his excitement for the upcoming year. He addresses why he applied to this position. “I have heard nothing but great things with cardinal,...
Sanity evaluations granted for couple charged in infant daughter’s death in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A couple charged in the death of their 9-day-old daughter have been granted competency and sanity evaluations. A Norfolk judge ordered the evaluations on Thursday, the day Z’ibreyea S. Parker and Hilary D. Johnson were originally scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing. Both...
Young musicians teach Revolutionary War history through music in Yorktown
Revolutionary War history comes to life with the Fife and Drum of York Town performances along Yorktown’s Riverwalk and on the East Coast. Made up of children aged 10 to 18, the 36 members and their parents are all volunteers, said Nikki Goetz, board president. Her son, Ben, started seven years ago when he was 10 years old.
Former Virginia Beach prep baseball standouts Trimble & Demartini react to being selected in 2024 MLB Draft
From standout prep careers at Cox and Ocean Lakes, and then at JMU and Virginia Tech, Fenwick Trimble and Carson Demartini have been working towards a life in professional baseball for a long time. Both Virginia Beach natives realized a dream in the 2024 MLB Draft.
Norfolk sells defunct Greyhound station, site will become apartments
Norfolk’s City Council approved the sale of a long-empty Greyhound station at the edge of downtown to a developer to build 220 apartments. The site originally hosted an art deco bus station from the 1940s, which was replaced by the current building in 1961 when Brambleton Avenue was widened.
Virginia commits $30M to Suffolk port infrastructure project
(The Center Square) — As the Port of Baltimore continues to recover from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the city of Suffolk, Va., continues to pursue the development of a major port complex – with a newly announced $30 million in infrastructure funding from the commonwealth. The Port 460 Logistics Center Development is a new 540-acre industrial commerce park with a warehousing capacity of 5 million square feet. The center plans to partner with the Port of Virginia to bolster its operations,...
Pitchkettle property gets council rezoning approval
Suffolk City Council approved an ordinance for a rezoning request for property located on Pitchkettle Rd on the Route 58 bypass, changing the zoning from Commerce Park (CP), Office Institutional (O-I), and Residential Urban (RU) zoning district to Residential Compact zoning district (Conditional). Following the council’s Wednesday, April 17 meeting, Director of Planning and Community […] The post Pitchkettle property gets council rezoning approval appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
Hampton festival highlights the art of storytelling this weekend
Hampton resident and professional storyteller Janice “Jay” Johnson hopes to reduce division plaguing the country and unite communities through one of humanity’s oldest and most beloved traditions — storytelling. Hampton Roads residents can hear several great stories from professional storytellers as part of “Everybody’s Got a Story: Hampton Storytelling Festival,” a free festival in Hampton ...
Lucky for Life ticket sold in Wake County wins $25,000 a year for life in Monday drawing
KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Lucky for Life ticket sold in Wake County this week has proved to be very fortunate indeed. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a ticket purchased in Knightdale won the prize of $25,000 a year for life in Monday night’s Lucky for Life drawing. The slip was bought at Poor Boy General Store and Grill located at 5804 Poor Boy Farm Rd.
JM the site of a “Commonwealth Conversation” on schools and cellphones
The Virginia Department of Education will host eight “Commonwealth Conversations” with parents, educators and community members on cellphone-free education. This comes after Gov. Youngkin issued an executive order last week directing the Department of Education to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing a “cellphone-free education” in Virginia. The executive order mandates Virginia public school divisions establish a cellphone-free education by Jan. 1 of next year.
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