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Annual Creeds Ruritan BBQ is planned for March, but this year it’s a drive-through

February 12, 2021 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Every year since 1976, the Creeds Ruritan Club has held one of its major fundraising events, the Whole Hog Bar-B-Que,

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Knight announces reelection effort in 81st District, faces Staples, who challenged him in 2015

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — This story originally ran in the Sunday, Jan. 31, print edition. Jeffrey Feld, a podiatrist who ran unsuccessfully for School Board last

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Pungo Ferry Bridge maintenance work anticipated in late February, weekend closures could start in March

February 6, 2021February 7, 2021 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH— Maintenance work on Pungo Ferry Bridge that had been scheduled for January is now expected to begin late this

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Pungo Ferry Bridge work may start in early 2021 with weekend-only closures through May

December 13, 2020February 6, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — This story originally appeared in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. The city has since announced that the project is now scheduled to start in

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Second annual Plow Day brings parade of antique tractors to turn soil in rural Virginia Beach

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — Farmers and tractor enthusiasts traveled to Bonney Bright’s Farm on Buzzard Neck Road on Halloween Day, and many of

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No, the post office in Back Bay is not closed or planning to close

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Despite online rumors, the post office in rural Back Bay remains open, and there are no plans to close

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You-pick pecans now available from the Market at Land of Promise Farms in Blackwater

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BLACKWATER — You-pick pecans are now available through the Market at Land of Promise Farms, which began selling fresh pork earlier

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Project studying submerged aquatic vegetation in Back Bay shows promise, needs funding

November 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — A couple of years ago, Dr. Sara Sweeten, a research scientist at Virginia Tech, stumbled across specimens of

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Column: We must preserve farmland and rural communities

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 The Independent News

  BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — In 2002, when my husband and I were looking for a new house, a friend said to

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Virginia Beach police identify bicyclist killed in nighttime crash with car on Blackwater Road

July 23, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BLACKWATER — A man died on Sunday, July 19, during a nighttime crash between a car and the bicycle the man was

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