Suspect indicted in booster club embezzlement case (9/9/2026) - Shannon McFarland Roane, 57, of Gloucester, was indicted on eight felony charges related to alleged mismanagement of funds for the Dukes Touchdown Club, an independent athletic booster organization to support… …
Gloucester Day held Saturday (9/9/2026) - Places named Gloucester across the world came together via Zoom to share in the celebration of Gloucester Day. The Gloucester Rotary Club hosted this online gathering at the Gloucester Brewing… …Verizon seeks to discontinue copper-based phone service (9/9/2026) - A number of local residents received a letter in the mail recently from Verizon regarding the discontinuation of traditional copper-based landline phone service in Virginia, pending Federal Communications Commission approval.… …
9/11 anniversary marked with memorial run (9/9/2026) - To mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the members of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary held a memorial run on Saturday morning at Mathews… …Mathews Market Days returns this weekend (9/9/2026) - The 52nd annual Mathews Market Days will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in and around the historic court green located… …
Flock cameras addressed at Gloucester BOS meeting (9/9/2026) - The issue of Flock security cameras and their use in the county was addressed at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. During that meeting, Sheriff… …
VDOT holds design public hearing for proposed roundabout (9/9/2026) - Around 40 people attended a design public hearing held by the Virginia Department of Transportation last Wednesday on the proposed construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Twiggs Ferry… …
Guinea student art winners named (9/9/2026) - As the kick-off for events culminating with the Guinea Jubilee celebration on Sept. 25-26, the Guinea Jubilee Committee recognized its 2026 Achilles Student Art Contest winners on Saturday at Buck’s… …
Boys & Girls Club donation (9/9/2026) - Dominion Energy donated $5,000 to the Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, last Wednesday, Sept. 2. B&G Unit Director James Luck… …
Dr. Walter Reed’s 175th birthday party Saturday (9/9/2026) - A public celebration will be held on Saturday at Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Gloucester, where the famed physician was born 175 years ago, on Sept. 13, 1851. The party… …Plant Extravaganza Friday, Saturday in Gloucester (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester Master Gardeners will hold the 24th annual Plant Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Route 17. The plant sale, featuring native plants, perennials,… …
Gloucester Library to host adult yarn club, spelling bee (9/9/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced two upcoming adult programs for its Main Street Center location. Yarn Club for crocheters and knitters will meet Thursdays Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov.… …
Fairfield to hold Historic House Party at Brighton (9/9/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation is taking reservations for its 11th annual Historic House Party, its biggest fundraising event of the year. The party will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday,… …
Elderly twin sisters found dead on Gwynn’s Island (9/9/2026) - Elderly twin sisters were found deceased on a Gwynn’s Island beach last Thursday after a relative called the property’s lawn care service and asked that someone perform a welfare check.… …
Town hall addresses proposed local sales tax in Mathews (9/9/2026) - A town hall, moderated by Pastor Patrick Billups, was held Tuesday night to give Mathews County residents a better idea of the issues surrounding a referendum on this year’s ballot… …Planners’ chair addresses Sunday afternoon subcommittee meeting (9/9/2026) - Facing criticism about a subcommittee meeting that was held on Sunday afternoon at a real estate office on Main Street, Mathews County Planning Commission chairman Billy Cook addressed the issue… …
USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 66 celebrates 75th anniversary (9/9/2026) - The 75th anniversary of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 was celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 29, with a brief but meaningful ceremony at the Mathews Yacht Club at Hudgins. Speakers… …NAACP branches to hold town hall on proposed state amendments (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester, Mathews, King and Queen and Middlesex branches of the NAACP will a town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews,… …
Mathews supervisors to have closed session Tuesday morning (9/3/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will have a special meeting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, in order to go into closed session and once again consider legal… …
Gloucester PRT events planned (9/2/2026) - FREE FLOW YOGA: Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Free Flow Yoga on Tuesdays in September, October and November from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge.… …
Celebrate Gloucester Day to mark county’s 375th anniversary (9/2/2026) - This year’s Gloucester Day celebration will be a bit special for Gloucester County, Virginia as it will be taking the opportunity to commemorate its 375th anniversary. “It coincides with Gloucester… …Gloucester BOS axes proposed Fox Mill subdivision (9/2/2026) - Following a vocal public comment period, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors denied an ordinance to create a Community Development Authority for Fox Mill, the planned unit development along Fox… …
Original state park site absorbed into Machicomoco (9/2/2026) - A 431-acre parcel adjacent to the Rosewell ruins, acquired in 2005 for the future Middle Peninsula State Park, remains undeveloped and has been absorbed into Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, which… …Events Sept. 3-9 (9/2/2026) - THURSDAY CLEAN AND GREEN: The Gloucester Clean and Green Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. PARKS… …
Town hall Tuesday on sales tax ballot initiative (9/2/2026) - A community town hall meeting will be held Tuesday to explain the details of the upcoming ballot initiative to create a 1 percent local retail sales tax in Mathews County… …