🌱 Crews Find Cannonball At Beach + Naval Ship Returns to Norfolk

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Carla Varner, your host of the Norfolk Daily.

First, today's weather:

Warm with clouds and sun. High: 83 Low: 66.

Here are the top three stories today in Norfolk:

1. Construction crews found a "surprise" cannonball while bulldozing sand at the Willoughby Spit beach Tuesday morning. The Norfolk Police Department and Norfolk Fire & Rescue were called to the site after the object was found. The cannonball was deemed not hazardous and recovered for disposal by the Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal. (13newsnow.com WVEC)
2. Hundreds of sailors on the Norfolk-based USS Forrest Sherman are coming home today. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk after a three-month deployment in the European theater of operations. While deployed the ship operated under the direction of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22. (13newsnow.com WVEC)
3. Kimahni "G-Stacks" Lankford, the Norfolk man accused of shooting 1-year old Honesty Brehon with an AK-47 style weapon, was deemed "not competent" to stand trial. Police say the gunshot wounds destroyed Brehon's reproductive system and left her with a colostomy bag, damage to her eyes, a deformed foot, and one hip. Lankford is scheduled to reappear in court on Jul. 16 for another competency evaluation hearing. (WAVY.com)

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Today in Norfolk:

• Women's HIV Empowerment Group - Virtual Event (12:00 PM)
• Message in a Bottle and The Muse: A Write Now! Workshop At Nauticus (2:00 PM)
• Shine A Light: Worth It Wednesday - Teen With a Purpose | TWP- The Youth Movement At Commune (4:00 PM)
• Badflower - This Is How The World Continues… Presented By Legacy Concerts At Elevation 27 (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Virginia Stage Company and Norfolk State University have co-produced Dreamgirls. The show will run Apr. 13 - May 1 at the Wells Theatre. (WAVY.com)
• Scroll down and through the Norfolk area's latest Real Estate Roundup. View photos and specs and click to see the full listing. (Norfolk Patch)
• Check out this guide to Black-owned businesses in downtown Norfolk, including restaurants, hair salons, barbershops, and retail shops. (Downtown Norfolk)
• In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander planted a blue pinwheel garden. The pinwheel is meant to represent the wonderful childhood everyone deserves and the role we all play in ensuring it for the next generation. (WAVY.com)

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— Carla Varner