Boat Donor Program supports Maritime Foundation (8/9/2023) - One of the ways that the nonprofit Mathews Maritime Foundation is able to support itself is through its Boat Donor Program. Boat donors can claim a tax deduction based on… …
Grand reopening (8/9/2023) - Mathews County Visitor and Information Center held the grand reopening of Sibley’s General Store, located at 239 Main Street, Saturday. A total of 465 people attended to enjoy the new… …
Emergency preparedness (8/9/2023) - Gloucester County held its Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday at Home Depot. The event included food, safety resources and touch-a-truck experiences with first responders. Pictured above are Gloucester Community Emergency… …GMHS to take part in ‘Community Snoutreach’ this weekend (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is one of 18 shelters participating this weekend in a three-day adoption promotion dubbed the “Community Snoutreach Event.” The goal is to boost dog adoptions and… …
Lockerby resigns from Gloucester School Board (8/9/2023) - Kellie Lockerby, vice chair and at-large member of the Gloucester County School Board, resigned from the board Friday. At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which was held in the T.C.… …
Additional information revealed in board member’s investigation (8/9/2023) - Mathews law enforcement officials have shed more light on factors that led up to an investigation into the residency of a member of the county’s board of supervisors. The investigation… …
Comix Con draws 1,400 to library (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library drew a crowd of Pokémon trainers, Jedi Knights and various superheroes to its sixth annual Comix Con held Saturday at the Main Street Center location.… …
Changes on the horizon for Beehive (8/9/2023) - Gloucester’s Community Engagement and Public Information Department has revamped how it will be delivering the county’s Beehive publication to residents. Beginning with the fall issue, the department will publish a… …
Back 2 School Block Party (8/9/2023) - B.C. United Outreach, a nonprofit organization, held a Back 2 School Block Party and Resource Fair Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. This event supported Gloucester County Public School… …
Geese crossing (8/9/2023) - Coming back from a visit to the Hatchery on Gwynn’s Island on Saturday, Linda Tjossem encountered a group of Canada geese making their way across Callis Wharf Road. They demanded… …
Mathews Rotary raises, donates nearly $32,000 in fiscal year (8/9/2023) - The Mathews Rotary Club had a very successful fiscal year, raising and donating nearly $32,000 in FY 2022-2023. “As always, the local community was a big supporter of the four… …
Gloucester family coworkers at Riverside Walter Reed (8/9/2023) - Dr. Dwayne North spent the first 18 years of his life with his father and mother in their native Guyana, a country in the northeastern coast of South America. Now,… …Aug. 18 deadline to sign up for TSWCD cost share program (8/9/2023) - Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District Cost Share Sign-up deadline is Aug. 18, by appointment only. The Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program and the Whole Farm Approach offers cost share… …
Bingo game to be held at Stewart Building (8/9/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Stewart Building. Winners are prizes; no… …
Mathews board approves all but one budget amendment (8/2/2023) - Mathews supervisors, meeting on July 25, unanimously approved a range of budget amendments suggested by Mathews County Administrator Ramona Wilson, denying only one. The approved amendments included such measures as… …
Guinea Heritage Association introduces children to ‘Wonders of the Water’ (8/2/2023) - On Saturday morning, campers ages 5-10 years old gathered at the Buck’s Store Museum at Bena to learn about the waterman’s heritage of the Guinea area in the program “Wonders… …
VA250 Committee (8/2/2023) - Mathews County’s VA250 Committee, meeting on July 19, adopted the committee’s bylaws and established the following committees: finance, research, grants, communications, and project management, the latter with a Cricket Hill… …NAACP calls for investigation into following supervisor incident (8/2/2023) - The Mathews Branch NAACP has called for an independent investigation following an incident in which county supervisor the Rev. Dr. Melissa Mason was reported to have been followed by a… …
Collier announces candidacy for Commissioner of Revenue (6/28/2023) - Christian Collier, 51, of Mathews, has announced his candidacy in the Nov. 7 election for the office of Mathews County Commissioner of the Revenue. He is running against incumbent commissioner… …
Lemonade Lecture (8/2/2023) - Around 20 young people participated in “Community Connection,” a Mathews Memorial Library Lemonade Lecture held recently as part of the library’s summer programming. Participants met representatives from Mathews Volunteer Fire… …
Historical Society sponsors trip to Stratford Hall (8/2/2023) - The 2023 Wine and Oyster Festival at Stratford Hall, located in Westmoreland County, is being held Sept. 16 and 17. The Mathews County Historical Society is sponsoring a bus trip… …Museum to screen ‘Horatio’s Drive’ (8/2/2023) - “Horatio’s Drive,” a 2003 movie directed by Ken Burns, will be shown at Movie Night on Friday, Aug. 11 at the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street. The move documents… …
Blood drive (8/2/2023) - A community blood drive held on July 18 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 59 units, according to Red Cross volunteer Nan Cross. Fifty-six potential… …
Traffic at a logjam (8/2/2023) - An overturned logging truck at the intersection of Routes 33 and 17 in northern Gloucester County last Wednesday afternoon resulted in a multi-vehicle pileup, snarling traffic for several hours, according… …
Library to hold annual Comix Con Saturday (8/2/2023) - Gloucester Public Library will hold its sixth annual Comix Con Saturday at the Main Street Center location from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event typically draws crowds of 2,000… …