Ed. note — This story originally ran in the June 10, 2016, print edition of The Independent News. BY VENI FIELDS PUNGO — Brad Keithly’s hands
Month: May 2017
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO – Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Frank Davis started participating in the Pungo Strawberry Festival, including overseeing parking, back in
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH – The Rev. Dr. Veronica Coleman, a Democrat and the founder of New Jerusalem Ministries in Virginia Beach, will
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Police accused a delivery truck driver of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence following a crash on Indian
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO – The driver of an SUV died following a two-vehicle crash this afternoon on the 2400 block of Indian River Road,
BY VENI FIELDS SANDBRIDGE — It was a fun little miracle in Sandbridge. It came with a pair of 52-year-old tap shoes. Tina Ciccone had
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE SANDBRIDGE — When he was a boy, Marshall Belanga sometimes walked several miles down the beach to join his father, Luther
“For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Agriculture in Virginia Beach had an estimated $124.6 million economic impact in 2016, an increase of $3.8 million or
Virginia Beach officials tell Sandbridge civic league members sand replenishment is planned for 2018
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – City officials this past month briefed civic league members on plans to conduct the next major sand replenishment project