BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE J.R. Hoeft is again serving as editor-in-chief at Bearing Drift, the conservative blog, opinion and news source he founded in 2004.
Month: January 2016
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates, who help children involved in the court system, seek volunteers and sponsors.
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — The research group at the Senior Resource Center, Inc., in Creeds will build upon and update historical data documenting
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Two private farming operations were conducted on several acres of city property off Salem Road recently without the awareness
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE KEMPSVILLE — Local jazz bandleader Jae Sinnett dropped by Birdland Music in Providence Square this past month to sign copies of his
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS City police and members of the Virginia Beach Explorers Post 911, comprised of teens and young adults interested in law enforcement,
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — A city council vote on a rezoning request that would allow 80 single-family homes in Princess Anne Meadows, a
BY JOSH WHITENER COURTHOUSE — City Manager Jim Spore, who will retire on Jan. 1, attributes many of his accomplishments to the others that helped make
From the Editor: Happy New Year, and thank you for supporting community journalism in Virginia Beach
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — I am humbled and grateful that our little newspaper made it through its first year providing southern Virginia Beach and Knotts