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In today's newsletter:

  • How will Suffolk's tougher solar cap shape the future of local farmland?
  • How are Suffolk schools cutting discipline problems and boosting safety?
  • How did a Suffolk family's dream kitchen turn into a legal standoff?

Also on today's calendar: Ivy & Ice: A Phirst Pham All White Experience and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Suffolk moves to reinforce solar cap (suffolknewsherald.com) — Suffolk's Planning Commission has voted to reinforce the city's cap on utility-scale solar farms by writing it into the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, tying it directly to farmland preservation. The move won't change the existing acreage limit but strengthens the city's legal footing as state law makes comprehensive plans central to decisions on future solar projects and agricultural land use.
   

2. Suffolk discipline incidents drop 14% (suffolknewsherald.com) — Discipline incidents in Suffolk schools dropped 14% last year, with Hillpoint Elementary cutting reported cases by more than half and fights without injury also falling sharply. The district is rolling out new behavior specialists, staff training, upgraded bus cameras, and added security technology, even as a safety committee questions whether state data show the same positive trend.
   

3. Countertop Clash: Suffolk family at impasse with contractor over work not done (wavy.com) — A Suffolk family says a Virginia Beach countertop company took nearly $8,000 to replace a cracked granite surface in their new home but never completed the work, leading to missed installation dates, online complaints, and a restraining order after alleged threats. The contractor now proposes finishing the job with a third-party installer, while the family insists on strict conditions and no contact from those under the court order.
   

4. Which Hampton Roads companies made Inc. 5000's fastest-growing list? (pilotonline.com) — A Suffolk-based firm, Reed Integration, earned a spot on Inc. magazine's 2026 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, joining 25 other Hampton Roads businesses. The ranking underscores how Suffolk is part of a broader regional surge in tech, construction, and service firms that have rapidly grown revenue between 2022 and 2025.
   

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  • Come out and get some fresh veggies for your Sunday dinner this evening and for the rest of the week, grocery store is too far but we aren't!!
    Summers winding down fast and we are not sure how much longer we will be out here serving all your awesome suffolkians!! Come by and support local!!… (Nextdoor Liberty Spring)
  • One of the neighbors dog is missing again.
    If anyone sees him please contact the number on the flyer. Thank you! (Nextdoor Deer Forest/Desert Rd)
  • Qurate Retail Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Fulfillment Center Equipment Operator (1st Shift ONLY) in Suffolk. Apply here.
  • Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Suffolk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Suffolk here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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