Overnight bridge delays next week as project continues (7/21/2023) - Travelers going to or leaving Gwynn’s Island during overnight hours next week can expect delays on Route 223 (Old Ferry Road) as repair work continues on the 85-year-old bridge, according… …
Guinea Road work (7/12/2023) - Construction on Guinea Road has been underway since June and according to the Virginia Department of Transportation, is expected to be complete in early September. Drivers are currently experiencing a… …
Scholarship awards (7/12/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club presented two scholarship awards at the July monthly membership meeting on July 10. Ruritan member Don Sandridge, center, presented the awards. Kamila Miles, left, received the club’s… …
Constitution speaker (7/12/2023) - Gary Porter, founder and executive director of the Constitution Leadership Initiative, Inc., above, spoke on “Five Words or Phrases in Our Founding Documents You Should Understand” at the Abingdon Ruritan… …Library to hold program on wild edible plants (7/12/2023) - Master Naturalist Bill Blair will present a program about local wild edible plants at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Registration opens today. The… …
Seats still available for Dragon Run paddle season (7/12/2023) - The Friends of Dragon Run summer paddle season begins on July 19, less than a week away. Seats are still available, but are filling up fast, a release noted. Paddle… …Gloucester board holds off on reassessments following report (7/12/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors continued its discussion of the county’s property reassessment process during its Wednesday, July 5, meeting in the colonial courthouse. County Assessor Dan Thomas gave an… …
A promising signLocal waterways much cleaner, according to VDH standards (7/12/2023) - Local waterways are much cleaner than they were at this time last year, according to the standards applied by the Virginia Department of Health for the harvesting of oysters and… …
Battle of Cricket Hill commemorated on 247th anniversary (7/12/2023) - The Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution hosted a celebration of the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill at… …
School board meeting stalled due to observations of apparently armed individuals (7/12/2023) - Tuesday night’s Gloucester County School Board meeting was suddenly stalled after one to four apparently armed individuals were observed at the meeting. The meeting was held in the T.C. Walker… …
Williamsburg man returns from fourth trip to aid war-torn Ukraine (7/12/2023) - The war in the Ukraine is midway through its second year and in that time Lance Zaal of Williamsburg has made four separate trips to the country.Zaal, who recently returned… …
Hudgins seeks second term on Mathews BOS (7/12/2023) - Paul Hudgins, 53, of Cardinal, has announced his candidacy for reelection to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 7 election. One of three supervisors whose term ends… …
Charter Night (7/12/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club hosted its Charter Night program on Sunday at the Hyco House in Mathews. The event was open to the public and attended by Mathews residents as… …Mathews supervisors adopt $31M budget; proposed amendments tabled (7/12/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors adopted the county’s $31 million FY2023-2024 budget during its June 27 board meeting, but failed to adopt several budget amendments proposed by County Administrator… …
Food Lion donates to Hands Across Mathews (7/12/2023) - Hands Across Mathews has received a $2,600 donation from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help feed neighbors in their time of need. Hands Across Mathews will use money… …
Orth seeks fourth term on Gloucester BOS (7/12/2023) - Robert “JJ” Orth, 75, has announced his reelection campaign as an independent candidate for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. Orth won election for this… …
BBQ & Bags (7/12/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews held its first BBQ & Bags event at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Saturday, June 24. The recently-organized club collaborated with the Gloucester United Emergency… …
Honoring vets (7/12/2023) - The members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goody bags containing cards made by its members and yummy treats to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made… …
Beware of the predator (7/12/2023) - Someone with some artistic ability turned this fallen tree into a creature resembling a dinosaur. So, if you find yourself driving on Hallieford Road in Mathews, beware of the predator. …Mathews VA250 Committee holds organizational meeting (7/12/2023) - Mathews County’s VA250 Committee held its organizational meeting recently, electing officers and adopting bylaws and policies. Serving as chairman is Fred Lyon, with Sandy Warhol as vice chair, Reed Lawson… …
Best Years Trips planned to Charlottesville, Chrysler Museum (7/12/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip (for those 55 and older) to Charlottesville to visit Mr. Jefferson’s Monticello from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on… …
Beach access (7/5/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism crew rolled out a new Mobi-Mat rollout beach access mat last week at the Gloucester Point Beach Park, paving the way for wheelchair access so… …
Rotary annual dinner (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester Rotary Club held its annual dinner on June 29 at the IDK Restaurant, White Marsh. The program included installation of officers and induction of new members. Officers for… …
JoAnne Harris seeks second term as Commissioner of Revenue (5/24/2023) - JoAnne Harris has announced that she is seeking a second term Gloucester County’s Commissioner of the Revenue. Harris began serving in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office in 1983 under… …Gloucester blood drive nets 60 units (7/5/2023) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Tuesday, June 27 at the Gloucester Moose Lodge, resulted in the collection of 60 productive units, one more than the drive’s goal… …