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Arts & Entertainment Lago Mar Virginia Beach

Column: A family tradition continues through crossword

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 The Independent News

BY CHRISTINA DUKE LAGO MAR – It wasn’t long after his first day working at Lago Mar Pizza, my family’s restaurant, that I learned that James

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Courthouse Elections Virginia Beach

Republican primary first election for Beach’s new paper-ballot system

June 7, 2015June 7, 2015 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Beach residents voting in either of the two state senate primaries on Tuesday will use new machines that digitally scan paper

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Arts & Entertainment Landstown Military Schools Virginia Beach

Art that speaks to – and through – military children in the Beach

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 The Independent News

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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Courthouse Government Public Safety

Police officer accused of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 The Independent News

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

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Courthouse Government Virginia Beach

Drive-through appeals near end, but commish says citizens can still challenge assessments

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 The Independent News

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

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Government Public Safety Virginia Beach

Deputy police chief among those honored for human rights work

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 The Independent News

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

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Government Public Safety Pungo Virginia Beach

Dispute between landowner, Strawberry Festival organizers over revenue split, history

May 28, 2015June 5, 2015 The Independent News

 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

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Sandbridge

Sandbridge swap meet brings people, boards together at bay

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Independent News

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,

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Ocean Lakes Schools Virginia Beach

Ocean Lakes Elementary School celebrates past, looks forward

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Independent News

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

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Creeds Government Pungo

Farmers, landowners trade notes with city over drainage issues

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Independent News

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

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