‘From Pearl Harbor to Calvary’ topic of Sunday talk (3/12/2025) - Philip Page will give a talk on “From Pearl Harbor to Calvary” at 5 p.m. Sunday at Petsworth Baptist Church, 2471 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester. Page will tell the WWII… …
Book Author Luncheon to be held March 21 (3/12/2025) - Patti Procopi, author of “Please … tell me more” and other books will be the guest speaker at this year’s York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons Book… …
B&G Club open house Tuesday (3/12/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. The open house is for… …
Events March 13-20 (3/12/2025) - THURSDAY SCHOOL BOARD: The Gloucester County School Board will have a work session without public input at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center… …
New bathrooms (3/6/2025) - Construction is underway on new bathrooms at Mathews Parks and Recreation’s Port Fun park. Brill Construction of Gloucester is the general contractor for the project. Here, Glenn Lewis of Brick… …
Derelict pot removal (3/6/2025) - Local watermen Ralph Bonniville and E.C. Hogge, from left, have been working with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to remove derelict crab pots from the Chesapeake Bay as part… …Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2025) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
School board looks at implications of preK-7 merge (3/6/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board took an extended look Friday at the implications of merging/consolidating Mathews Elementary and Thomas Hunter Middle School into one preK-7 school, as part… …
Mathews BOS wrangles with Hole in Wall issues again (3/6/2025) - Mathews supervisors wrangled over issues with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill once again at its most recent meeting, with supervisor Mike Walls initially moving that the county sue the… …
Board approves waterfront marina CUP request (3/6/2025) - A plan to convert a vacant seafood processing plant into a working waterfront marina in Gloucester won approval Tuesday night. Following a public hearing on the matter in the colonial… …
Rosewell holds a ‘Blessing of the Ground’ (3/6/2025) - Much has been written about the history of Rosewell Plantation, the 18th century Georgian mansion whose majestic ruins stand today overlooking the York River in Gloucester. But little if anything… …
First responders take part in weeklong Search and Rescue Forum (3/6/2025) - Local fire, rescue and law enforcement personnel attended last week’s Search and Rescue Forum sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia and the Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team… …GoFundMe page set up for Hayes mother (3/6/2025) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Hayes woman who is in the hospital ICU undergoing major health challenges. Tracy Ward, a single mother of two boys,… …
Ospreys return (3/6/2025) - An osprey was spotted on the Gloucester Point campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science last week returning from its yearly migration to Central/South America. The VIMS OspreyCam can… …
Ruritan presentation (3/6/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry “Hurricane” Thompson presented Arlene Armentor with a club mug in appreciation for her presentation to the club at the club’s February meeting. Armentor is executive… …
‘Lunch Around the World’ class (3/6/2025) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit #75, Gloucester, held a “Lunch Around the World” cooking class as a fundraiser taught by Michaela Lee. On the menu were Spring Rolls from Asia, Schnitzel… …Fairfield Foundation working on matching funds for $600,000 grant (3/6/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation is in the process of raising a required $200,000 in matching funds for a $600,000 state grant awarded earlier this year. The grant is intended to support… …
Fashion exhibit opens at Mathews Museum (3/6/2025) - A fashion exhibit opens Saturday at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, as the museum places an emphasis on Women’s History Month in March. Ladies Victorian, a business founded by… …‘Captain Arundel’s Only Fight’ tells story of Cricket Hill casualty (3/6/2025) - An article highlighting an obscure piece of local Revolutionary War history—an account of the only patriot casualty in the Battle of Cricket Hill—was published last week in the Journal of… …
MLC announces 2025 officers; Advisory Council formation (3/6/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy recently announced its 2025 slate of officers. Bernadette La Casse will serve as president, with Bernard Moughon as vice president and Rob Riddle as secretary/treasurer. MLC has… …
Mathews board to talk with Y about community pool (3/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is entering into discussions with the Mathews Family YMCA about building an indoor community pool at the facility. During its regular monthly meeting on… …
Animal Jam (3/6/2025) - Southwind Pizza, Mathews, will host its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The event, which features an open mic, community jam karaoke and a band to… …
Mathews Library launches Virtual Author Talks (3/6/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library is launching a new opportunity for readers to interact with authors—Virtual Author Talks. Beginning with author Dan Heath at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, the library… …
Gibson to seek second term on Gloucester Board of Supervisors (3/6/2025) - Ken Gibson, who was elected to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors in 2021, has announced his candidacy for reelection to a second term as the Petsworth District representative in… …Democrats to hold petition signings for HOD candidate (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will host petition signings next week for a candidate for Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates’ district seat currently held by Republican Keith Hodges.GCDC chair Pam… …