Events May 8-15 (5/7/2025) - THURSDAY PARKS & REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, May 8, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. UTILITIES COMMITTEE: The… …
Courthouse Community Orchestra to present concert at MHS (5/7/2025) - The Courthouse Community Orchestra will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School to commemorate the nation’s 249 years… …
Li’l Ole Opry to present oldies show Saturday at MHS (5/7/2025) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will kick up its heels, and take patrons back to the “good ole days” of country and rock and roll when it hosts its oldies show… …Mystery author to be featured on WXGM (5/7/2025) - Mystery author Jan Marry will be featured on a May 12 radio program on WXGM (99.1 FM) with host Neal Steele. The program will begin at 8 a.m. and is… …
Gloucester firefighters respond to Stagecoach Market blaze (5/7/2025) - Fire destroyed the entire contents of a two-bay metal garage last Thursday at Stagecoach Market and Antiques on Route 17 in Gloucester, exploding gas tanks and tires in the process.… …Hearing May 20 on grass runway request (5/7/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 on an application by Joe Perdue of Port Haywood,… …
Astronomy in the Park to be held May 17 (5/7/2025) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park is partnering with the NASA Skywatchers to put on the first Astronomy in the Park event at Machicomoco State Park on Saturday, May 17, from… …
Gloucester supervisors adopt $84.4M budget (5/7/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget in the amount of $88.4 million last Wednesday, April 30, in the colonial courthouse by a… …
Art classes for children (5/7/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will be offering free art classes for children ages 9-12, on Saturdays in June. Registration is now open and each class is limited to 10 students.… …Trivia fundraiser to benefit GUEST program (5/7/2025) - The Office Bar and Grille, 4115 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes, will host a trivia night fundraiser on Thursday, May 22, for the GUEST (Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team) program.… …
Salvation Army to hold ‘Coffee with the Captain’ (5/7/2025) - As part of the observance of National Salvation Army Week, May 12-18, The Salvation Army of the Virginia Peninsula will host a “Coffee with the Captain” reception and tour of… …
Supervisors hold 8 public hearings in one evening (5/7/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors had a public hearing marathon during its meeting on April 17, holding eight public hearings, including the two on the FY2026 county budget and… …
Walmart provides $1,500 grant to GMCC (5/7/2025) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic received a $1,500 community grant from Walmart Supercenter in Gloucester. Store lead Lakeisha Sims presented the donation to GMCC marketing and development director Maureen Crone.… …
May 1 protest (5/7/2025) - Around 50 people gathered on Gloucester’s Colonial Courthouse Circle last Thursday to commemorate International Workers Day/May Day and to “stand up for workers’ rights around the world,” said Sara Troxel,… …‘From Colony to Country’ to be presented at Rosewell Ruin on June 8 (5/7/2025) - A first-person interpretive program about local events during the summer of 1775 in the lead-up to the American Revolution will be presented on June 8 on the lawn of Rosewell,… …
A lifetime of music; Winter Sound celebrates 45 years (5/7/2025) - It was the summer of 1968 and Rolf and Patricia Winter were desperate for a night out. Like all parents, they adored their children. However, at some point, every young… …$36.34M budget adopted in Mathews (5/7/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors adopted a total county budget of $36.34 million for fiscal year 2026 and set the real estate tax rate at 60 cents per $100… …
National Geographic group to recreate expedition (5/7/2025) - A team of scientists, filmmakers and divers from the National Geographic Explorers Club will visit Gwynn’s Island this month to spend 100 hours underwater. By doing this, they will recreate… …
Gloucester supervisors wrestle with renewing Placer.ai software subscription (5/7/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors wrestled with the decision whether to renew the county’s subscription of Placer.ai, a type of software that uses artificial intelligence to aggregate data to… …
Clear skies, welcoming breeze for May Faire (5/7/2025) - The Mathews Museum’s spring festival, May Faire, opened Friday morning to clear skies and a welcoming breeze that lasted through to the festival’s end on Saturday. While there was sparse… …Coleman Bridge toll removal a double-edged sword (5/7/2025) - For the second time since the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge opened, the tolls will be removed by the end of the year. The move became official on Friday afternoon… …
87 animals seized by Gloucester Animal Control (5/7/2025) - Gloucester County Animal Control worked with numerous partner agencies to seize a total of 87 animals, including dogs, cats, horses and small animals, from unsanitary and inhumane conditions at a… …Retirement seminar to be held on June 5 (5/7/2025) - Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House will host a seminar at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The seminar, titled Navigating the Retirement Journey,… …
Library to hold lecture on orioles (5/7/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program on attracting orioles at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 29. Michelle Schopp, community outreach coordinator at Wild Birds Unlimited,… …
Gloucester BOS approves FY26 budget (5/1/2025) - Gloucester supervisors voted to approve the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget Wednesday evening, April 30, in the colonial courthouse by a vote of 6-1. Supervisor Phil Bazzani was the sole… …