http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/27 Category: News en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:48:24 -0500 SUFFOLK Credit a conservative budget, an uptick in spending or both, but revenues from many local taxes are beating expectations. Three months into the fiscal year, the city is projecting revenues in its main operating fund to exceed expenses by about $823,000, despite declining state aid. That's a cushion of about half a percent on its $169 million general fund. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/suffolk-city-revenue-forecast-cautiously-upbeat Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:30:43 -0500 CHESAPEAKE Back in the 1980s, then-Mayor Sid Oman had an idea - allow individual City Council members to act as a link between city departments and the council as a whole. There weren't, and still aren't, any written rules about liaisons and what they can or can't do. Now, the city is studying its liaison system after a series of issues that have bred tension on the City Council. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/chesapeakes-liaison-system-city-agencies-faces-scrutiny Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:27:53 -0500 COROLLA A fun park with a go-kart track proposed for Corolla has drawn opposition from residents there who say it would bring a Myrtle Beach-type atmosphere. Developer Israel Golasa, who also owns Wings stores and Beach Mart Inc., plans to build a fun park on 3.3 acres that would include an arcade, a 36-hole miniature golf course and a go-kart track. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/residents-want-tap-brakes-new-gokart-park-project Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:28 -0500 For what had the potential to be a ho-hum Election Day in Dare County, contests in Nags Head and Southern Shores ended up having some good, old-fashioned political shake-ups. Voters in both towns rejected incumbent mayors, but it was in Southern Shores, with its quiet tree-lined neighborhoods populated by highly educated retirees, where politics got downright raucous. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/southern-shores-and-nags-head-oust-incumbent-mayors Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:15 -0500 SUFFOLK The city has rejected all of the proposals it received for the Obici mansion, calling into question the fate of the historic home. The city released a statement Friday evening saying that all of the proposals failed to meet one or more of the requirements for the project. Those criteria included financing capability, benefits to the city, and project experience. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/suffolk-says-obici-bids-are-inadequate Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:51:52 -0500 NORFOLK A man convicted of murder, robbery, and drug and weapons charges will serve 21 years for the crimes, a judge ruled Friday. Deonte L. Mayfield was convicted in the shooting death of 31-year-old Cleavonne Tynes, who was found with several gunshot wounds in the 300 block of E. Little Creek Road in June 2008. A co-defendant, Donte White, is scheduled to be sentenced in January. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/norfolk-man-serve-21-years-08-shooting Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:37 -0500 NORFOLK The state Supreme Court vacated criminal contempt convictions against two defense lawyers who were charged and sanctioned by Chuck Griffith, a circuit judge who has since left the bench. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/high-court-overturns-attorneys-convictions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:27:55 -0500 By Jaedda Armstrong and Philip Walzer NORFOLK Perfectly Frank, a hot dog and hamburger joint near Old Dominion University, was packed. Every table and nearly every seat at the counter was taken. Plus three tables outside. Same for Boar's Nest Bar & Deli down the street. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/odu-fans-bring-nearby-shops-business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:59 -0500 Norfolk State University president Carolyn Meyers said Friday in a statement that she was surprised and honored to be a finalist for the top post at Morgan State University. The Baltimore school this week released the names of three candidates for its presidency. In her statement, Meyers said she was approached by the university's search committee. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/nsus-meyers-says-its-honor-be-mix-morgan-state Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:49:10 -0500 In the midst of a swine flu pandemic, should guests at a wine-tasting party share a single glass? A version of that question faces many Hampton Roads churches, where congregants sip from a shared Communion cup. A Georgetown University doctor warns against such a practice, but it's routine during Communion in Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/churches-tweak-communion-routine-stave-swine-flu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:23:30 -0500