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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Creeds North Carolina Pungo Virginia Beach

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, 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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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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New addition to pork retail market shows growing interest in local food sources during pandemic

June 22, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE BLACKWATER — Land of Promise Farms, traditionally the go-to spot for youth raising pigs as 4-H projects, is now selling pork directly

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Column: Help is available for our businesses, citizens, and city priorities remain in place while we deal with the coronavirus crisis

June 3, 2020 The Independent News

BY BARBARA HENLEY PUNGO — Even though we are still not able to have regular meetings, and the monthly Princess Anne District Forum was again canceled

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Letter: Knight reflects on recent Virginia General Assembly session

April 7, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This is adapted from state Del. Barry Knight’s recent letter to his consituents in the 81st House District following the recent session

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A vibrant community gathering, displays celebrate Black History Month at the Senior Resource Center in rural Virginia Beach

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — Creeds native and writer Rita Jones sees humanity as a single patchwork quilt that’s sewn from many threads, and

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