BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Years ago, I met a would-be collaborator for a writing project that ultimately didn’t happen. We moved on, but he
Year: 2016
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Discussions about event homes are still underway, and city staffers working with residents of Sandbridge and those who represent
BY AMY POULTER VIRGINIA BEACH — As co-founder of Trinity Church, a vocalist and percussionist for local band Guava Jam and a businessman, former state Sen.
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has reappointed Pungo farmer Robert White Jr. to a three-year term as a director
BY VENI FIELDS CREEDS — A little tin, some weathered wood, a lot of leather, love — this is how to build a boot store. But
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The city will hold a meeting in Creeds tonight to seek public comment and assessment of the proposed update
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Marshall “Bud” Coppedge raised a family, worked 36 years for the city, and was a longtime member of Charity United Methodist
Charges in hog operation off Salem Road, but wider use of public land for unauthorized farming shown
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — A retired city employee who is facing animal cruelty charges was involved in one of three separate agricultural operations that used public
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE TOWN CENTER — Writer Rashod Ollison, familiar to readers of The Virginian-Pilot for writing about music and culture, is now the author of
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — At one point during a recent holiday gathering at the Pungo Sports Bar & Grill, members of the Back Bay