Virginia Beach-based Towne Insurance has continued to expand outside of Virginia with the announcement it is acquiring an independent insurance agency in North Carolina.

The wholly-owned subsidiary of TowneBank recently acquired W.A. Moore Insurance in Kinston, N.C. This is the company’s 22nd acquisition and Towne Insurance’s sixth acquisition in North Carolina.

Dudley Fulton, president and CEO of Towne Insurance, said the addition of the agency will only enhance the company’s services.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — The temporarily closed Beach Movie Bistro will reopen under new management and a new name.

The cinema will reopen Friday as the Beach Cinema Ale House.

Employee and customers were left confused after the theater previously announced it would be closing.

“Beach Movie Bistro regrets to announce that we have shut our doors effective today,” the owners announced in a Facebook post Wednesday. “The decision to close was a difficult one.”

Screenshot of the Beach Movie Bistro announcing its closure on Facebook, before the Facebook page was deleted on Wednesday. (Photo: Facebook) (more…)

A worker for Beach Movie Bistro, the oceanfront’s only movie theater, removes letters spelling “Closed For Business” from the marquee at the movie theater on Laskin Road Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2017.The Oceanfront’s only movie theater will reopen today after news had spread about it closing.

Beach Movie Bistro will have a new name: Beach Cinema Alehouse. (more…)

OUTLET: The Virginian-Pilot

Elarraine Laureta, 18, loves children and dreams of becoming a pediatrician. The problem until now was that she didn’t think that her family could afford the tuition.

Like her friend, 17-year-old DeAsia James, Elarraine is now one of 135 graduates in the Class of 2017 to receive a scholarship and support with the application process from ACCESS College Foundation.

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Traci Wagner banged her fist on the passenger side window and screamed in pain.

Her husband, Nick, pressed the gas pedal harder as he drove south on North Great Neck Road. They sailed through a red light at Old Donation Parkway.

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital was still eight miles away when Traci screamed again.

They weren’t going to make it.

The baby was coming. (more…)

OUTLET: WTKR

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Tony Pirrone shares with us his personal story about when his life was saved and how he now volunteers to help save others.

We learn from Tony about hands-free CPR and about a special event happening in Virginia Beach celebrating our local volunteer lifesavers.

Rock the Squads!
Sunday May 7, 2017
Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach
www.RocktheSquads.org.

OUTLET: WAVY

OUTLET: Southside Daily

VIRGINIA BEACH — Dogs are capable of performing many roles in life aside from being a cuddle buddy.

Police train them to find suspects, they can be ring bearers at weddings and at Care-A-Lot’s Lovers’ Extravaganza last weekend, they competed as athletes in DockDogs, an international canine water sport organization.

The Virginia Beach-based pet store featured the organization during its weekend event, which kicked off Friday at noon and ran through Sunday. According to its website, DockDogs gives pets the chance to flex their jumping and swimming skills. (more…)

OUTLET: WTKR

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – This year, Norfolk resident, Crystal Partain and her pit bull, Pixie, will be competing in the Pet Lovers’ Extravaganza DockDogs competition, something Crystal couldn’t have imagined four years ago. At that time, Crystal had rescued Pixie from an animal shelter right before she was about to be euthanized.

We meet Pixie and learn about the big competition on Coast Live.

Pet Lovers’ Extravaganza Featuring DockDogs
April 28 – 30
Care-A-Lot, 1617 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach
www.carealotpets.com

OUTLET: Southside Daily

NORFOLK — Getting into college can be an arduous task.

There’s paper work to fill out, files to dig up, registration fees to be paid and research to be done, but one organization has made the process easy for several Southside students who want to continue their education.

About 2,700 students gathered at the Ted Contstant Convocation Center Tuesday morning to cheer, dance and wave signs sporting emblems of their future school at the Access College Foundation’s “College Commitment Day.” (more…)