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Homeless told to vacate Newport News camp as local cities grapple with solutions to homelessness problem
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Per Newport News city orders, tents pitched on a grassy patch at the intersection of Warwick and Mercury Boulevards were dismantled and the homeless people who lived there have left. Mark Wallace Humphries said he'll have to find a new home in the woods. "For...
Nansemond Indian Nation grows Hampton Roads health network starting with flagship Portsmouth clinic
PORTSMOUTH — For the past few years, Gloucester resident Linda Mixon has been spending six months at a time in her native Arizona just to qualify for health care. Mixon, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, has lived in Hampton Roads for almost 50 years. But when her husband retired, she wasn’t old enough for Medicare and she developed a severe case of vasculitis, a blood vessel inflammation. Finding and affording treatment was so difficult she opted to stay with family and reestablish Arizona residency. Then last fall while attending the Nansemond Indian Nation’s powwow, she learned about their new initiative, Fishing Point Healthcare, a network intended to provide state-of-the-art care to members of any Indigenous tribes as well as all Virginia Medicaid recipients. The clinic is also open to people without insurance who meet Medicaid criteria. “I’m just glad that they’re here — not just for myself, but for everyone,” Mixon said Saturday at a community day to celebrate the completion of Fishing Point’s flagship clinic at 2929 London Blvd. in Portsmouth.
Parkton Woman Takes Home $343,000 In North Carolina Instant Win Lottery Game
Congratulations to Carletta Woodall of Robeson County, who recently won over $343,000 with the North Carolina Education Lottery!. Carletta’s major cash win came on the night of July 11, when she decided to put $1 on the Bison Bonanza digital instant game while relaxing at her home in Parkton. Bison Bonanza features a progressive jackpot that can be won at anytime, even right before bed in Carletta’s case.
NAACP Middlesex Branch presents play depicting arrest of woman defending her rights
This past Saturday, July 20, the Middlesex Branch of the NAACP honored the late Irene Morgan with a reenactment of her arrest on July 16, 1944. This arrest that happened in Saluda set the stage for Rosa Parks. During the reenactment, Irene Morgan was played by Middlesex County resident Cynthia...
Retiring Prince George school superintendent named acting chief for Hanover County schools
A week before her retirement was to become official, the superintendent of the Prince George County school system has taken on a similar position in metro Richmond, albeit interim for now. Tuesday night, the Hanover County School Board announced it had chosen Dr. Lisa Pennycuff as the system’s acting superintendent. She succeeds Dr....
Tom's Cove Campground's Miniature Pony Swim
CHINCOTEAGUE, VA - While the life-sized pony swim won't begin until Wednesday, a miniature one has already begun at Tom's Cove Campground. Salisbury local Elsie H. Jones, who spends much of her summers with family at the campground, designed a miniature model of the town of Chincoteague, including the beloved Pony Swim.
Youth gun violence in Hampton Roads
Youth gun violence has been trending up in Hampton Roads.
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