Community comes together to celebrate Guinea (9/30/2026) - “I think overall it was a success … everything went really well,” Betty Lou Sammons said on Monday, looking back on this year’s Guinea Jubilee that was held on Friday… …
The time Dolly came to town a half century ago today (9/30/2026) - Dolly Parton gave two shows in Mathews County exactly 50 years ago on this date, appearing at Donk’s Li’l Ole Opry on Friday, Oct. 1, 1976. Parton, the singer/songwriter, actress,… …
Station 1 groundbreaking (9/30/2026) - Some light rain on Sunday afternoon didn’t stop the crowd of family, community members and county officials from gathering in support of Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad during a… …
Rare plant discovered by Ranger at Beaverdam Park (9/30/2026) - In the wake of Virginia’s historic multi-season drought, a Gloucester County Park Ranger made a significant scientific find that had scientists arguing in her comments on social media as to… …Mathews Rotary continues Water for Everyone initiative (9/30/2026) - The Mathews Rotary Club’s Water for Everyone project continues to provide clean, clear water at nine stations across Mathews County, with three more slated to be online soon. The water… …
Two new exhibits open today at Mathews Library (9/30/2026) - Two new exhibits celebrating Archives Month and Family History Month will be unveiled by the Mathews Archives at Mathews Memorial Library tonight, Thursday, Oct. 1. Both exhibits will be open… …Events Oct. 1-8 (9/30/2026) - THURSDAY BEE CITY: The Gloucester County Bee City Committee will meet at 5 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street. PLANNERS: The Gloucester… …
Imagination Library fundraiser to be held Oct. 10 (9/30/2026) - The Middle Peninsula chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will hold its fundraiser, “Rockin’ for Reading,” on Oct. 10 at The Williams Center on the campus of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane… …
MWGC accepting grant requests (9/30/2026) - The Mathews Women’s Giving Circle is accepting grant requests for 2026 from nonprofit and public organizations that serve the well-being of women, children and families in Mathews County. The grant… …
Impact Award (9/30/2026) - Brenda Dixon was presented the third annual Eldridge N. Cook Impact Award at the 2026 Gloucester County Democratic Committee Seafood Dinner, which was held on Sept. 17 at the Abingdon… …Gloucester PRT events planned (9/30/2026) - 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.… …
Bread for Life donation (9/30/2026) - Knights of Columbus Council 9428 presented a $500 check to Tracey Reeds, Executive Director of the Bread for Life Food Pantry, at the Council’s social meeting on Sept. 17. Council… …
Little Pantry (9/30/2026) - Karly Weisenberger, a member of Venture Crew, III, recently built a Little Pantry, as part of her Summit Award, for the Five Rivers Woman’s Club. She is shown with the… …
Rescue partners fly dog to find best match (9/30/2026) - When Presa Canario Lady Genevieve entered the care of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society on Sept. 1, Highway to Home Coordinator Marie Jondreau sprang into action to make sure the large-breed… …
Tobacco harvest (9/30/2026) - Gloucester farmer Tanner Hurst decided to do something a bit different this year and experiment with growing and curing tobacco. He planted a small patch of tobacco on property he… …Lacey Ann Horsley sentenced for her role in Mathews double homicide (9/30/2026) - Lacey Ann Horsley, 19, of Gloucester, was sentenced in Mathews Circuit Court last Wednesday for the role she played in the July 2025 murder of Mathews residents Chad Wayne Ashford… …
The Englishman recognized the dialect; sayings of Guinea (9/23/2026) - I remember taking a man from England to George Ashe’s general store in Guinea to introduce him to some of my friends. As we went in the store, some of… …Mathews facing problems with emergency radio system (9/23/2026) - Mathews County’s public safety personnel are facing issues with the L3Harris emergency radio system that was implemented last year after years of inadequate radio coverage in the county. They are… …
County issues apology; HITW case one step closer to resolution (9/23/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors, meeting on Thursday night, took a step toward resolution of one of the Hole in the Wall legal cases that’s been hanging over the county… …
Ruritan Memorial Board (9/23/2026) - The Piankatank Ruritan Club, Mathews, was chartered 56 years ago on Sept. 22, 1970 with 22 original members. Above, David Parker, a member since 2010, presented the club with a… …
Mathews blood drive collects 56 units (9/23/2026) - A Red Cross blood drive held Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins collected 56 units. Nan Cross, chair, said the drive attracted 57 people. There were… …
FBI declares Wilmer responsible for disappearance of Call and Hailey (9/23/2026) - After more than 38 years of unanswered questions, the FBI Norfolk Field Office, working alongside its law enforcement partners, announced Friday a resolution in the disappearances of Richard “Keith” Call… …
Forensic audit falls by wayside for now; revealed at town hall (9/23/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors announced that it will not be moving forward with plans for an independent forensic audit at this time during its town hall held Tuesday… …
Guinea Jubilee returns this weekend (9/23/2026) - The Guinea Jubilee, a Gloucester County institution for nearly a half century celebrating everything Guinea, will return to the Abingdon Ruritan Club grounds in Bena on Friday and Saturday. “It’s… …
Repair work begins at Poplar Grove Tide Mill (9/23/2026) - Work began last week on the repair and stabilization of the tide mill at historic Poplar Grove in Mathews. Ben Hassett, considered by some to be the leading millwright in… …