🏈 Indian River Hands King’s Fork Its First Loss

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🏈 Indian River hands King’s Fork its first loss

🌐 Rural Suffolk gets a big internet upgrade

🎖️ Suffolk salutes veterans and service members with four days of events

📅 Community events

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The News: Two unbeaten teams met at King’s Fork Friday night, and Indian River won 41-28. The game was tied 22-22 at halftime after three first-half lead changes, but the Braves took control in the third quarter. King’s Fork sophomore Kevin Knight scored three touchdowns in the first half.

Why It Matters: It was Indian River’s first win over King’s Fork since 2019. The Braves improved to 9-0 and moved closer to their first outright Southeastern District championship since 2018. King’s Fork dropped to 7-1.

Other Suffolk scores Friday:
✅ Nansemond River 40, Lakeland 7
✅ Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 46, Fork Union 18

👉 The Move: King’s Fork travels to Nansemond River next Friday, while Indian River closes the regular season at home against Hickory.

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The News: Spectrum has completed a multi-year broadband expansion across rural Suffolk, Isle of Wight, and Southampton County. The project added more than 1,400 miles of network construction, bringing service to more than 12,000 previously unserved homes and small businesses across the three localities.

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Why It Matters: For rural families, farms, and small businesses, reliable high-speed internet can make a big difference for remote work, school, telehealth, and running a business. The nearly $35 million project included more than $27.5 million in state and local funding and more than $7.4 million from Spectrum.

👉 The Move: Live in rural Suffolk? Check your address to see if service is now available. Availability can vary by location.

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🏃 Salute to Service 5K
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 8 to 10 a.m.
📍 Downtown Festival Park, 215 W. Washington St.
Start the weekend with a community 5K honoring those who served. Registration is open.

🐴 Salute to Veterans Stall Crawl
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 Liberty Lane Farm and Sunny Days Farm
Explore Suffolk’s equine community while celebrating local veterans.

🎖️ Inaugural Veterans Day Observance
Monday, Nov. 9 | 10 to 11 a.m.
📍 Suffolk City Council Chambers, 442 W. Washington St.
The city’s first observance will honor veterans from all six military branches. Free and open to the public. No registration required.

🤝 Veterans and Service Members Event
Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
Around 150 vendors, organizations, and service providers will offer employment opportunities, benefits information, family resources, and community support.

👉 The Move: Pick an event, bring the family, and help Suffolk show some love to the people who served.

Art of Wine Series: Regina DeVal Exhibit – Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (110 W Finney Ave)

Nuts for Autumn Tea Tasting – Stillwater Tea House at Rose C (2453 Pruden Blvd) | Daily Seatings: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM

Outdoors at the Center – Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (110 W Finney Ave) | 6:00 PM

Salute to Service 5K – Downtown Festival Park (215 W Washington St) | 8:00 AM (5K Run/Walk), 9:15 AM (1 Mile)

Bosley Artist Market – Suffolk Art Gallery (118 Bosley Ave) | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Firk Around and Find Out – A Cask Ale Festival – Nansemond Brewing Station (212 E Washington St) | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Historic Suffolk Narrated Bus Tour – Departs from Suffolk Visitor Center (524 N Main St) | 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Suffolk Restaurant Week – Participating Restaurants Throughout Suffolk, VA

The City of Suffolk will honor local veterans during a special Veterans Day Observance on Monday, Nov. 9.

📅 Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
⏰ 10 to 11 a.m.
📍 Suffolk City Council Chambers
442 W. Washington Street

The community is invited to come recognize and thank those who have served in our nation’s Armed Forces.

The Salute to Veterans Stall Crawl is set for Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Suffolk.

The event brings together three local barns for one patriotic day of horses, community, and honoring veterans. 🐴

Got a pothole, missed trash pickup, broken streetlight, or illegal dumping to report? Suffolk now has a single online Public Works Service Request Form for residents.

You can also request trash can repairs or replacements and report other refuse-related concerns without hunting around for the right department.

👉 The Move: Spot a problem? Submit it at suffolkva.us/servicerequest.

🏈 Football | Friday, Oct. 30
Indian River 41, King’s Fork 28
Nansemond River 40, Lakeland 7
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 46, Fork Union 18

🏐 Girls Volleyball | Thursday, Oct. 29
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 3, Nansemond River 0

🏐 Boys Volleyball
King’s Fork 3, Maury 1 on Oct. 27
Nansemond River 3, Manor 1 on Oct. 26
Nansemond River 3, Maury 1 on Oct. 28 in the Class 5 Region B playoffs
Poquoson 1, Lakeland 0 on Oct. 26

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