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The Pride of Patrick County traveled to Emory and Henry Saturday for the Virginia State Assessment. The band received a rating of Superior, which is the highest rating.

The Fresenius Kidney Care of Patrick County building was purchased by Foresight Hospital and Health Systems from Ventures Real Estate, LLC. Foresight Hospital and Health Systems recently purchased the building that housed the Fresenius Kidney Care of Patrick County. The facility is located on Rich Creek Drive in Stuart.  Foresight...

Dr. Sameer Suhail, president and CEO of Foresight Health recently visited the facility Stuart to meet with local officials. Suhail is pictured in the center, flanked by Chief Operating Officer (COO)/General Counsel Joseph Hylak-Reinholtz (right) and Sean Adkins, director of Patrick County Economic Development. The Foresight Hospital and Health System...

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and Virginia State Police is once again offering its “Ride 2 Save Lives” motorcycle self-assessment courses across the Commonwealth, now through October. The free motorcycle self-assessment courses allow current riders the opportunity to learn and practice rider safety, how to handle hazards, special situations,...

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and the Virginia Department of Health issued a joint statement urging Virginians with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 or other seasonal illnesses to avoid visiting hospital emergency departments as the Omicron variant spreads and new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge.  In the current...

The Virginia Department of Education announced $12 million in state School Security Equipment Grants to protect students, faculty and visitors in 583 schools in 93 school divisions. The grants will pay for video monitoring systems, voice and video internal communications systems, school bus interior cameras, mass notification systems, visitor-identification systems,...

William James Epperly, 90, of Patrick Springs, VA, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Sovah Hospital in Martinsville. He was born on March 13, 1931 in Patrick County to the late Emma Mabe Epperly and Luther Epperly. He is preceded in death by two sisters, Lessie Young, Grace...