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🌱 How Suffolk became Hampton Roads’ fastest-growing community since 2020.

Hey there, Suffolk! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Suffolk became Hampton Roads’ fastest-growing community since 2020.
  • What’s really in Suffolk’s newly approved $257 million school budget?
  • How a Suffolk bird rescuer is rebuilding a fire-damaged raptor program

Also on today's calendar: Sips & Scams: Uncorking the Truth About Fraud and 2 more events.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Suffolk or nearby? Post it to the Suffolk calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Warm with variable clouds, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suffolk still the top population growth area in Hampton Roads, census data shows (pilotonline.com) — Suffolk is leading Hampton Roads in population growth, adding nearly 10,000 residents since 2020 for a 10.4% jump, one of the biggest increases in Virginia. New census estimates show people continuing to move from core cities to outer localities like Suffolk, reshaping where future housing, schools, and services will be needed across the region.
   

• School Board approves $257 million budget (suffolknewsherald.com) — Suffolk’s School Board has approved a $257.1 million budget for 2026-27, including a request for $95.2 million from City Council, with only one member voting no. The plan boosts local funding and includes a 2% staff raise, while some board members push for more investment in special education, higher raises, and better-qualified personnel.
   

• Rebuilding the Edgerton raptor program (auroranewsregister.com) — A Suffolk-based wildlife rescuer is helping an out-of-state science center rebuild its raptor program after a devastating February fire. Tommy White of Alton’s Keep in Suffolk, Va., has provided a barred owl and red-shouldered hawk that will eventually join a bald eagle in educating visitors, while plans move forward to reconstruct the burned enclosure and highlight his rehabilitation work.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meet 4yr old Savanna!
    She is a beautiful Siamese mix. Her owner passed and no family members were able to take her. She is shy at first but comes around in time. Savanna… (Nextdoor Parkside)
  • Apparently he /she lives nearby
    Husky - At the bridge on okelly just north of Quaker no name on collar. Will let me pet her but not pick her up Now out of the water Anyone… (Nextdoor Suburban Woods)
  • Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Suffolk. Apply here.
  • Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Suffolk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Suffolk here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

  • Windsor High's Mariah Stephenson surpasses 1,000 career points (smithfieldtimes.com)
  • Prince Philip Had Pancreatic Cancer in Final Years Before Death, New Royal Book Claims (justjared.com)
  • 'Forget the myths' – Jimmy Page on life as a keeper of the Led Zeppelin flame (uncut.co.uk)

Franklin

  • RIVERGUARD REPORT: Shad flying high on the Nottoway (thetidewaternews.com)
  • Franklin County Board of Supervisors considering tax increases as school, county costs soar (wsls.com)

Ok Suffolk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Suffolk

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Suffolk

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.