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From the Editor: Disengaging from social media in divisive times

November 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I have given up on sharing information to local community pages on social media due to the rise in false,

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Virginia Beach libraries adjust services due to Covid resurgence

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — City libraries are readjusting their operations due to the rising transmission rates for the novel coronavirus, which causes

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Column: Lynnhaven River Now, volunteers plant new trees in Virginia Beach’s Ocean Lakes

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE OCEAN LAKES — Some trees live longer than anything else on earth. Members of Lynnhaven River Now reminded Ocean Lakes residents

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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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Agriculture Blackwater Virginia Beach

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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Luria defeats Taylor in Virginia 2nd Congressional District rematch

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, Nov. 15, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria defeated former

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Elections Government Virginia Beach

Dyer tops two challengers to win first full term in Virginia Beach mayoral race; City Council incumbents return

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, Nov. 15, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Bobby Dyer, though vastly outspent by

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

November 18, 2020January 19, 2024 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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Elections Government Virginia Beach

Franklin defeats Edwards, former VB School Board chair, in Kempsville District race; other incumbents return

November 15, 2020December 7, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Nov. 15, 2020, print edition. Archived on Dec. 7. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — School Board elections favored incumbents

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