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Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY GLEN MASON BACK BAY — The Pungo Strawberry Festival in Virginia Beach is a destination event
Pungo Strawberry Festival canceled for 2023, faces uncertainty about whether and where it may return
Ed. — This story was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 8, with the official statement from the Pungo Strawberry Board and information from a letter
Pungo Strawberry Festival, a rural Virginia Beach tradition, is canceled for the third straight year
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled for the third consecutive year. A majority of the festival board voted to
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The nonprofit organization behind the annual Pungo Strawberry Festival is planning for a festival this year in May after
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
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Farmer Roy David Flanagan Jr., who died on Tuesday, April 7, in his Pungo home after a long illness, will
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is among the major community events canceled due to concerns about the spread of
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANA — U.S. Navy Capt. John Hewitt relieved Capt. Chad Vincelette as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Oceana on Saturday, Sept.
Ed. — This column originally ran in print on Friday, May 24, prior to the Pungo Strawberry Festival. BY DAVID TRIMMER COURTHOUSE — What a great