Memorial dedication (11/19/2025) - A dedication for Guinea Heritage Association’s new Watermen’s Memorial in front of Buck’s Store Museum in Bena was held Sunday afternoon. The memorial, which features a ship’s wheel and anchor,… …Advent program begins Nov. 30 at Bethlehem UMC (11/19/2025) - Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Bena, will offer Voices of Advent, a Bible study program focused on Advent, at 9:30 a.m. over the four Sundays of the season: Nov. 30 and… …
New and 60-year members (11/19/2025) - At its November meeting, the Abingdon Ruritan Club welcomed a new member and also paid tribute to a 60-year member with perfect attendance. Above, Robyn Sweet is welcomed as a… …
RFM raffle raises $6,220 for family of Gloucester waterman (11/19/2025) - Proceeds of $6,220 will be donated to a Gloucester waterman’s family after a raffle sponsored by the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum came to a close. Mike Fontaine donated a large framed… …
GUEST in need of host sites for winter shelter (11/19/2025) - “We’re anticipating bigger numbers this winter.” Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) Executive Director Michelle Wells is gearing up for a long winter with more people in need of night… …Blood drive to be held Dec. 2 (11/19/2025) - The next Mathews community blood drive will be held from 12:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. American Legion Post 83 and the… …
Video of Cecil Wray Page to be shown at Genealogical Society meeting (11/19/2025) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the community room of Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. This month’s meeting will feature a video of… …
Events Nov. 20-27 (11/19/2025) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane. SUPERVISORS:… …
Library to hold children’s navigation program Nov. 29 (11/19/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold the program, “Learning to Navigate the Great Outdoors,” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29, for children in second to fifth… …
Planners to consider changes to short-term vacation rental rules (11/19/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, voted unanimously to hold a public hearing next month on proposed changes to the county’s special regulations for short-term vacation… …
Gloucester Ruritans (11/19/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry Thompson, right, presents member Jo Hurd the club mug for her presentation at the October meeting held at Anna’s Italian Pizza Restaurant. Hurd talked about… …
Porsche Fun Run (11/12/2025) - The First Settlers Region Porsche Club held a Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 1. The two-hour jaunt started in West Point and ended in Ware Neck. “Tourmeister” Ed Merry, with… …
Ant’s GANG trophy (11/12/2025) - James and Savannah Calloway were the winners of the Ant’s GANG trophy at Saturday’s Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Shop With A Cop car show, which was held at Main Street… …Gloucester supervisors hold two public hearings (11/12/2025) - Due to recent state legislation, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve the consolidation of two chapters in the county code that govern stormwater management (chapter 6)… …
Rick n Roast (11/12/2025) - Brothers Ben and Sam Adams of York, Pennsylvania, play the drums and fife, respectively, during Sunday’s Fairfield Foundation’s Rick n Roast at the Rosewell Ruins in Gloucester. The event involved… …Mathews BOS approves new contract with county administrator (11/12/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met for a lengthy closed session last Thursday, after which members returned to open session and voted to adopt a new employment agreement with… …
Kiwanis Club to hold Christmas Bazaar this weekend (11/12/2025) - The Gloucester Kiwanis Club will have a Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club, 7066 Hayes Shopping Center, Hayes. Handmade… …
Gloucester Democrats will not meet in November (11/12/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will not meet in November. “We are all taking a well-deserved break after the work we put into the 2025 election,” said GCDC secretary Sarajane… …
Memorial dedication Sunday at Buck’s Store (11/12/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will dedicate its new Watermen’s Memorial at 3 p.m. Sunday at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. The memorial was created to honor the men and women… …
Appreciation letter (11/12/2025) - The Gloucester Rowing Association presented the Abingdon Ruritan Club a letter of appreciation at the club’s Oct. 20 meeting. The Abingdon Club has been a supporter of GRA for over… …Shellfish aquaculture surpassespre-pandemic levels (11/12/2025) - The market for farmed shellfish in Virginia has grown dramatically in the past five years, according to the latest industry report from William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal &… …
Touch a Truck (11/12/2025) - Friends Kaylee Strader and Thomas Hunter of Gloucester, accompanied by Thomas’s father Brandon Hunter, tried out the driver’s seat of a McCormick Farmall tractor owned by Buck Richardson of Gloucester… …HITW suit headed to settlement conference (11/12/2025) - Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Shaw has ordered that Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill participate in a settlement conference on Dec. 5 with the Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
Planners recommend denial of townhome rezoning (11/12/2025) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission unanimously voted last Thursday to recommend denial of a rezoning application that would allow 120 townhouse units on nearly 30 acres of land between Tidemill… …
Scott raises $11,000 in Christmas Benefit Hunt (11/12/2025) - “My family did everything they could to give me what I needed and make me strive, so I think every kid deserves to be cherished and welcomed—even if they don’t… …