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Where to find strawberries in Virginia Beach

April 30, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Strawberry season is here, and produce farmers have opened fields and farm stands with steps in place to address concerns about

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Agriculture Business Pungo Virginia Beach

In Memoriam: Pungo’s Roy David Flanagan Jr., farmer and family man

April 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Farmer Roy David Flanagan Jr., who died on Tuesday, April 7, in his Pungo home after a long illness, will

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The Princess Anne Independent News, Vol. 6, No. 9: 04/26/2020

April 26, 2020April 28, 2020 The Independent News

  THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — Due to limited access to some of our distribution sites, I am releasing a PDF version of the

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Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled, but could a smaller community event be held?

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is among the major community events canceled due to concerns about the spread of

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Column: What’s on the table? The bounty of our local food sources

April 21, 2020 The Independent News

BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — It’s times like this, when we’re hunkered down at home, that the old family recipes come to mind.  

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Column: In the wake of tragedy, building our police team through an unorthodox mystery

April 19, 2020 The Independent News

BY PATRICK GALLAGHER VIRGINIA BEACH — Recently, members of the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Investigative Division sought to solve a “puzzling” mystery.   Trained investigators

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Farmer John: Healthier, nutritious meals for our local communities now — and for our future selves

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Consider eating a diet of the lab-made stuff seen in the movie The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves. It was a tan

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From the Editor: Journapocalypse now

April 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Earlier this year, I published an editorial about the terrible situation at The Virginian-Pilot, which is being moved to the Peninsula,

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The Princess Anne Independent News, Vol. 6, No. 8: 04/12/2020

April 12, 2020April 27, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — Due to limited access to some of our distribution sites, I am releasing a PDF version of the current

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Agriculture Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Henley: Coronavirus means challenges in meeting one another, addressing city budget

April 12, 2020May 2, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This has been archived from the Sunday, April 12, print edition. BY BARBARA HENLEY PUNGO — On Thursday, March 26, we should have been

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