BY VENI FIELDS BLACKWATER — No cornfield. No legendary ghosts. No mysterious whispers in the still night air. Derrick Howell just wanted to make a
Month: May 2016
BY KAROLYN NATALIE KENNEDY Each year when it’s May That’s what I say. It’s a good deal to ride the ferris wheel. And I like
BY RITA H. JONES Who in the world PICKED the cotton pickin COTTON I rode by the road today Amazed
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – John Atkinson, the city treasurer who launched a grassroots effort to stop light rail from expanding to Town Center,
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – Ongoing inquiry into whether Virginia Beach should regulate the rise of event homes, big houses built to hold gatherings
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SANDBRIDGE — Locals gathered this past month at a picnic area at Little Island Park to gather bags and supplies and check areas