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Many Hampton Roads families are struggling to get students back in class. Here’s how schools are trying to help.
One day, Judith Burkett of Portsmouth received a call from her grandson’s school: Did she know where Jakob was? He hadn’t attended in months. Months before, the boy — his mother, her partner and three younger brothers — had been living with Burkett. But Burkett’s daughter and her partner had a drug problem and the family suddenly left in fall 2022, a couple of months into Jakob’s third grade ...
Audacy’s Oceanfront Concerts hit the beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Friday kicked off the first day of Audacy’s Oceanfront Concerts, with a mix of local and national artists performing throughout the weekend. On Friday night, many huddled in front of the stage with blankets while dancing along after the temperature dipped to the low 50s.
Suffolk woman, Chesapeake man win $1 million lottery prizes
SUFFOLK, Va. — A Suffolk woman and a Chesapeake man are $1 million richer!. Delores Smith and Billy Arnold have both won $1 million in lottery prizes, according to the Virginia Lottery. Smith won the Mega Millions prize. The first five numbers were a match. She was just one...
New information released on homicide suspect shot & killed by Elizabeth City police officer
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A veteran police officer shot and killed the suspect in a homicide that had happened minutes before. Elizabeth City police now say Lt. Lamar Battle was on foot patrol on North Poindexter Street and heard multiple gunshots just before 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Shortly after hearing...
Correctional officer at PCI stabbed by inmate April 13
A correctional officer at Pasquotank Correctional Institute was treated earlier this month for stab wounds after he was assaulted by an inmate wielding a homemade knife, a Pasquotank County sheriff's official said Friday. Maj. Aaron Wallio said the correctional officer, whose name was not released, was treated at a local urgent care following the April 13 incident and released. According to Wallio, the officer told investigators that he had gone...
Crimewatch: Camden sheriff makes arrests for assault, drug possession, FTA
Camden Sheriff Timothy Martin Ussery, 43, of the 300 block of Windlesham Drive, Chesapeake, Virginia, was arrested March 18 and served with an order for contempt for violating a court order for a domestic violence protection order. A $2,000 unsecured bond was set. Ashley Marie Matyisin, 27, of the 900 block of N.C. Highway 343 South, Shiloh, was served a criminal summons March 20 for a charge of common law...
KDH Wawa to open May 16, EC store sometime later this year
As construction ramps up on the Wawa store in Elizabeth City, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain says it plans to open its first North Carolina store in Dare County next month. The Wawa store in Kill Devil Hills will open at 1900 Croatan Highway on Thursday, May 16, at 8 a.m. with a grand opening and ribbon cutting to follow at 10 a.m., the company said in a press release. ...
Virginia farmers opening strawberry stands and fields ahead of schedule this spring
Throughout Virginia, farmers are opening U-pick fields and farm stands for the start of strawberry season. Thanks to a mild winter, berries are ripening ahead of schedule this year. “This is probably one of the better crops we’ve had,” said Rob French of Sunnyside Farms in Cumberland County. “We started...
Letter: Murders shouldn't happen on small-town streets. There've been 2 where I live
I moved to Cypress Street in Elizabeth City about five years ago and hated it. There was a constant parade of house-shaking cars playing rap music, people threw garbage on the roads of their own neighborhood and didn’t take care of their pets or yards, and prostitutes walked the streets. The neighbor directly across the street used to let his dog out on the roof to defecate instead of walking him. My one friend in the neighborhood got his motorcycle stolen by a kid in...
Currituck commissioners discuss rezoning
Currituck commissioners had a full agenda at their April 1 meeting, moving quickly through five public hearings on the topics of rezoning, HOAs and multi-family standards. Before the public hearings, Chairman Bob White made a statement to the public about the N.C. Court of Appeals lawsuit that the county recently lost against the Corolla Civic […] The post Currituck commissioners discuss rezoning appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Crimewatch: Currituck sheriff arrests Grandy man on charges of B&E, larceny of firearm, drug possession
Currituck SheriffBryant Antonio Woodley, 43, of the 130 block of Wedgewood Drive, Moyock, was arrested April 10 and charged with violation of a valid domestic violence protective order. A $1,500 unsecured bond was set. Gavin Mitchell Powers, 19, of the 140 block of Owens Beach Road Extended, Harbinger, was arrested April 11 and charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. He was confined at Currituck Detention Center in lieu of a $5,000 secured bond. ...
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