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Pungo Strawberry Festival needs volunteers, open house scheduled Saturday, Jan. 15

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The nonprofit organization behind the annual Pungo Strawberry Festival is planning for a festival this year in May after

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Q&A: Former Vice Mayor Wood reflects on his tenure, looks at what may be next for Virginia Beach

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Oct. 17, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE TOWN CENTER — Former Virginia Beach Vice Mayor Jim Wood, who represented

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Back Bay Blackwater Creeds Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: The Senior Resource Center in rural Virginia Beach is a needed resource — and it needs us, too

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 8, print edition. BY ROSE DOUCETTE BACK BAY — When I was in seventh grade, I needed volunteer hours for

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Free Covid-19 vaccination clinic this week at Senior Resource Center in rural Virginia Beach

July 27, 2021 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — A free Covid-19 community vaccination clinic is scheduled for Thursday, July 29, at the Senior Resource Center, Inc., in rural

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The Knotts Island Peach Festival makes its sweet return

June 23, 2021 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. — It is festival time on the island, and members of the Knotts Island Ruritan Club are

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Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Column: A new grandchild, a new life in the time of Covid

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 The Independent News

BY LISA VERSPRILLE BURKETT SANDBRIDGE — He is a mushy, squeezable, slippery, sweet-smelling new human being that smiles at me while I change his clothes. He

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Arts & Entertainment Virginia Beach

This year’s Winter Wildlife Festival may have a different feel, but events for young and old are scheduled in January

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — The 2021 Winter Wildlife Festival has something for just about everyone, whether you’re a seasoned birder or a

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For second consecutive year, Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled due to Covid

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The 2021 Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled due to concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic, marking the second straight year

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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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Government Health & Fitness Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Column: Learning to speak the new language of the novel coronavirus

October 27, 2020 The Independent News

BY LISA VERSPRILLE BURKETT SANDBRIDGE — I was talking to a friend on the phone recently when I realized we were speaking a new language –

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