GCSO goody bags (3/4/2026) - Recently, the Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Service Committee stuffed 100 goody bags to take to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office to be distributed to the men and women who protect… …
Flag disposal (3/4/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club Citizenship & Patriotism Committee met recently to fold American flags that had been discarded because they were torn or damaged. A total of 158 flags were… …
Clean Gloucester Day to be held March 21 (3/4/2026) - The 16th annual Spring Clean Gloucester Day will be held by Gloucester Clean Community on Saturday, March 21, throughout the county. Groups can select a spot to clean up or… …No action taken following closed meeting (3/4/2026) - Mathews supervisors spent two hours on Tuesday evening in a closed session on issues regarding Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill and the lawsuit the Gwynn’s Island restaurant has brought… …
‘Chili When It’s Chilly’ (3/4/2026) - Members of the West Mathews Community League opened the doors of the old Peninsula School building in Bohannon to the public on Saturday, Feb. 21, for the group’s annual “Chili… …
Taste the Legacy (3/4/2026) - Epsilon Eta Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority celebrated Black History Month in February with a journey through the history of African American food, music and storytelling during their Taste… …Dine to Donate fundraiser next week at Howard-Dooley Cafe (3/4/2026) - Dine 2 Donate, a fundraising effort of the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation, will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. next Thursday, March 12, at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303… …
Reenactor to portray John Clayton on Sunday (3/4/2026) - The public is invited to a first-person presentation in Gloucester Court House on Sunday as reenactor Richard Cheatham becomes John Clayton, the world-renowned 18th century botanist from Gloucester whose work… …Events March 5-12 (3/4/2026) - THURSDAY EQUALIZATION: The Gloucester County Board of Equalization will meet from 9-11 this morning, Thursday, March 5, in the Environmental Conference Room on the second floor of County Building Two,… …
Gloucester PRT upcoming programs (3/4/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism has a number of upcoming programs. BEST YEARS TRIPS: Gloucester PRT has a pair of Best Years Trips scheduled. On Thursday, March 26, the group… …
Early-Stage Dual Support Group meets Tuesday (2/25/2026) - Bay Aging’s Early-Stage Dual Support Group will meet from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Bay Aging’s Daffodil Gardens Community Room, 5954 Garden Grove Lane, Gloucester. The program offers a… …
Gloucester nationally recognized for its place in Civil Rights history (2/25/2026) - Attendees of Honoring Gloucester’s Pioneers of Progress at The Gloucester Institute on Saturday applauded as it was announced that Gloucester County is one of six new locations added on the… …
‘Don’t Tread on Parents’ (2/25/2026) - Members from three local conservative groups—Speak Up Gloucester and Mathews of the Family Foundation, the Middle Peninsula Breakfast Club and World Outreach Worship (WOW) Center of Newport News—gathered in the… …BOS hears presentation on possible septic solution (2/25/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors heard several presentations at its meeting last Thursday in the historic courthouse. One of those presentations was on a possible septic system solution for… …
Valentine’s Day goodies (2/25/2026) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, brought Valentine’s Day goodies earlier this month to Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Mathews. Shown here are, from left, Olivia Powell, Fran… …
Thanks from Rudy Ruritan (2/25/2026) - Two events combined to make this year’s Valentine’s Day special for a number of people in Gloucester County. Henry Thompson is a Gloucester Ruritan who is recovering from cancer and… …Walter Reed Post Acute offers free matinee screening at YRC (2/25/2026) - Walter Reed Post Acute will host an afternoon of education and entertainment on Wednesday, March 4, inviting the local community to YRC Cinemas, 2226 York Crossing Drive, Hayes, for a… …
GMCC hosts Business of Caring breakfast (2/25/2026) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic will host its Business of Caring breakfast on Thursday, March 12, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building in Bena. This one-hour free event is by… …
VIMS to hold Discovery Lab program on seagrasses (2/25/2026) - The College of William and Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced a number of upcoming programs for March. A Discovery Lab on seagrasses will be… …
Guinea Dipping set for March 21 (2/25/2026) - The Gloucester Rowing Association, a 501(c)(3) organization, will host its seventh annual Guinea Dipping fundraiser from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, rain or shine, at the… …
MLC hosts talk on Middle Peninsula Dredge Program (2/25/2026) - The Mathews Land Conservancy launched its 2026 lecture series last Wednesday with a presentation on the Middle Peninsula Dredge Program. Lewie Lawrence, managing director of the Middle Peninsula Planning District… …Mathews BOS adopts proclamation honoring Marie Walls (2/25/2026) - The late Marie Walls, commonwealth’s attorney for Mathews County, who died on Feb. 10, was on everyone’s mind during the board of supervisors meeting held last Thursday evening in the… …
Special meeting today to address early voting in Mathews (2/25/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 26, for two purposes, including the consideration of a resolution asking the county’s voter… …
Population up slightly in Gloucester, drops in Mathews (2/25/2026) - At the midpoint of the 2020s, the population of Gloucester County is estimated to have grown 0.6 percent from 38,711 in the 2020 census, to 38,933 as of July 1,… …
Gloucester Library announces March programs (2/25/2026) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced three upcoming programs for March. “A Forgotten Tragedy: Prisoners of War During the American Revolution” will be held on Sunday,… …