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Virginia Family Chiropractic Offers Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression for Herniated Discs at Alexandria Office
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (182+ words) The West End office on S. Pickett Street uses computer-guided lumbar and cervical traction for disc-related back pain, neck pain, and sciatica. Care at the Alexandria office is delivered by Dr. Cameron Hatam and Dr. Sarah Cassou, both Chiropractic BioPhysics-certified, working…...
One Lynchburg Optician Has Outlasted Eight Decades of Change. Here's Why That Matters to You
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (530+ words) Eyewear trends come and go. Cat-eye frames gave way to aviators, then to the oversized acetates filling Instagram feeds today. Through all of it, AG Jefferson Opticians has kept doing one thing: fitting Lynchburg residents with eyeglasses that actually work…...
Twin doctors return to Richmond to lead the ER they once dreamed of running
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (432+ words) Identical twin doctors Travan and Travis Jasper have returned to Richmond to co-direct a hospital ER after growing up in poverty and pursuing medicine together. Travan and Travis Jasper spent their childhood in Richmond, Virginia, without many of the basic…...
Richmond first responders train for mass casualty event at VCU
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (42+ words) Richmond first responders trained Wednesday for a mass casualty event at VCU's Siegel Center, with a follow-up exercise planned for Friday. Richmond first responders trained Wednesday for a mass casualty event at VCU's Siegel Center, with a follow-up exercise planned…...
Richmond pediatrician Dr. Lillie Bennett reflects on nearly 60 years of caring for families
1+ week, 1+ day ago (403+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Dr. Lillie Bennett’s legacy lines the walls of her Chamberlayne Avenue pediatric office in Richmond. Framed Richmond Times-Dispatch and Richmond Free Press articles detail her work improving literacy among children and her role organizing a local chapter of…...
New Pet Microchip Scanning Station added to Newport
1+ week, 2+ day ago (108+ words) NEWPORT, N.C. (WNCT) — The Town of Newport has received a new Pet Microchip Scanning Station. The station provides free access to anyone who finds a lost pet to help reunite them with their family. Th... NEWPORT, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Town of…...
Portsmouth founders bring mental health resources back to their hometown
1+ week, 2+ day ago (34+ words) A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Inspire You, a new Black-owned counseling center in downtown Portsmouth. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Inspire You, a new Black-owned counseling center in downtown Portsmouth....
Portsmouth hazardous waste collection day offered Oct. 24, 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (235+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city will hold its semiannual household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the public works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, New Castle and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal…...
Advocates march for nursing home reform and accountability: 'It's going to take the community"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond advocates gathered Sunday to demand reform in long-term care facilities, saying too many families are left without answers when their loved ones are harmed or neglected in nursing homes. Tracy Pompey, founder of Justice and Change for…...
Twin Doctors Jasper Return to Richmond to Co-Run Chippenham ER
1+ week, 3+ day ago (579+ words) Identical twins Travan and Travis Jasper grew up without running water in a poor Richmond, Virginia neighborhood, hauling buckets from local parks just to get by. Decades later, they returned home to co-direct the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital, a…...