Frenchmon & Nettie Pippins Wellness Center

Patti Towles opened this nonprofit wellness center in June 2026 at 506 W. Methvin St., in the building that once housed Camp Normal Industrial Hospital, which opened in 1939 to serve Longview's Black community. She named the center for her parents, Frenchmon and Nettie Pippins. Services include non-invasive equipment such as red light therapy and a fire-and-ice room with a cold plunge and sauna. Mental health counseling is available, two aestheticians office there, and a family nurse practitioner serves as medical overseer. Typically open Tuesday through Saturday.