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Weekday traffic at the Downtown and Midtown tunnels has dropped nearly 22 percent after tolls were instituted on the two crossings beginning Feb. 1. The drop in weekend traffic was even sharper — about 28.6 percent, according to a news release from Elizabeth River Crossings, the private partner developing the
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Event space: At the city of Suffolk’s request, the owners of Cherry Grove Plantation, on Chuckatuck Creek, have applied to the Planning Commission for permission to continue using it as a rentable house available for special events like weddings.
Permit requested for plantation By Matthew A. Ward Staff Writer
When Richard and Janet Goldbach purchased “the other half� of their Chuckatuck Creek property in about 2009, they set out to simply fix up the historic farmhouse resting on it. The couple — he a retired CEO of Norfolk shipyard Metro Machine Corporation, she a retired magician — bought the first portion of Cherry Grove Plantation in
about 2006. One reaches the modern home the couple resides in by driving past the two-story farmhouse, complete with a root cellar, which they’ve transformed into a home theater. “We didn’t have any goal in mind when we started it,� Goldbach said. “That came after the fact.� What came after was renting out the carefully restored and opulently appointed farmhouse,
Late Calvary minister ‘encouraged everyone’ By Tracy Agnew News Editor
The leader of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church until his death last week will be missed the most for his way of encouraging everyone he met, his daughter said Tuesday. Pastor Linwood E. Stanworth, 72, was healthy up until the end came last Tuesday. That was the way he would have wanted it, daughter Lindsay Pitts said.
“He didn’t display any type of fatigue,� she said. “He was just at it 100 percent until the very end.� Stanworth S t a n w o r t h worked as a car salesman for a number of years before feeling called to go into the ministry. He finished seminary in 1983 and continued selling cars until he See MINISTER, 8
which sleeps 14 people, and the accompanying barn that’s been converted into game rooms. The project was finished in 2012 after two years, Goldbach said. The basic rental package advertised for $1,999 per week includes use of the 142-acre grounds, fivebedroom farmhouse, swimming pool, and game rooms with a billiards table, table tennis, spa and 1850s Chinese bridal bed. See PERMIT, 8
Suffolk fraud investigators in 2013 found 11 cases of welfare fraud by people who were receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Services Director Azeez Felder said. However, none of the substantiated fraud cases came from people buying prohibited products or services with their benefits. A law passed in last year’s General Assembly prohibits TANF recipients from using the money for lottery tickets, alcohol or tobacco products or sexually explicit materials. They also can’t purchase tattoo or body piercing services, use it for gambling — at bingo or off-track betting parlors, for instance — or to visit an adult entertainment establishment. The money involved in Suffolk’s 11 fraud cases added up to $6,118 and was obtained by the fraudsters through lying about their household composition or not reporting all the income they were receiving, Felder said. Some were also receiving benefits through a similar program in another state See LAW, 8
SPD officers deliver anti-bullying message By Matthew A. Ward Staff Writer
How should you respond to bullying? How will “nerds� fare as adults compared to their tormentors? Is horseplay with classmates a good idea? Such questions were pondered when two Suffolk police officers visited a boys’ group at Creekside Elementary School on Tuesday. Creekside’s Breakfast Club meets weekly to discuss life-improving topics. Teachers select boys to join. On Tuesday, 38 boys were on their
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best behavior for Sgt. Andre Sparks and Officer Robert Burton. “No matter what happens in your life, no matter what family structure you come from ‌ each and every one of you are very important, and you are special, and you are somebody and you have a bright future ahead of you,â€? said Sparks, kicking off a discussion that would focus on bullying. “Each and every one of you can be whatever you desire to be in See OFFICERS, 8
Info session on SPS medical program After the original date was postponed due to snow, an information session on the biomedical sciences program coming to Lakeland High will be held at the school tonight, barring any more severe-weather cancellations. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., current eighth-graders and parents can learn more about the new specialty program that will serve students from all three city public high schools, according to an announcement on the school district’s website. The first freshman class will be up to 20 students, and prerequisite coursework includes a B-grade or better in Algebra I and Science 8. A foreign language is recommended. A new deadline for applications is March 8.
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Betty Duke Christley Baker
February 10, 2014 Betty Duke Christley Baker went to be with the Lord on Feb. 10, 2014. She was 84 years old. She was predeceased by her husbands, Roy Junior Christley and George H. Baker; her parents, John F. Duke Sr. and Pearl E. Duke; brothers, Vernon E. Duke and Milton E. Duke. She is survived by her daughter and sonin-law, Betty and Roger Fowler; grandsons and their wives, Todd and Jenny Fowler, Chad and Dana Fowler; and great-grandchildren Gavin, Emily, Bryce and Peyton, all of Suffolk; and sister, Barbara D. Hyman, of Portsmouth; a brother, John F. Duke, of Richmond; and a beloved sister-in-law, Frances L. Duke, of Suffolk; and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty lived her entire life in Nansemond County and Suffolk. For more than 50 years, Betty was an active member of Bethlehem Christian Church, serving as a Sunday school teacher of the secondyear primary class for many, many years. She also served on the Board of Christian Education and Deaconess Board. She was a very active member of the Women’s Fellowship and the Molly Savage Circle serving in many capacities. Betty was very active in the Girl Scout program in the area and instrumental in organizing the original Scout troop at Bethlehem Christian Church. After going to live with her daughter, she faithfully attended Somerton United Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory, 509 W. Washington St. Suffolk, VA 23434, with the Rev. Rebecca Gwaltney officiating, with burial to follow in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Family will be at the home of Betty and Roger Fowler. Condolences may be registered online at www.rwbakerfh.com.
Amos Manley February 7, 2014
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Amos Manley died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New Jersey. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery. Crocker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.
David C. Whitfield February 8, 2014
David C. Whitfield, of 401 Oak Street, Suffolk, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at his residence in Suffolk. Crocker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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Street 4Liquor law violations, North Capital Street 4Hit and run, North Main Street 4Lost or stolen property, Carriage House Drive 4Possession of marijuana, North Main Street 4Vandalism of private property, College Drive 4Larceny — shoplifting, Portsmouth Boulevard
Boulevard 4Destruction of property, Blythewood Lane 4Weapons law violations — shooting in a vehicle, White Marsh Road 4Simple domestic assault, Festival Court 4Grand larceny, Nansemond Parkway 4Vandalism of private property, College Drive 4Natural death, Airport Road 4Simple assault, Kenyon Road 4Petit larceny, East Washington Street 4Larceny — shoplifting, Wilroy Road 4Liquor law violations, North Capital Fri Street Sat 4Grand larceny, South Main
February 10 Incidents 4Brandishing a firearm, East Washington Street and Commerce Street 4Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, Brook Avenue 4TheftWed of motor vehicleThu parts or accessories, Portsmouth
Arrests 4Kristen Noel Carter, 21, contempt of court (M) 4Catherine Watson Douglas, 28, simple assault and battery (M) 4Angie Corcoran, 44, simple assault and battery (M) Sun 4Lindsey Marie Napier, 29,
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The Disabled American drinks are available during Veterans Auxiliary Chapter the concert. Please bring your 5 will meet at 1 p.m. at 139 own chair. Call 613-6183 or Suffolk Parks and Recreation Do you have an item for the S. Saratoga St. All members visit www.carrolltonfiredept. will host the annual Suffolk community calendar? We’d are asked to attend. Call org for more information. Sweetheart’s Ball for people love to share it with our 237-3180 or 334-2526 for 55 and older from 10 a.m. to readers. Send it to us by: more information. The Bank of America Virginia 2 p.m. at the Planters Club, Symphony Orchestra 4600 Planters Club Road. E-mail Monday Chamber Series will hold Registration open through news@suffolknewsherald.com February 17 “Jazz for a Swinging Feb. 3. Come dressed to Fax The Greater Oakland Valentine’s Day” at the impress and celebrate with 757.539.1123 Chuckatuck Civic League Suffolk Center for Cultural entertainment, food and fun. Mail meets the third Monday Arts, 110 W. Finney Ave., at Tickets are $10 each. Call P.O. Box 1220, Suffolk, VA of every month at the 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Visit 514-7265 for more informa23439 Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire www.suffolkcenter.org or call tion. Department, 300 Kings 923-2900 for tickets. Highway, at 7 p.m. Call 377Virginia, 1226 White Marsh The Small Business 6552 for more information. Road, from 9:30 a.m. to T.E. Cooke-Overton Funeral Development Center will 2:30 p.m. Medicare benefiHome, 405 Johnson Ave., present “Owning Your Own ciaries can get assistance will hold a special viewing of The annual meeting of Business” from 9 a.m. to Metropolitan Church Federal navigating Medicare, Part D the Tyler Perry stage play at noon at the North Suffolk Credit Union will be held and the Extra Help benefit. 1 p.m. Free and open to the Library, 2000 Bennetts Creek at 7:30 p.m. at the church, Free and open to the public; public. For more details or to Park Road. Cost is $20. To 125 County St. Come learn no appointment required. Call RSVP call 539-4861. register or for more informaabout the financial condi328-4217 or 449-8706 for tion, call 622-2312 or visit tion of the credit union and more information. Saturday events.hamptonroadschamfinancial management tips. February 15 ber.com. Entertainment, door prizes The Suffolk Art League, in The Carrollton Woman’s and refreshments. cooperation with the Suffolk Club’s 23rd annual luncheon The Travelers Protective Art Gallery, will present and fashion show by Ann’s Association of America Post Tuesday Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Dress Shoppe of Waverly will P will meet at Plaza Azteca, February 18 speaker Jessica Bauserman, be held at noon at Benn’s 1467 N. Main St. Fellowship A public meeting on upcomwho will discuss “Careers in United Methodist Church. begins at 6 p.m. with dinner ing aerial spraying for gypsy Art” at 7 p.m. at the gallery, Call 846-3927 or 232-4678 meeting at 7 p.m. Members moths will be held from 6 to 118 Bosley Ave. The program for more information. are urged to attend and bring 7:30 p.m. at the East Suffolk is free and open to the puba prospective member. Call Recreation Center, 138 S. lic. Call 925-0448 or 514Auditions for the Increase 934-0061 for more informaSixth St. For more informa7284 for more information. the Peace Fashion Show tion. tion, call 540-394-2507 or will be held at East Suffolk visit www.gmsts.org. Paul D. Camp Community Recreation Center, 138 S. “Warner on Your Corner” will College’s Student Sixth St., from 10 a.m. to 1 be held at the North Suffolk Suffolk River Heritage will Government Association p.m. Boys and girls ages 3 Library, 2000 Bennetts host a River Talk at CE&H will hold a free showing of to 18 are invited to audition. Creek Park Road, from 2 to Ruritan Hall, 8881 Eclipse “42,” a biography of baseball The show will be held March 4 p.m. A representative from Drive, from 7 to 8 p.m. with legend Jackie Robinson, at 1 at King’s Fork High School. Sen. Mark Warner’s office will social at 6:30. Larry Saint 4 p.m. at the campus, 271 Call 514-4503 for more inforbe available to provide inforwill discuss local lighthouses. Kenyon Road. The movie is mation. mation, answer questions Free and open to the public. rated PG-13. For more inforand solve problems with fedCall 745-7447 for more information, call 569-6748. A Valentine’s Gala sponsored eral agencies. Call 441-3079 mation. by CornerStone Missionary for more information. Feb. 13 is the deadline to Baptist Church will be held The Suffolk Early Childhood register for the trip to the at the Holland Community A Freedom from Smoking Development Commission, Hampton Roads Convention House beginning at 4 p.m. workshop will be held from CMYK 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Suffolk Small Business Development Center for the Mid-Atlantic Adults are $25, children Center of Hampton Roads Quilt Festival on Feb. 27 from ages 12 to 17 are $15 and Redevelopment and Housing and City of Suffolk will hold 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cost children 11 and under are Authority, 530 E. Pinner St. a Building a Better Business of the trip is $6; entry fee free. Door prizes and food; Call 539-2100 to reserve Conference from 8:30 a.m. to the convention center is featured singers are Ronnie your space. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hilton $15 cash. Lunch can be purWhitfield and the Revive Garden Inn Riverfront, 100 chased at the site. Call 514Singers and All In His Name. The Chuckatuck and E. Constance Road. Open 7284 for more information. Call 652-3459 for more inforBrewers creeks TMDL to any Suffolk business. mation. Implementation Plan public There will be breakout sesmeeting will be held at 6:30 The Suffolk Workforce sions with regional experts Development Center, 157 Suffolk Humane Society and p.m. at the CE&H Ruritan covering Internet marketing, N. Main St., will hold a workthe Suffolk Animal Care Hall, 8881 Eclipse Drive. The QuickBooks, health care shop on interview techniques Center will hold an adoptaplan will develop a cleanup laws, customer service, from 1 to 3 p.m. thon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. plan to attain and maintain financial management and at PetSmart, 6243 College water quality standards. more. Free with continental Friday Drive in Suffolk. Visit www. Technical advisory committee breakfast and lunch served. February 14 suffolkhumanesociety.com or and work group will also be Pre-register by Feb. 14 at Carrollton Volunteer Fire call 514-7855 or 538-3030 formed. Call 518-2196 for 514-7442 or email ecdc@sufDepartment will host for more information. more information. folkva.us. its monthly “Firehouse Bluegrass” music benefit The Magnolia United The Suffolk Workforce Wednesday concert at 7:30 p.m. at Fire Methodist Church men will Development Center, 157 February 19 Station 10, 15020 Carrollton hold a barbecue dinner sale N. Main St., will host Lowe’s Paul D. Camp Community Blvd., Carrollton. A donafrom 4 to 7 p.m. Adults discussing available positions College, 253 James St. tion of $5 is admission for are $7.50, children under and what they are looking for in Smithfield, will offer the featured entertainment, 12 are $4. Barbecue, cole in an employee from 11:30 “Beginner DSLR: Get More Mill Run Bluegrass Band. slaw, baked beans, rolls and a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from Your Camera: on Proceeds from this concert unsweetened iced tea will be Wednesdays from Feb. 19 benefit the volunteer fire/resavailable for eat in or takeThursday to March 12 from 5:30 to 8 cue service of Carrollton and out. Desserts are 50 cents February 13 p.m. The cost is $105. Call nearby mutual aid districts each. Call 538-8552 for more A MedCare Access program 569-6050 for more informain Smithfield and northern information. will be held at the Senior tion. Suffolk. Hot dogs and soft Services of Southeastern
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ost of the time, the inaugural version of a new fundraising event is a time to work out the kinks in the idea and lay the groundwork for success in the coming years. Not so for the Suffolk Humane Society’s Paws for the Arts Gala, held earlier this month at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center on Constance Road. In its first time out of the gate, the event raised an estimated $10,000 for the organization, whose mission is to reduce the number of animals euthanized at the Suffolk Animal Shelter by encouraging adoption and offering pet owners opportunities “The Humane to have their dogs and Society has cats spayed and neutered. been a great By all accounts, the event was well conadvocate for ceived and well publicized, and the volunteers companion who were in charge animals in of putting the plans in action and making sure Suffolk.” things went off without a hitch were wildly successful. The event was sold out, with nearly 100 people attending, and organizers found themselves repeatedly adding tables to the setup in advance of the occasion. Given the level of success they experienced with Paws for the Arts, folks at Suffolk Humane are already looking forward to making the shindig an annual event, adding it to the society’s fundraising mix along with the ever-popular Mutt Strut, an outdoor event that attracts big crowds eager to see the dogs on display and enjoy pet-related contests, games, demonstrations and marketing. The Humane Society has been a great advocate for companion animals in Suffolk. It is commendable that its members are being creative in their efforts to raise money to support their cause, and the success of their efforts is good news for animals all around the city.
“Where do I begin, to tell the story of how great a love can be…” —Theme from “Love Story,” 1970
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t was just something about the way she looked. Everything seemed to fit. She was wide where she was supposed to be and narrow in all the right places. She needn’t do anything special to be attractive. Just exist. That was all, just exist. He knew that once she was his, life would never be the same. He knew that if he could, he would spend his whole life with her. And he would do whatever it took to make her happy. When she needed him, he’d be there, no matter what. For he had determined that nothing would separate the two of them. Oh, they might depart for brief periods of time, but he always came back to her. He knew that without her, life was not the same. For she was, well, part of him. It seemed that he felt what she did. When she was thirsty, he was thirsty. When she was cold, so was he. When she had trouble breathing, likewise. It didn’t happen overnight. It
was a gradual thing that just sort of moved into his life until he found himself thinking of her more than himself. It didn’t require much effort on his part. Before long, she was the most important thing on this earth to him and he found himself making sacrifices. When he was sick or hurting or tired or it was late at night, he Rex was tending to her. Alphin Before long, appointColumnist ments, meetings, even mealtimes became secondary to her care. Inevitably, those closest to him were jealous of her. They would complain about the time he spent with her and questioned his loyalty to them. But try as he might, he couldn’t resist the pull that always, like gravity, brought him back to her. He loved to view her through the seasons. How she came alive in the spring. How she flourished in the summer. How she looked simply beautiful with the backdrop of clear colors in the fall. And how she looked so mystical in her winter
coat. She also had a way of giving back to him. Somehow, she seemed to know how much he sacrificed for her. Somehow she sensed his fondness for her. And she gave. Inevitably, their relationship grew. He gave, and she gave back. And, like the seasons, life passed in this manner, until they were inseparable. Eventually, his strength diminished. Try as he might, he couldn’t care for her as in the old days. His body wouldn’t let him. The back didn’t work like it once did, and the legs played out in short time. And eventually his body played out and gave up its life. He was buried. But even in death, the two did not separate. In all those years, he was completely, faithfully, passionately married to his farm. In one sense, he was more a part of her now than ever. REX ALPHIN of Walters is a farmer, businessman, author, county supervisor and contributing columnist for the Suffolk News-Herald. His email address is rexalphin@ aol.com.
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the front row at the city council meeting and the first to speak in opposition. A dozen other preachers and churchgoers followed him to the podium. The department store didn’t stand a chance. Admittedly, I miss the quaintness of my childhood Sundays. Steve To this day, I strive Stewart for Sundays that are free of commercial Columnist distractions and interruptions. Families of like mind should seek the same. Preachers should encourage their congregants to make Sunday about worship and family. Self-imposed blue laws are fine by me. Blatantly unconstitutional, though, is the state’s telling a citizen what legal activities he can and can’t pursue on a particular day. The hunters I know aren’t a class-action kind
of group; if they were, Virginia’s Sunday hunting ban wouldn’t last long after reaching the docket of the Supreme Court. Even if it were legally justifiable, there’s the problem of consistency. Hunting on Sunday is illegal, but it’s OK to play golf, fish or water ski on Sunday? The General Assembly, after years of foot-dragging, finally appears ready to put an end to the hypocrisy. Both the Senate and House have passed bills to legalize Sunday hunting on private land with the landowner’s consent. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has indicated he’ll sign it. The time is right for Virginia to retire a law that, while honorable in its intent, can no longer be justified. STEVE STEWART is publisher of the Suffolk News-Herald. His email address is steve.stewart@suffolknewsherald.com.
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Heritage bites back at Bulldogs By Matthew Hatfield Correspondent
Churning from a one-point conference loss — their first of the season — to King’s Fork High School just six days earlier, the Heritage Hurricanes blew past the Bulldogs on Monday in Newport News. King’s Fork’s boys basketball team had handed Heritage its first Ironclad Conference loss of the season and ended the Heritage five-game winning streak, 66-65, on a game-winner from sophomore Deshaun Wethington. But in the rematch, the Hurricanes stormed out to an 8-0 lead in the first three minutes of the contest and never looked back, cruising to a 66-49 win over the Bulldogs. It marked the second straight loss for King’s Fork, which saw a 12-point halftime lead evaporate Friday in a 59-52 loss to Nansemond River. The Bulldogs, who are now 11-9 overall and in third place in the conference at 4-4, got away from what had been working for them in previous games. “I told them at halftime that we’ve had a game plan for the last three games and done well. We just didn’t stick to our game plan,” King’s Fork coach Josh Worrell said. “Unfortunately, we lost a game on Friday, which we shouldn’t have. Then you come out and decide to do something different than what we ask. It worked last
week, so why isn’t it going to work now? They didn’t do anything different. We just decided to not execute what we’re supposed to do.” King’s Fork misfired on its first nine shots and ended the opening period behind 27-8 on 2-of-14 shooting from the field. Heritage then used its athleticism and speed in the open court to head into intermission up 35-17. Heritage’s defense bottled up the Bulldogs. The Hurricanes rejected 12 King’s Fork shots. “I told them that if we cut it to 10 by the third quarter, we might be in a situation, but we catch the ball a lot of times not ready to shoot the basketball,” Worrell added. “They’re so long that you can’t wait to get ready because it’ll be too late. With this team, we have to do all the small things right to be successful.” It was more of the same in the third quarter as the Hurricanes increased their lead to as many as 26 points midway through the third quarter. In addition to their excellent length that aided them in shot blocking, the Hurricanes created easy baskets from King’s Fork mistakes. The Bulldogs turned the ball over 23 times. “I bet you we had eight turnovers the whole game the last time we played them,” Worrell noted. “If we have an opportunity to face them again later, hopefully we’ll learn from this experience.”
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Tables turned: King’s Fork High School sophomore Deshaun Wethington goes for two on Monday at Heritage High School, but the Hurricanes won the battle this time around.
Dale Roscoe was the lone King’s Fork player in double figures with 12 points. Sophomore Keith Stagg pulled down a teamhigh eight rebounds. Playing his fourth game back from a groin injury, Wethington chipped in
four assists to go with eight points. “We’re a different team with (Wethington) on the floor,” Worrell pointed out. “This is the first time we haven’t played well with him on the floor.”
King’s Fork closes out its regular season schedule at home on Thursday against city rival Lakeland, looking to re-gain some momentum before the Ironclad Conference Tournament gets underway on Feb. 17.
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History maker: Nansemond River High School sophomore Logan Eubanks competes Monday at the regional championships where he recorded an unprecedented win.
Eubanks leads Suffolk at regionals By Titus Mohler Staff Writer
A historic performance by Nansemond River High School sophomore Logan Eubanks punctuated Suffolk’s solid showing at the Region 4A South swim championships in Newport News on Monday. Eubanks finished the 100yard backstroke in 56.34 second, more than three seconds faster than his nearest competitor, becoming the first swimmer from Suffolk Public Schools to be named regional champion, according to Warriors head coach Shamus Riley. “It was a very big highlight,” he said of Eubanks’ win. The underclassman was thrilled by the accomplishment. “It feels great,” Eubanks said. “I’ve always been striving for it.” He came into the championships as the favorite in the 100 back. Though he said
Monday’s time was not a personal record, it was still a product of his resolve to avoid complacency. “I felt like I was doing pretty good about the 75 (yard mark), but I wanted to push all the way,” he said. He led a group of five individual qualifiers for the state championships from Nansemond River and King’s Fork high schools. Eubanks is also a member of two Warriors relay teams to make the cut for the next level. Nansemond River finished fourth out of 14 teams at the regional championships with both its boys’ and girls’ squads. Riley knew Grafton High School, Jamestown High School and Tabb High School would pose a formidable challenge, and they finished top three for both genders. Nevertheless, he liked what he saw from his swimmers. “I actually was very pleased with both teams,” he said. “Overall, I think they did a wonderful job, especially
with the girls only being five points behind Grafton.” Eubanks qualified for states in the 100-yard butterfly, the 500-yard freestyle, the 100 back, the 200-yard medley relay and the 400yard freestyle relay. He swam the backstroke on the 200 medley relay team while sophomore River Fiedler swam the breaststroke, junior Michael Betts swam the butterfly and junior Cody Edwards swam freestyle. The 400 free relay was made up by Betts, Edwards, Eubanks and senior Jacob Hopple. Other state qualifying individuals for Nansemond River included Betts in the 200yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke and Edwards and Hopple in the 200-yard freestyle. Representing King’s Fork at the state championships will be senior Hunter Lowe and sophomore Carlee Morse in the boys’ and girls’ 50-yard freestyle events,
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respectively. The King’s Fork teams placed favorably on Monday with the girls finishing sixth and the boys finishing seventh. Lakeland High School’s boys struggled, coming in last, but its girls made their presence known, finishing seventh, in the top half of the schools in the region. “Since we had no swimmers advance to state level competition, last night was the conclusion of Lakeland’s third and most successful swim season thus far,” Lakeland head coach Beth Brant stated in an email on Tuesday. “This season was one of growth and change, and as a result, this team surpassed a lot of expectations. I can’t wait to see what next year holds for them.” Meanwhile, Nansemond River and King’s Fork press on at the Virginia High School League Group 4A state swim championships on Feb. 22 at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center in Christiansburg.
Nansemond River High School left a sizable impact on the first-ever Ironclad Conference wrestling championships over the weekend, finishing more than 100 points ahead of its nearest competition, which was host Phoebus High School. “That was probably the best we’ve wrestled all year as a team,” Warriors head coach Tripp Seed said. “When you win 10 out of 14 weight classes, that’s pretty dominating.” In addition to that, all 14 of his team’s wrestlers placed high enough to advance to regional championships. Lakeland High School produced eight regional qualifiers as well as the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament in Blade Hubbard, who won the 145-pound weight class. King’s Fork High School had four qualifiers. Seed highlighted the performances by 132-pounder Hunter Hill, 138-pounder Jacob Clark, 152-pounder Matt Carpenter and 220-pounder Derek Hopkins. They faced wrestlers on Saturday who had defeated them earlier in the year, some as recently as last week. The four Warriors showed their level of improvement on Saturday when they turned the tables. “All of them dominated the matches that they won,” Seed said. “It wasn’t like those matches were close.” Also winning their classes were 106pounder Malcolm Dawson, 113-pounder James Boone, 120-pounder Nick Garland, 126-pounder Danye Craig, 160-pounder Leon Lynch and heavyweight Dia Gray. Seed praised his wrestlers’ ambitious goals at the event. “Nobody was ever just satisfied with just winning the match,” Seed said. “They were trying to go for the kill the whole time.” Wrestlers placing in the top four of each weight class qualified to compete at the regional championships. Those placing fifth earned a spot as an alternate, who would compete if a qualifier had to pull out for some reason, like injury. From Nansemond River, 145-poundSee WRESTLING, 7
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Wrestling: Regional wrestling championships this weekend Continued from page 5 er Malik Neeley placed second, as did 195-pounder Mike Carlin, after going into triple overtime with a Phoebus wrestler. Dustin Telles placed third in the 170-pound weight class and 182-pounder Brandon Hedge also took third. With all 14 wrestlers continuing on, Seed is quite con-
fident. “We’re going into the regional tournament looking like we should win that too,” he said. “That’s our mindset.” Also qualifying for Lakeland were second-place finishers Kevin Dale at 113 pounds, Nick Battaglia at 138 pounds and Travis Jones at heavyweight.
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of a certain Deed of Trust dated June 1, 2007, in the original principal amount of $258,500.00 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Suffolk, Virginia as Instrument No. 2007060600010508 0, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction on February 26 2014, at 11:25 a.m., in front of the building housing the Suffolk Circuit Court, Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Courts Building, 150 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA, the property designated as Lot 7, as shown on that certain plat entitled, "PLAT SHOWING SUBDIVISION OF APPLEWOOD SECTION ONE, CHUCKATUCK BOROUGH, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA", which said plat is duly recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office, in Plat Cabinet 2, at Slide 11-E. Sale is subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. TERMS: CASH. A deposit of $25,500.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale. Prior to the sale, interested bidders will be required to register with and must present a bid deposit which may be held during the sale by the trustee. The bid deposit must be certified funds and/or cash, but no more than $10,000.00 of cash will be accepted. The successful bidder’s deposit will be retained at the sale and applied to the sale price. If held by the trustee, all other bid deposits will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. Settlement is to be made within 15 days. The Successful bidder will be responsible for ob-
taining possession of the property, and for all costs and fees related to recording the Trustee’s Deed, including the grantors tax. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Memorandum of Trustee's Sale, available for review on the Foreclosure Sales page of www.glasserlaw. com, outlining additional terms of sale and settlement. A Trustee’s Deed will be prepared by Trustee’s attorney at high bidder’s expense. This is a communication from a debt collector. Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. on behalf of Atlantic Trustee Services, L.L.C., Substitute Trustee, Crown Center Building, Suite 600, 580 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510, File No. 107440, Tel: (757) 321-6465, Between 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon only.
cels of land situated in Sleepy Hole Borough of the City of Suffolk (formerly Sleepy Hole Magisterial District, Nansemond County), Virginia, known, numbered and designated on the plat of that certain tract of land formerly belonging to N. T. Withers and known as “The Withers Property”’ made by W. F. Fluharty, C.E., and duly recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Suffolk (formerly Nansemond County), Virginia in Plat Book No. 2, Page 30, as Lots Number 173, 173A, 174, 174A, 175, 175A and 176A, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular and complete description of the said lots, pieces or parcels of land.
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bid deposit must be certified funds and/or cash, but no more than $10,000.00 of cash will be accepted. The successful bidder’s deposit will be retained at the sale and applied to the sale price. If held by the trustee, all other bid deposits will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. Settlement is to be made within 15 days. The Successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining possession of the property, and for all costs and fees related to recording the Trustee’s Deed, including the grantors tax. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Memorandum of Trustee's Sale, available for review on the Foreclosure Sales page of www.glasserlaw. com, outlining additional terms of sale and settlement. A Trustee’s Deed will be prepared by Trustee’s attorney at high bidder’s expense. This is a communication from a debt collector. Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. on behalf of Atlantic Trustee Services, L.L.C., Substitute Trustee, Crown Center Building, Suite 600, 580 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510, File No. 107140, Tel: (757) 321-6465, Between 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon only.
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TRUSTEE’S SALE 1044 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk, VA 23434 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $50,000.00,from Jonathan Robert Owens dated June 22, 2007 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Suffolk, Virginia, in Instrument 2007062800011987 0, default having occurred in the payment of the Note thereby, secured and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance to the Godwin Courts Building, 150 North Main Street, Suffolk, Virginia, on February 25, 2014 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. the property described in said deed, located at the above address and briefly described as: All those certain lots, pieces or par-
LESS, SAVE AND EXCEPT that certain parcel of land conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia by deed dated November 10, 1952, and recorded in Deed Book 183, at Page 223. TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit of 10% of the sales price, cash or certified check, will be required at the time of the sale with settlement within fifteen (15) days from the date of sale. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, we advise you that this office is a debt collector attempting to collect the indebtedness referred to herein and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Saunders & Ojeda, P.C., Substitute Trustee This is communication from a debt collector. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: SAUNDERS &
Trustee's Sale 112 Ryan Arch, Suffolk, Virginia 23434 (Tax ID No. 304784900) Default having been made in the terms of a certain Deed of Trust dated October 17, 2009, in the original principal amount of $222,147.00 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Suffolk, Virginia as Instrument No. 2009112000015107 0, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction on February 19, 2014, at 11:25 a.m., in front of the building housing the Suffolk Circuit Court, Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Courts Building, 150 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA, the property designated as Lot 92, on the plat entitled "Subdivision Of Woodlake North, Section One, for Hearndon Construction Corporation, Sleepy Hole Borough, Suffolk, Virginia", which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Plat Cabinet 3, Slide 3A, 3B and 3C. Sale is subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. TERMS: CASH. A deposit of $22,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale. Prior to the sale, interested bidders will be required to register with and must present a bid deposit which may be held during the sale by the trustee. The
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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing, as provided by Section 15.22204 of the Code of Virginia, will be held by the Suffolk City Council on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chambers, 441 Market Street, Suffolk, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items: SUFFOLK CITY
COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS FEBRUARY 19, 2014 REZONING REQUEST RZ10-13, (Conditional), submitted by Whitney G. Saunders, agent, on behalf of Whitney Graham of Graham Real Estate, LLC, on behalf of Pericles G. Christodoulias and Community Bank/ City National Bank, property owners, to request a change in zoning from O-I, Office-Institutional District, to B-2, General Commercial District (Conditional). The affected properties are located at 1032, 1036, 1040, 1044 and 1048 Centerbrooke Lane and are further identified as Zoning Map 25N, Parcels 2A, part of 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E, zoned O-I, OfficeInstitutional District, Chuckatuck Voting Borough. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Suburban). REZONING REQUEST, RZ12-13, (Conditional), submitted by Robert E. Harbour, applicant, on behalf of Centerpoint Properties Trust, a Maryland Real Estates Investment Trust, property owners, to request a change in zoning to amend the approved proffered conditions pertaining to transportation and utility improvements pertaining to the Centerpoint development. The affected properties are located at 1005 Kenyon Court and are further identified as Zoning Map 32B, Parcel 3, zoned O-I, Office-Institutional District (Conditional), and 2400 and 2410 Holland Road and 1005 and 1006 Kenyon Court and are further identified as Zoning Map 32B, Parcels 3*2, 3*1, 3*3, and 3, zoned M-1, Light Industrial District (Condition-
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al) and 1000,1004 and 1005 Kenyon Court and are further identified as Zoning Map 32B, Parcels 1, 3*4, and 3, zoned M-2, Heavy Industrial District (Conditional), Holy Neck Voting Borough. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Suburban).
ers, to permit a mini-warehouse facility, in accordance with Sections 31306, 31-406 and 31-709 of the Unified Development Ordinance. The affected properties are located at 1032, 1036, 1040, 1044 and 1048 Centerbrooke Lane and are further identified as Zoning Map 25N, Parcels 2A, part of 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E, currently zoned O-I, OfficeInstitutional District with Rezoning Request RZ10-13, Conditional pending, which will rezone the property to B-2, General Commercial, Chuckatuck Voting Borough. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Suburban).
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, C28-13, Believers Church, submitted by Melissa Venable, Land Planning Solutions, agent, on behalf of Jamey Stuart, applicant, and on behalf of Suffolk Towers, LLC, property owner, to permit a place of worship, large, at least 6,000 square feet in the main sanctuary, and a daycare, child (as an accessory to a permitted place of worship or school) and a public assembly not otherwise enumerated, in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406, of the Unified Development Ordinance. The affected property is located at 8030 Harbour View Boulevard and is identified as Zoning Map 6, Parcel 2H*2, Nansemond Voting Borough, zoned OI, Office-Institutional District. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Northern Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Mixed-Use Core). CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, C29-13, submitted by Whitney G. Saunders, agent, on behalf of Whitney Graham of Graham Real Estate, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Pericles G. Christodoulias and Community Bank/ City National Bank, property own-
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, C30-13, Lemuria Health Beauty Fitness Academy, submitted by Stacey Mossor, applicant, on behalf of Demetrius Panagopulos, BackBay Outdoors, LLC, property owner, to permit a trade school, Nail Technology School, in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406, of the Unified Development Ordinance. The affected property is located at 347 North Main Street and is further identified as Zoning Map 34G11(A), Parcel 88, Suffolk Voting Borough, zoned CBD, Central Business District. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Mixed
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, C31-13, Shade Masters Window Tinting, submitted by Charles D. Parr, Sr., Parr Saratoga Street Properties, LLC, agent, on behalf of Melissa Engel, applicant, on behalf of Parr Saratoga Street Properties, LLC, property owner, to permit an automobile repair, minor, in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406, of the Unified Development Ordinance. The affected property is located at 156 South Saratoga Street and is further identified as Zoning Map 34G24(A), Parcel 2, Suffolk Voting Borough, zoned CBD, Central Business District. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a part of the Central Suburban/ Urban Growth Area (Mixed Use Core). Copies of the aforementioned are available for inspection during regular municipal hours, in the Department of Planning and Community Development, Division of Planning, 441 Market Street, Suffolk, Virginia. Any interested persons may appear in person or by representative to express their views on the above-stated requests. Any interested party whose participation in this meeting would require reasonable accommodation of a handicap should contact Catina Myrick at (757) 5144060 at least six CMYK days in advance. SCOTT MILLS, AICP DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Officers: Speak to boys at Creekside meeting Continued from page 1 life. It’s something in life we have called choices and decisions … you have to be on the right path and make those right choices and decisions.” And for every action there’s a reaction, Sparks continued. The consequences can be good or they can be bad. “Before you do something,” he said, the boys should asked themselves, “What might happen if I do it?” He said horseplay is a good example: “If you are horseplaying and make a mistake and hit him, he might get upset, right? Then he might hit me, then we might be fighting. Don’t be out there horseplaying, to make sure we don’t get to that point where we are fighting.” The officers showed several short cartoons with an anti-bullying message. Burton warned that bullying can escalate, “and you don’t know how far it can go.” “(It) can go as far as an individual returning to school with a weapon to do harm,” he said. Burton asked the boys what they should do “when someone’s picking on you.” The answers: “Tell a big-
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Cherry Grove: The restored farmhouse features many ornate furnishings, including this 1850s Chinese bridal bed.
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Breakfast club: During a meeting of Creekside Elementary School’s boys-only Breakfast Club Tuesday, Suffolk police officers Andre Sparks and Robert Burton discuss the impacts of bullying and ways of avoiding them.
ger person;” Tell a teacher;” “Tell an adult;” “Tell Mom and Dad.” He asked why getting an education is important. “When you get an education, then when you grow up you can get a nice house and car, and you get a lot of money and you can buy yourself nice stuff,” one boy replied. Education is important, because it’s permanent,
Sparks said. “If you get a good education, you will have that for the rest of your life.” “You might have the nicest Air Jordans or the nicest LeBrons, but next year you might not be able to wear them, because your feet have grown,” he added. “So clothes don’t last, but education does.” Latrail Marshall said he took this away from the
breakfast: “When you bully, it can lead to big trouble, and it can lead to you getting hurt.” Club sponsor Jesse Ellison said the boys had been talking a lot about bullying. “It’s something we have got to, basically, really tackle,” he said. “Now is the time. In a new semester, with a fresh start, we can tackle this right away.”
Law: Welfare restrictions unenforceable in Virginia Continued from page 1 at the same time they were getting them from Virginia. Though the new law prohibits those purchases, it has come under scrutiny because, in many cases, there is no way for the state to know whether recipients have purchased prohibited materials or services. “It’s hard to really monitor that or pinpoint what they’re using it for,” Felder said. “We do have a fraud CMYK unit. We do from time to time get calls from the community.” Felder said recipients get notices on what they cannot use their benefits for, and posters in the Social Services building on Hall Avenue admonish recipients not to use their benefits for prohibited items and services. A federal assistance program managed partly by the Virginia Department of Social Services, TANF benefits average $257 per family per month in Virginia, and are meant to provide families with children with a monthly cash payment to meet their basic needs. State officials say they have no access to debit card transactions made with TANF benefits, which are issued on pre-paid
MasterCard debit cards. Once the money is on the card, the state’s vendor handles the records. That not only prevents taxpayers from finding out where those tax dollars are spent but also prevents the state from conducting its own audits on transactions. Making things even trickier, recipients can get cash withdrawals from the cards at an ATM and proceed to spend it any way they wish. Other benefits that don’t have those restrictions, like child support and unemployment, also are distributed on the same cards. At this point, there aren’t even any penalties to enforce the prohibitions if someone reported an abuse. That’s something the state’s Department of Social Services is working on. “What we’re doing is promulgating regulations through the State Board of Social Services to have penalties if we identify somebody, but it’s very difficult to identify anybody right now,” said Tom Steinhauser, director of the division of benefit programs for the state Department of Social Services. “Even people who look at the federal law say it’s basically a feel-
good bill, but there are no real enforcement measures right now.” The prohibitions on things like tobacco and lottery tickets took effect in 2013, thanks to a bill patroned by state Delegate Tony Wilt, a Republican from Harrisonburg. He’s up front about the reality that the law, which was fashioned after 2012 federal law, is nearly impossible to enforce. “The hardest part is the enforcement,” Wilt told Watchdog.org. To fix the records issue, Wilt filed a bill this session to issue TANF benefits through a separate card, the same way food stamps are issued. But the bulk of that bill was shot down in committee, leaving intact only a provision saying people can’t get their TANF benefits via checks. But people will still be able to get their benefits through direct deposit. Even if benefits were automatically restricted at certain locations, the way food stamp benefits are, it would be nearly impossible to restrict access to all ATMs, Wilt said. “Other states have looked at controlling the cash access to the card because
you don’t want them to use them for drugs, tattoos, all those things listed,” Wilt said. “But they can still go, they can get cash from the machine and go get a tattoo. You and I know that there’s no way to stop that.” For now, TANF transaction records will still be handed by the vendor — and away from state and taxpayer eyeballs. Wilt and Steinuaser are the first to admit the system has its holes. But at this point, they say benefits in Virginia are so low that it may not be worth it to spend a few million dollars on the system to make transactions traceable and enforceable on EBT cards, like SNAP benefits are. “In Virginia, our benefits are so woefully low, it would be hard for anybody to be spending a lot of money at an ABC store or strip clubs,” Steinhauser said. “I’m sure that some people figure out how to do it and manage it, but our benefits are 15th lowest in the nation, and that compares to per-capita income where we’re the 10th highest.” To report suspected welfare fraud in Suffolk, call 514-7393.
After learning some guests had been holding events such as wedding receptions at Cherry Grove, Goldbach said, Suffolk officials said the Goldbachs would have to get a conditional use permit to continue renting the facility for special events. The property is zoned in the Rural Estate district, and it’s listed as part of a Rural Agricultural Conservation Area under the 2026 Comprehensive Plan, according to a public notice for the Feb. 18 Planning Commission meeting, where the application is scheduled for a hearing. Goldbach, who plans to speak at the meeting, thinks the city’s request has something to do with the publicity surrounding a fundraiser he let a local naturalist group hold at the plantation. “That’s when the city came and said, ‘We need to have a permit for that,’” he said. “We got taken by surprise. But I guess so has the city — they have never seen anything like this.” The guestbook shows folks from all around America have rented Cherry Grove. “We have had some people come from Europe,” Goldbach said.
“My wife and I have traveled all over the world, and we haven’t seen anything like it.” The farmhouse, lined in places — including the kitchen — with heart of pine paneling salvaged from its exterior, is full of antiques, many of them imported from Europe by the Goldbachs, who lived in London for a stint. Specific furniture was purchased for each room, Richard Goldbach said. Besides the Chinese bridal bed in one of the game rooms, various other antiques include a stained-glass dome in the kitchen ceiling that Goldbach said was from Russia and a kitchen table fashioned from cypress out of New Orleans. Guests dine off Limoges china. The theater seating is an 1800s parlor set. Along with shipping items from Europe, Goldbach said he purchased many antiques from a 2012 auction of the Annas estate that also included Bank Street’s Truitt House. Goldbach said Cherry Grove Plantation shows Suffolk off to many outof-town guests drawn to its uniqueness. “I think it’s just everybody trying to do what’s right,” he said of the CMYK city’s request.
Tolls: First week of tolling sees decrease in traffic Continued from page 1 ing but was only 34,224 on Feb. 8-9. If all the vehicles were passenger vehicles and traveled during off-peak hours, drivers have forked over $482,738.25 in the first week of tolling. The actual cost is much higher, since the rate is higher
during peak hours and for vehicles with three or more axles. Drivers without an E-ZPass transponder also are paying more. About 63.4 percent of the weekday trips and 57.7 percent of the weekend trips through the tunnels were
made by vehicles carrying the device. Motorists who elect to be billed by their license plate pay processing fees up to three times the toll rate. In Suffolk, E-ZPass on-the-go kits can be purchased at the treasurer’s offices, 441 Market St. and
2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, and at the Visitor Center, 524 N. Main St. An on-the-go kit includes the transponder and costs $35. Of the cost, $15 is available immediately for tolls, and the other $20 becomes available once the pass is registered.
Minister: Pastor will be missed for his encouragements Continued from page 1 found his first church. He planted several churches in Isle of Wight County and then became the pastor at Maranatha Baptist Church in Windsor. He spent several years doing revivals, as well, before landing at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church on Turlington Road about 10 years ago. His quiet demeanor couldn’t hide his passion for the Gospel, Pitts said. He had a good grasp of the Bible’s original lan-
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Pastor Stanworth was extremely proud to officiate at the wedding of his son last October, Pitts added. In addition to being a husband, father and pastor, Stanworth never lost his passion for cars. He loved fixing up antique cars, Pitts said. “He would never buy a nice car,” she said. “He always liked to buy an old car in pieces. As soon as he got it perfect, he would sell it, and then
he’d start again.” Stanworth was just finishing up building a garage at his new house to support his car habit when he died, Pitts said. The family has heard from many people they didn’t even know about how Pastor Stanworth encouraged them, she added. “Dad always had a kind word, and that was really important to a lot of people,” she said. “He’s going to be greatly missed.”
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