City of Suffolk Program Guide: May - August 2020

The City of Suffolk Program Guide magazine features a multitude of family friendly events, programs, and activities and can be accessed at this link: www.suffolkva.us/programguide

Suffolk Parks & Recreation, Suffolk Public Library, and Suffolk Tourism ...

Know Your Zone - Zone Evacuation Information

All you have to do is Know Your Zone.         

When a storm is approaching, emergency managers will determine which zones are most at risk considering the intensity, path, speed, tides and other meteorological f...

City of Suffolk Media Releases

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City Offices' Independence Day Holiday Closing Schedule

In observance of Independence Day, Suffolk City offices will be closed Friday, July 3, 2020. Operations will resume Monday, July 6, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. Please note, however, that the majority of City of Suffolk facilities, as well as the Treasure...

Upcoming Temporary Road Closure Portion of Wilroy Road

Suffolk Public Works Traffic Engineering advises of an upcoming temporary road closure for a portion of Wilroy Road (Route 642).

Wilroy Road (Route 642) will be closed, in both directions, south of Rt. 58 from River Creek Drive to Lassiter Lane. The closu...

Message from Mayor Linda T. Johnson - Murder of George Floyd

Message from Mayor Linda T. Johnson - Murder of George Floyd (click on title to play video)

City Offices to Close to Public Until Further Notice

Following Governor Ralph Northam’s statewide order which became effective at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, to protect the health and safety of Virginians and reduce the spread of the Coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, Suffolk City Office...

Suffolk Parks & Recreation Cypress Park Pool 2020 Opening for Public Open Swim and Swimming Lessons

Suffolk Parks & Recreation Cypress Park Pool, located at 2001 Arizona Avenue, is opening on Wednesday, July 1^st.  The pool is ready for both Public Open Swim and Swimming Lessons.

Public Open Swim will be Tuesdays through Sundays, 2:00 p.m. to...

Suffolk Parks & Recreation Opening Limited Summer Camps

Suffolk Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the opening of limited Summer Camps.

In keeping with Forward Virginia Phased guidelines, limited Summer Camp spaces and sites will be available for rising Kindergarten to rising 6^th graders. Four-year-o...

Suffolk Parks & Recreation Re-Opening Fitness Centers

Suffolk Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the Fitness Centers located at East Suffolk Recreation Center and Whaleyville Recreation Center will reopen on Monday, June 15^th.

To comply with the Governor’s Executive Order 65 and the guide...

Suffolk EDA Unveils New Small Business Support

Suffolk EDA Unveils New Small Business Support

The Suffolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved a new Grant Program designed to support businesses facing economic hardship due to the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19.

The EDA has allocated up to...

MOSQUITO SEASON HAS BEGUN

MOSQUITO SEASON HAS BEGUN

The mosquito season has begun, and Suffolk Mosquito Control is working diligently to protect the City from mosquito-transmitted diseases and to reduce nuisance mosquito populations. Operations include, but are not limited to, rout...

Suffolk Public Library Announces Curbside Pickup Service Beginning June 22

Suffolk Public Library is excited to announce that contactless curbside pickup service for Library items on hold will begin on Monday, June 22, 2020. Curbside Pickup will be available at Morgan Memorial Library and North Suffolk Library between the hours ...

Summer Concerts and Events Cancelled through July 4

Consistent with best practices and recommendations from national, state, and local health officials regarding the potential of community spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Summer Concerts scheduled to be held in Downtown Suffolk June 13, June...

FAQ regarding Coronavirus Executive Orders from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

FAQ regarding Coronavirus Executive Orders from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

Reminder from Suffolk Transit Regarding Use of Public Transport

Suffolk Transit would like to remind the public to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State guidelines by limiting use of public transport to essential travel only.  Suffolk Transit is an essential service for helping...

Suffolk Parks & Recreation Playgrounds Closed

The playgrounds at the following Suffolk Parks & Recreation parks will close to the public at 6 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2020, until further notice due to the City’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need for social distancing:...

Suffolk Economic Development Rolls Out Workforce Communication Tool

In response to the rapidly changing economic climate with COVID-19, Suffolk Economic Development Department has created an online resource aimed to support job seekers.

The new online directory, found on the www.YesSuffolk.com homepage, features Suffolk an...

CITY TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ONLINE TRANSACTION CONVENIENCE FEES

Please be advised that, until further notice, convenience fees for all transactions made online at the Suffolk Treasurer’s payment portal (www.suffolkvatax.us) have been temporarily suspended in order to assist our citizens as we all deal with t...

Important Information from Public Utilities Regarding COVID-19

The City of Suffolk’s G. Robert House, Jr. Water Treatment Facility Laboratory typically provides water testing services to our citizens who have well systems.  Temporarily, however, due to National, State, and local Emergency Declarati...

SUFFOLK LIBRARY VIRTUALLY COMING TO YOU

You can still take advantage of the wonderful classes and events offered by the Suffolk Public Library as we all work together to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by self-isolating and practicing social distancing as recomme...

Suffolk Keeps Citizens Safe and Informed with Suffolk Mass Notification System

The City of Suffolk is now working with Everbridge, the worldwide leader in unified critical communications, to keep residents safe and informed with quick and reliable emergency notifications and public service announcements. As of Monday, March 2, 2020,...

Summer Burn Ban in Effect May 1st

The Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue’s Fire Prevention Bureau wants to advise citizens that there is no open air burning allowed from May 1^st through September 30, 2020.  This restriction comes from the Virginia Department of Env...