BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Long before he became the deputy police chief overseeing professional standards here, a young John L. Bell Jr. wrote why he
Month: May 2015
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO – Disagreement between organizers of the Pungo Strawberry Festival and landowner Gene Hansen led to city police blocking access for festival traffic
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – James Barton of Sandbridge lived in Hawaii for about nine years, and he was so taken with the swap meets there,
BY JANET YARBROUGH MEYER OCEAN LAKES – It’s really difficult to find something when you can’t remember where you left it. That was the
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS – Landowners met with storm water management officials at the Creeds Ruritan Barn between April 27-29 to address concerns and trade
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS – Bethel United Methodist Church will host a special service in June to honor the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who support
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The top prosecutor in Virginia Beach this month delivered a clear warning about ongoing scams, many of which target senior citizens, and
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – City police Officer Preston Vaughan, a former automative mechanic who became hooked on police work after going on a ridealong in
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A man who teaches at Floyd E. Kellam High School on West Neck Road is accused of engaging in an inappropriate
BY JANET YARBROUGH MEYER SANDBRIDGE — Sandbridge Road, the winding thoroughfare that leads to the cul-de-sac community, has drawn its share of attention from the