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Actions Speak Louder

Actions Speak Louder

Love to NIC stands for nurture, inspire and comfort, but also refers to Holly Roberts’ son, Nic, who died in a car crash in 2015.

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Ovation In Onancock

Ovation In Onancock

In 2023, RSMH is the only hospital on the East Coast to be recognized in the Top 20; making it the only hospital in Virginia to make the Top 20 in the past seven years.

500 Graduates And Counting!

500 Graduates And Counting!

Southside Virginia Community College’s Power Line Worker Training School recently hit a major milestone by celebrating its 500th graduate. The ceremony was held at Pickett Park inside Fort Barfoot in Blackstone, Va.

The New News

The New News

Dwayne Yancey says he felt like he was living in a stately, venerable mansion with the roof caving in. So, he moved out and built a smaller structure by hand.

Judgment Day

Judgment Day

By his nature, Clint Card is not one to judge others. Except, of course, when there’s serious competition going on. As competitors climb up and down utility poles in front of him like gymnasts in hardhats, Card’s keen eyes monitors their every move.

Counting Sheep, and His Blessings

Counting Sheep, and His Blessings

Augusta County attorney-shepherd is living his dream When Francis Chester-Cestari was a little boy, he dreamed of sheep, but not in the conventional way. He dreamed of owning them. Although born and bred in Brooklyn, he says he always dreamed of farming and raising...

The College’s Keepsakes

The College’s Keepsakes

It took a community to build a college. And it will take a community to preserve it. That is the lesson of a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, state and local agencies, and volunteers in Lawrenceville, Va., who are sorting through the vestiges of St. Paul’s College.

Judgment Day

Judgment Day

By his nature, Clint Card is not one to judge others. Except, of course, when there’s serious competition going on. As competitors climb up and down utility poles in front of him like gymnasts in hardhats, Card’s keen eyes monitors their every move.

Counting Sheep, and His Blessings

Counting Sheep, and His Blessings

Augusta County attorney-shepherd is living his dream When Francis Chester-Cestari was a little boy, he dreamed of sheep, but not in the conventional way. He dreamed of owning them. Although born and bred in Brooklyn, he says he always dreamed of farming and raising...

The College’s Keepsakes

The College’s Keepsakes

It took a community to build a college. And it will take a community to preserve it. That is the lesson of a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, state and local agencies, and volunteers in Lawrenceville, Va., who are sorting through the vestiges of St. Paul’s College.

Students of the Sky

Students of the Sky

November/December 2021 Students of the Sky NEXTGEN Aviators aims to take learning to new heights Inquiring minds wanted to know: Has anyone ever fallen asleep on one of these things? The small plane has just finished taxiing after a roughly 15-minute, 1,200-foot-high...