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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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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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Back Bay Pungo Virginia Beach

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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Arts & Entertainment Government Virginia Beach

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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Environment Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach

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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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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