Gloucester adds 6 COVID-19 deaths (1/20/2021) - While the Three Rivers Health District moved to Phase 1b of the COVID-19 vaccination program on Tuesday, offering some hope of relief from the pandemic, the post-holiday surge in cases… …
Three Rivers moves to next vaccination phase (1/20/2021) - The Three Rivers Health District—which includes Gloucester and Mathews counties—began vaccinating people this week in the Phase 1b priority group. The vaccinations are not open to the public. Those eligible… …
Rowe, Mason to lead Mathews board in 2021 (1/20/2021) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors elected its officers for 2021 during its annual organizational meeting last Wednesday, which was held virtually on the Zoom platform. Mike Rowe was selected… …
Gloucester approves one-time bonuses for employees (1/20/2021) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors approved a one-time bonus for county employees at a total cost of $191,086 during an electronic work session on Jan. 19. The motion came from… …
Gloucester sets up Vaccination Resource Center (1/20/2021) - Gloucester County, in coordination with and in support of the Three Rivers Health District, opened a COVID-19 Vaccination Resource Center on Tuesday in the Community Room of Gloucester Library, Main… …
Chesapeake Bay’s health gets a D+ in biannial CBF report card (1/20/2021) - The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has stagnated the last two years, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation reported last week, with upticks in water quality offset by a worrisome decline… …Coleman Bridge maintenance work today (1/20/2021) - Alternating single-lane closures are planned from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today on the George P. Coleman Bridge over the York River, for maintenance work, the Virginia Department of Transportation has announced. …
Economy proving resilient, despite pandemic (1/20/2021) - Gloucester County officials have been closely monitoring local economic indicators since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and are pleased to report that, since the low point in March/April of last… …
Planners vote to recommend utility text amendment (1/20/2021) - The Mathews County Planning Commission held its first meeting of the year virtually Tuesday night. At the meeting, planners voted unanimously to recommend a text amendment to the zoning ordinance… …
GCF makes COVID-19 grant awards (1/20/2021) - The Gloucester Community Foundation has been helping to address the continuing COVID-19 crisis by funding nonprofits working on the front line of the pandemic. In March, GCF created a COVID-19… …
Smart Poles to be operational by next week (1/20/2021) - Smart Poles in Mathews County should be fully usable by next week, when the Mathews Broadband Advisory Board plans a media blitz to provide the public with maps and internet… …
Fire damages Cobbs Creek home (1/20/2021) - A house on Linden Avenue in Cobbs Creek sustained around $50,000 in damages from a fire that started at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Chief Ronnie Lewis said the fire began… …MCF accepting 2021 grant applications (1/20/2021) - The Mathews Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2021 grants program. The foundation offers a competitive grants program for eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and agencies providing programs or services… …
Christmas Blessing Fund will still distribute funds (1/20/2021) - The 2020 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is preparing to distribute funds for heating costs to deserving Mathews County citizens. Unsolicited donations of $9,555.40 have been received thus far,… …
House fire (1/20/2021) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire in the Holly Beach neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. The first units on the scene found the fire concentrated at the… …
Roadside cleanup (1/20/2021) - D’Shawn Wright of Body By D/Wright Cuts organized a cleanup last month of Indian Road in Gloucester, lending a hand to make the county a little less littered. Among those… …
Pizza delivery (1/20/2021) - Linda Triolet, a team member in the Clinical Documentation Integrity department at Gloucester’s Riverside Walter Reed Hospital bought and delivered a large number of pizzas on Friday for fellow team… …United Way’s COVID-19 fund continues to help those in need (1/20/2021) - United Way of the Virginia Peninsula’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund continues to serve the growing and immediate needs of the Peninsula community, according to a release from the nonprofit. This fund… …
Balloons, plastic ribbons form deadly litter on Virginia’s beaches (1/20/2021) - Latex balloons, foil balloons and plastic ribbons are deadly forms of litter, and they are a top source of debris found on Virginia’s remote beaches, according to a new report… …
Eltham Bridge work begins next week (1/20/2021) - A year-long maintenance project on the Eltham Bridge, which carries Routes 30/33 over the Pamunkey River between West Point and New Kent County, begins next week. The Virginia Department of… …
Super Bowl BBQ (1/20/2021) - The Guinea Heritage Association will be selling BBQ for the Super Bowl. The cost is $10 per pound with a limit of five pounds per customer. People can order online… …
Pedestrian fatalities a rising problem in Virginia (1/20/2021) - More than 900 pedestrians were killed in traffic- related crashes in Virginia between the period of 2009-2018, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This is a 59 percent… …
Three Rivers moves to next vaccination phase (1/18/2021) - The Three Rivers Health District—which includes Gloucester and Mathews counties—scheduled Tuesday as the day to begin vaccinating people in the Phase 1b priority group. The vaccinations are not open to… …
5 new Gloucester deaths attributed to COVID-19 (1/13/2021) - COVID-19 continued its post-Christmas surge during the past week, with five Gloucester residents dying from the virus—the most of any week since the pandemic began—and 174 new cases identified, also… …
RWRH delaying elective procedures (1/13/2021) - Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester, has delayed most elective inpatient surgeries as of last week. According to Dr. Mike Dacey, Riverside Health… …