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Government Military Schools

Grant means five more Virginia Beach high schools will embrace initiative helping military-connected districts

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA – A $4 million grant will help five Virginia Beach high schools implement a college readiness program

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Blackwater Government Virginia Beach

Letter: Removing the Confederate monument in Virginia Beach cannot erase past we must remember

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I am completely perplexed as to why monuments that are more than 100 years old are suddenly under attack. I am also

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Business Courthouse Government Virginia Beach West Neck

Kingston Estates work underway; development will coincide with improved West Neck Road

October 9, 2017 The Independent News

BY ANGELA HURNI WEST NECK – Site work and surveying at Kingston Estates, a new housing development along West Neck Road, is underway, and,

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Courthouse Environment Government Military Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Sandbridge: With no federal dollars coming, Virginia Beach will fund next sand replenishment project alone

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Virginia Beach will go it alone again to replenish the beach at Sandbridge because the federal government won’t pony

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Courthouse Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

Editorial: There is room for more history at the site of the Confederate monument in Virginia Beach

October 3, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS There are generalizations in the discussion about whether a monument to those from Princess Anne County who served the Confederacy should

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Agriculture Environment Government Sigma Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Soil is a key resource as we seek sustainable agriculture

September 28, 2017 The Independent News

“Sustainable: Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.”  – The Oxford Living Dictionary BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I began using the word “sustainable”

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Agriculture Ashville Park Back Bay Courthouse Government Pungo Sherwood Lakes Virginia Beach

Improvements in Sherwood Lakes should help ease flooding issues

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE  COURTHOUSE – Improving the capacity of and drainage from the two lakes at Sherwood Lakes, a subdivision near Pungo that experienced

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Courthouse Government Human Rights Public Safety Virginia Beach

A simple way of enabling speech helped keep the peace at Confederate monument in Virginia Beach

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – On the day of a rally at the Confederate monument at the municipal center, Master Police Officer Bradley Detrich

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Back Bay Business Government Virginia Beach

Small businesses in Virginia Beach backed by big ideas and potential

September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Amy Cotter felt devastated when she learned that she would be retired from the U.S. Navy for medical

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Courthouse Government Military Pungo Virginia Beach

Essay: Confederate monument remembering local dead is a piece of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County history we should preserve

September 8, 2017 The Independent News

BY KENNETH R. HARRIS VIRGINIA BEACH — With all the controversy surrounding our Confederate monuments as of late, I would like to enlighten you with a

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