Staff photo/By Harvey White

Dr. Jamie A. Ramsey, D.M.D., third from left, gets help cutting the ribbon to his new dentist’s office in Godwin Commerce Park next to Obici Hospital. With him, l-r, are Dr. George Barnett, Suffolk City Councilman Bobby Ralph and Elizabeth McCoury, downtown development director. Dr. Ramsey, formerly of Clemson, S.C., earned his doctorate the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He picked Suffolk to open his practice &uot;because of the exceptional quality of life, small-town atmosphere and friendly people.&uot;