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Business Elections Government Virginia Beach

Without naming donors, some nonprofits can spend to influence voters in ballot initiatives under Virginia election law; it adds up

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — A nonprofit organization that is not required to identify its backers raised more than a half-million dollars last year and

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Sports Virginia Beach

Column: Thoughts about football when a granddaughter wanted to play

December 18, 2017 The Independent News

BY LINDA RUSSELL VIRGINIA BEACH — We’re nearly through the football season, which reminds me that this time last year my granddaughter, then 12, announced

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Pungo Virginia Beach

From the Editor: Parental pain as we meet our match in second day of unresolvable Pungo sock crisis

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — It started on a Sunday with a basket of unmatched socks, as all great tragedies do. My wife set it

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Virginia Beach

Knotts Island: Addressing fire response, taxes, relationship with island’s volunteers; first meeting for prospective volunteers tonight

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 The Independent News

Ed. — The first of two county-led workshops for prospective volunteer firefighters is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., today, at the Knotts Island

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Chesapeake Elections Government Virginia Beach

Column: I ran for the Virginia General Assembly this year and lost, but it was worth it — and here’s what comes next

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 The Independent News

BY KIMBERLY ANNE TUCKER VIRGINIA BEACH — I decided to run for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 81st District this year because I wanted

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Currituck Government Knotts Island North Carolina Public Safety Virginia Beach

Board: Time is right for Currituck County to step in and take the firefighting lead in Knotts Island

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 The Independent News

Ed. — Currituck County Board of Commissioners Chairperson Bobby Hanig read the following statement on Monday, Dec. 4, during the meeting in which the board

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Virginia Beach

Updated: Board approves county-led Knotts Island department in ‘interim’ step protecting fire insurance rating; community meeting scheduled for Tuesday at Knotts Island Elementary

December 5, 2017December 15, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CURRITUCK, N.C. — The Currituck County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 4, voted to establish a county-led fire and rescue

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Agriculture Back Bay Military Virginia Beach

From the Editor: On shared disciplines of military service and farming

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Bobby Vaughan and I spoke well before Veterans Day, when I was working on a story that involved the Farmer

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Agriculture Back Bay Courthouse Environment Government Virginia Beach

Sea level rise meeting dealing with Back Bay, part of Virginia Beach series of talks, set for January

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A public meeting about flooding issues and how sea level rise will be felt in the Back Bay area

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Agriculture Blackwater Business Chesapeake Courthouse Government Virginia Beach

Agriculture: Blackwater farmer Don Horsley recognized for Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame honor

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – The Virginia Beach City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 7, recognized farmer Don Horsley for his recent induction into the

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