Yorktown’s sunken fleet (8/13/2025) - Revolutionary War historian Michael Steen, on left, director of education at the Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown, will give a special program on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Buck’s… …Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (8/13/2025) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday. The breakfast is $12 for adults; $6 for children ages 5-10 (children under 4 eat… …
Events Aug. 14-21 (8/13/2025) - FRIDAY PARTY AT THE WHARF: The Tin Can Fish Band will perform from 5-9 p.m. Friday at Williams Wharf Landing, 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews. Food trucks and cash bar… …
Ever-glowing (8/6/2025) - The sun sets behind New Point Lighthouse, now in its 210th year marking the entrance to Mobjack Bay. Pam Howlett of Dutton took this photo on July 5 as the… …Toll collection on Coleman Bridge to end Friday (8/6/2025) - Toll collection on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge will end on Friday evening, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Youngkin’s budget amendment in the 2025 Introduced Budget called for the… …
National Night Out (8/6/2025) - Tuesday’s National Night Out event, hosted by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, was a big success, with huge crowds filling the Mathews High School football field to listen to the… …
Dogs with jobs: Pawsitively therapeutic (8/6/2025) - With a wag and a smile, dogs simply make the working world better. In this series, we explore the lives of local dogs who go to work with their people.… …
Missing WWII plane found on Pacific island; Gloucester man in crew (8/6/2025) - The remains of a Gloucester World War II veteran, missing since 1942 and declared a casualty of war four years later, may soon be recovered as the U.S. Department of… …HITW owners refile suit against Mathews supervisors (8/6/2025) - In the wake of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ July 10 eviction of Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill from county-owned property on Gwynn’s Island, owners of the restaurant… …
Movie on Main to be held Aug. 16 (8/6/2025) - Gloucester Main Street will host Movie on Main on Saturday, Aug. 16. Activities begin at 5 p.m., with the movie, a showing of Disney-Pixar’s “Ratatouille” on the lawn at The… …
VDOT info meeting next week on proposed Roaring Springs Road path (8/6/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting on a proposed shared-use path or extended sidewalk on Roaring Springs Road. The meeting will be held from 5-7… …
Hole in the Wall restaurant issue dominates yet another BOS meeting (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met last Thursday to continue its July 17 regular monthly meeting, and the hot topic was once again the Hole in the Wall Waterfront… …
Gloucester Institute accepting applications for Emerging Leaders (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester Institute is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 Emerging Leaders Program. The program is looking for high-achieving African American undergraduate students in Virginia, said a press release. Applications… …
Thane Harpole speaks to Gloucester Historical Society (8/6/2025) - Thane Harpole, co-director of the Fairfield Foundation, recently spoke at the quarterly meeting of the Gloucester Historical Society. The foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Harpole indicated they are having… …
Raccoon in Hayes tests positive for rabies (8/6/2025) - A baby raccoon found on Thursday, July 17, near the end of Glass Road and brought to the Severn Yachting Center in Hayes has tested positive for the rabies virus,… …
The fight against cancer (8/6/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club continues to fight for those who have cancer and to those who spend countless hours treating cancer patients and their families. Recently, the club gave its annual… …
Woodville School donation (8/6/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club recently presented a $1,000 donation to The Rosenwald Woodville School Foundation. This contribution will support the foundation’s ongoing efforts to preserve and promote the historical significance of… …Library’s Comix Con on Saturday (8/6/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold its eighth annual Comix Con Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at its Main Street Center location. This event is free and open… …
Mathews planners to meet Tuesday; hearing on park idea (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Mathews High School Media Center, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The hearing will be… …
Public hearing tonight on Gloucester Point Marina rezoning (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 7, on a rezoning request that would permit… …
Events Aug. 7-14 (8/6/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 5:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 7, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. PLANNERS: The… …
Finney, Tripp awarded Toddsbury President’s Cup (8/6/2025) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews held its 97th annual meeting and awards ceremony in June. Each year, the club awards the Toddsbury President’s Cup to one or two… …Mathews celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week Saturday (8/6/2025) - Mathews Farmers’ Market is celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A special performance from 10 a.m. to noon by… …
Health resource fair to include screenings (8/6/2025) - The Gloucester NAACP Health Fair will be hosting prostate and breast cancer screenings on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Main Street. For both… …
Little Miss Mathews Pageant Sunday at MHS (8/6/2025) - The Little Miss Mathews Pageant will return to Mathews this year under the auspices of Mathews Market Days and the Court House Players theater group. It will be held beginning… …