MCWC scholar (7/29/2026) - Members of the Mathews County Woman’s Club gathered recently at the home of Dana Brown to honor 2026 Mathews High School graduate Morgan Stearns, who received a $1,000 scholarship from… …
Bay Aging programs get boost from Ruritans (7/29/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club made donations totaling $5,000 to support three Bay Aging programs serving Gloucester County residents: the Gloucester Active Lifestyle Center, the Gloucester Adult Day Center, and the… …Gloucester Library to hold insect program Aug. 8 (7/29/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold the insect program, “Butterflies, Beetles and Bugs,” on Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. This program is for children in… …
Independence Comes to Gloucester (7/29/2026) - A ceremony was held on Saturday morning in Gloucester’s historic court circle to commemorate the moment when news of the Declaration of Independence first reached Gloucester County citizens. The roughly… …Dual-party primary Tuesday (7/29/2026) - Early voting ends Saturday for the dual-party primary that will be held on Tuesday, with Democratic Party voters in Gloucester and Mathews counties and the rest of Virginia’s 1st Congressional… …
Treasures from the museums (7/29/2026) - The Gazette-Journal continues its series this week focusing on local museums, as it highlights the preservation and education efforts of many Gloucester and Mathews organizations. The newspaper dropped in on… …
Moose Family Players to present ‘Best School Year Ever’ (7/29/2026) - “The Best School Year Ever,” a comedy by Barbara Robinson, will be presented at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, by the Moose Family Players at the… …Gloucester to celebrate 375th birthday on Sept. 5 (7/29/2026) - Planning is underway for Gloucester Day, Saturday, Sept. 5, a day celebrated by places around the world named Gloucester. Gloucester, Virginia will be the special honoree this year as the… …
GVFRS appreciation dinner Monday (7/29/2026) - The Piankatank Community League will host the semiannual meeting of the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc., and appreciation dinner on Monday evening. These dinners and meetings have been… …
A happy reunion (7/29/2026) - People are familiar with dog owners looking for their missing pets, but how about turtles? Rocketship, an African Sulcata land tortoise, wandered away from his home and went missing for… …National Night Out Tuesday at Mathews High School (7/29/2026) - Mathews County’s National Night Out will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday on the athletic field at Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Organized by the Mathews County… …
Retiree finds new sense of purpose with Mathews Rotary (7/29/2026) - When David Winch retired from his job selling industrial diamond products globally to the mining and construction industries, he and his wife Jane decided to move from their longtime home… …
Abingdon Ruritan Fall Seafood Festival to be held Oct. 21 (7/29/2026) - Preparations are underway for this year’s Abingdon Ruritan Club Fall Seafood Festival, which will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, on the festival grounds, located at 8784… …
Giving Garden (7/29/2026) - The Giving Garden Foundation is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide financial assistance to cancer patients living in Gloucester and Mathews. The Abingdon Ruritan Club supports this foundation in… …
Wonders of the Water (7/29/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association held a special program on Saturday morning at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena, inviting children to learn about the local waterways and the area’s rich maritime… …
Union Food Pantry (7/29/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club supports the Union Baptist Food Pantry in two ways: Each year, the club gives a monetary donation. And twice each year, club members donate food to… …Events July 30-Aug. 5 (7/29/2026) - THURSDAY DINE TO DONATE: The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a Dine to Donate event from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, July 30, at Mathews Grill… …
Gloucester PRT activities announced (7/29/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism is sponsoring a Glow Paint Class from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Stewart Building, Youth ages 11-17 are invited to create a… …
Mythic Mathews (7/22/2026) - Mythic Mathews, a Comic Con event for the whole family, was held on Saturday at Mathews Memorial Library. Featuring a cosplay contest, fan art exhibit, live demonstrations, raffle prizes, crafts,… …
Lighthouse talk set for Aug. 6 (7/22/2026) - In observance of National Lighthouse Day, Aug. 7, Mathews Memorial Library, in partnership with Mathews County Historical Society, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Fannie M.… …
Sunshine Acres Farm a therapeutic oasis for those with special needs (7/22/2026) - At Sunshine Acres Farm in Hayes, Lori Balch and her husband Tom are building a therapeutic oasis for children and adults with special needs. Rooted in her own family’s journey,… …
Abingdon Ruritans (7/22/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club welcomed a new member at its July membership meeting. In top photo, from left, club vice president David Bowles and president Antonio Donald are shown with… …
Living shoreline company aims to restore shoreline and prevent future erosion (7/22/2026) - Jeff Corbin of Native Shorelines was astonished when he revisited a Gloucester home recently and saw the shoreline project he and co-worker Lucy Deigman installed there almost exactly a year… …Island foundation to hold two Dine to Donate functions next week (7/22/2026) - Two Dine to Donate events sponsored by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will be held on Mathews Main Street next week. The first will be on Thursday, July 30… …
North End Bridge replacement is completed (7/22/2026) - Work on the Route 14 bridge over North End Branch in Mathews is now completed. Traffic was able to drive across in both travel lanes as of Friday morning, said… …