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Notebook: Virginia Beach GOP backs candidates in nonpartisan local races; Wagner has fundraising edge in mayor’s race

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Sept. 20, print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — The Republican Party of Virginia Beach recently endorsed a number

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Virginia Beach City Council candidate wants courts to kick two others in race for Beach District seat off the ballot

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE –  Richard “R.K.” Kowalewitch, a businessperson who has run for local office unsuccesfully in the past, recently said he liked

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Dyer seeks state support for plan to turn Building 2 into police offices, bring displaced city workers into other offices following mass shooting

July 5, 2019September 26, 2019 The Independent News

Ed. — This archived story originally ran in the July 5 print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — Virginia Beach is appealing to the state for

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Hoeft: After a divisive election, how we might run tomorrow’s race

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Consider this an opportunity and a wakeup call. If President Trump’s post-election press conference is any indication, in his mind, it

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Elections Government Virginia Beach

Elections: Dyer, Centerville District councilmember, bests Davenport to become next Virginia Beach mayor

November 9, 2018December 30, 2018 The Independent News

Ed. — This story ran in the Nov. 9 print edition, prior to recounts in some council races that changed vote totals but not outcomes.

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2018 Virginia Beach Elections: Questions for candidates for City Council, Centerville District, Special Election

November 1, 2018November 6, 2018 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates for the Centerville District seat on the

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2018 Virginia Beach Elections: Questions for candidates for Mayor in the Special Election

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to both candidates in the special election on Tuesday,

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Elections: Dyer pledges level playing field, Davenport touts technology at Virginia Beach mayoral forum

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE THALIA — Amid a crowded local election season, a forum hosted by the Thalia Civic League gave the two candidates for

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While residents wait for answers, Virginia Beach City Council to consider cost-sharing options in search for Ashville Park flooding fix

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The City Council on Tuesday, June 19, voted to delay two related decisions that could determine how the flood-prone

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Agriculture Pungo Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach city manager proposes ending agricultural reserve program, shifting funds to flooding projects

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen wants to end the agricultural reserve program, which buys development rights so farmers

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