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… …
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… …Hearing on G.I. historic district set for Aug. 17 (8/2/2023) - The Virginia Department of Historic Resources will hold a second public information session on the creation of a historic district on Gwynn’s Island. It will be at 6 p.m. on… …
Library to hold Barbie Blast Aug. 19 (8/2/2023) - Calling all Barbies, Kens and yes, even Allan, to walk the pink carpet at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30… …
20 years’ service (8/2/2023) - Captain David Shield of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, at left, was recently recognized by Sheriff Darrell Warren for 20 years’ service to the GCSO. …
GOP ribbon cutting (8/2/2023) - State Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville) and five Gloucester Republican elected officials cut the ribbon last Wednesday to officially open the Gloucester Republican 2023 Campaign Office on Route 17 South in… …
Meals on Wheels (8/2/2023) - The Mathews Rotary Club donated $500 to Bay Aging’s local Meals on Wheels program. Jack White presented the check to Laura Matthews, Mathews Active Lifestyle Manager and Meals on Wheels… …
GMHS donation (8/2/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Services Committee chair Raven Cash, at left, presented a $1,000 donation recently from the club to Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown. The mission of… …
Gloucester teen dies in boating accident (8/2/2023) - A 16-year-old Gloucester resident died in a boating accident on the York River Sunday. According to a press release from Zachary M. Widgeon, director of communications for the Virginia Marine… …Board close to decision on capital needs referendum (8/2/2023) - Gloucester supervisors continued discussion on the possible long-range planning for future capital needs during the board’s meeting Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse. The board had four options to consider… …
Working in the heat (8/2/2023) - Temperatures soared to the mid- to upper-90s on Friday, but that didn’t put a stop to work. Above, a crew with Southern Paving completes a small job for VDOT, repaving… …
Sibley’s Store grand reopening Saturday (8/2/2023) - The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center will hold a grand reopening of Sibley’s General Store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 239 Main Street, Mathews. The public… …
Bubbas in training (8/2/2023) - Ryder Yates practices tossing a crab pot as Landon Jordan and Matthew Perreault await their turn during Saturday’s Wonders of the Water camp, put on by the Guinea Heritage Association.… …
Banner exchange (8/2/2023) - Whenever he travels, Jay Black of Mathews tries to make up any missed Rotary Club meetings. Rotarians are encouraged to do this as a means of engaging in fellowship with… …
Abingdon Fire and Rescue seeks funds for creation of new bunkhouse (8/2/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors recently has been discussing funding a number of projects through long-range debt servicing, including a $1 million remodel of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station… …
Fireworks donation (8/2/2023) - Piankatank Ruritan Club treasurer Alice Dennis presents a $425 check from the civic organization to Mathews Fireworks Committee members, Jeanie Elliott, Charles Ingram (father of the Mathews July 4 Fireworks… …