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  • High tide

    The ditches were full and water crossed the road at the Davis Creek public dock in Bavon shortly after the 6 p.m. high tide on…

    Melany Slaughter September 17, 2025
  • NAACP holds candidate forum

    The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP held a candidate forum last Thursday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium for local offices impacting Gloucester…

    Melany Slaughter September 17, 2025
  • Repair work underway

    Route 17 northbound is reduced to a single lane at the bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line for emergency…

    Melany Slaughter September 17, 2025

Top Stories

Early voting begins tomorrow across Virginia (9/17/2025) - In-person early voting begins Friday for the November general election, featuring the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, two local House of Delegates’ seats, as well as a number of local supervisors’ and school board races. Voting will be taking place in registrar’s offices across the state, including the Gloucester County Registrar’s Office (6467 Main Street) and the Mathews County Registrar’s Office (10604 Buckley Hall Road, Suite B). Early voting will be held… …
Mathews County’s VA250 Committee working hard on planning events
Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill files brief in lawsuit
GJ hit by ransomware cyber attack
Fall begins Monday

School News

schools ghs tour GHS tour
schools esssay winner Americanism Essay Contest
schools ware 9 11 9/11 service
schools board candidate parker Parker to run for school board Petsworth seat

Business News

GJ hit by ransomware cyber attack
business wine festival ‘Wine, Whiskey & Whatnot’
business mathews tourism Visitor spending reached $19.2M in Mathews in 2024
business coastal kitchen Coastal Kitchen marks third anniversary on Sept. 20

Sports News

Lady Dukes pick up two wins, suffer one loss
sports mhs volleyball abigail ramsey Mathews volleyball
Knights fall to Hurricanes
sports baystars cut Baystars youth soccer teams celebrate victories

Food

food crisco new Pretty slick: The long history of Crisco
Guinea ladies Guinea cakes for sale: new method, same deliciousness
food callis owners Recipe trove: long-ago baking ideas from county librarian Dahlia Callis
food faeries cut Fantasy Faerie Tea sparkles at Bay School

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Lore and Legends Like wreaths of fog on a humid morning, the stories of our past weave around… …