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What’s in a name? BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT
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ames are some of the best indicators of a place’s history and background. In Suffolk, a city full of rich and old history, the names of places reflect our past and show the people that left an impact. Diving into the meanings behind those names digs up interesting history.
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NANSEMOND Before Suffolk became what we know it as today, most of the city’s current area was made up by Nansemond County. Nansemond County was named for the Nansemond Indians, one of the many tribes that made up what is known as the Powhatan Confederacy. According to Sue Woodward, a local historian and member of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society, the word “Nansemond” is a Native American word meaning “a fishing point.” In their book "Suffolk: A Celebration of History," local historians Kermit Hobbs and
William A. Paquette say this name was adopted, because the tribe’s main settlement was founded in an angle formed by two branching sections of the Nansemond River. After some time, the Nansemonds were driven out of their homes and eventually merged with a tribe found at the Nottoway River. However, their legacy lives on in their surviving members, artifacts and, of course, the name.
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP The name seems to be a contradiction. How can something be great and dismal at the same time? In 1728, British Col. William Byrd surveyed the area while attempting to mark the border between Virginia and North Carolina. According to Byrd’s writing from the time, he and his men did not have a positive impression of the swamp. Byrd himself even claimed that no animals lived in the swamp because of its less-than-favorable conditions.
“Doubtless, the eternal shade that broods over this mighty bog, and hinders the sunbeams from blessing the ground, makes it an uncomfortable habitation for any thing that has life,” Byrd said in a diary entry from March 17, 1728. Byrd is widely credited with first calling the area “the Dismal Swamp.” While colonial people did not appreciate the swamp’s ecological importance, the word “great” was eventually added to emphasize the size. PITCHKETTLE Despite its development in recent years, Pitchkettle Road’s name calls back to a quaint, older time. The origin of the road’s name is less than clear, however, with various possibilities, depending on who is asked. According to local stories, the name could come from various Native American practices. A 2008 Virginian-Pilot article suggested the name could come from Native Americans “‘pitching kettles’ for camp” along the path. The name could also
come from the Native-American use of pitch to seal canoes. Woodward, of the SuffolkNansemond Historical Society, said she heard a different story about the name from her mentor, Marion Watson. “She said she knew people who could remember a shed with a huge pot used to cook pitch,” Woodward said. Whatever the reason for the name, it has stuck for many years, and though the area has changed, the history has been kept with the name. DRIVER While much of the area around it has been modernized, the village of Driver has kept much of its traditional look and atmosphere over the years. Driver, known now for its Driver Days festival and other traditions, was not always called by its current name. In Suffolk’s early days, the area was known as Persimmon Tree Orchard, according to Woodward. The village used to be along the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad’s line across what was
Nansemond County. The railroad is no longer in existence, but it left a mark on Driver. “Many railroad stations took the names from the people there,” Woodward said. It is thought that the name “Driver” came from “Driver’s Station,” named after a conductor when the railroad was still in use. CHUCKATUCK Though many names have interesting and well-researched origins, there are some that stump even those who have studied the area for years. One of these is “Chuckatuck,” which may come from Native American origin, but nobody knows exactly what it means. According to Sue Woodward, when she began her teaching career, a teacher gave a local history, in which she said “the area was named for two Indians: Chuck and Tuck,” Woodward said, laughing. Though that seems unlikely, there are many places in Suffolk with equally interesting names and origins.
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CAPS gets out the word BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT
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hen the people of Suffolk find themselves in times of distress or personal need, they need an organization to turn to for support. Since 2010, the Coalition Against Poverty in Suffolk has tried to be this group. The organization that became CAPS began in 2010, when Hayden Blythe, the chairman of CAPS’ board of directors, was doing bill assistance for her church. “I realized that some of those people that were coming to me had been to other churches, and I had no way of getting information from them or knowing who they’ve been to,” Blythe said. Because of this, local churches began
meeting together to share resources and figure out how to offer assistance more effectively, Blythe said. For the next two years, the group met informally, discussing information and what assistance each church could offer. They began sharing an online database to see who was most in need of assistance. In 2012, CAPS was officially founded and hired its first staff. The organization was designed to be a central place for churches to pool funding in order to make assistance more effective, Blythe said. Centralization, Blythe said, “cuts down redundancies and frees up churches to help with other issues.” “We have a central system to help keep our clients from having to go from one place to another,” added Majda
Schiavi, the services coordinator for CAPS. In day-to-day operations for CAPS, Schiavi helps find the right assistance programs for those who need help. “Financial assistance is not always the most effective,” Schiavi said. Instead, many times CAPS will connect with churches in the area and point people towards the services they offer. Because of the connection with the churches, CAPS can offer assistance that people would not be able to receive otherwise. Because there is no winter shelter for the homeless in Suffolk, one of the projects CAPS is working on currently is its
Night Stay program. During the winter, CAPS member churches will use mattresses owned by CAPS to host the homeless. The responsibility rotates from church to church on a weekly basis, Blythe said. Each day, the scheduled host church opens its doors at 6:30 p.m. and serves meals, provides resources and gives shelter to those who need it. The doors close at 9 p.m. each night. People are guaranteed a safe place to stay through the night, and in the mornings, they are served breakfast before being required to leave at 7 a.m. Though CAPS has been effective at helping those who
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need it, giving as much as $35,000 each year in financial assistance, organizers say they need more churches to be involved in order to better serve the community. “There are 120 churches in Suffolk,” Blythe said. “But only 17 are members.” Adding more churches would increase the funding for the organization, as well as the options for help outside of it, Blythe said. One way of helping the problem with funding is to participate in CAPS’s annual fundraiser, starting Aug. 1. All money raised will go directly towards helping those in need, Schiavi said. The office of CAPS is located on the second floor of 157 N. Main St. The organization can be contacted at 935-5497 or capsuffolk@gmail.com.
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Secrets buried in city’s cemeteries BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT
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emeteries may not be the most glamorous spaces in a city, and they often are overlooked. However, in a town full of history influenced by religion and war, cemeteries can offer a glimpse into pieces of the past that would otherwise go unnoticed. Cedar Hill Cemetery, a place of history that covers the Civil War and goes back into the early 1800s, is one of the better-known examples of the historical purposes served by cemeteries. The cemetery came into being around the Old Union Church, a multidenominational church built by
the city of Suffolk in 1802. “Before the Revolutionary War, people were expected to belong to the Church of England,” Sue Woodward, a historian and member of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society, said. “After the Revolution, and after the British burned Suffolk in 1779, the people here abandoned the Church of England,” Woodward said. Though there were Baptist and Quaker churches in Suffolk, many people found themselves without a permanent place of worship, Woodward said. Because of this, Suffolk bought 200 acres of Constantia Farm. This is where the Old Union Church was built. Eventually, the groups that
congregated at Old Union Church created their own houses of worship, and the church was torn down. As the church grew, members and people in the community began to be buried there, starting Green Hill Cemetery, which eventually grew in size and became Cedar Hill Cemetery. Most other old cemeteries in the area have similar stories. Behind the city buildings on Wellons Street, there is a park with a softball field. Beyond the outfield of the park, the grass becomes a cemetery. According to Woodward and local historian Kermit Hobbs, the Wellons cemetery is a relic of the days of Rev. William Brock Wellons, a well-known
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Cedar Hill Cemetery, one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Suffolk, occupies 32 acres in downtown Suffolk, Cedar Hill, originally known as Green Hill Cemetery, grew out around the Old Union Church. It is now an official national historic place.
religious figure who was a leader in the Christian Church, a chaplain in the Confederate army, and the founder of the Suffolk Collegiate Institute. Wellons founded a church in the area, and the cemetery grew out around it, Woodward said. Eventually, Wellons himself was buried in the cemetery. However, as time went on, the city needed the land for construction, and the graves were moved to Cedar Hill cemetery. “Even Rev. Wellons was moved out of his cemetery to Cedar Hill,” Woodward said. However, though Wellons’s original cemetery is missing, a sort of sister cemetery is still there. While white people were buried in the now-defunct cemetery, African-Americans were buried nearby in what is known as Willow Hill Cemetery. According to Woodward, it is thought that the cemetery started as graves following an epidemic of some kind, but it is not known exactly what caused the epidemic. The cemetery still exists, though the gravestones have faded and cracked. In recent years, West End Baptist Church and Suffolk Presbyterian Church have made efforts to clean the cemetery and
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Suffolk churches date from 1642 BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT
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here are more than 120 churches in Suffolk, averaging out to nearly a church every 3.5 miles. Each church has its own unique charm and history, and many reach back deep into the city’s history. Of these 120, three churches have been serving Suffolk since late 1642. According to Rev. Les Ferguson at St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Glebe Episcopal Church, and St. John’s were all established in the 1600s and served by a single clergyman for many years. St. John’s current building was built in 1755, and worship services are still held there today. “They way I understand it, because it was a requirement to go to church every week, the Church of England started building churches every five or
six miles,” Ferguson said. The relationship between the church and the people during those times was different, Ferguson said. St. John’s has a record of the church’s tithes, donations, and assistance stretching all the way back to 1749, which offers descriptions of how important the church was to the community. “Back in those days, the church was responsible for the care and welfare of the community,” Ferguson said. The church donated money, food, and shelter to those who needed it, with the records showing that payment in the form of tobacco went to many, including paying for medical expenses. In that year, Ferguson said, the church gave away payment in the form of 58,253 pounds of tobacco. The church also kept order, Ferguson said, by verifying the boundaries between properties and other disciplinary responsibilities. Another difference was
the worship service. Because clergymen were scarce in the early days of the church, only one priest would serve multiple churches. On the days when the priest could not attend, laypeople would run the service, reading approved sermons from the Church of England and singing songs from an approved hymnal. However, Ferguson kept a copy of a worship service from the mid-1800s. Reading the sermon, he says, one could mistake for something written in this year. “The battles they were fighting then are the same ones we’re fighting now,” he said. Though the nature of the church has changed, Ferguson tries to keep his service traditional. “Our history comes in the form of worship, and part of what I do is recognize how we got to where we are from the scripture,” he said. The church is heavily rooted
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“You have to honor the tradition, but we aren’t what we were. We are what we are now,” Ferguson said. “The church’s history helped shape who we are, but it does not define us.”
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A hidden place of shelter BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT
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ower 112, the old bank building at the corner of Main and Washington streets, is one of the most iconic buildings in downtown Suffolk. Built in 1916, the seven-story structure is one of the tallest in the city and housed businesses and a bank in its past. The building is known for its height, its iconic facade, and its solid marble and steel construction. However, the building’s beauty belies a remnant of a dark time in history: a dark and old room once used as a fallout shelter. The old sign reading “Fallout Shelter” is faded, but it is still visible on the West Washington side of the building. Businessman and former Suffolk mayor Andy Damiani, one of the owners of the building, says no one is quite sure when the fallout shelter was built, but that it probably dates back to the end of World War II.
Fallout shelters became a necessity during the Cold War, when people in the United States lived in constant fear of the possibility of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. “That was a period of ‘be prepared, we don’t know what may happen,” Damiani said. “It was a time of caution.” Because of the naval base in Norfolk, Hampton Roads was an area at risk of attack for the entire Cold War. During this time, there were sirens that would alert people if an attack came, and people would run to a local fallout shelter if necessary. However, though the fallout shelters were seen as necessary, they were often used for storage in order to not waste space. According to Damiani, Shefco Inc., which owned the property before him, stored more than 100 filing cabinets in the fallout shelter for years. After Tower 112 LLC bought
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he added. Though the shelter is without a true purpose right now, a place with such history is, without a doubt, a place with a future.
The original “fallout shelter sign” adorns the glazed white brick side of Tower 112, what used to be the building for the National Bank of Suffolk. The building was erected in 1916, but the fallout shelter, a product of the Cold War, was built at least 30 years later.
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Elected officials SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL Mayor Linda T. Johnson Phone: 514-4018 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2016 Chuckatuck Borough Michael D. Duman Phone: 449-9688 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018 Cypress Borough Vice Mayor Leroy Bennett Phone: 407-3750 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018 Holy Neck Borough Timothy “Tim” Jett Johnson Phone: 407-0556 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018
SUFFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD Chuckatuck Borough Linda W. Bouchard Phone: 255-2202 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018 Cypress Borough Lorraine B. Skeeter Phone: 539-6593 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018 Holy Neck Borough Enoch C. Copeland, Vice Chair Phone: 657-6179 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018
Nansemond Borough Lue R. Ward Phone: 377-6929 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2016 Sleepy Hole Borough Roger W. Fawcett Phone: 377-8641 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2016 Suffolk Borough Donald Z. Goldberg Phone: 407-1953 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018 Whaleyville Borough Curtis R. Milteer Sr. Phone: 809-0777 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2016
SUFFOLK’S CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS Clerk of the Circuit Court W. Randolph Carter Jr. Phone: 514-7800 Commissioner of the Revenue Susan L. Draper Phone: 514-4260 Commonwealth’s Attorney C. Phillips Ferguson Phone: 514-4365 Sheriff Raleigh H. Isaacs Sr. Phone: 514-7840 Treasurer Ronald H. Williams Phone: 514-4275
Sleepy Hole Borough David P. Mitnick Phone: 650-1792 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2016 Suffolk Borough Dr. Michael J. Debranski, chairman Phone: 934-0194 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2018
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CITY ADMINISTRATION Management of the largest city in Virginia requires an organized government body. For Suffolk, this means operating under the council/manager form of government with an elected, eight-member City Council that sets city policy. Seven council members represent the seven boroughs of the city: Chuckatuck, Cypress, Holy Neck, Nansemond, Sleepy Hole, Suffolk and Whaleyville. Citizens directly elected Suffolk’s mayor for the first time in the city’s history in 2008, electing Linda T. Johnson. She was reelected in 2012. Her current term lasts until the end of 2016. The Suffolk City Council meets twice a month, the first and third Wednesdays, at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 442 W. Washington St. The council usually holds a work session in the mid-afternoon before each meeting. To assure citizens get to express their concerns, residents can sign up to speak during early or late appearances at the meeting. Residents can call the city clerk at 514-4018 to sign up to speak. Interim City Manager Patrick Roberts is charged with implementing policies and procedures adopted by the Suffolk City Council. As the chief executive officer of the city, Roberts takes care of the day-to-day business with the help of his staff. The city of Suffolk also has constitutional officers, who are chiefly employed for the
city by the state. These officers are the sheriff, the treasurer, the clerk of Suffolk Circuit Court, the commonwealth’s attorney and commissioner of the revenue. TAX REVENUE Personal property taxes on automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, boats, recreational vehicles and airplanes in the city are assessed by the Commissioner of the Revenue. The taxes are prorated on a monthly basis. The tax rate, as set by the Suffolk City Council, varies according to property type. The due date for personal property taxes is Dec. 5. Real estate taxes vary by district. Land and buildings in the city of Suffolk are assessed by the city real estate assessor at 100 percent of fair market value in accordance with state law. Suffolk enjoys one of the lowest real estate tax rates of any major city in Hampton Roads at a base rate of $1.07 cents per $100 of assessed value. Rates vary in special taxing districts. Real estate taxes are due on Dec. 5 and June 5. CITY ON THE WEB For more information on Suffolk’s history, government, transportation and industry, check out the city’s website: www.suffolkva. us. Also, the city airs municipal events, information and meetings on its local cable
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Government continued station, Channel 8. City Council meetings air live, and also stream live on the web at the city’s website. Meetings since June 17, 2009, also are archived for reference at any time. The city’s administrative offices are located at 442 W. Washington St.The mailing address is P.O. Box 1858, Suffolk, VA23439. The main phone number is 514-4000. The email address is info@suffolkva.us. CITY MANAGER The City Manager directs the general operation of the city government in order to meet the needs of citizens in accordance with policies established by City Council. Patrick Roberts, interim city manager, 514-4012 DEPUTY CITY MANAGER The Deputy City Manager directs, manages and oversees the day-to-day and long-range activities of the development departments in order to meet the needs of the community in accordance with policies established by City Council. These departments include planning, public utilities, economic development and tourism. D. Scott Mills, , acting deputy city manager, 514-4011 CHIEF OF STAFF The Chief of Staff promotes and evaluates efficiency, accountability and responsiveness within city departments. Debbie George, 514-4013
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CITY ATTORNEY The City Attorney is the chief legal adviser of the city, the City Manager and all departments, directors, commissioners and agencies of the city in all matters in the interest of the city. Helivi L. Holland, 514-7130
OTHER CITY ADMINISTRATION Capital Programs and Buildings, Gerry Jones, 514-4030 City Assessor, Jean Jackson, 514-7475 City Clerk, Erika S. Dawley, 514-4018 Economic Development, Kevin Hughes, 514-4040 Finance, Vacant, 514-7500 Fire Chief, Cedric Scott, 514-7530 Health, Dr. Nancy Welch, 514-4700 Human Resources, Dr. Nancy Olivo, 5144117 Information Technology, Ken Beam, 5147241 Library, Clint S. Rudy, 514-7323 Media and Community Relations, Diana Klink, 514-4104 Parks & Recreation, Lakita Watson, 5147250 Planning and Community Development, Robert Goumas, acting director, 514-4060 Police Chief, Thomas E. Bennett, 5147900 Public Utilities, Albert S. Moor II, 514-7000 Public Works, Eric T. Nielsen, 514-4355 Social Services, Azeez Felder, 514-7333 CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT The Clerk of the Circuit Court is an elected position and serves as support for Circuit Court judges, maintains city records and provides specific services to citizens. The Clerk’s office is where you may obtain a marriage license, hunting or fishing license or a passport. You may record documents such as real estate deeds, plats or wills. It is also a good place to conduct genealogical research. The Clerk’s office is located at the Godwin Courts Building, 150 N. Main St., first floor. W. Randolph Carter Jr., 514-7800 See GOVERNMENT page 12
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Suffolk’s h holds a fe BY HENRY LUZZATTO CORRESPONDENT During the siege of Suffolk in the Civil War, Union soldiers entrenched themselves in order to keep the city. Earthwork trenches from the battle have been preserved and are still accessible.
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Union soldiers built earthworks along the Nansemond River in order to be protected from Confederate soldiers. These trenches used to line the river, but are now best seen in a few choice spots.
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he city of Suffolk has a long and well-documented history. But while most residents know of the Civil War history of Riddick’s Folly and George Washington’s involvement with the Great Dismal Swamp, there are some equally important historical sites that are a little bit less known. On May 12, 1862, Union troops under the command of Col. Charles C. Doge marched into Suffolk after Union troops seized the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Then-mayor Benjamin Riddick surrendered the city to the Union soldiers. After the Union had seized Portsmouth, Norfolk, Newport News, and Hampton, Suffolk and Nansemond County became of great importance to the Confederates, who needed the railroads to connect to Richmond. The entrenched fight between the Union soldiers and the attacking Confederates was known as the Siege of Suffolk. Some of the Union trenches from the siege are still preserved. The Nansemond River Trenches and Battery Onandaga “are some of the most accessible and best preserved Civil
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“Each side blamed the other,” Woodward said. “They were the only civilian casualties of the Siege of Suffolk.” The house is no longer standing, but there is evidence of a battle in the field where it once was, on Carolina Road. Before the Civil War, Suffolk had a brush with one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War: the Marquis de Lafayette. In August 1824, Lafayette began a tour of the United States. Suffolk was not originally a planned stop, but after changing his route to avoid bad roads, Lafayette made his way to Suffolk in February 1825. “Suffolk found out about 24 hours ahead of time,” Woodward said, “They planned this huge banquet for him.” Lafayette stayed the night in Suffolk before departing for Murfreesboro. However, because of poor conditions, Woodward said, he stopped and rested at the Washington Smith Ordinary in Somerton. “Every report shows that he only stayed for midday dinner,” Woodward said. “But people of Somerton believe he spent the night there.” The Washington Smith Ordinary is still in existence, despite being in a state of disrepair for many years.
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The earthworks in the Nansemond River Trenches and Battery Onandaga “are some of the most accessible and best preserved Civil War earthworks remaining in Suffolk,” according to local Historian Kermit Hobbs.
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Government continued COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE The purpose of the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue is to assess all personal property; issue city business licenses; conduct special tax audits; audit state income tax returns; and collect state income taxes. The Commissioner of the Revenue’s office is located in City Hall, 442 W. Washington St. A satellite office is also located inside the North Suffolk Library, on Bennetts Creek Park Road. Susan L. Draper, 514-4260 COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s main duties are the prosecution of all criminal cases arising under the criminal code of Virginia that were committed in the city of Suffolk. In addition, this office has a Welfare Fraud Division that investigates and prosecutes welfare frauds involving state and federally funded programs. The Commonwealth Attorney’s office is located in the Godwin Courts Building, 150 N. Main St. C. Phillips Ferguson, 514-4365 SHERIFF The Sheriff’s Department assigns bailiffs to the Circuit and General District Courts for security. The Civil Process Section provides for the serving of court documents, such as subpoenas, levies, and warrants.
The sheriff’s office is located in the Godwin Courts Building, 150 N. Main St. Raleigh H. Isaacs Sr., 514-7840 TREASURER The City Treasurer is responsible for receiving, accounting for and maintaining custody of all monies paid to the city. The Treasurer’s Office collects all fees, assessments and taxes for the city as required by state and local codes. The office also sells dog licenses and bicycle licenses. The Treasurer’s office is located in City Hall, 442 W. Washington St. A satellite office is located in the North Suffolk Library, on Bennetts Creek Park Road. Ronald H. Williams, 514-4275 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES The mission of the Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue is to prevent fires from occurring through world-class fire prevention and public education programs; reduce life and property loss through rapid response and the use of world-class suppression techniques; and provide advanced emergency medical care efficiently by maintaining high levels of training. There are five components to the Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue: Administration, Fire/EMS Operations, Fire
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Government continued Prevention/Public Education, Emergency Services, and Special Operations. Emergency, 911 Emergency Management, 514-4536 Headquarters, 514-4550 Fire Marshal, 514-7530 Nansemond-Suffolk Volunteer Rescue Squad, 539-6870 Driver Volunteer Fire Department, 5380519 Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire Department, 255-4240 Whaleyville Volunteer Fire Department, 986-3300 Holland Volunteer Fire Department, 3776178
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POLICE Until 1858, the sheriff of Nansemond County was charged with patrolling the county and the town of Suffolk, as well. When the town was issued a charter, a town sergeant was hired, and the position remained in effect until Suffolk became a city in 1910. After that, the city appointed a chief of police. The police department’s administrative headquarters is at 111 Henley Place, formerly 120 N. Wellons St. It was renamed in 2008 in honor of the late Officer Drew Henley, who died in the line of duty in 2005. Emergency, 911 Non-emergency, 923-2350 Suffolk Crime Line, 1-888-LOCK-U-UP
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Animal Control 124 Forest Glen Drive 514-7855 Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays
North Suffolk Treasurer’s Office 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road 514-7175 Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Suffolk Animal Control Bureau is responsible for the investigation of all incidents and the enforcement of laws regarding domestic animals within the city. The bureau maintains a shelter, and conducts adoptions and redemption of stray animals. Lost and found pet files also are handled through the facility. Adoptions are $75 for cats and $90 for dogs. Animals are spayed/ neutered and vaccinated prior to adoption. Auto decals Department of Motor Vehicles 268 Holladay St. 497-7100 Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon City Treasurer’s Office 442 W. Washington St.
City decals for vehicles are no longer mandated in the city of Suffolk, but the Vehicle License Fee will be included as a separate item on the annual personal property tax bills sent by the city treasurer. Anyone moving to Virginia must title their vehicle within 30 days of moving to Virginia. Additionally, before operating a vehicle in Virginia, it must pass an annual safety inspection and display a valid safety inspection sticker. Domestic Violence Genieve Shelter 1-800-969-HOPE (4673) 925-4365
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City Services continued support group, and recreational activities. Employment Suffolk Human Resources Office 442 W. Washington St. 514-4120 hr@suffolkva.us Extension Service Virginia Cooperative Extension Office 440 Market St. 514-4330 Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. GED/ABE/ESL classes The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology 4169 Pruden Blvd. 925-5651 www.prudencenter.net HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Suffolk Health Department 135 Hall Ave. 514-4700 The Suffolk Health Department offers a variety of health services, including health screenings, immunizations, prenatal and pediatric services, STD and communicable disease testing and treatment, family planning, WIC and SEVAMP Senior Services, and environmental health. Many services are free to the public. When there are charges, they are usually determined on a sliding fee scale based on income.
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Housing Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority 530 E. Pinner St. 539-2100 www.suffolkrha.org Hours of operation: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed on Wednesdays during the summer Suffolk Department of Social Services 135 Hall Ave. 514-7450
In the parking lot outside the Suffolk Family YMCA during summer camp, Troy Babb, a Suffolk sheriff’s deputy, lets 5-year-olds Ashley Nicolet, Kylie Blanchard and Bella Laffey get behind the wheel of his cruiser.
Both the Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Suffolk Department of Social Services help to provide rental and utility assistance as well as affordable housing for lower and limited income families. Identification
Department of Motor Vehicles 268 Holladay St. (804) 497-7100 Social Security Administration 502 Hillpoint Blvd (866) 835-7769 www.ssa.gov Social Security cards can be issued through the Social Security Administration, and state identification cards and driver’s licenses can be issued through the DMV. LICENSES Animal: City Treasurer’s Office 442 W. Washington St. 514-4275 North Suffolk Treasurer’s Office 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road 514-7175 Building and Zoning Permits: Neighborhood Development Services 442 W. Washington St. 514-4150 Business: Commissioner of the Revenue 442 W. Washington St. 514-4260 North Suffolk Office 2000 Bennett’s Creek Park Road 514-7180 Concealed Weapon and Handgun: Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court Mills E. Godwin Courts Complex 150 N. Main St. 514-7800 Driver’s: Department of Motor Vehicles 268 Holladay St. Hunting and Fishing: Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court Mills E. Godwin Courts Complex 150 N. Main St. 514-7800 Marriage: Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court Mills E. Godwin Courts Complex 150 N. Main St. 514-7800
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City Services continued Passports: Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court Mills E. Godwin Courts Complex 150 N. Main St. 514-7800 Senior services Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia 6350 N Center Dr. #5, Norfolk 461-9481 www.ssseva.org Meals on Wheels of Suffolk 2800 Godwin Blvd. 934-4911 www.suffolkmealsonwheels.com Social Services Suffolk Department of Social Services 135 Hall Ave. 514-7450 Social Security Social Security Administration 502 Hillpoint Road (866)-835-7769 www.ssa.gov UTILITIES Electricity Dominion Virginia Power 1-866-366-4357 www.dom.com Community Electric Cooperative 52 W, Windsor Blvd,, Windsor 242-6181 www.comelec.coop Natural Gas Virginia Natural Gas (866) 229-3578 www.vanaturalgas.com Columbia Gas of Virginia
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(800) 543-8911 www.columbiagasva.com Telephone Verizon 954-6222 (800) 483-4400 www.verizon.com Water/Sewer City of Suffolk Department of Public Utilities 514-7000 www.suffolk.va.us/pub_utl Wastewater Treatment Hampton Roads Sanitation District 460-2261 www.hrsd.com Trash Collection City of Suffolk Department of Public Works 514-7630 www.suffolk.va.us/pub_wks/refuse Solid Waste Disposal Southeastern Public Service Authority 420-4700 www.spsa.com VETERANS AFFAIRS Department of Veterans Services Office of the Commissioner 900 E. Main St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-786-0286 VETERAN’S HOSPITAL VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton 722-9961 WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN The Suffolk Health Department 135 Hall Ave. 514-4700
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Beyond simple reading, writing and arithmetic, the demands of the 21st-century workforce place new demands on education, beginning at the preschool level. The city of Suffolk is home to public and private schools, a vocational school, and two centers for higher learning — all in an effort to educate tomorrow’s leaders today. In neighboring communities, there are also several excellent choices of colleges and universities for the recent high school graduate or adults returning for a diploma. Across the city, there are 12 public elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools and an alternative program. The area is also home to two private schools, a vocational school and a community college. Public schools Public schools have come a long way in Suffolk since the first one opened here in 1871. At that time, schools operated three months of the year. The
first “modern” school building opened in 1893 at the corner of Saratoga and Market streets. Today, Suffolk Public Schools offers a comprehensive program for grades K-12, in addition to special programs for gifted students, students with disabilities, remedial instruction in basic skills, Advanced Placement classes, alternative education, preschool and vocational education. There were about 14,438 students enrolled in public schools as of September 2010. The overall student-to-teacher ratio is 25 to 1, and there is a computer-to-student ratio of 1.8 to 1. To see how city schools fare in comparison with other divisions across the region and state, contact the School Administrative Offices or visit the Virginia Department of Education’s website: www.doe. virginia.gov. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Booker T. Washington Elementary 204 Walnut St. Phone: 934-6226 Principal: David Reitz
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Education continued Creekside Elementary 1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road Phone: 923-4251 Principal: Katrina Rountree
Nansemond Parkway Elementary 3012 Nansemond Parkway Phone: 923-4167 Principal: Chanel Bryant
Driver Elementary 4270 Driver Lane Phone: 923-4106 Principal: Melodie Griffin
Northern Shores Elementary 6701 Respass Beach Road Phone: 923-4169 Principal: Tara Moore
Elephant’s Fork Elementary 2316 William Reid Drive Phone: 923-5250 Principal: Jessica Avery Florence Bowser Elementary 4540 Nansemond Parkway Phone: 923-4164 Principal: Cheryl Riddick Hillpoint Elementary 1101 Hillpoint Road Phone: 923-5252 Principal: Catherine Pichon Kilby Shores Elementary 111 Kilby Shores Drive Phone: 934-6214 Principal: Lori Mounie
During a groundbreaking ceremony for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy’s future Harbour View campus, Board of Trustees Chairman Rob J. Gies; Congressman Randy Forbes; Delegate Chris Jones; G. Robert Aston Jr.; Judge Richard S. Bray, president and CEO of The Beazley Foundation; Suffolk Mayor Linda T. Johnson; trustee Brian T. Rowe; W. Ashton Lewis, Jr.; trustee Charles R. Birdsong; George Y. Birdsong; Head of School Debbie Russell, and trustee Harry L. Cross III look on as students Ashley Bush, Kiera Mallas, Will Lewis, Patrick Leavy, Adi Barot, Cameron Bush and Margaret Laney Cross turn the earth.
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary 1253 Nansemond Parkway Phone: 934-6224 Principal: David LeFevre
Oakland Elementary 5505 Godwin Blvd. Phone: 923-5248 Principal: Tamesha Dabney Pioneer Elementary 150 Pioneer Road Phone: 925-5782 Principal: Danielle Belton MIDDLE SCHOOLS Forest Glen Middle 200 Forest Glen Drive Phone: 925-5780 Principal: Melvin Bradshaw John F. Kennedy Middle 2325 E. Washington St. Phone: 934-6212 Principal: Vivian Covington John Yeates Middle 4901 Bennett’s Pasture Road Phone: 923-4105 Principal: Daniel O’Leary See EDUCATION page 18
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Education continued King’s Fork Middle 350 Kings Fork Road Phone: 923-5246 Principal: Jennifer K. Presson HIGH SCHOOLS King’s Fork High 351 Kings Fork Road Phone: 923-5240 Principal: Ronald Leigh Lakeland High 214 Kenyon Road Phone: 925-5790 Principal: Douglas Wagoner Nansemond River High 3301 Nansemond Parkway Phone: 923-4101 Principal: Thomas McLemore ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CMYK
Turlington Woods 629 Turlington Road Phone: 934-6215 Principal: Kinsey Bynum GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL The Governor’s School for the Arts, located in Norfolk, offers intensive study in five arts areas: dance, vocal and instrumental music, visual arts, theater arts and performing arts. The programs are designed
for students who demonstrate strong interests and abilities in their field. Students who enroll in the school take academic classes in the mornings at their home schools and attend the arts school in the afternoons for three hours. Auditions are conducted annually or on an as-needed basis. Students should see their guidance counselors for information. VOCATIONAL CENTER The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology is the regional school designed to serve students from Suffolk and Isle of Wight County who want to pursue industrial and technical programs. Adult education and recreational classes are also offered. Adults seeking classes to enhance their job opportunities or to achieve their GED should contact the center at 925-5651, at www. prudencenter.net, or visit at 4169 Pruden Blvd. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION You may contact the division offices for information or inquiries regarding the Suffolk Public Schools. School admin-
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Education continued istrative offices are located at 100 N. Main St. The main phone number is 925-6750. The administration includes: 4Deran Whitney, superintendent 4Wendell M. Waller, School Board attorney 4Jacqueline C. Chavis, deputy superintendent 4Douglas Dohey, chief of operations 4Wendy K. Forsman, executive director of finance 4Pamela L. Connor, director of elementary leadership 4Stenette Byrd, director of secondary leadership 4Antoine Hickman, director of special education 4Suzanne R. Rice, director
of human resources 4John W. Littlefield, director of technology 4F. Terry Napier, director of facilities and planning 4Gail V. Bess, coordinator of career and technical education and adult education 4Carolyn Taylor, coordinator of compensatory programs 4Dianne D. Whiting, coordinator of human resources 4Randolph Boone, coordinator of pupil personnel 4Susan M. Redmon, purchasing manager 4Bethanne D. Bradshaw, public information and community relations officer 4Janice F. White, supervisor of health services
COMMUNITY COLLEGE Paul D. Camp Community College — Suffolk Campus: 271 Kenyon Road, 569-6700. Web: www.pdc.edu. PDCCC offers one- and two-year vocational, technical and collegelevel programs in Western Tidewater. More than 30 areas of study are offered to students at Suffolk, Franklin and Smithfield campuses. AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Christopher Newport University: 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, 594-7000. Web: www.cnu.edu/. Four-year liberal arts university.
The College of William and Mary: P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, 221-4000. Web: www.wm.edu. Four-year college with schools in arts and sciences, business administration, education, law and marine science. Eastern Virginia Medical School: P.O. Box 1980, Norfolk, 446-5600. Web: www. evms.edu. Community-based medical school. Hampton University: 100 E Queen St, Hampton, 7275000. Web: www.hamptonu. edu. Privately-endowed, non-profit, non-sectarian, coeducational, historically black university.
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