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Walter A. Whitehurst, pastor and author, crafted tales about his beloved home in Pungo village

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — The Rev. Walter A. Whitehurst loved family, church and his home community of Pungo – and these became

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Pungo Tales: The Pungo Strawberry Festival, our community celebration

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 The Independent News

BY WALTER A. WHITEHURST PUNGO — The Pungo Strawberry Festival, which will take place this weekend, May 25-27, began in 1983 and has continued to

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Column: On writing and a new volume in the Pungo Tales series

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 The Independent News

BY WALT WHITEHURST PUNGO — In life one thing leads to another. In the latter years of my life, my wife Betty and I worked

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The teller of tales who records Pungo’s small town moments

December 30, 2015February 28, 2023 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — It may come as little surprise that the Rev. Walter A. Whitehurst, a retired pastor who remains active in

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