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
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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
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE STRAWBRIDGE — A McDonald’s that was heavily damaged by fire last summer is back in business in the Strawbridge-Red Mill area, where a sign
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE J.R. Hoeft is again serving as editor-in-chief at Bearing Drift, the conservative blog, opinion and news source he founded in 2004.
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates, who help children involved in the court system, seek volunteers and sponsors.