A special use permit to allow Woodstock’s first cannabis-dispensing business to operate a 1411 S. Eastwood Drive, the site of the former Golf & Games, won a recommendation last week […]
Given the chance to make it easier to put a cannabis dispensary in Woodstock, the City Council decided not to do it. Despite a unanimous vote earlier of the Plan […]
Twenty-one months after receiving a special use zoning permit to open a cannabis business in Woodstock, Six Labs Inc. last week won City Council approval to amend the permit to […]
When Woodstock police stopped the car of a 20-year-old Woodstock man shortly after midnight on Dec. 19, they were prepared to ticket him for driving without a light for his […]
Coronavirus affected virtually every aspect of our lives since March
Two potential cannabis growing operations have received the go-ahead from the Woodstock City Council. And a proposal for a third is on its way. VISE Partners proposes building a 39,200-square-foot […]
We can assume that use of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House will make a lot of news again in 2020. It could be the first big story of the […]
No legal sales in Woodstock, but police chief sees challenges
County might not follow city’s lead under new state law
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
