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The Indy’s most popular Virginia Beach news and feature stories in 2023

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — As the New Year approaches, here is a look back at our most widely read stories of 2023:

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: There may be no festival, but the strawberry season has been strong in Virginia Beach

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY GLEN MASON BACK BAY — The Pungo Strawberry Festival in Virginia Beach is a destination event

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Pungo Strawberry Festival canceled for 2023, faces uncertainty about whether and where it may return

February 7, 2023February 8, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — This story was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 8, with the official statement from the Pungo Strawberry Board and information from a letter

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Pungo Strawberry Festival, a rural Virginia Beach tradition, is canceled for the third straight year

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled for the third consecutive year. A majority of the festival board voted to

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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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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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Agriculture Business Pungo Virginia Beach

In Memoriam: Pungo’s Roy David Flanagan Jr., farmer and family man

April 30, 2020 The Independent News

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

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Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled, but could a smaller community event be held?

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is among the major community events canceled due to concerns about the spread of

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Amid annual Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach, a high-flying change of command

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 The Independent News

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.

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Column: Celebrating Virginia Beach’s agricultural heritage — and a leading modern industry

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 The Independent News

Ed. — This column originally ran in print on Friday, May 24, prior to the Pungo Strawberry Festival. BY DAVID TRIMMER COURTHOUSE — What a great

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