THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The city will hold a meeting in Creeds tonight to seek public comment and assessment of the proposed update
Category: Agriculture
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
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — The research group at the Senior Resource Center, Inc., in Creeds will build upon and update historical data documenting
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Two private farming operations were conducted on several acres of city property off Salem Road recently without the awareness
BY JOSH WHITENER COURTHOUSE — City Manager Jim Spore, who will retire on Jan. 1, attributes many of his accomplishments to the others that helped make
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — Volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power visited L-Z Grace Warriors Retreat on a Friday in November. The center, profiled earlier this
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Volunteers from a number of Hampton Roads churches cut collards to help the needy this past month in a
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE Cover crops – including clover, rye, and other grasses – are on the rise in southern Virginia Beach this fall
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Here are two notes about aspects of the recent election coverage in The Independent News and our site. One deals with
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE AND AMY POULTER Leslie Jones and Daniela Cossu won spots as directors for the Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District.