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For decades, the community of Pungo has honored Grace Sherwood, the last person convicted of witchcraft in colonial Virginia, with the naming of an honorary ‘Witch of Pungo” at the annual ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Pungo Strawberry Festival, a community staple for decades, has been cancelled again. This marks the 5th consecutive cancellation of the annual festival. Top Stories ...
A longtime festival that celebrated the agricultural heritage of Pungo and one of its most prized commodities is canceled for the fourth year in a row despite organizers’ attempts to bring it back.
VIRGINIA BEACH — When Chase and Calli Fulghum bought a house in Pungo four years ago, they marveled at the plot of land next door where strawberries grew. They watched as their neighbor Tom ...
a few hardy hunters braved mosquitoes and heat and sighted in their muzzleloading rifles or stoked their shotguns with slugs and buckshot for early gun hunts at the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes ...
I stopped by the Virginia Beach Mounted Patrol barn in the Pungo section of Virginia Beach to meet a very special volunteer: Sergeant John Allen. He explained what the unit does. “We’re a full ...
The Witch of Pungo is no longer a witch. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday gave an informal pardon to Grace Sherwood, who 300 years ago became Virginia’s only person convicted as a witch tried by ...
Back Bay Market and Deli brings a modern vibe with a nostalgic feel to Pungo. Steve and Jennifer Keough have wanted to own a restaurant for years. When the neighborhood building was available ...
VIRGINIA BEACH - Fire damaged outbuildings of a Civil War-era home in the Pungo section of Va. Beach. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Princess Anne Road around 1:00 p.m. The barn and garage ...