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  • Churches in Gloucester and Mathews took time out in the week before Christmas to present Living Nativity scenes. In top photo, the Gwynn’s Island Church…

    Melany Slaughter December 23, 2025
  • Santa Claus made many stops in the local area, ahead of his big trip on Christmas Eve. Among those stops, he visited the children at…

    Melany Slaughter December 23, 2025
  • Botetourt Elementary School third graders took their annual Main Street Caroling field trip on Friday where they sing holiday songs along Main Street. Here, the…

    Melany Slaughter December 23, 2025

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mathews supes goodbye Board approves $1.34M increase in current budget (12/23/2025) - Mathews supervisors approved increases of $1.34 million to its current FY2026 budget at last Thursday’s board meeting, to a total of $37,490,623, or 3 percent above the budget originally approved in June. Following a hearing on the changes, the board approved the changes by a 3-2 margin. Outgoing supervisors Mike Walls and Dave Jones cast the dissenting votes, although they had approved a number of the increases in prior votes, including for school resource officers…

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