BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The commission asked to recommend rules to govern so-called event houses will hold a series of public meetings in
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — City staff presented members of the city council with a plan for oyster restoration last month, following a
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — Last month, Pungo’s William B. Dawson Jr. asked the city council to consider enacting a $75 bounty on coyotes to
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The Independent News sponsored a poetry contest at Creeds Elementary School to coincide with National Poetry Month, and
My mother, This way Reaches a hand across the bed we share to tap my thigh good night. It is a calling to
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SANDBRIDGE — Though it was delayed by weather by a day, the Party at the Pier brought people together on the beach
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. — The Knotts Island chapter of Ducks Unlimited hosted its annual banquet on Saturday, June 11, at Blue Pete
Dear Editor: What could have been a tragic family Memorial Day weekend instead brought families, volunteer firefighters and beach patrol members together in saving
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS — Gabrielle Taylor, 14, and guests gathered at the Creeds Ruritan Community Complex on Sunday, June 5, to watch a screening
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS RED WING — The 2016 Nuestra Feria celebration of Hispanic culture and community on Saturday, June 4, brought people together at Red