Woodville School site of historical society meeting Sunday (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S. George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The program will include an update from the… …
College of William & Mary refreshes VIMS brand (7/22/2026) - After more than 85 years of advancing coastal and marine science, William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences is launching a… …When word of the Declaration of Independence reached Gloucester (7/22/2026) - To close out a month of celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Gloucester County on Saturday will commemorate the time in July 1776, when word of the Declaration of Independence… …
Reading the Declaration (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, parishioners at Abingdon Episcopal Church marked the occasion on Sunday with a special reading of America’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence. The… …Mathews BOS reviews new state legislation (7/22/2026) - Mathews County Attorney Andrea Erard, during last Thursday’s meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, reviewed a number of pieces of legislation that had passed during the 2026 session… …
Septic pump-out notices to be mailed soon to local residents (7/22/2026) - Mathews households that have conventional septic systems will soon be receiving notices from the Three Rivers Health District about the requirement that their septic tanks have to be pumped out… …
Treasures from the museum (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, communities across the country are reflecting on the people, places and stories that shaped American history. Here in Gloucester and Mathews, local museums… …
North End Bridge replacement is complete (7/17/2026) - Work on the Route 14 bridge over North End Branch in Mathews is now complete. Traffic was able to drive across in both travel lanes as of Friday morning, said… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …