Events: March 19-26 (3/18/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, March 19, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Easter movie night Friday at Walter Reed Post Acute Center (3/18/2026) - An Easter movie night event, a fundraiser to benefit the residents of Walter Reed Post Acute Center (formerly the Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center), will be held on Friday… …
Gloucester Library to hold Easter craft April 2 (3/18/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have an Easter bunny crafting session using terra-cotta pots on April 2, beginning at 11 a.m. Registration is now open. For adults… …
Mathews BOS to meet tonight (3/18/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, March 19, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Among the items… …
School board, BOS appear closer to consensus on budget (3/18/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors and Mathews School Board seemed closer to a consensus on school funding at the end of a joint budget workshop held last Thursday afternoon in… …
Hayes woman seeks liver donor (3/18/2026) - A Hayes woman has learned she needs a liver transplant and is reaching out to the public to find a suitable donor who can share part of their own liver… …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …
Supporting Gloucester schools (3/18/2026) - Peasley Middle School sixth grader Ian Ross, at right, runs for Botetourt Elementary School during the 15th annual Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation 8K and 3K run/walk Saturday morning… …Gloucester supervisors vote on advertised tax rate (3/18/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted by a 5-2 margin Tuesday evening to advertise the real estate tax rate at $0.637 per $100 of assessed value, an increase of… …
VIMS establishes new center to advance coastal resilience efforts (3/18/2026) - A new Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting has been established at the College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Science & Virginia Institute of Marine… …Gloucester Point named one of the ‘Friendliest Neighborhoods in Virginia’ (3/18/2026) - Gloucester Point was listed among the top five communities in the state making the rankings of Nextdoor’s “Friendliest Neighborhoods in Virginia,” according to a release from the San Francisco-based company.… …
Memorial Pavers (3/18/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association invites people to purchase a Memorial Paver in honor/memory of a loved waterman/woman. The stones will be placed around the new Watermen’s Memorial, located outside the… …Harmful Waste Collection Day to be held April 18 (3/18/2026) - Gloucester County will hold its Residential Household Harmful Waste Collection Day from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Hayes Convenience Center located on Guinea Road.… …
Spring begins Friday (3/18/2026) - Spring begins Friday at the moment of the vernal equinox, 10:45 a.m. From then until the fall equinox, each 24-hour period will have more daylight than darkness. …
Indigenous focus (3/18/2026) - An exhibit celebrating early Mathews life and focusing on the indigenous population opened Saturday at the Mathews Museum. Among those on hand, from left, were R. Wayne Bowman of Gloucester,… …
‘Virginia Campaign of 1775’ topic of upcoming talk (3/18/2026) - Author and military historian Dr. Patrick H. Hannum will speak on “The Virginia Campaign of 1775: Great Bridge & Removing Dunmore” on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. at Mathews… …Supervisors to hold hearing on raising county’s meals tax (3/18/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors, meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the historic courthouse to once again wrangle over the budget, agreed to hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 16,… …
Sail Beyond Cancer (3/18/2026) - At the Gloucester Rotary Club’s March 12 meeting, Kim Lawver, executive director of Sail Beyond Cancer Virginia, shared information about the nonprofit and its mission to “Honor those challenged by cancer by… …
Kayak tours (3/18/2026) - Registration began last week for the Dragon Run’s Spring Paddle Season, which runs from April 15 through May 19. Join volunteers and a nature guide for three-hour kayak tours on… …Gloucester NAACP launches civic education initiative (3/18/2026) - The Gloucester County Branch of the NAACP recently announced the launch of Pathways to Leadership, a new civic education initiative designed to empower residents with the knowledge and confidence to… …
Supervisors move forward with amicus brief over redistricting (3/11/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to file a motion with the Supreme Court of Virginia to obtain permission to file an amicus brief that positions the board… …
In Mathews: Pared-down budget presented (3/11/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday afternoon for a budget work session to establish budget priorities and goals. County Administrator Ramona Wilson presented the board with a budget… …
Mathews planners look at updating county’s comp plan (3/11/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting on Tuesday night, included a lengthy discussion concerning required revisions and updates to the county’s comprehensive plan. Chairman Billy Cook introduced former longtime planning… …
John Clayton talk (3/11/2026) - Reenactor Richard Cheatham, portraying 18th century Gloucester botanist John Clayton, took people back to 1773 in a special program held on Sunday afternoon at the Edge Hill House in Gloucester.… …
Early voting (3/11/2026) - Early voting began Friday in the statewide referendum on mid-decade redistricting of Virginia’s Congressional districts—a measure proposed by Democrats as a one-time response to efforts in Texas, North Carolina and… …