BY JANET YARBROUGH MEYER LANDSTOWN – Malik Holman, 15, knows how tough it is being a military brat. Sometimes it’s downright difficult – and hard to
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THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A city police officer is accused of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication. Harry M. Kephart Jr., 29, on Monday was indicted on
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – There are only a couple of days left for drive-through personal property assessment appeals that help many folks save on car
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Long before he became the deputy police chief overseeing professional standards here, a young John L. Bell Jr. wrote why he
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO – Disagreement between organizers of the Pungo Strawberry Festival and landowner Gene Hansen led to city police blocking access for festival traffic
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – James Barton of Sandbridge lived in Hawaii for about nine years, and he was so taken with the swap meets there,
BY JANET YARBROUGH MEYER OCEAN LAKES – It’s really difficult to find something when you can’t remember where you left it. That was the
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS – Landowners met with storm water management officials at the Creeds Ruritan Barn between April 27-29 to address concerns and trade
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS – Bethel United Methodist Church will host a special service in June to honor the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who support
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The top prosecutor in Virginia Beach this month delivered a clear warning about ongoing scams, many of which target senior citizens, and