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A year later, students set to return to school
Part 1 of a multi-part series In normal circumstances, students in Suffolk Public Schools would have 180 days of classes in-person. This year? Barring any ...
Jimmy LaRoue, Author at The Suffolk News-Herald
COVID-19
Officials confident of more COVID-19 vaccine coming to state, city
Take the one you can get. That’s what health officials are saying about one of the three COVID-19 vaccines now circulating in Virginia and around ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:50 pm
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Interim city attorney named
Helivi Holland’s last day as Suffolk’s city attorney was filled with praise as City Council members and others lauded her achievements and wished her well ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:48 pm
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Camp baseball splits games in Myrtle Beach trip
The Camp Community College baseball team split four games on its trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:28 pm
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Young making the most of opportunity at Hampton
Nylah Young may have been a two-time All-State selection and Southeastern District Player of the Year while at King’s Fork High School, but she hardly ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 4:40 pm
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Suffolk City Attorney moves to the bench
Helivi Holland has been both a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a city attorney among the jobs in her career.
by Jimmy LaRoue, Monday, March 1, 2021 10:38 pm
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School Board, Story settle FOIA case
The Suffolk School Board and the member who sued it — again — have reached a settlement in a second Freedom of Information Act case. ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Monday, March 1, 2021 8:37 pm
COVID-19
COVID-19 patients keeping area ICUs busy
In a normal year, about five million people are admitted into hospital intensive care units, and on average, they are about two-thirds full, according to ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:06 pm
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Superintendent introduces $193.8 million budget
Superintendent Dr. John B. Gordon III’s proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 budget of $193.8 million would be a nearly 7% increase over the current budget, but ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Friday, February 26, 2021 1:17 am
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School Board appoints former mayor Johnson to Sleepy Hole Borough seat
The Suffolk School Board has appointed former mayor Linda Johnson to fill the Sleepy Hole Borough seat on an interim basis.
