VIRGINIA BEACH — One of the most recognizable icons of Virginia Beach is turning 20 this year. The King Neptune statue, a bronze sculpture of the Roman god of the sea, has been a fixture next to the ...

Born of humble lineage on a farm near West Frankfort, Ill., and raised in Anna, Ill., he ascended to royalty. Not bad for a pig. King Neptune, the U.S. Navy's "unofficial" mascot during World War II, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — For the first time, the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival has selected a queen, rather than a king, to be the event’s ceremonial leader. Buffy Barefoot, president of Townebank Virginia ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An artist drew King Neptune in a way he’s never been before. Rather than towering proudly over the city of Virginia Beach, the drawing of the Neptune Statue shows King Neptune in ...