Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 27, print edition. Georgia Allen and Latasha Holloway are seen in a combined image. [File photos/The Princess Anne Independent News] BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The ...

COURTHOUSE — People throughout time and all over the world seem to have craved music, and for centuries they’ve turned to the dulcimer to provide it. That was true in the medieval Middle East as well ...

[Rick Friday/For The Independent News] THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the election for the District 2 seat on the ...

WEST NECK — The owner of the defunct Signature at West Neck Golf Course has raised the possibility of turning it into a farm and enclosing it in a fence — and pushed back against a suggestion from the ...

COURTHOUSE — Virginia Beach is in the process of transitioning to a new government website at virginiabeach.gov, though the older city site, www.vbgov.com, is still operational and will remain up ...

BACK BAY — About 10 years ago, I made a half-joking suggestion during a family gathering in Pungo. I said this would be a pretty good place to start a community newspaper. The thought wasn’t met with ...

What are your specific qualifications for this office? I’ve lived in VB my entire life and was in VBCPS k-12 grade as were all 3 of my siblings. I’ve seen how the schools work from a student ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Beach rarely hosts a movie premiere, so an opportunity for a film buff to preview The Color Purple is an early Christmas present. And local organizations that do good work ...

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — The Independent News asked the three candidates for the special election in District 1 to answer a series ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Peter Coutu’s first journalism job out of college was at The Virginian-Pilot in 2018, and he didn’t take long to make a difference. Investigations and change followed. Coutu started ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — A U.S. Navy veteran who is known for her work with the local GOP city committee is the fourth candidate confirmed in the race to represent the new District 2 on the City Council.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Through a consultant, the city has hosted several meetings to gather public sentiment about what local voting system citizens should use to select members of the City Council and ...