Events Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (10/29/2025) - THURSDAY WORK SESSION: The Mathews County School Board will hold a day-long fall work session today, Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room of… …
Library announces upcoming programs (10/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced several upcoming programs designed for adults age 18 and older. Make a paper flower pin ornament in a class to be… …
Health fair Saturday at Shepherdsville (10/29/2025) - Shepherdsville Baptist Church, Gloucester, will host a health fair beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Internal medicine physician Dr. Harold Jones will speak about lung cancer and COPD (Chronic Obstructive… …
WMCL Fall Festival (10/29/2025) - Susan and Walter Stillman supplied gentle harmonies on Saturday during the West Mathews Community League’s Fall Festival, held at the league headquarters, the historic Peninsula School at Bohannon. Below, Donnie… …
Ribbon cutting held for new Y preschool (10/29/2025) - The Mathews Family YMCA hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for its new preschool at Westville Baptist Church on Main Street in Mathews. The event, which was attended… …
May Faire planners (10/29/2025) - Planning has begun for May Faire 2026, a community heritage celebration sponsored by the Mathews Museum to be held May 2-3. Committee members include, front row from left, Barbara Bass,… …
Exhibit dedication (10/29/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History dedicated its newly-renovated second-floor exhibit during a reception Sunday afternoon. The new exhibit, which includes graphic panels, hands-on interactive displays and local artifacts, highlights the… …
Gloucester NAACP (10/29/2025) - Four members of the Gloucester branch of the NAACP attended last weekend’s NAACP Virginia 90th annual State Conference in Richmond. Representing Gloucester were, from left, Aaron “Sonny” Bowser, branch secretary… …
Historic House Party (10/29/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation held its 2025 Historic House Party on Saturday at Hockley, an estate on the Ware River in Ware Neck, a milestone fundraiser for the group. This event… …New book chronicles Gloucester County during the Civil War (10/29/2025) - The Gloucester Historical Society has announced publication of a new 376-page book, “One Day at a Time: History of Gloucester County during the War Between the States, 1861-1865.” The announcement… …
Halloween happenings begin tomorrow (10/29/2025) - Make sure your candy bowls are filled to the brim because little ghouls, goblins and witches are scheduled to descend upon Gloucester Main Street tomorrow evening from 5-7. Traffic will… …Cormier murder charges certified to grand jury (10/29/2025) - Carol Paul Cormier, 33, of Cardinal, accused of the July 10 double murder of Chad Wayne Ashford and Audrey Elaine Hudgins of Mathews, appeared in Mathews General District Court Tuesday… …
Voters decide Tuesday on state, local races (10/29/2025) - Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor… …SNAP recipients to be covered in Virginia following declaration (10/29/2025) - While millions of Americans are poised to lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming days amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Virginia SNAP recipients will be… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/29/2025) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Astronomy event to be held on Nov. 8 at Machicomoco (10/29/2025) - Machicomoco State Park’s Astronomy in the Park October event, which had been canceled due to rain, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Hayes park. The Friends of… …
Gloucester County warns of phishing emails (10/29/2025) - Gloucester County has been made aware of an email scam impacting some of its customers. According to a release from the county, the contents of the message appear related to… …
Supervisors discuss dredging Put-In Creek, other ideas (10/29/2025) - Mathews supervisors shared a number of ideas and thoughts on current and future matters during the supervisors’ comments portion of the monthly meeting held on Oct. 16. Supervisor Janice Phillips… …
Federal health benefits talk (10/29/2025) - Michelle Griffin, account executive of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employees Health Program, was the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of NARFE Chapter 1757, which was… …
Burke Mill Bridge project on Route 14 completed (10/29/2025) - Reconstruction of the westbound Burke Mill Stream Bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester-Mathews line is completed.Darragh Frye of the Virginia Department of Transportation said the project was completed ahead… …
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum raffle to benefit Gloucester family (10/29/2025) - Taylor Mason gets up about 3 o’clock each morning then drives for about 45 minutes from her home in Gloucester County to a deadrise workboat across the James River to… …
MPPDC receives Best Practices Award for Fight the Flood (10/29/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission is the recipient of the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions’ Robert M. deVoursney Best Practices Award for MPPDC’s Fight the Flood Program. The… …Program for seniors next week at library (10/22/2025) - Carlos Britos, financial advisor with Edward Jones, will present a program for seniors at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Senior Conversations is a… …
Events Oct. 23-30 (10/22/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 23, at Mathews Memorial Library to discuss the performance of… …
Dale Garrett Memorial (10/22/2025) - The 15th annual Dale Garrett Memorial Golf Benefit was held on Sunday at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Irvington. In his memory, the family of Dale Garrett of Mathews… …