Original state park site absorbed into Machicomoco (9/2/2026) - A 431-acre parcel adjacent to the Rosewell ruins, acquired in 2005 for the future Middle Peninsula State Park, remains undeveloped and has been absorbed into Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, which… …Events Sept. 3-9 (9/2/2026) - THURSDAY CLEAN AND GREEN: The Gloucester Clean and Green Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. PARKS… …
Town hall Tuesday on sales tax ballot initiative (9/2/2026) - A community town hall meeting will be held Tuesday to explain the details of the upcoming ballot initiative to create a 1 percent local retail sales tax in Mathews County… …
Closings for Labor Day holiday (9/2/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Schools in both counties will be… …
Who remembers 9-11? (9/2/2026) - The 25-year anniversary of the Al-Qaeda attack on the United States is fast approaching. We would like to hear your memories of this devastating day. Attacks in New York and… …
Gloucester NAACP’s Pathways to Leadership program focuses on elections, land use issues (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP continued its Pathways to Leadership seminar series on Aug. 27 with a session focused on how Gloucester County administers elections and manages planning, zoning… …Mathews EDA hears report from state tourism rep (9/2/2026) - The Mathews Economic Development Authority, meeting last Wednesday, heard a report from Laura Messer, Destination Development Manager of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, on the impact that tourism has had in… …
Ruritan picnic (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its annual picnic at Beaverdam Park. Joining them were members of Girl Scout Service Unit 130. Ruritan Club president Meggie Bombard presented Girl Scout… …
Rotary cup (9/2/2026) - Gloucester Rotary Club member Frank Wingfield, at right, presents Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Board of Directors’ President Emeritus Dr. Dick Crowder with a Rotary cup as a thank-you gift for speaking… …Mathews Sheriff holds forum on Flock Camera issue (9/2/2026) - The Flock LPR (License Plate Reader) Camera has generated a lot of public discussion lately, especially on social media, and that includes in Mathews County. At a public information session… …
Dine to Donate to benefit Mathews school music programs (9/2/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation is holding its next Dine to Donate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 10, at The Seafood Shack, 10744 Buckley Hall… …
Rudy Bear (9/2/2026) - Martha Frame, vice president of the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Mathews, introduced the club’s newest “member,” Rudy Bear, at the August dinner meeting. Rudy Bear is the official mascot of… …Mathews planners to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Kathryn Tatterson has requested a zoning amendment to rezone… …
Guinea Jubilee student art winners to be recognized Saturday (9/2/2026) - The winning artwork from a Guinea Jubilee student contest among Achilles Elementary School students will be unveiled at 11 a.m. Saturday and the students recognized by Barbara Priest as the… …
Gloucester NAACP to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester branch of the NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The meeting is also accessible by Zoom… …
New GVFRS places new Rescue One into service (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service placed a brand-new Rescue One into service last week. The previous truck, housed at Station One, was over 25 years old and in… …Library to hold wildfire prevention program Sept. 11 (9/2/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will be holding the program, “Wildfire Prevention Plan for Your Home and Property” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11.… …
Phillip Page to talk about his famous ancestor (9/2/2026) - Philip Page, president of the Gloucester Historical Society, will speak at two programs of the Sons of the American Revolution on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Richard Henry Lee Chapter, meeting… …
Mathews YMCA to hold open house (9/2/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA, located at 33 Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins, invites the community to attend a free open house on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1… …Republicans to hold Constitution Day spaghetti supper on Sept. 17 (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Republican Committee will hold a Constitution Day spaghetti supper from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Constitution Day is… …
Mathews GOP holds fundraiser (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Republican Committee hosted a fundraising event for the reelection of Rep. Rob Wittman at Belmont (circa 1854), home of MCRC chairman Scott Gibbs and his wife Mari… …
GREA fall luncheon/meeting to be held Sept. 24 (9/2/2026) - The fall luncheon/meeting of the Gloucester Retired Educators Association, GREA, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the DAV building at 6265 Professional Drive (off Short Lane)… …
Montes begins work as a Virginia State Police Trooper (8/26/2026) - Victor Montes of Gloucester, is one of 45 new Virginia State Police Troopers who received their diplomas during commencement exercises held on Friday at the State Police Training Academy in… …School year starts in Gloucester, Mathews (8/26/2026) - Sunny skies and smiling faces greeted students back to school in Gloucester and Mathews counties bright and early Monday morning for the 2026-2027 academic year. The superintendents of both districts… …
Agtay receives Volunteer of the Year award (8/26/2026) - Ray Agtay has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Virginia Health Care Association. He has volunteered at Walter Reed Post Acute, Gloucester, for more than 15 years. Julie… …