Named for a city in the Bible, Joppa was formed by freed slaves after the Civil War. Residents have always called it Joppee, and some say it's not the place for 14 new townhomes.

“We don’t argue too much amongst each other, but the name comes from the Bible, Joppa,” said Harold Arnold, 53. Under his feet, near a shuttered old house and a pile of trash, James Williams ...

Freed slaves founded Joppa, named for a city in the Bible, after the Civil War. Residents have always called it Joppee. The biblical place, originally the Canaanite city of Yapu, ...

The Bedford Town Council approved plans for a strategic land adjustment within the Joppa Hill Conservation Area to strengthen conservation and support Joppa Hill Educational Farm.

Neighbors say it's symptomatic of a bigger issue in the Joppa-Loch Raven area. ... Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old structure mentioned in the Bible.

This is the twenty-ninth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. This entry deals with Peter’s missionary travels to Lydda and Joppa and his powerful encounter ...

Dreaming in Joppa: Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148. by Jon Walton in the April 17, 2007 issue. ... What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”? A new database of more than 900 biblical ...

Austin Bridge and Road says its controversial asphalt batch plant in Joppa will stop production June 26. Joppa is a mostly Black Dallas community.

ARE REALLY WET. SOME POOLING AND PONDING IN SOME AREAS. HARFORD COUNTY FIRE AND EMS TWEETED OUT THIS PICTURE EARLIER THIS MORNING OF AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS IS ON 95 NORTHBOUND RIGHT ...

Joppa — which is pronounced and was originally spelled Joppee — was one of more than 30 freedman’s communities formed in North Texas in the decade following the abolition of slavery.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery of a medical marijuana dispensary in Joppa. Around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, a man in his 50s broke into the Rise Dispensary in the ...

Evelyn Thompson sang in the choir at Joppa Bible Fellowship Easter Sunday, just like most other Sunday mornings. The Ferndale resident recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends.