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Back Bay Environment Sandbridge Virginia Beach

A family visiting Sandbridge helped an egret at Back Bay refuge — though officials urge caution, calls to experienced rescuers

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH— A family from Vienna, Va., stayed at a house just off the water in Sandbridge last month, and they

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Government Oceanfront Public Safety Virginia Beach

Duhaney: Zucaro served as Virginia Beach’s police chief during difficult times

December 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANFRONT — Amid recognition by City Council this month of retirements by five people with decades of service to the city,

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2020: The year in photos by The Princess Anne Independent News

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — This is a look back at some of the images from our newspaper in 2020, a tough year for

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Business Currituck Knotts Island Virginia Beach

Holiday shopping? Look for local products in stores or buy online

December 15, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — It can be a struggle to keep a small, local business going in the middle of a pandemic.

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Government Virginia Beach West Neck

West Neck recycling center reopens after improvements

December 13, 2020February 6, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — The story originally ran in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The West Neck Recycling Center near

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Chesapeake Creeds Currituck Gibbs Woods Government Knotts Island North Carolina Public Safety Pungo Transportation Virginia Beach

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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Courthouse Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

In national study, Virginia Beach earns high score for dedication to inclusiveness

December 13, 2020February 4, 2021 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The city earned a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s municipal equality index, which rates communities based upon

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Back Bay Public Safety Virginia Beach

Update: Officials identify man found dead in rural Back Bay fire

December 11, 2020January 8, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 3, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY – One person died in a fire that engulfed a home

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Pungo Virginia Beach

Only 11, a future farmer loves LeBron James, karate and running the Morris family’s produce stand

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PLEASANT RIDGE — Ben Morris is hard at work on a recent Sunday at the Morris Farms produce stand at 1868 Pleasant

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Arts & Entertainment Virginia Beach

Worth Reading: A biography that revels in the details of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 The Independent News

BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE BACK BAY — “Describe the tongue of the woodpecker.” This is one of the many curiosities Leonardo da Vinci noted to

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