Fire and Rescue appreciation (11/6/2024) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, visited with Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue at Station 1 on Main Street and Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue at Station 3… …
Local voters side with Trump, Cao, Wittman (11/6/2024) - Voter turnout was strong in Gloucester and Mathews counties, but fell short of 2020 levels, as residents went to the polls Tuesday (and voted both early in person and by… …
Halloween in Gloucester (11/6/2024) - Hordes of trick-or-treaters descended on Gloucester Main Street and the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, last Thursday for some Halloween mischief. Above, 3-year-old Lyric Bellerose is ready to… …Veterans Day closings next week (11/6/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Nov 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.… …
Observances Sunday, Monday for Veterans Day (11/6/2024) - Veterans Day programs will be held in Gloucester and Mathews counties on Sunday and Monday, beginning with a service hosted by Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317 of the Marine Corps League.… …
MHS students of the month (11/6/2024) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for October are pictured below. Pictured from left are eighth grader Jameson Segalini, freshman Delaney Boatman, sophomore Vanessa Boyd, junior Billy Henry and… …
Gospel concert to benefit hurricane victims Sunday (11/6/2024) - A gospel concert to benefit Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina will be held on Sunday at Newington Baptist Church from 3-5:30 p.m. The concert is free to attend but… …
Planners to hear two rezoning cases tonight (11/6/2024) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two separate rezoning cases tonight, Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 in the colonial courthouse. Eric and Christy Baldwin have requested… …
Dinner and a Show at MHS (11/6/2024) - This Friday, the Mathews High School Music Department will host its third annual Dinner and a Show fundraiser. The event includes a spaghetti dinner and entertainment by the MHS Jazz… …
Community health fair (11/6/2024) - Shepherdsville Baptist Church and Insight Enterprises, Inc., hosted a community health fair Saturday at the Gloucester church. In addition to getting free vaccines and other health checks, those in attendance… …No action taken following closed meeting (11/6/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special closed session meeting at the historic courthouse on Saturday morning to discuss personnel matters. No action was taken after the closed… …
MLC to hold program on predator-prey interactions in bay (11/6/2024) - The Mathews Land Conservancy will hold a free, one-hour presentation on “Predator-Prey Interaction in the Chesapeake Bay.” The program will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at… …
‘Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews’ topic of Nov. 14 talk (11/6/2024) - The Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with the Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County” at 7 p.m.… …Pam Muffelman to give talk on Williams Wharf at library meeting (11/6/2024) - Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library will hold its fall general membership meeting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Cooke Conference Room at the library, 251 Main… …
‘The Art of the Quilter’ (11/6/2024) - A Colonial Williamsburg curator, Neal Hurst, center, spoke on “The Art of the Quilter” during a First Friday lecture last week at the Mathews Museum. He is shown with Nancy… …
Exchange Club donation (11/6/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews recently donated about $300 of pet food to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. Shown with the dog and cat food are club members Judy Core, Trisha… …Ranger games, retirement talk at library (11/6/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced two upcoming events. Participate in Ranger Game Night on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. Try your hand at Animal… …
Treat bags (11/6/2024) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, recently got together to make cards and fill Halloween treat bags for the veterans in care facilities in Gloucester and Mathews. Participants… …
Mathews TRIAD wins state award (10/30/2024) - Mathews County TRIAD was presented with the Jim Gilmore Award for TRIAD Excellence during the 2024 Virginia TRIAD conference, held on Oct. 10 and 11 in Williamsburg. The award was… …Community health fair Saturday (10/30/2024) - Shepherdsville Baptist Church and Insight Enterprises, Inc., will host a community health fair from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church, which is located at 8729 Fary’s Mill Road,… …
Gloucester supervisors to meet next week (10/30/2024) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the colonial courthouse. The meeting normally falls on the first Tuesday of the month,… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/30/2024) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Offices close Tuesday for Election Day (10/30/2024) - All courts and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Election Day. All county offices will be closed except for the… …
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic Heroes Awards presented at Oktoberfest (10/30/2024) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic’s eighth annual Oktoberfest was held on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Ware River Yacht Club. Guests enjoyed traditional German food, drink and music as they… …
Howl-A-Palooza (10/30/2024) - Liliana and Layla Fogler of Mathews, take their pick of the Halloween candy handed out on Saturday at Doodlebugs Consignments during Mathews Main Street’s Howl-A-Palooza, when Mathews businesses welcomed children… …