Suffolk, VA

Lake Drummond in Suffolk is open to the public for the first time in a while. It had been closed because it was being used as a water source for the fire that started June 9, 2008. At the height of the fire in the Great Dismal Swamp there were oaver 400 firefighters fighting the fire. For a short time, the fire was the largest wild fire in the US. Today there are less then 50 firefighters. The fire will smolder until there is a big soaking rainfall. Hopefully that will be soon.

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The Harbour Side Marina and Restaurant in Suffolk, Va is in the news and not for its casual dining experience. It seems the new owners may have expanded the restaurant without proper environmental permits. The owner says he was acting within his rights under an exemption granted after Hurricane Isabel in 2003. That basically said you could rebuild within the same footprint. The owner has added floating piers and an outdoor deck made for parties. The deck probably got him in trouble as much as anything because of the noise. We will see how all this plays out after the court battles.

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The city of Suffolk was hit by a tornado on April 28, 2008. Many residents are facing big bills from deductibles and other charges. A little bit of good news came thier recently as the United Way of South Hampton Roads mailed $500 checks to 288 people in Suffolk who applied for assistance. There were pledges of $600k but so far only $175k has actually come in. The area did not qualify for federal assistance because to many people had insurance. Go figure. The price of real estate hasn't suffered so if residents want to sell the homes there the opportunity exists.

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What does a man who imported fouty settlers to Suffolk 400 years ago have to do with this rd? Well if is name is Richard Bennett it has everything to do with it. He was the first father of Nansemond County and was Virginia's first governer under the Puritan Commonwealth. Now we know where the Bennett came from but what about the pasture?

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After showing some homes in rural Suffolk and trying to sell some real estate, my tank was empty and I was out in the country. I stopped to get some gas and thought I had gone back in time. Gas was $1.80 a gallon. I thought I was on to something and was looking for milk jugs to fill up with. Imagine my surprise when I went in to pay. The guy took out a calculator and multiplied times two. What was going on I asked. He smiled and said that the old fashioned gas pumps with the mechanical insides can't go over $3.99 a gallon and don't show more than a $99.00 sale and so they are allowed to do half pricing. Can you believe that. It works like this:

$10,000 for a new pump

$650 for a kit

Half pricing $00

There are only about 8,500 of the old pumps around so you may never run into one like that but if you do, now you know why.

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