Montes begins work as a Virginia State Police Trooper (8/26/2026) - Victor Montes of Gloucester, is one of 45 new Virginia State Police Troopers who received their diplomas during commencement exercises held on Friday at the State Police Training Academy in… …School year starts in Gloucester, Mathews (8/26/2026) - Sunny skies and smiling faces greeted students back to school in Gloucester and Mathews counties bright and early Monday morning for the 2026-2027 academic year. The superintendents of both districts… …
Agtay receives Volunteer of the Year award (8/26/2026) - Ray Agtay has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Virginia Health Care Association. He has volunteered at Walter Reed Post Acute, Gloucester, for more than 15 years. Julie… …Interviews for county admin position to be held Friday (8/26/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed meeting to interview candidates for the position of county administrator beginning at 8 a.m. Friday in the press room… …
Gloucester Democrats to hold Seafood Dinner on Sept. 17 (8/26/2026) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will hold its annual Seafood Dinner from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena. Shannon Taylor, the Democratic candidate… …
Flock camera forum Aug. 27 in Mathews (8/26/2026) - A public forum will be held tonight in Mathews on the use of Flock Safety Cameras. The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is holding the forum at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday,… …
Breaking ground (8/26/2026) - Construction began this week on the new Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Station 1 project, located on Main Street at the old Calvin Hotel site. Here, a lone excavator… …
Treasures from the museum (8/26/2026) - Continuing our series on local museums, we present information on three Mathews County treasures which are under management by the Mathews County Historical Society. The Mathews County Historical Society partners… …
Mathews reassessment shows property values up 20-30 percent (8/26/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, received an update on this year’s reassessment from Jason Cowan, chief assessor for Cowan Services LLC. Cowan reported that, since the… …Registration underway for Guinea Jubilee pageant (8/26/2026) - Registration is underway for this year’s Guinea Jubilee pageant, which will be held on Sept. 18 and 19. Interviews will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, with the pageant itself… …
Deadlines approach for Guinea Jubilee (8/26/2026) - Craft and food vendors planning to set up shop for this year’s Guinea Jubilee, as well as businesses and individuals interested in being sponsors for the annual celebration of all… …
4-H Junior Camp sponsor (8/26/2026) - Gloucester County youth participate in the annual regional 4-H Junior Camp for youth, ages 9-13 at the 4-H Educational Center on the James River in Williamsburg. Activities include swimming, archery,… …GHA to hold program on New Point Comfort (8/26/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association will host a program on New Point Comfort lighthouse at 6 p.m. Friday at the Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. Linda Grow, a member of the… …
Roundabout design public hearing to be held next week in Mathews (8/26/2026) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will show its plans for a roundabout at the intersection of Route 3 (Twiggs Ferry Road) and Route 198 (Buckley Hall Road) at a design… …
Piankatank Ruritans (8/26/2026) - At a recent meeting of the Piankatank Ruritan Club, RISP Clinical Head Kaylyn Moore, RN, at left, and RISP Early Intervention Program Coordinator Kimberly Marean presented an interesting and informative… …
Gloucester family seeks financial help for dog’s surgery (8/26/2026) - A Gloucester family has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with a needed surgery to get their Golden Retriever back on his feet. Hank is a 5-year-old, 130-pound rescue… …Bloodmobile to be held Sept. 8 in Mathews (8/26/2026) - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 12:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Donors can reserve a time by… …
Miss Mathews (8/26/2026) - The Mathews Market Days Miss Mathews Pageant was held on Sunday at Mathews High School. Fourteen girls ages 3-18 competed. The contest, conducted by Mathews Market Days and The Court… …
Adopt-A-Highway (8/26/2026) - Volunteers from the Gloucester Ruritan Club participated in the Virginia Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway program by cleaning up a designated section of Farys Mill Road. The project is in memory… …Friday deadline to vote for Market Days poster (8/26/2026) - Voting in the 2026 Mathews Market Days Poster Contest is well underway, but community members still have until Friday to visit Mathews Memorial Library and cast a vote for the… …
Mathews to be setting for mockumentary; local actors sought (8/26/2026) - A mockumentary about contestants in a tandem kayak race is on the horizon, and the filmmakers will arrive in Mathews next month to prepare for filming a 15-minute video that… …Gloucester PRT events planned: yoga, games, karate, yoga, trips, culinary class, more (8/26/2026) - FREE FLOW YOGA: Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Free Flow Yoga on Tuesdays in September, October and November from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge.… …
Events Aug. 20-27 (8/19/2026) - THURSDAY BRAIN INJURY GROUP: The Brain Injury Survivor Monthly Meetup will be held from 1-2:30 this afternoon, Thursday, Aug. 20, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. For more information, call… …
Widows’ group to meet Sept. 15 (8/19/2026) - The Widows of Gloucester and Math-ews County will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodville Road, Hayes. The gathering will feature free headshots… …
Gloucester, Mathews students head back to school Monday (8/19/2026) - Flip open those new notebooks, take out a pencil and get ready to learn because Gloucester and Mathews public schools head back to the classroom on Monday. Both district superintendents—Dr.… …