BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — Decorative icing on a cake at Little Piney Grove Baptist Church this past month quoted Jeremiah on a special day for
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THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS — On Sunday, Jan. 17, a special service for the installation of church officers and leaders was held at historic Little Piney
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THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Volunteers from a number of Hampton Roads churches cut collards to help the needy this past month in a
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SIGMA — When there is a tricorn on the hat rack, its a safe bet the gathering will be a lively one.
BY JOSH WHITENER Though she is in her first year here, the principal of St. John the Apostle Catholic School is no stranger to
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BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — Perhaps 150 people joined together on a Saturday in August for a dinner recognizing the senior citizens in the community surrounding
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — The new addition at Oak Grove Baptist Church is a multipurpose room, a sizable structure that gathered the congregation, friends
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SIGMA — There was a time when the annual festival celebrating the American lotus was a much more involved to-do, but members