The local effect of the opioid epidemic will be outlined in a meeting of the Mathews County Resources Council on Thursday, Sept. 21.

The meeting will be held at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building at Hudgins, starting at 9 a.m. This is the second lecture on the opioid crisis by MCRC,

MCRC chair Rhoda-Jo Stress said community professionals will speak. They include:

Tiffany Gordon, director of Mathews Social Services; Dr. Christian Wathen of Middle Peninsula Medical Center, Inc.; 98th district Del. Keith Hodges, owner of Gloucester Pharmacy, who created the Middle Peninsula Regional Substance Abuse Task Force; Jenney Pritchett of Chesapeake Counseling Associates, and Nancy Welch, superintendent of Mathews County Public Schools.

Also expected to speak are Mathews Sheriff Mark Barrick and Investigator April Edwards, with an emphasis, Stress said, on the administration of naloxone; Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Bowen; and Chuck Walsh of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Com...