Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue to begin insurance-only billing (10/9/2024) - Faced with new regulations that require rescue squads to purchase their own drugs rather than having the hospital provide them, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad has made the difficult… …
Mathews High School senior a National Merit Commended Student (10/9/2024) - Jaxon McDonald, a senior at Mathews High School, has been recognized as a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program.The commendation was presented to McDonald by MHS principal Dr.… …Offices close Monday for holiday (10/9/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day/Yorktown Victory Day. Gloucester schools will… …
Local residents mobilize for hurricane relief (10/9/2024) - After Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, it didn’t take long for local individuals, churches and businesses to jump into action and start working on relief efforts. Dozens of people have… …
Local Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises $65,000 … so far (10/9/2024) - A sea of people dressed in purple descended upon Gloucester Court House on Saturday morning with a single goal in mind—putting an end to a terrible, deadly disease that touches… …
GHS homecoming parade tonight (10/9/2024) - The Gloucester High School homecoming parade will step off this evening, Thursday, Oct. 10, from Main Street Center at 5:15, traveling along Main Street until it reaches Botetourt Elementary School.… …Boards to address long-term school needs (10/9/2024) - A discussion of issues heading into the upcoming 2024-2025 Mathews County Public Schools’ budget cycle eventually took on a wider focus. Members of the board of supervisors and school board… …
MHS homecoming court (10/9/2024) - Mathews High School will hold its homecoming on Friday; and for the first time in several years, the celebration will include a football game, with the return of the Blue… …Peninsula Campaign topic of talk next week (10/9/2024) - Local author and historian Jeff Toalson will give a talk on the lower Virginia Peninsula from Fort Monroe to Richmond during the opening year of the Civil War on Wednesday,… …
Fairfield to hold House Party, candlelight tours of Rosewell (10/9/2024) - The Fairfield Foundation has a pair of upcoming events, starting with Saturday’s annual Historic House Party fundraiser at “Exchange,” 8711 Exchange Lane, Gloucester. From 5-7 p.m., Fairfield staff and the… …
Plastic bags to park benches (10/9/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members bagged 286.2 pounds of plastic bags since Aug. 31. Members Paul and Barbara Bauer, assisted by Ruritan Zone 4 Governor Don Sandridge (not pictured), delivered the… …
GVFR Open House (10/9/2024) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc., held an open house Sunday at Station 1 on Main Street. People got a chance to come out to see the apparatus, take… …Revolutionary War talk next week at arts center (10/9/2024) - Phillip Hamilton, author of a number of books and journal articles dealing with America’s founding era, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center.… …
Freedom Fund Banquet (10/9/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a Freedom Fund Banquet at the Church… …
Master Gardeners hold landscaping day for Canine Companions (10/9/2024) - Mathews Extension Master Gardeners held a volunteer landscaping day on Saturday at Eastbrooke Estate in Mathews, the new home of the nonprofit organization Canine Companions. The 220-acre estate was donated… …
Residents invited to participate in community science project (10/9/2024) - The Norfolk-based environmental nonprofit, Wetlands Watch, is seeking volunteers from Oct. 17-20 for its annual partnered community science project, Catch the King. This program invites participants in your own community… …Legacy for Gloucester Citizens to celebrate 2 community leaders (10/9/2024) - The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens will honor the contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Frederick Risdon Miles Carter and Marion Randall—at a special celebration at 5 p.m. Saturday.… …
Achilles Elementary gathering (10/9/2024) - Twenty-three former staff members of Achilles Elementary gathered last Thursday, Oct. 3 for lunch at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House to share memories and rekindle old and new friendships. The… …Supervisors express frustration with slow rollout of broadband (10/9/2024) - Gloucester supervisors expressed frustration with the rollout of the Open Broadband project designed to provide underserved homes in the county with access to broadband services during the board’s Oct. 1… …
Supporting Tiny House project (10/9/2024) - At a recent Mathews Rotary Club meeting, the group listened to a presentation given by Dr. David S. Daniel, Superintendent of Mathews County Public Schools. Daniel spoke about the progress… …Date set for Tin Can Alley suit (10/9/2024) - A court case regarding zoning violations at Tin Can Alley on Gwynn’s Island that’s been lingering in Mathews Circuit Court for years has finally been set for trial. Candy and… …
Library announces upcoming events (10/9/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced two of its upcoming events. The library will hold Planning Your Estate on Oct. 17, beginning at 6 p.m. Carlos Britos,… …
Reminiscing about growing up on Callis Wharf (10/2/2024) - Growing up on Gwynn’s Island in the 1950s had its charms. I was a bike ride or a few steps away from several beaches, afternoon football games, adventures in the… …
Fish camps: a vanished part of the commercial seafood industry (10/2/2024) - Today the shoreline is quiet. A few old buildings give a hint of the once-bustling fish camp and seafood business that operated there. In decades past, fish camps dotted the… …
T.C. Walker learned the law from 2 Confederate veterans (10/2/2024) - Did you know that the famous black lawyer of Gloucester County, Thomas Calhoun Walker, received his legal instruction from two men who had served as officers in the Confederate army?… …