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Agriculture Environment Government Sigma Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Soil is a key resource as we seek sustainable agriculture

September 28, 2017 The Independent News

“Sustainable: Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.”  – The Oxford Living Dictionary BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I began using the word “sustainable”

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Agriculture Ashville Park Back Bay Courthouse Government Pungo Sherwood Lakes Virginia Beach

Improvements in Sherwood Lakes should help ease flooding issues

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE  COURTHOUSE – Improving the capacity of and drainage from the two lakes at Sherwood Lakes, a subdivision near Pungo that experienced

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Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Column: In heat and humidity, the creativity of keeping cool

September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY LISA BURKETT VIRGINIA BEACH — As fall approaches, I think back to our wonderful summer in Virginia Beach and to all the visitors that

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Creeds Faith Virginia Beach

At rural Virginia Beach church, signs aim words of faith toward passersby

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 The Independent News

THE PRINCESS ANNE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS — Sign skills at Creeds Church of Christ were on display the evening of the dinner for seniors late

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Back Bay Blackwater Creeds Currituck Faith Knotts Island Pungo Sigma Virginia Beach

Fellowship: Annual dinner for senior citizens at Creeds Church of Christ features food, music, connections

September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — The dinner for senior citizens at Creeds Church of Christ on Saturday, Aug. 26, was the latest in an annual

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Courthouse Government Human Rights Public Safety Virginia Beach

A simple way of enabling speech helped keep the peace at Confederate monument in Virginia Beach

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – On the day of a rally at the Confederate monument at the municipal center, Master Police Officer Bradley Detrich

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Back Bay Business Government Virginia Beach

Small businesses in Virginia Beach backed by big ideas and potential

September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Amy Cotter felt devastated when she learned that she would be retired from the U.S. Navy for medical

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Agriculture Pungo Sigma Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Farmers and consumers reap benefits from local food systems

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 The Independent News

“‘Ere long, the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil. No

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Virginia Beach

Photos: Viewing the eclipse at the Senior Resource Center in Creeds

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS — Crystal Fields of Hampton was among the people who gathered at the Senior Resource Center, Inc., on Monday, Aug. 21,

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Courthouse Government Military Pungo Virginia Beach

Essay: Confederate monument remembering local dead is a piece of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County history we should preserve

September 8, 2017 The Independent News

BY KENNETH R. HARRIS VIRGINIA BEACH — With all the controversy surrounding our Confederate monuments as of late, I would like to enlighten you with a

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