500 attend Saturday’s Garden Week tour; nearly 400 Sunday (4/24/2024) - A warm, overcast day was waiting for the 500 visitors of the 2024 Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews Historic Garden Week tour Saturday. Nearly 400 braved the rain for… …
Sign unveiling (4/24/2024) - Bethel Baptist Church held an unveiling Saturday for the new historical marker celebrating Gloucester’s Bethel Rosenwald School, which served the black community of Sassafras in the days of school segregation.… …Hearing held on proposed Mathews FY25 budget (4/24/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the county’s proposed $39.77 million budget last Thursday, but no one from the public commented on the matter and… …
Mathews Community Foundation awards $173,000+ in grants (4/24/2024) - The Mathews Community Foundation has announced that 31 grants totaling $173,241 will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations serving Mathews County. Made possible by donor funds, Community Impact grants support… …Use of rec area subject of controversy (4/24/2024) - The Captain Sinclair Recreational Area in Gloucester has been the subject of controversy recently, with the Gloucester High School Crew Team Booster Club raising an issue with students sharing the… …
Gloucester Museum refreshes Old Country Store display (4/24/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History updated and refreshed its Old Country Store display, which has been at the museum for about 10 years. Intern Sidney Ripley and museum coordinator Robert… …
FODR speaker to address invasive aquatic species (4/24/2024) - Clint Morgeson of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will discuss invasive aquatic species introduction in Virginia and will review past, present and future invasive species management at the next… …Plans in the works for Mathews 250th celebration (4/24/2024) - America’s 250th anniversary is just around the corner, and Mathews County’s VA250 Committee is gearing up to make sure the county is one of Virginia’s go-to spots for the celebration… …
‘Flights to Freedom’ marker to be unveiled May 11 in Mathews (4/24/2024) - A new Virginia Historic Highway Marker will be unveiled in Mathews County on Saturday, May 11. The public is invited. Titled “Flights to Freedom,” the marker will commemorate the enslaved… …
Oyster restoration (4/24/2024) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles and representatives from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Virginia Institute… …
Library renovations on track for May 30 completion (4/24/2024) - Renovations to Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center, are on track to be completed by May 30. Until that time, library staff members have said they appreciate the patience of… …
Democratic Congressional hopefuls take part in candidate forum (4/24/2024) - Area Democrats gathered last Thursday night at St. Clare Walker Middle School in Middlesex to hear from the two candidates vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Robert J. Wittman… …
Mathews blood drive (4/24/2024) - Sixty-four units of blood were collected at the Mathews Community American Red Cross Blood Drive, held on Tuesday, April 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. A total… …
102nd birthday (4/24/2024) - Marguerite “Maggie” DeVita of Cardinal reached a milestone of 102 years on April 19. Westville Christian Church of Mathews helped her celebrate on Sunday. The Rev. Timothy Dice, pastor of Westville,… …
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser (4/24/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Sunday at Station 2 in Bena for AVFR Capt. David Thurston, who is battling Stage 4 lung cancer. The… …
Abingdon Ruritan donation (4/24/2024) - Abingdon Ruritan Club Citizens and Patriotism Committee chairman John Atherton, at left, presented three checks from the club to American Legion Post 75 commander Dr. David C. Workman. The combined… …
Lodge Foundation donation (4/24/2024) - The Botetourt Lodge #7, AF & AM Foundation, recently donated $2,500 to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic as the clinic’s newest Community Health Partner. This gift will benefit patient care… …Final defendant sentenced in Gloucester meth trafficking conspiracy (4/24/2024) - A Gloucester man was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber of the Eastern District of… …
Drug Take Back Initiative Saturday in Gloucester (4/24/2024) - In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office will be at both the Gloucester Walmart and Kroger from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to receive… …
Best Years Trip planned to Henricus (4/24/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip to Henricus Historical Park in Chester on Wednesday, May 15. The bus will leave Gloucester at 8:45 a.m. and… …
Spring Community Cleanup (4/17/2024) - The Mathews Rotary Club members participated in MCVIC’s annual road cleanup on Saturday. The crew of 11, as in years past, cleaned the entire length of Church Street from Route… …Machicomoco holds ‘Clean the Park for Earth Day’ Saturday (4/17/2024) - In recognition of Earth Day, Virginia State Parks are hosting more than 50 events to celebrate and preserve the natural wonders of the commonwealth. Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, is hosting… …
Library to hold next Yum Yum May 9 (4/17/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its next Yum Yum Cookbook Club meeting on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. Library Chef Chris Thomas will demonstrate… …
Library to hold woven craft program May 4 (4/17/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold a woven wreath craft on May 4 at the Main Street Center location, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Master Weaver Tamme Durant will teach participants… …
Free prostate cancer screenings offered Saturday (4/17/2024) - The Gloucester NAACP Health Committee, in collaboration with Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host Prostate Cancer Early Detection Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday… …