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This fresh approach represents a new way for community members to engage with contemporary events and issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773824801740.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-a51","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30646,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginias-historic-hunt-clubs-continue-150-year-tradition\/","url_meta":{"origin":38751,"position":0},"title":"Virginia&#8217;s Historic Hunt Clubs Continue 150-Year Tradition","author":"Admin","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virginia's organized hunt clubs have maintained their traditions for more than a century and a half, with deer hunting groups now controlling most private hunting land across the state. 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