Events June 19-26 (6/18/2025) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today in the Fellowship Hall of New Point Friends Church. CARNIVAL:… …
VIMS graduates (6/18/2025) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science celebrated 27 students who earned their M.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees throughout the academic year on… …
Calm sailing day (6/18/2025) - Photographer Mike Cunningham wrote, “I’ve been trying to get a shot of Delaware’s Kalmar Nyckel with sails extended for a couple of years now, and caught her today on a… …
Decoy artist to give Fourth Friday talk at Buck’s Store (6/18/2025) - Guinea Heritage Association’s next Fourth Friday program will feature Mike Burnett, owner of Salty Water Decoys. It will be held from 6-7 p.m. next Friday, June 27, at Buck’s Store… …Antioch Homecoming to be held June 27-28 (6/18/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with The Truth in The Spirit, stewards of Historic Antioch Baptist Church in Coke, will host the second annual Antioch Homecoming on June 27 and… …
VDOT hearing June 30 on widening Rt. 17 at Point (6/18/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a design public hearing on Monday, June 30 about a proposed project to widen Route 17 from four to six travel lanes between… …
Mission Blue names Chesapeake Bay a Hope Spot (6/18/2025) - Mission Blue, an organization established by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, has named the Chesapeake Bay a Hope Spot, making it number 166 in a worldwide network of marine areas… …
Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of USCG Auxiliary Memorial (6/18/2025) - A large crowd of active-duty Coast Guard members, Auxiliarists, and family members gathered at U.S. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven in Mathews on May 30. The event was held in… …
Johnson named to MLC Board of Directors (6/18/2025) - Christine Johnson, founder of the Mathews Outdoor Club, has been named to the Mathews Land Conservancy Board of Directors. “Christine brings a wealth of leadership experience, community involvement, and a… …Juneteenth celebration in Gloucester (6/18/2025) - The Juneteenth Celebration Committee, in partnership with the Gloucester and Mathews branches of the NAACP, and The Gloucester Institute, invite the community to join the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration from 1-6… …
‘The Lemonade Crime’ (6/18/2025) - The Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library presented all 58 Mathews Elementary School fourth graders with a copy of the book “The Lemonade Crime” by Jacqueline Davies as a graduation… …
LOVEworks sign (6/18/2025) - Gloucester’s new LOVEworks sign, located on the gazebo lawn at Sanders Riverside Active Living Community, just off Main Street, was dedicated last Thursday, June 12, a day known as Loving… …
Preschool entryway (6/18/2025) - As the August opening date for the Mathews Family YMCA preschool nears, the entryway of the facility, located at Westville Baptist Church on Main Street in Mathews, has been transformed,… …
Primary election (6/18/2025) - Janet Erickson of Port Haywood, at left, waits as her husband Gerald casts his vote at the Chesapeake Precinct polls at Mathews Elementary School during the sparsely-attended Democratic Party primary… …Closings today for Juneteenth (6/18/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school facilities, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today, Thursday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.… …
The carnival’s in town (6/18/2025) - The Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival opened Friday at the site of the old Page Middle School on Route 17, with rides, games, fair food and more. The carnival resumes today,… …
Arts & Barks Festival Saturday at Bay School in Mathews (6/18/2025) - The Bay School Community Arts Center and Canine Companions are cohosting the first ever Family Arts & Barks Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Bay School… …Fish fry Saturday in Gloucester to benefit GUEST program (6/18/2025) - Morning Glory Baptist Church, Woods Cross Roads, is sponsoring a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with proceeds benefitting the GUEST program. The event will be held… …
Supervisors consider future of county (6/18/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held a joint meeting with members of the county’s Economic Development Authority Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium where the two boards… …
Nominations still sought for Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/18/2025) - Nominations are still being accepted for the 2025 Guinea Jubilee’s grand marshal. This year’s festival will be held Sept. 26-27 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. The nominating process closes… …
MVFD East River Fest returns July 5 (6/18/2025) - The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department will host its second annual East River Fest on Saturday, July 5, at Williams Wharf Landing (off Williams Wharf Road) in Mathews. Gates will open… …
No Kings Day (6/18/2025) - About 150-200 people gathered in front of Mathews Parks and Recreation on Saturday morning to take part in No Kings Day, a series of more than 1,500 nationwide events held… …Gloucester man sentenced for trafficking drugs, firearms (6/18/2025) - A Gloucester man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Newport News, to four years and nine months in prison for dealing firearms without a license and possession with intent… …
Highland Games (6/18/2025) - Library volunteer Gordon Keith, wearing his Gordon Klan Scottish kilt, demonstrates the proper way to compete in the stone put competition, using a cabbage instead of a stone, during Mathews… …Closings next week for Juneteenth (6/11/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school facilities, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.… …