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Douglas Wright's route to dentistry began in pharmacy school. He completed that degree at the University of Maryland in 1981, earned his dental degree there four years later and joined the Navy, where his training ranged from oral diagnosis to surgery and anesthesia.
Oct 9, 2026
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Each month, employees at LD&B help choose a local charitable organization to highlight. It is a practical expression of an unusual feature of the insurance agency: the people working there also own the business.
Oct 9, 2026
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Before New Field Farm became a wedding venue, it was a promise. Brett Barraclough had told his wife, Donna, who grew up on a New Jersey turkey farm, that he would bring her back to farm life after his Army career.
Oct 9, 2026
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Matt Gallimore grew up in rural Southwest Virginia, studied business and finance at Radford University, and spent two years as a loan officer before entering real estate. That path brought together an understanding of property as both a place to live and a substantial financial decision.
Oct 8, 2026
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Craig's Lawn Care began as a one-person lawn service in 1985. More than four decades later, the family-owned business remains focused on residential properties, with work that follows a yard through the seasons and through larger changes in how a family uses it.
Oct 8, 2026
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The dentists at Wytheville Dental Group arrived through different schools and communities, but several parts of their stories return to the same theme: bringing dental care to the places they know.
Oct 8, 2026
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When Joey and Alyssa Rogers took over the family business in 2018, they inherited more than a heating-and-cooling company. They took responsibility for a name that had served the South Boston area since 1996—and began shaping its next stage.
Oct 8, 2026
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At Maplewood Gardens, a wedding can move from a garden arbor to a rustic barn without losing the feeling of being part of the same place. Boxwoods, magnolias, hydrangeas and ponds surround an 1890 Victorian homestead, creating a series of settings within a ten-acre Eastern Shore property.
Oct 8, 2026
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A stone wall can frame a garden, hold a slope or give a yard a new place to gather. For Walter Garrett and his team, that combination of appearance and practical purpose is central to the work of Garrett Landscapes.
Oct 8, 2026
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For W. Bruce Jackson, financial planning includes a question that reaches beyond an account balance: what a person wants their resources to accomplish. His work in Williamsburg brings investment and retirement planning into the same conversation as preservation, distribution and charitable goals.
Oct 8, 2026
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A roof's life does not end with installation. It needs attention as materials age, weather takes its toll and a building's needs change. Rappahannock Roofing Company has built its Fredericksburg-area business around that full span of work, from maintenance and repairs to new roofs and replacements.
Oct 8, 2026
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Clarksville Veterinary Clinic sits on Seventh Street, but the community it serves extends well beyond the town. Families come from across Southside Virginia and neighboring North Carolina communities for a practice that brings routine pet care, diagnostics and surgical services into one local hospital.
Oct 8, 2026
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The Bedford office now known as Tuck Chiropractic has a history that predates the name above its door. Formerly LaBarbera Family Chiropractic, the practice joined Tuck in 2010, adding a new chapter to its work in the town.
Oct 8, 2026
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A rental property generates more than a monthly payment. It also produces questions about maintenance, paperwork, inspections and the next lease. In Front Royal, Vesta Property Management brings those responsibilities into a business that combines management with practical services for the buildings themselves.
Oct 8, 2026
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Low shelves, hands-on materials and room to explore give a Montessori classroom a particular kind of order. At Frost Montessori School near Charlottesville, that environment is part of an approach to early childhood education that has guided the school since 1997.
Oct 8, 2026
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Before real estate became her best-known business, Cheri Woodard grew herbs for Patrick O'Connell at the Inn at Little Washington. The connection came through Faith Mountain Herbs and Antiques, one of several ventures she built after moving to Rappahannock County in 1974.
Oct 8, 2026
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Daniel Aseyev started with tile. Then homeowners began asking about the rest of the bathroom: the shower, the vanity, the room surrounding the finished surface. Those requests helped turn a Harrisonburg tile business into STW Home Remodeling.
Oct 8, 2026
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Greg Carter founded Carter's Heating and Cooling in 2000 with a principle that remains central to the business: customers should understand the choices being made about their home's comfort. More than a quarter-century later, the company continues to serve the Lynchburg and Smith Mountain Lake areas with repair, maintenance and installation work.
Oct 8, 2026