GMHS donation (8/13/2025) - Madison King, Alaina Clay and Ben Mangum, from left, had a lemonade stand on Aug. 5, raising $54.05 for the homeless pets at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. They are pictured… …Gloucester County to adjust employee salaries (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to accept the findings of a compensation study performed by Bolton Rewards at its Tuesday night meeting held in the colonial courthouse.… …
Events Aug. 7-14 (8/6/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 5:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 7, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. PLANNERS: The… …
Ruritan talk (8/6/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club vice president Meggie Bombard presents member Bob Beyea the club mug for his presentation at the July meeting held at Anna’s Italian Pizza Restaurant. Beyea, a Master… …Public hearing tonight on Gloucester Point Marina rezoning (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 7, on a rezoning request that would permit… …
Mathews planners to meet Tuesday; hearing on park idea (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Mathews High School Media Center, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The hearing will be… …
McPherson seeks at-large seat on school board (8/20/2025) - Nicole McPherson, 45, has announced her candidacy for the at-large seat of the Gloucester County School Board in the upcoming November election. Fred Brewer is currently serving in the position… …
Honoring our heroes (8/6/2025) - Each year, the Pocahontas Foundation takes the time to pay tribute to local heroes. This year, the group (which oversees the Pocahontas statute in Gloucester Court House) singled out the… …
New engine for GVFRS (8/6/2025) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad took delivery last Wednesday, July 30, of its new Engine 11, a 2025 Rosenbauer Commander custom engine ordered in 2022 for Station 1 at… …Library’s Comix Con on Saturday (8/6/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold its eighth annual Comix Con Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at its Main Street Center location. This event is free and open… …
Movie on Main to be held Aug. 16 (8/6/2025) - Gloucester Main Street will host Movie on Main on Saturday, Aug. 16. Activities begin at 5 p.m., with the movie, a showing of Disney-Pixar’s “Ratatouille” on the lawn at The… …
Finney, Tripp awarded Toddsbury President’s Cup (8/6/2025) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews held its 97th annual meeting and awards ceremony in June. Each year, the club awards the Toddsbury President’s Cup to one or two… …VDOT info meeting next week on proposed Roaring Springs Road path (8/6/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting on a proposed shared-use path or extended sidewalk on Roaring Springs Road. The meeting will be held from 5-7… …
Thane Harpole speaks to Gloucester Historical Society (8/6/2025) - Thane Harpole, co-director of the Fairfield Foundation, recently spoke at the quarterly meeting of the Gloucester Historical Society. The foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Harpole indicated they are having… …
Mathews celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week Saturday (8/6/2025) - Mathews Farmers’ Market is celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A special performance from 10 a.m. to noon by… …
Woodville School donation (8/6/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club recently presented a $1,000 donation to The Rosenwald Woodville School Foundation. This contribution will support the foundation’s ongoing efforts to preserve and promote the historical significance of… …
The fight against cancer (8/6/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club continues to fight for those who have cancer and to those who spend countless hours treating cancer patients and their families. Recently, the club gave its annual… …Raccoon in Hayes tests positive for rabies (8/6/2025) - A baby raccoon found on Thursday, July 17, near the end of Glass Road and brought to the Severn Yachting Center in Hayes has tested positive for the rabies virus,… …
Health resource fair to include screenings (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester NAACP Health Fair will be hosting prostate and breast cancer screenings on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Main Street. For both… …
Gloucester Institute accepting applications for Emerging Leaders (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester Institute is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 Emerging Leaders Program. The program is looking for high-achieving African American undergraduate students in Virginia, said a press release. Applications… …
Dogs with jobs: Pawsitively therapeutic (8/6/2025) - With a wag and a smile, dogs simply make the working world better. In this series, we explore the lives of local dogs who go to work with their people.… …Little Miss Mathews Pageant Sunday at MHS (8/6/2025) - The Little Miss Mathews Pageant will return to Mathews this year under the auspices of Mathews Market Days and the Court House Players theater group. It will be held beginning… …
Missing WWII plane found on Pacific island; Gloucester man in crew (8/6/2025) - The remains of a Gloucester World War II veteran, missing since 1942 and declared a casualty of war four years later, may soon be recovered as the U.S. Department of… …HITW owners refile suit against Mathews supervisors (8/6/2025) - In the wake of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ July 10 eviction of Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill from county-owned property on Gwynn’s Island, owners of the restaurant… …
Hole in the Wall restaurant issue dominates yet another BOS meeting (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met last Thursday to continue its July 17 regular monthly meeting, and the hot topic was once again the Hole in the Wall Waterfront… …