250th anniversary of Battle of Cricket Hill commemorated (7/15/2026) - Members of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard stand ready for “battle” with the replica 18th century sloop “Luna” during Mathews VA250 ceremonies last Thursday celebrating the Revolutionary… …Two more weekends to celebrate America’s 250th on tap in July (7/15/2026) - Two more weekends of events to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary are on tap this month. Friday, July 17 The musical “Crickets on a Hill,” which opened July 2 continues this… …
Condemned waterway total acreage drops (7/15/2026) - Total acreage of local waterways where shellfish may not be harvested, seasonally or year-round, has dropped. From 2024 until July 1, 2026, according to records kept by the Virginia Department… …
New book tells stories of local Revolutionary War participants (7/15/2026) - Mathews resident Martha McCartney, a research historian and writer, has compiled a resource book containing biographical information on over 700 local people who participated in the Revolutionary War. She worked… …
Quick thinking saves life of Gloucester woman (7/15/2026) - Mary Williams of Gloucester, has been dealing with asthma since high school, when she had a bout of bronchitis and pneumonia, but the respiratory illness never before impacted her the… …
Summer Shindig at Riverside Rehab in Mathews (7/15/2026) - A Summer Shindig will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Riverside Lifelong Health and Rehabilitation, 603 Main Street, Mathews. The free community event… …
Sail Beyond Cancer (7/15/2026) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Meggie Bombard, at left, presented Kim Lawver, Executive Director of the nonprofit Sail Beyond Cancer, a club mug for her presentation at the club’s June meeting… …Mathews supervisors to meet today (7/15/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has two meetings scheduled for today, Thursday, July 16, a special meeting at 4 o’clock that will be a closed session, and the regular… …
Planners endorse short-term rental ordinance (7/15/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting Tuesday night in the historic courthouse, held a public hearing on the zoning ordinance governing special regulations for short-term rentals. The proposed change adds… …
Ruritans give $5,000 to GVFRS; $1,000 to GRA, Samaritans (7/15/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently presented a $5,000 donation to Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, continuing a long-standing partnership between the two community organizations. Don Sandridge, past president of… …
Minor coastal flooding (7/15/2026) - A couple of rainy days led to this minor coastal flooding on Butler Creek in lower Gloucester County on Sunday, with the heron fishing where there is usually no water.… …
Mathews FCCLA members earn gold, silver (7/15/2026) - Mathews County Public Schools’ Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students earned gold and silver medals at the 2026 FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Led by Mathews… …
Apartment fire causes injury, takes life of 2 pets (7/8/2026) - A fire on Sunday afternoon at Colonial Point Apartments in Gloucester Point left a 40-year-old man on life support, took the lives of two pets (a cat and a dog)… …
Celebrating independence (7/8/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation had a day of activities on Friday to commemorate the first known countywide celebration of Independence Day in Gloucester, held on July 6, 1858. That first celebration… …
‘A night to remember’ (7/8/2026) - “It all started with a conversation over dinner and ended with a spectacular community fireworks celebration of the 250th anniversary of our country’s freedom. Pyrotechnico Inc. did an outstanding job,”… …Battle of Cricket Hill observance to be held (7/8/2026) - Ceremonies will be held this morning, Thursday, July 9, in Mathews to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill, a battle that marked the end of British… …
USCG holds change of command for Station Milford Haven (7/8/2026) - The U.S. Coast Guard held a change of command ceremony for Station Milford Haven on Monday, saying goodbye to Officer-in-Charge CPO Adelynn Drescher, who has served at the station since… …Voter referendum on sales tax to be held in Mathews (7/8/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting briefly on Tuesday, voted unanimously to have a voter referendum during the November 2026 general election on whether to levy an additional 1… …
Gloucester supervisors approve two solar farm projects (7/8/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved the siting agreements and conditional use permit applications for Fox Mill Solar and Daffodil Fields Solar, both located along Fary’s Mill Road, by… …
Gloucester Library to hold quilting programs (7/8/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced three upcoming programs for July. The Point Branch will be holding a coffee, coloring, games and conversation program for adults 18 and older on… …
Bay Aging offers activities for seniors, caregivers (7/8/2026) - Bay Aging has a number of activities for seniors and their caregivers in July. Virtual Support Groups Meeting on the first Monday of each month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.,… …
Bridge project completion date now Aug. 12 (7/8/2026) - Work on rehabilitating the North End Bridge in Mathews has been extended by two months because of additional support measures that had to be taken after the project was underway.… …
Patrice named executive director of MCVIC (7/8/2026) - Mathews resident Gabrielle Patrice was recently appointed to the position of executive director of the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center. She succeeds Kat Larkin, who accepted a position as… …Nursing facility responds to AC concerns (7/8/2026) - Temperatures soaring over 100 degrees last weekend caused many people to try to find refuge from the unbearable heat, as well as raise concerns about places where they believed not… …
Grace on Main marks July 4 with ceremony Saturday (7/8/2026) - Gloucester’s Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church was once again the site for an annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but the ceremony went well beyond reading the… …