Indigenous focus (3/18/2026) - An exhibit celebrating early Mathews life and focusing on the indigenous population opened Saturday at the Mathews Museum. Among those on hand, from left, were R. Wayne Bowman of Gloucester,… …School board, BOS appear closer to consensus on budget (3/18/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors and Mathews School Board seemed closer to a consensus on school funding at the end of a joint budget workshop held last Thursday afternoon in… …
Harmful Waste Collection Day to be held April 18 (3/18/2026) - Gloucester County will hold its Residential Household Harmful Waste Collection Day from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Hayes Convenience Center located on Guinea Road.… …
Gloucester Point named one of the ‘Friendliest Neighborhoods in Virginia’ (3/18/2026) - Gloucester Point was listed among the top five communities in the state making the rankings of Nextdoor’s “Friendliest Neighborhoods in Virginia,” according to a release from the San Francisco-based company.… …
Memorial Pavers (3/18/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association invites people to purchase a Memorial Paver in honor/memory of a loved waterman/woman. The stones will be placed around the new Watermen’s Memorial, located outside the… …
VIMS establishes new center to advance coastal resilience efforts (3/18/2026) - A new Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting has been established at the College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Science & Virginia Institute of Marine… …Spring begins Friday (3/18/2026) - Spring begins Friday at the moment of the vernal equinox, 10:45 a.m. From then until the fall equinox, each 24-hour period will have more daylight than darkness. …
Supporting Gloucester schools (3/18/2026) - Peasley Middle School sixth grader Ian Ross, at right, runs for Botetourt Elementary School during the 15th annual Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation 8K and 3K run/walk Saturday morning… …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …
Hayes woman seeks liver donor (3/18/2026) - A Hayes woman has learned she needs a liver transplant and is reaching out to the public to find a suitable donor who can share part of their own liver… …Gloucester supervisors vote on advertised tax rate (3/18/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted by a 5-2 margin Tuesday evening to advertise the real estate tax rate at $0.637 per $100 of assessed value, an increase of… …
Mathews BOS to meet tonight (3/18/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, March 19, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Among the items… …
Gloucester Library to hold Easter craft April 2 (3/18/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have an Easter bunny crafting session using terra-cotta pots on April 2, beginning at 11 a.m. Registration is now open. For adults… …
Easter movie night Friday at Walter Reed Post Acute Center (3/18/2026) - An Easter movie night event, a fundraiser to benefit the residents of Walter Reed Post Acute Center (formerly the Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center), will be held on Friday… …
Events: March 19-26 (3/18/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, March 19, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Property owners invited to sign up for VADeed Alert deed fraud alert program (3/11/2026) - Property owners are being encouraged by Mathews Clerk of Circuit Court Elizabeth Brown to enroll in VADeed Alert, a free, voluntary notification service to help Virginians protect their property from… …
Fireman’s dinner (3/11/2026) - Members of the Piankatank Community League got a chance to thank the area’s first responders, hosting the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s semiannual meeting on March 2 with a community… …Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (3/11/2026) - American Legion Post 75 will hold its monthly community breakfast Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the post building off Route 17 in Gloucester. The breakfast is $10… …
Young at Heart (3/11/2026) - Young at Heart, a Christian ministry started at Providence Baptist Church for area seniors, met recently, with local historian Thom Byrne delving into the history of Abingdon Episcopal Church and… …
New members (3/11/2026) - Two new members were recently welcomed into the Kiwanis Club of Gloucester. In photo at left, Rachael Curry receives her certificate of membership from the club’s vice president James Luck.… …Supervisors move forward with amicus brief over redistricting (3/11/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to file a motion with the Supreme Court of Virginia to obtain permission to file an amicus brief that positions the board… …
Recipients of NAACP Freedom Fund Awards announced (3/11/2026) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP has announced the recipients of its 2026 Freedom Fund Awards, which will be presented during the organization’s annual banquet and fundraiser at 5 p.m.… …
Bluebird houses (3/11/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club will be selling bluebird houses at the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. The houses were constructed on Saturday, March 7, by club Environment Committee members Danny Privott (chair), Mike… …
Bingo games (3/11/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club members play Bingo with residents of Sanders the first and third Friday each month. Club member Dick Beasley, above, is shown calling out numbers at a recent… …
Ocean Sciences Meeting (3/11/2026) - Last month, students, faculty and staff from the College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science attended the Ocean… …