Suffolk News Herald

09/23/2026

Route 17 widening moves into design, with new travel lanes, a shared-use path and sidewalk planned between Harbor View and Bridgeport Lane.

09/23/2026

Suffolk planners are preparing a phased overhaul of zoning rules that could reshape where childcare, agritourism, to***co and v**e stores, housing and other uses are allowed.

Suffolk planners are preparing a phased overhaul of zoning rules that could reshape where childcare, agritourism, to***co and v**e stores, housing and other use...

09/23/2026

Franklin police are investigating a possible parental abduction after a mother failed to surrender her 6-year-old son under a federal court order.

09/23/2026

Suffolk will seek public feedback Oct. 20 on a proposed $300,000 Peanut Park memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 visit.

09/22/2026

Two Skydive Suffolk members parachute onto the flightline during the NAS Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach on Sept. 20, 2026.

09/22/2026

Suffolk City Council voted 6-0 to reject broader ADU rules, keeping existing regulations as members sought more clarity on state law and local impacts.

09/22/2026

Suffolk City Council denied CEP Solar’s 15.68-megawatt Old Myrtle Road project 4-2 after residents raised concerns about traffic, flooding, farmland and a family cemetery.

Suffolk City Council denied CEP Solar’s 15.68-megawatt Old Myrtle Road project 4-2 after residents raised concerns about traffic, flooding, farmland and a famil...

09/22/2026

Suffolk Planning Commission deadlocked on a bid to add 17 homes to Towne Creek, sending the rezoning request to City Council without a recommendation.

09/22/2026

Suffolk City Council unanimously approved updated Chesapeake Bay rules requiring climate-resilience reviews, mature-tree protections and revised development standards near sensitive waterways.

Suffolk City Council unanimously approved updated Chesapeake Bay rules requiring climate-resilience reviews, mature-tree protections and revised development sta...

09/21/2026

RaceTrac paid nearly $4.77 million for 6.05 acres in Suffolk, where it has approval to build a truck stop and travel plaza near the Port 460 Logistics Center.