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Agriculture Government Health & Fitness Schools Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach 4-H agent works to expand learning opportunities in science, farming

August 8, 2021August 29, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 8, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE COURTHOUSE — Jonette Mungo, the Virginia Beach 4-H agent for youth leadership and

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Agriculture Government Virginia Beach

Read the Virginia Beach city manager’s memorandum about ending the city’s farmland preservation program

March 29, 2018March 31, 2018 The Independent News

Ed. — The following includes most of the letter Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen wrote to Mayor Will Sessoms and members of the

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Agriculture Business Courthouse Government Virginia Beach

Trimmer named Virginia Beach Excellence in Agriculture Award winner for department leadership

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 The Independent News

BY VENI FIELDS VIRGINIA BEACH — In December, David Trimmer, the director of Virginia Beach Department of Agriculture, held a breakfast meeting at Eddy’s Café

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Agriculture Arts & Entertainment Courthouse Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: With festival, a celebration of the value of Virginia Beach agriculture

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 The Independent News

Ed. note — This column ran in print shortly before the 34th annual Pungo Strawberry Festival. BY DAVID TRIMMER VIRGINIA BEACH — It is a great

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Agriculture Government Public Safety Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach officials reviewing how people separately kept hogs, planted soy on city property off Salem Road

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Two private farming operations were conducted on several acres of city property off Salem Road recently without the awareness

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From the Editor: Happy New Year, and thank you for supporting community journalism in Virginia Beach

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — I am humbled and grateful that our little newspaper made it through its first year providing southern Virginia Beach and Knotts

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Agriculture Chesapeake Government Virginia Beach

For private water users, a way to check quality, understand issues

June 20, 2015 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE About one in five homes in Virginia use private water, but what’s in it? A variety of factors contribute to water

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