Tribal dance (7/28/2021) - Members of the Rappahannock Tribe led the Gloucester Museum of History’s History Camp last Wednesday. Ashlee Harless, above, and Carmella Dunlap led the kids in one of the tribe’s dances.… …
$1M grant to be used to support living shorelines (7/28/2021) - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has received a $1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to expand the implementation of living shorelines in rural coastal… …Suspending off-season operations would be a mistake (7/28/2021) - For over 50 years, Coast Guard Station Milford Haven has protected life and commerce throughout the waterways of the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula and the middle Chesapeake Bay. All that… …
Brief delays expected next week on Norris Bridge (7/28/2021) - Beginning Monday and continuing through Friday, Aug. 6, Route 3 travelers can expect brief, daytime delays crossing the Robert O. Norris Bridge over the Rappahannock River between Middlesex and Lancaster… …
Middlesex farmer wins Clean Water Farm Award (7/28/2021) - Jason Benton of Benton Farms Inc. was recently presented the Chesapeake Bay Coastal Clean Water Farm Award for 2020. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to properly recognize his… …
‘Camp Nelda’ (7/28/2021) - Gracie Langhan, granddaughter of Stuart and Nelda Gibbs, is in Mathews for the week attending “Camp Nelda.” Mornings this week she is working packaging desserts for the county’s Meals on… …
Mathews blood drive collects 66 units (7/28/2021) - The Mathews community blood drive, held on July 20 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, exceeded its 65-unit goal by a single unit, according to drive coordinator Nan… …Rep. Wittman to hold public meeting Monday on Milford Haven USCG station (7/28/2021) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) has come out strongly in favor of having Station Milford Haven in Mathews remain a full-time, year-round Coast Guard facility. According to a spokesman for the… …
THMS to host Halloween Car Show, Trunk or Treat fundraiser (7/28/2021) - Thomas Hunter Middle School in Mathews will be hosting its second Car Show and Trunk or Treat fundraiser again this fall over Halloween weekend on Saturday, Oct. 30. The show… …
A day of history (7/28/2021) - Several members of the Capt. Sally Tompkins chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy enjoyed a day celebrating American history in Richmond on Sunday. They began their day at… …
70-year pin (7/28/2021) - G. Bernard Dungan, Grand Master of Virginia Masons in 2007, at right, presented Hugh C. Wyatt with his 70-year Masonic Veterans’ pin and certificate at the July 7 stated meeting… …Two public hearings to be held Tuesday in Gloucester (7/28/2021) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a pair of public hearings next week. Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. The first public hearing… …
Get a shot … and a scoop (7/28/2021) - As COVID-19 cases rise and younger people are increasingly affected by the Delta variant, Virginia is getting creative with its vaccination outreach, offering various incentives for the vaccine-hesitant to reconsider… …
Sentara Norfolk ranked No. 1 hospital in region (7/28/2021) - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Hampton Roads, is tied for the No. 3 hospital in Virginia, and has earned a Top 50 national ranking… …
Stuck open (7/28/2021) - The Coleman Bridge was stuck open for a couple hours Monday morning, causing long lines of traffic. Above, the view of southbound vehicles waiting to leave Gloucester Point. Traffic cleared… …
Planning for Mathews Market Days in full swing (7/28/2021) - With Mathews Market Days less than 50 days away, planning for the annual festival is in full swing. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday,… …
Dennis Chambers gets life, plus 40 years (7/28/2021) - Dennis Dwayne Chambers, 61, of Gloucester was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for the aggravated malicious wounding of his wife, Corena Chambers, and life in prison for the… …
Guinea Jubilee back this year with new leadership (7/28/2021) - After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guinea Jubilee is back and will celebrate its 41st year this September with new festival leaders. Spouses Nick and… …
Christmas in July: Mathews teacher leads local shoebox outreach mission (7/28/2021) - Children in impoverished areas all over the world look forward to receiving a “shoebox gift” filled with toys, games, clothing, hygiene products and other necessities every year. One local teacher… …Buyboat reunion comes to Port Haywood (7/28/2021) - Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina will be filled with buyboats as it hosts the 2021 Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Reunion on Aug 6 through 8. Jeannie Hudgins of Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina… …
COVID-19 cases surge among unvaccinated (7/28/2021) - With the United States in a pandemic surge among unvaccinated people, COVID-19 cases doubled across Virginia during the past week, and they’re continuing to rise in the Three Rivers Health… …
Audiology Offices shares information on Over the Counter hearing aids (7/28/2021) - Over-the-counter hearing aids have been in the news recently following President Joe Biden’s executive order designed to improve public accessibility and affordability of the devices. Dr. Ann DePaolo Wietsma of… …
Hospital association supports vaccine requirement for health care workers (7/28/2021) - The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association has issued a statement in support of COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers. The statement points out that, since the vaccine became available,… …
Funds to be sought for Mathews broadband project (7/21/2021) - The Mathews County Broadband Advisory Board will be asking county supervisors to approve several measures when BAB chair Judy Rowe makes her monthly presentation to the board next week. Supervisors… …
Project to provide broadband access to 7,200 homes on Northern Neck (7/21/2021) - A cooperative broadband project that will provide broadband to 7,200 currently unserved households and businesses on the Northern Neck has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Virginia Telecommunications… …