BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANFRONT — Amid recognition by City Council this month of retirements by five people with decades of service to the city,
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2020: The year in photos by The Princess Anne Independent News
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — This is a look back at some of the images from our newspaper in 2020, a tough year for

Ed. — The story originally ran in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The West Neck Recycling Center near

Pungo Ferry Bridge work may start in early 2021 with weekend-only closures through May
Ed. — This story originally appeared in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. The city has since announced that the project is now scheduled to start in

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The city earned a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s municipal equality index, which rates communities based upon

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — City libraries are readjusting their operations due to the rising transmission rates for the novel coronavirus, which causes

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, Nov. 15, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria defeated former

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, Nov. 15, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Bobby Dyer, though vastly outspent by

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — A couple of years ago, Dr. Sara Sweeten, a research scientist at Virginia Tech, stumbled across specimens of

Ed. — From the Nov. 15, 2020, print edition. Archived on Dec. 7. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — School Board elections favored incumbents