RICHMOND – Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday, March 21, that Allfirst, L.L.C., an industrial general contractor and metal fabricator, will invest $130,000 to expand its headquarters in the City of Suffolk. The company will purchase new machinery and tools, and retrain up to 62 existing employees to operate the equipment and perform other functions. Allfirst … Continue reading
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Once told he would never be able to walk, a Virginia man with cerebral palsy has turned himself into a bodybuilder and inspired countless people with his determination. WVEC-TV (http://bit.ly/2cjfOey ) reports more than 3 million people have watched a post on Facebook that shows 43-year-old Steve Alexy getting cheered by … Continue reading
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dozens gathered at a Suffolk veteran’s cemetery to ensure that a 92-year-old man whose remains had gone unclaimed would receive a proper send-off. News outlets report that Army Private Eldridge Byrd was buried with military honors Thursday at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery with at least 50 people … Continue reading
Keith Foster wants to play middle man in Hampton Roads’ growing craft beer scene. He’s planning to open a malt house sometime next year and has aspirations of processing locally grown, quality grains to sell to local breweries. But are folks at either end of the supply chain interested? It may take some convincing. Foster, … Continue reading
Former Suffolk mayor gives archives to historical society SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Historical Society will be using former Suffolk Mayor Andy Damiani’s personal archives to bulk up the society’s 20th century collection. Damiani tells the Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1HSTaWc) that he’s saved decades of newspaper clippings, live radio records, videos and other items related to … Continue reading
Women who ran Suffolk nonprofit charged with fraud NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina woman and her mother have been indicted on federal charges that they defrauded more than $574,000 from a program designed to feed low-income children. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports (http://bit.ly/1Kcc84d) that Cindy Hall and her mother, Stephanie Almond are accused … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Suffolk man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison in a scheme to sell stolen firearms. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Direll Lamar Jackson was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Norfolk. Jackson pleaded guilty in January to possessing and concealing stolen firearms and being a felon in possession … Continue reading
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a pastor died after a tractor he was operating overturned in Suffolk. Suffolk police tell media outlets that 44-year-old Adam Thourogood Sr. of Chesapeake was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred on Tuesday, April 21st in the Whaleyville section of Suffolk. Thourogood was senior pastor at … Continue reading
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