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Blackwater Business Creeds Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Blackwater Trading Post will reopen soon in rural Virginia Beach after changing hands, renovations

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, April 16, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BLACKWATER — Blackwater Trading Post will soon reopen under new ownership — the family behind

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Government Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach City Council approves Little Island Park area beach fishing limits

May 28, 2022May 31, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 22, print edition. Parks & Rec has asked us to clarify that the limits apply only to certain hours during

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Government Sandbridge Virginia Beach

City Council holds off on daytime beach fishing ban near Little Island Park in Sandbridge

April 24, 2022May 28, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, April 24, print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The City Council on Tuesday, April 19, voted to hold

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Faith Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Potter’s House fishing tournament in Sandbridge helps a good cause

June 6, 2021June 26, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, June 6, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE — Early on Memorial Day, more than a dozen people fished together

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Health & Fitness Knotts Island North Carolina

Knotts Island: As Covid concerns lessen, annual Catfish Rodeo returns to Pearl’s

May 23, 2021June 10, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 23, print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. — The Catfish Rodeo was back at Pearl’s Bay-Villa this year,

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Arts & Entertainment Oceanfront Virginia Beach

Few fish, but friends at Rudee Loop await hopeful sound of a bell

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANFRONT — Art Mitchell, a retired city worker, fished on a recent cold, early morning at Rudee Loop.  His baited hooks hoped

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Business Government Health & Fitness Media Oceanfront Richmond Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Northam says Virginia Beach can open beaches for recreational use by Memorial Day weekend; Dyer vows ‘safe’ reopening

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia Beach, the resort city that has seen its tourism industry battered by shutdowns

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Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Little Island pier draws visitors who cast away on a late summer evening

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE — Vernon Davis is from Deptford, N.J., and he and his family have vacationed in Virginia Beach for about 15 years.

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Arts & Entertainment Back Bay Blackwater Creeds Currituck Environment Knotts Island North Carolina Pungo Virginia Beach

Back Bay-Knotts Island Waterfowl Festival brings collectors, carvers and families to Creeds to celebrate artistry

April 21, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — More than 400 people attended the second annual Back Bay-Knotts Island Waterfowl Festival at the Creeds Ruritan Community Complex this

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Food & Drink Knotts Island North Carolina Virginia Beach

Catfish rodeo brings anglers, appetites, community to Pearl’s in Knotts Island

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. – People came to Pearl’s Bay-Villa, many with catfish in hand, for the Catfish Rodeo on Saturday, May

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