Cards and candy baskets (4/8/2026) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, made cards and candy baskets for veterans in care facilities and baskets of snacks for Animal Control, Rangers and 911 operators for Easter. Pictured… …Gloucester planners oppose battery storage proposal at Glenns (4/8/2026) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission held two public hearings last Thursday in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium. Planners unanimously voted to recommend approval of an ordinance to permit permanent… …
Gloucester GOP to meet April 28 (4/8/2026) - The Gloucester County Republican Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at the IDK Raw Bar and Grill, 4329 George Washington Memorial Highway. Notice of the meeting… …
Easter Egg Hunt (4/8/2026) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday morning on the Mathews Court Green. Children lined up for the 11 a.m. to find as many of the 5,000… …
Cobbs Creek resident sees first-hand the result of ICE arrests (4/8/2026) - A little over a mile from the U.S./Mexico border checkpoint at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas, is Annunciation House, a center that provides hospitality, advocacy… …Mathews board votes to hold off funding plan for employees (4/8/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met last Thursday, April 2 to resume a closed session continued from March 24 on legal matters pertaining to Hole in the Wall Waterfront… …
Supervisors reinstate vape shop licenses with conditions (4/8/2026) - After a lengthy hearing, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted to lift the business license suspensions of the five vape and tobacco shops in the county that were suspected… …
Public addresses county administrator’s dismissal (4/8/2026) - “This board has managed to make a real mess in three months.” Former Gloucester County Board of Supervisors Ware District representative Michael Hedrick, who held his seat from 2019 to… …G.I. Museum open for season (4/8/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Museum opened for the season on Friday, offering visitors a chance to explore the history, ancestry and archaeology of the island. The museum houses a large collection… …
Little Free Library (4/8/2026) - Jennifer Clark of Cardinal recently started little free library at her home. Jen’s Little Free Library (Charter #220501) is located at 3536 East River Road and has books available for… …
Tree removed at MHS (4/8/2026) - A tree that stood in front of Mathews High School was removed on Tuesday in preparation for an upcoming VDOT project that will provide a crosswalk on Buckley Hall Road… …Astronomy in the Park to be held April 25 (4/8/2026) - The Friends of Machicomoco State Park and NASA Skywatchers are partnering as hosts of the third Astronomy in the Park event at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes from 8-10 p.m.… …
Guinea Road cleanup (4/8/2026) - Pastor Ward Warren and members of First Baptist Church spent Easter Saturday cleaning up trash along Guinea Road in Hayes. Those taking part included, from left, Webster Corbin, Pastor Warren,… …
Celebrate Earth Day at Machicomoco State Park (4/8/2026) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes will host its second annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 18. Festivities will be held in the Interpretive Area from 10 a.m. until 3… …Gloucester Library to hold two programs (4/8/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold an adult coloring program and an event where alumni will relate their stories of attending a Rosenwald School in the coming weeks. The adult… …
26-year-old motorcyclist dies in Gloucester accident (4/8/2026) - A 26-year-old Hayes man died following a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that took place at approximately 2 p.m. last Thursday on Route 17 in Gloucester County, according to the… …
Events April 9-16 (4/8/2026) - SATURDAY GRAND OPENING: Quiet Pine Market will have a grand opening from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday at 1805 Potato Neck Road, Port Haywood. FARMERS’ MARKET: The Mathews… …
Pathways to Leadership (4/1/2026) - A refresher on civics—from the national stage down to the local government level—kicked off the first Pathways to Leadership lecture last Thursday at The First United Baptist Church, hosted by… …
Fire destroys garage, damages motor home (4/1/2026) - A structure fire last Thursday evening in the 10000 block of New Hope Court in Gloucester destroyed a garage and did significant damage to a motor home in the yard… …Mathews supervisors issue subpoenas in HITW suit (4/1/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has issued subpoenas for the production of records to three government agencies in regard to the suit filed by Hole in the Wall Waterfront… …
Gloucester NAACP holds Freedom Fund Banquet at Fine Arts Museum (4/1/2026) - The Freedom Fund Banquet, an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Gloucester Chapter of the NAACP and held on Saturday, March 21 at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, was packed… …
15 students earn Boat Virginia certificates (4/1/2026) - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66, Mathews, presented a boating safety class on Saturday, March 28, at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad in Hudgins. Fifteen students received their lifetime Boating… …
New sign (4/1/2026) - Mathews Museum volunteer Jimmy Dukes fabricated stainless steel letters for new signage at the museum and installed them recently. The museum had put off having a sign made because of… …Mathews Museum plan underway for May Faire (4/1/2026) - As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, the Mathews Museum is planning its annual May Faire, May 2 and 3, described as “a hands-on weekend of history, heritage and hometown… …
Flotilla 66 prepares ‘cook out’for active-duty members (4/1/2026) - Despite the uncertainty with government funding for the U.S. Coast Guard, Mathews Flotilla 66 stepped up to show Coast Guard Station Milford Haven active-duty members that they care for their… …