Latest Suffolk Podcast Episodes
Centuries ago, Black freedmen found refuge harvesting oysters in Suffolk. A descendant is carrying on their legacy.
WHRO Reports - April 24, 2024 13:16 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOysterwoman Mary Hill is trying to keep the village of Hobson alive. This story is part of an NPR project documenting historical markers throughout the U.S.
Hampton Roads’ first free-standing hospice house opens in Virginia Beach
WHRO Reports - April 23, 2024 17:47 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith 12 rooms, the Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach puts only a small dent in the number of hospice beds needed in the region.
Nonprofit working to boost public access to Great Dismal Swamp
WHRO Reports - April 22, 2024 17:53 - 57 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Friends of the Great Dismal Swamp recently got a half-million dollar grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement planned improvements at the wildlife refuge.
282 – Regenerative Farming Discussion with Jeremy Buxton
Dewing Grain Podcast - April 22, 2024 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIan and Ben are joined by Jeremy Buxton, a third-generation farmer who came back to manage his family farm after living and working in Paris for 12 years presenting for sports television. Jeremy talks to us about Eves Hill Farm, and the changes he saw when he came back to work in the industry. ...
The Book of Joshua: Getting Your Feet Wet
Riverbend Church | Pastor Bobby Hill - April 21, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFollow us every week as Pastor Bobby Hill delivers uplifting, encouraging and challenging messages from the Lord.
Elders in Every Church
West Suffolk Baptist Church - April 21, 2024 13:37 - 1 hour ★★★ - 1 ratingWest Suffolk Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Suffolk, VA, and exists to glorify God through worship, discipleship, prayer and fellowship, and to spread a passion for God’s glory throughout Suffolk unto the uttermost parts of the world.
Farming Programme 21st April 2024
The Farming Programme - April 21, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLooking ahead to Beef Expo 2024 and Open Farm Sunday. Considering hydrogen power - the next big thing for agricultural machinery? Crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important and timely agronomy advice. Plus the week's farming news and weather.
International climate change workshop comes to Norfolk
WHRO Reports - April 17, 2024 19:44 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCommunity members took part in a French-inspired “Climate Fresk” to learn about the science behind global climate change.
HRBT expansion marks breakthrough as boring machine completes first new tunnel
WHRO Reports - April 17, 2024 18:55 - 52 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter a 5-month U-turn, the monster drill will bore a second tunnel back to Norfolk.
Part of former Lambert's Point Golf Course opens as public green space
WHRO Reports - April 15, 2024 18:45 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingResidents had been pushing the city for nearly a year to preserve the 15 acres it owns as a park. And some questions remain.
281 – Market Report W/C 15/4/24
Dewing Grain Podcast - April 15, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this week’s bitesize episode, Andrew talks us through the figures for the market and finally, we are starting to see some sunshine and hoping it stays this way! Ben has been in Yorkshire with his boys climbing a mountain, however, the weather wasn’t the best up there – full of rain and wi...
The Word of God
New Life Church, Great Cornard - April 14, 2024 17:06 - 39 minutesStu Clarke looks at The Word of God in part four of our Rediscovering Church series.
The Book of Joshua: Living Strong & Courageous
Riverbend Church | Pastor Bobby Hill - April 14, 2024 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFollow us every week as Pastor Bobby Hill delivers uplifting, encouraging and challenging messages from the Lord.
Paul’s Prayer for the Colossian Saints
West Suffolk Baptist Church - April 14, 2024 13:15 - 1 hour ★★★ - 1 ratingWest Suffolk Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Suffolk, VA, and exists to glorify God through worship, discipleship, prayer and fellowship, and to spread a passion for God’s glory throughout Suffolk unto the uttermost parts of the world.
Farming Programme 14th April 2024
The Farming Programme - April 14, 2024 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHelp for flooded farmers - but is it fit for purpose? It's many people's favourite Sunday lunch, is it yours? Great British Beef Week launches on St George's Day An important contractors' survey launches Important agronomy advice, crop and market reports, the week's faming news and weather T...
Residential, retail and a new hotel: Norfolk targets MacArthur Center for a mixed-use development
WHRO Reports - April 12, 2024 19:25 - 50 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNorfolk's mayor announcement was big on ambition and light on details, but included plans for a new 400-room hotel alongside high-rise apartments and condos.
Zwerner’s lawyers say Newport News schools could face state, federal investigations
WHRO Reports - April 12, 2024 14:17 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLawyers for former Newport News teacher Abby Zwerner say new information from a grand jury report indicting a former school administrator may give grounds for state and federal agencies to investigate Newport News schools.
After grand jury indictments, prosecutors are still investigating Richneck Elementary shooting
WHRO Reports - April 11, 2024 16:32 - 53 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe grand jury report released this week suggests additional investigation into school district officials. Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn says his office will follow the facts where they lead.
After grand jury indictments, prosecutors are still investigating Richneck Elementary Shooting
WHRO Reports - April 11, 2024 16:32 - 53 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe grand jury report released this week suggests additional investigation into school district officials. Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn says his office will follow the facts where they lead.
City employees, residents tell Virginia Beach to let firefighters collectively bargain
WHRO Reports - April 10, 2024 00:48 - 57 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA union representing city fire and EMS staff has requested the ability to collectively bargain a contract with the city, the first such request in Virginia Beach since public-sector bargaining was allowed by the state in 2021. The city must accept or reject the request by the end of May.
VB wants to know: should city let employee unions bargain contracts?
WHRO Reports - April 08, 2024 16:40 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingVirginia Beach is facing a request from the International Association of Fire Fighters to let fire and EMS staff jointly negotiate a contract with the city. The council is holding a special meeting to get resident input.
280 – Oil Prices & Webby’s Pink Pants
Dewing Grain Podcast - April 08, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week we are joined by the in-house gang of Andrew, Ben & Webby. Topics of this episode include everyone’s favourite……the weather and how that has been affecting the market figures. Webby got bored over the weekend and listened to a competitor's podcast and shared his thoughts on this. O...
The Book of Joshua: An Introduction
Riverbend Church | Pastor Bobby Hill - April 07, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFollow us every week as Pastor Bobby Hill delivers uplifting, encouraging and challenging messages from the Lord.
I Am Ascending to My Father
West Suffolk Baptist Church - April 07, 2024 14:46 - 48 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingWest Suffolk Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Suffolk, VA, and exists to glorify God through worship, discipleship, prayer and fellowship, and to spread a passion for God’s glory throughout Suffolk unto the uttermost parts of the world.
Leadership Credibility
New Life Church, Great Cornard - April 07, 2024 14:36 - 23 minutesAndy Jelfs continues our Thessalonians series, looking at Leadership Credibility from 1 Thessalonians 2v1-12.
Farming Programme 7th April 2024
The Farming Programme - April 07, 2024 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhich Lincolnshire farmer will we be cheering on at next week's Manchester Marathon and why? BYDV, Septoria and Sclerotinia - all on the way, but what can you do about it? That and more timely agronomy advice. Why thousands of families will be at Lincolnshire Showground next Sunday? Plus the ...
Williamsburg officials say a resident survey prompted them to look at an independent school system. The survey didn’t ask that question.
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 19:58 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen Williamsburg officials introduced the idea of splitting the Williamsburg-James City County Public School System last year, they cited feedback from a resident survey as one of the main reasons to consider ending the nearly 70-year partnership. But the survey, obtained through a Freedom of In...
Portsmouth leaders try different approach to nurture small businesses, downtown retail
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 16:52 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBloom Market is both a boutique and an economic development experiment. Small-scale local artisans will have a place to get some brick-and-mortar retail experience in the hope that they grow into their own locations.
Citing lack of affordable land, Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity groups suspend new home applications
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 16:47 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLast year, the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg Habitat chapter got a record 280 new homebuyer applications. Now, it's suspending the program until it can find more land to build on.
Suffolk's real estate tax rate will stay the same — but bills will rise, according to city budget proposal
WHRO Reports - April 04, 2024 18:05 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSuffolk’s tax rate isn't changing from $1.09 per $100 of assessed value — but new assessed property values went up by 5.4%. Residents’ real estate tax bills will go up because of the new assessment increase.