Sheriff Karen Bowden and U. S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Erik Peterson signed an agreement last week to make the sheriff’s office part of the Partnership for Youth Success Program, which guarantees job interviews — but not employment — to eligible soldiers.

The executive board for Norfolk Sister City Association is in discussions after calls from the governor and the mayor asked the organization to end a nearly 30-year Sister City relationship with Kaliningrad, Russia.

State police have charged 21-year-old Juan Urrea, of the 1000 block of Anderson Street in Norfolk, with driving under the influence, driving without a license and reckless driving.

The store will not be removing products such as Stolichnaya and Smirnoff, which are Russian-themed but not produced in Russia.

The 65-year-old public housing complex, which closed in 2020, is being torn down to make room for a mixed-use development with new homes, commercial spaces and community amenities.

Now named Huntington Middle School, it opened in 1936 and once served as the city’s only high school for Black students.

The Four Oaks Day Services and Training Center is asking the community to donate new or gently used adult-sized bicycles for people in the area experiencing — or at risk for experiencing — homelessness.

Eligible for-profit micro-businesses in the Southeast Community may receive grants ranging from $500 to $3,500.

The family dog was found, unharmed, inside the home.