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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.
Delorian Heard: From Player to Coach in Men’s Basketball at UMES | Bio & Achievements
Delorian Heard, a Detroit native and son of NBA Scout/Executive Rodney Heard, has been appointed as an Assistant Coach for UMES Men's Basketball under Head Coach Cleo Hill for the upcoming season. Heard played for NJCAA Gillette College in Wyoming before transferring to Redlands Community College in Oklahoma. During his...
Newport News reports a 55% decrease in homicides so far this year
Newport News has seen a 55% decrease in homicides so far this year compared with the same time in 2023. Police Chief Steve Drew reported during a Wednesday news conference there have been nine homicides through July 21, down from 20 last year in the same time frame. Drew also reported an almost 31% decrease in nonfatal shootings. In 2023, there were 52 shootings by July 21, while there have ...
UPDATE: Isle of Wight deputies seize 44 animals from Carrollton home
Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputies and Animal Control officers seized 44 malnourished animals from a Carrollton home on July 24. According to a news release, the Sheriff’s Office searched a home in the 13000 block of Smiths Neck Road after receiving multiple tips alleging illegal animal breeding and selling by its occupant, as well […]
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.
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...
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