SUFFOLK Full Quiver Farm is home to a fresh-faced family that could have stepped out of a simpler, gentler place reminiscent of "Little House on the Prairie." But this idyllic aura is the down-to-earth reality of Scott and Alison Wilson's family vision that springs from the Psalm 127 inspiration for the name of their family: "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,

By James Thomas Jr. Correspondent SMITHFIELD Smithfield Town Council will install a mayor and two council members Tuesday, but choosing the new mayor to lead the seven-member body is shaping up to be more a wait-and-see who draws the short straw task than conferring an honor on a well-deserving public official.

SUFFOLK The Suffolk Humane Society will hold its first Mutt Strut Dog Walk & Festival on Sept. 21, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Sleepy Hole Park. Events will include police and bomb dog demonstrations, a dog-trick workshop, agility demonstrations, canine games and contests, raffles and prizes, food, exhibitors, and representatives from more than 30 animal rescue groups and shelters.

By Phyllis Speidell The Virginia-Pilot SMITHFIELD Ragtime fades from Main Street at the end of June when Trey Gwaltney closes his Antiques Emporium. The syncopated melodies are as much a signature of Smithfield as his antiques mall from where the vintage tunes waft into the street.

Huntersville, a small Suffolk neighborhood that has struggled over the years, will enjoy a population boom as families move into 16 Habitat for Humanity houses built this month. Jonathan Reckford, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International, spent a day at the Suffolk home-building blitz on June 4, meeting with builders and future homeowners.

By Merle Monahan Correspondent COURTLAND A newly renovated Courtland Branch Library celebrated its 50th anniversary last week. Manager Iola Lamison, a seven-year veteran at Courtland, said the celebration was June 13 because it not only commemorated the opening of the library, but was the birthday of founder Walter Cecil Rawls.

 By Frank Roberts Correspondent SUFFOLK What's black and white and read all over? Not just The Virginian-Pilot, but also the box it comes in. In Suffolk, there's more than just news inside those typically utilitarian newspaper coin boxes. Now there's news on the outside as well.

High school students who have an interest in engineering may find a pair of summer camps just what they need to make a career choice. "Time for New Choices, Engineering 101" is a free week-long summer camp offered by the Office of Outreach and Recruitment at Thomas Nelson Community College.

Don "Big Daddy" Garlits was in town to sign autographs and share past times with the crowd of motor heads and former dragsters at the Suffolk Raceway Reunion May 24 at the Suffolk Executive Airport. Garlits, considered the father of drag racing, perfected the rear engine top fuel dragster after losing part of his foot in a drag racing accident in a car with a front mounted engine.

A lot has happened within the past 40 days for Brian Burton. The senior from Norfolk Christian School will graduate on Friday, the culimation of 12 years of school. On April 20, the Suffolk resident attained the highest ranking offered by the Boy Scouts of America, the prestigious Eagle rank, a journey that started 11 years ago when he was in the second grade.