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Articles by Cathy Welch

About Cathy Welch
Cathy Welch is a Hampton Roads-based writer, photographer and book editor. She says her life is an eclectic mix of career and FAMILY. She earned our Bachelors degree in business administration at Christopher Newport University, minoring in Spanish. Her career has been full- and part-time as an administrator, an engineering assistant, a bookseller, a merchandiser, a naval photography layout assistant, an office manager, a grant writer and a human resource manager, all giving her experiences that feed her writing. She fosters pups and does what she can to bless those who are in need, whether human or canine. She can be reached at 757-870-0768 or at cathywelch25@gmail.com.
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Comfort Technology Heating & Air Conditioning: Keeping you in your comfort zone

May 22, 2022 Cathy Welch 0

Respect, professionalism and highly-skilled technicians are hallmarks at family-owned and operated Comfort Technology Heating & Air Conditioning. It all started with a woman in distress. Kearney & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning sent employee Lee [Read More…]

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Intrepid USA Healthcare Services: Hospice hearts doing the right thing

November 11, 2021 Cathy Welch 0

Intrepid USA Healthcare Services is a healthcare and hospice service provider committed to sustaining a culture of togetherness, diversity and inclusion. The organization’s hospice division has 19 locations in 17 states; six in Virginia. It [Read More…]

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Timmons Group: Responsive service and high quality

August 13, 2021 Cathy Welch 0

“When you’re part of a community, you have more of a vested interest in local development,” Rob Mann, LS (licensed land surveyor), Newport News resident and survey group leader at Timmons Group’s Oyster Point office, [Read More…]

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Charles Yost Custom Cabinets, Inc.: Making the most of connections

April 26, 2021 Cathy Welch 0

For 20 years — from 1966 to 1986 — Charles Yost worked as a manufacturing engineer for General Electric after his tour with the United States Navy. He left when his company planned to move him from its Suffolk [Read More…]

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Benjamin T. Watson, DDS, PLC – General and Cosmetic Dentistry: Preventive, restorative, cosmetic dentistry

February 12, 2021 Cathy Welch 0

“I always loved art, biology and people,” Dr. Benjamin T. Watson, DDS, MAGD, says. “Working in dentistry seemed to put all three things together.” While earning his Bachelor of Science degree in biology at the [Read More…]

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The Vein Center of Virginia: Setting the standard for comprehensive vein care

January 26, 2021 Cathy Welch 0

After a career path that led to his commitment as a surgeon focused on building a strong veinous practice, Dr. C. Scott McEnroe, MD, FACS, is now medical director of The Vein Center of Virginia, [Read More…]

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Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter: Animals for the community

November 12, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Serving Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson and York County, the 30,000-square-foot Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter (PRAS) hosts guests from as far away as northern Virginia. Operated by the City of Newport News, the shelter is open [Read More…]

First Command
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First Command: Creating wealth for military members since 1958

August 19, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

“Work-wise, there aren’t many things I would pay to do,” says Cliff Weddington, CFP®, ChFC®, CLF®, financial advisor, principal and district advisor for First Command, Colonial District. “I really feel like I make a difference.” [Read More…]

Dominion Pediatrics
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Dominion Pediatric Therapy & Associates: The friendly choice for children’s therapeutic needs for 30 years

August 19, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

From a small, southern town to CEO/owner of a physical therapy empire in Hampton Roads, Dr. Allen R. Jones, Jr., PT., DPT, was raised by parents who inspired his dogmatic approach to success. The Mississippi [Read More…]

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District 41 Sports Bar: Giving back to the 757

May 1, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Robert “Free” Freeman graduated from Denbigh High School in 2001, where he played football with Antoine Bethea, who was drafted into the NFL and now plays safety for the New York Giants. “Antoine has always [Read More…]

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Virginia Cooperative Extension: Advocates for the community

March 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

“It’s not about me as an agent, but about the program, the education and people who need it,” Sonja Mitchell, Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Newport News’ Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Office, says of [Read More…]

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Orangetheory Fitness: Offering members a more vibrant life

March 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Ellen Latham’s lifelong passion for fitness led her to create Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) in 2010, with partners David Long, Jerome Kern and David Hardy. OTF believes in changing the world one heartbeat at a time. [Read More…]

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