Grace on Main marks July 4 with ceremony Saturday (7/8/2026) - Gloucester’s Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church was once again the site for an annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but the ceremony went well beyond reading the… …
Woodville Park donation (7/8/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club supports Woodville Park annually. Here, Matt Barber, Gloucester Director of Parks and Recreation, receives a $1,000 donation for the Hayes park from club member Julianna Woolley. …
Traffic tie-up (7/8/2026) - Last Thursday afternoon, northbound traffic on Route 17 near LightHouse Church in Hayes was disrupted after what appears to be an accident involving a gravel truck that left a large… …
Gloucester receives congratulations from Gloucester, England, for 375th (7/8/2026) - Gloucester County recently received a special message of congratulations from the City of Gloucester, England, recognizing the county’s 375th anniversary and celebrating the enduring historic ties shared between the two… …Confidential support group formed by NAMI (7/8/2026) - A confidential Family Support Group is being formed by the Mid-Tidewater Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. A news release about the group said it will meet on… …
Virtual genealogy program to be held Saturday (7/8/2026) - Genealogist Karen M. Skelton will speak at a virtual meeting of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society at 11 a.m. Saturday. Skelton will offer a presentation on how… …Events July 9-16 (7/8/2026) - THURSDAY BATTLE COMMEMORATION: A ceremony commemorating the Battle of Cricket Hill will be held at 10 o’clock today, Thursday, July 9, at Morningstar Marinas, 249 Mill Point Road, Hudgins. Presented… …
Norfolk man dies in July 4 drowning in Mathews (7/8/2026) - A 92-year-old Norfolk man died on July 4 after going for an evening swim in a creek off Horn Harbor in the Port Haywood area of Mathews. According to Mathews… …
14-year-old dies in minibike accident in Gloucester (7/8/2026) - A 14-year-old is dead and a 16-year-old sustained serious life-threatening injuries following a crash involving a minibike on Monday night in Hayes. At approximately 10 p.m., the Virginia State Police… …
Mythic Mathews event at library July 18 (7/8/2026) - Mythic Mathews, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at Mathews Memorial Library, is the library’s inaugural Comic-Con event for the whole family.… …
MCVIC opens interactive exhibits (7/8/2026) - The Mathews Visitor and Information Center held an opening last Thursday for two new interactive exhibits installed in the center’s Chesapeake Room. An augmented reality sandbox combines real sand with… …Supervisors to meet Tuesday on referendum proposal (7/6/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting for 1 p.m. Tuesday in order to determine whether to place a voter referendum on the November ballot regarding… …
Keeping the electoral wheels rolling for decades (7/1/2026) - There is perhaps nothing more quintessentially or patriotically American than serving one’s community as an election official. Two local election officials, Easby “Buddy” King of Gloucester, and Mary Marshall of… …
One Gloucester family’s story from enslavement to achievement (7/1/2026) - In Gloucester County, one family’s story stretches from enslavement and the Civil War to civil rights activism, education reform, entrepreneurship, and migration across North America. The story begins during the… …
Historic Holly Knoll played a key role in the civil rights movement (7/1/2026) - Together, the Gloucester Historical Society and the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation created the video, “A Short History of Holly Knoll,” reflecting on the history of the historic building on the… …
The woman who helped Mathews avoid a race riot (7/1/2026) - Peaceful little Mathews County has never been known as a hotbed of racial tension. However … A shooting on Saturday, Aug. 23, 1980 threatened to break the serenity of the… …Remembering Gov. John Page (7/1/2026) - Gloucester’s Page family has been going strong since the days before the American Revolution. And they’re still a major part of the community today. Perhaps the most prominent of these… …
Battle of the Hook: The largest cavalry engagement of Revolutionary War (7/1/2026) - Gloucester County (including Kingston Parish—now Mathews County) played an important role in the American Revolution, beginning even before the Declaration of Independence was signed, when the militia were called up… …What happened to vessels that didn’t survive Battle of Cricket Hill? (7/1/2026) - A witness to the British evacuation of Gwynn’s Island counted 96 ships that sailed away, carrying Lord Dunmore and removing English authority from Virginia for good. Witnesses said at least… …
What’s in a name? Mathews County’s 250th celebration (7/1/2026) - Mention the “Battle of Cricket Hill” to people outside the immediate vicinity of Mathews County, and you are likely to be met with a puzzled look. Mention the name “Captain… …
Did Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence at Rosewell? (7/1/2026) - Every family story contains a kernel of truth. Over time, memories grow, details blur, and what seems plausible becomes accepted as fact. Historians call this “confabulation”—unintentional misremembering. It is how… …Old World herbs used in colonial kitchen gardens (7/1/2026) - Have you ever thought about what you would have taken on a tiny, crowded ship traveling over a vast, unknown ocean to a new land about which you knew nothing?… …
Live readings planned here (7/1/2026) - At least two live readings of the Declaration of Independence are planned this month in Gloucester County churches. Grace on Main, 6470 Main Street, continues a long July 4 tradition,… …
Timberneck House getting some much-needed TLC (7/1/2026) - Timberneck House, a two-and-half-story home located on the grounds of Machicomoco State Park in Hayes, has stood since 1793 on a steep slope overlooking Timberneck Creek, with an expansive view… …
Fannie Ware has seen a lot of changes over the last 94 years (7/1/2026) - Fannie Diggs Ware of the Hicks Wharf area of Mathews County grew up in the strictly segregated society of the 1930s and 1940s. Now 94, she has witnessed vast changes… …