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… …
Historical marker to be unveiled Saturday at Bethel School site (4/17/2024) - A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday to unveil a historical marker celebrating Gloucester’s Bethel Rosenwald School, which served the black community of Sassafras in the days of… …
Hearing tonight on county budget (4/17/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed $39.77 million FY2025 county budget at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, April 18, in the historic courthouse.… …
‘Then and Now’ aerial photo display part of May Faire (4/17/2024) - Local aerial photographers David and Linda Grow of Bena will be at the historic Mathews Courthouse at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 4, to present “Mathews from the Air—Then and Now,”… …
Classic Cruisers Car Show (4/17/2024) - Bill Naquin, above at left, of Gloucester, displayed his 1920 Model T Ford during at the Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers Car Show held on Saturday at Main Street Center, Gloucester.… …Thursday Thoughts at Beaverdam (4/17/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a series of talks in the amphitheater of Beaverdam Park on the second Thursday of the month. The May talk, on May 9,… …
Beaverdam Park’s Full Hike to be held Saturday (4/17/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold The Full Hike, an approximately 9-mile hike from one end of Beaverdam Park to the other, on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Participants… …
‘Gasoline Alley’ remembered in GHA Fourth Friday program (4/17/2024) - In the Guinea Heritage Association’s April Fourth Friday program, Norman Snowden, one of the founding members of the Alley Cats group, will talk about “Gasoline Alley: Guinea Music from the… …Harmful waste collection Saturday at Hayes Convenience Center (4/17/2024) - A collection of harmful household waste will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hayes Convenience Center, 7599 Guinea Road, Gloucester Point. This free collection is… …
Bluebird house sale (4/17/2024) - Abingdon Ruritan Club members took part in the Gloucester Daffodil Festival earlier this month. Lead by the club’s Community Engagement committee, chaired by Regina Scott, committee members handcrafted and sold… …GHS locked down after incident with firearm (4/17/2024) - Gloucester High School was briefly placed in lockdown on Tuesday morning after a construction worker at the school property allegedly brandished a firearm. Travis Sentel Evans Jr., 18, of Virginia… …
Gloucester board adopts FY25 budget (4/17/2024) - By two 4-2 votes, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors adopted the county’s FY 2025 budget and set the corresponding tax rates during Tuesday night’s meeting in the colonial courthouse.… …
Gloucester playwright to have work featured (4/17/2024) - Ellis Finney, a young up-and-coming playwright from Gloucester, will see his monologue featured this weekend at SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories, an annual evening of storytelling that explores the black experience… …
State grant awarded for archeological project in Hayes (4/17/2024) - Cantauncack was once a thriving town in the Powhatan chiefdom. A recently awarded state grant will help explore this Native American settlement in the Hayes area. The Cantauncack Archeological Survey… …
Opening Day (4/17/2024) - Mathews County Little League kicked off the 2024 season Saturday morning with an Opening Day ceremony at the ballfields in Hudgins. Above, Charlie Crittenden, who has been an integral part… …
Exchange Club to hold meet and greet Sunday (4/17/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews, which was chartered just over a year ago, already has 32 members. The community service club will hold a meet and greet Sunday afternoon at… …Keep Virginia Beautiful accepting grant proposals (4/17/2024) - Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc., is accepting grant application proposals from groups all across the state who want to make a difference in their community. Applications for Green Grants are being… …
Best Years Trips planned for Henricus, ‘Wizard of Oz’ (4/17/2024) - Two Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism Best Years Trips, for those ages 55 and older, will be held to Henricus Historical Park in Chester and to the Riverside Center for… …
Honoring 911 dispatchers (4/17/2024) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered a gift basket to Gloucester County’s 911 dispatchers last Thursday, April 11, in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunication Week to thank… …Drug Take Back Initiative April 27 in Gloucester (4/17/2024) - 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. on Saturday, April… …
Free suicide prevention, adult mental health trainings offered in person (4/17/2024) - Free in-person suicide prevention and adult mental health first aid trainings, offered by the Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board, will be held… …