Blood drive (4/30/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on April 15 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 53 units of blood. A total of 54… …Mathews offices close for May Faire (4/30/2025) - Mathews County’s administrative offices will be closed Friday for May Faire. The county parking lot on Brickbat Road will close at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, May 1, for the festival,… …
Hands Across Mathews undergoes restructuring (4/30/2025) - Hands Across Mathews, a nonprofit established 1986 and dedicated to providing assistance to families experiencing crises in the Mathews area, is currently restructuring how certain items are donated and stored,… …
After almost a century, Abingdon Woman’s Club disbands (4/30/2025) - After 98 years of fun, fellowship and community service, the Abingdon Woman’s Club is no more. With a membership of just 10 women, only six of whom remained active, the… …
Garden Week 2025 (4/30/2025) - Plein air artists Jan Finn-Duffy and Kim Williams, from left, capture the beauty of the North River while guests walk the grounds of Blythelea, one of three homes open to… …
Medic 1 (4/30/2025) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue placed its newest medic unit, Medic 1, into service this week. GVFRS contracted with Horton Ambulance to remove the patient module from the department’s 2012… …
Animal Control Week (4/30/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, dropped off a basket of treats recently for Gloucester’s animal control staff in appreciation for all they do for all animals. Members from… …
Victims’ Rights Week (4/30/2025) - Marie Walls, the Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney, and Sheriff April Edwards, from left, recently commemorated National Crime Victims’ Rights Week that focused this year on “Kinship: Connecting & Healing” for… …
BC United holds ‘I Am Enough’ Empowerment Retreat (4/30/2025) - Blessed Couples United Outreach hosted last weekend’s “I Am Enough” Empowerment Retreat, a transformative event designed to inspire and uplift young women. The retreat was held at Camp Piankatank, Hartfield,… …Library to hold program on health care and retirement (4/30/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program on health care and retirement on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Carlos… …
Funding for schools, nonprofits revisited by board (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors took another look at funding for Gloucester County Public Schools, as well as local nonprofits, at its budget work session Tuesday night, held in… …
GHA celebrates all things Guinea (4/23/2025) - Nestled near Gloucester Point sits the community of Guinea, an area full of rich history and the unique culture of life working on the water. The Guinea Heritage Association is… …
Mathews board holds budget public hearings (4/23/2025) - An edgy crowd attended last Thursday’s public hearings on Mathews County’s proposed $36.34 million FY2025-2026 budget and tax rates, with some attendees worked up over an advertised increase in the… …Deadline approaching for candidate filing (4/23/2025) - The deadline for local candidates to qualify for the November election is the same day as the June primary election—Tuesday, June 17—and voter registrars in Gloucester and Mathews are asking… …
Garden Week returns Saturday (4/23/2025) - Three riverfront homes and gardens in Gloucester will be open to visitors on Saturday in the 2025 segment of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Locally sponsored by the Garden Club… …
GMHS holds groundbreaking on new building project (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester- Mathews Humane Society broke ground last week on its new building project, The Williams Center, which will serve as an additional wing to its existing facility. The Williams… …
Earth Day (4/23/2025) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Earth Day celebration on Saturday. Above, Terry Thorpe, Daniel Ortiz and Anne Ducey-Ortiz, from left, man the Friends of Dragon Run booth. …
Easter egg hunt (4/23/2025) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Tara M. Plotino Memorial Fund and the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center, was held on Saturday morning on the Mathews… …
Raising awareness (4/23/2025) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews set up packets of information, pinwheels and other items to raise awareness at Gloucester Public Library, Main Street… …
Temporary lot closure (4/23/2025) - Gloucester County will be making some improvements to the parking lot behind County Building 2 in the coming weeks, which will cause part of that parking lot to be temporarily… …
70th anniversary (4/23/2025) - Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church, Cobbs Creek, celebrated the 70th wedding anniversary of Evelyn and Thomas Edwards on April 13. The church presented them with a quilt made by church… …Mathews broadband group conducting survey (4/23/2025) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board is seeking information from Mathews residents about their need for high speed, reliable internet access. All residents 18 and older are asked to complete a… …
Eubanks’ civil suit against Mathews County dismissed (4/23/2025) - A property dispute that began a decade ago, resulting in a civil suit that’s been stewing in Mathews Circuit Court in one form or another for nearly seven years, was… …
‘Day of Action’ protest (4/23/2025) - A series of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and his policies were held Saturday across the U.S. While there were large protests in Washington, D.C., New York City and… …Events April 24-May 1 (4/23/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 24, in the colonial courthouse at 6504 Main Street, Gloucester. FRIDAY CAR SHOW:… …