VFW helps Bread for Life (10/23/2024) - Eleven men from Gloucester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8252 spent several hours recently on a construction project for the Bread For Life Food Pantry. Bread for Life, a favorite… …Gloucester takes part in PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day (10/23/2024) - Two Gloucester County youth who suffer with PANS/PANDAS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Pediatric Auto-immune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) helped turn the lights green on County Government offices… …
WMCL to hold Fall Festival Saturday (10/23/2024) - The annual Fall Festival of the West Mathews Community League will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the league building in Bohannon: the historic Peninsula School at 4905… …
7th in the nation (10/23/2024) - Robert Minor of Gwynn’s Island placed seventh in the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship Contest, which was held last weekend during the St. Mary’s Oyster Festival in Maryland. Minor is… …
Motivational speaker to address assemblies at MHS, THMS (10/23/2024) - Dr. John “Push” Gaines will visit Mathews next week to talk with students and the community about defying the odds to overcome adversity and gain success and fulfillment in life.… …
Mathews Library’s dictionary project celebrates 20th anniversary (10/23/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library visited Mathews Elementary School on Oct. 15, again handing out personal dictionaries to third grade students and marking the 20th anniversary of the library’s Dictionary Program. Carol… …Woodville School to hold Fall Festival Saturday (10/23/2024) - The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation’s Descendent Committee will host its first-ever Fall Festival this weekend from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, Route 17, Hayes.… …
Seafood Festival (10/23/2024) - The women of the Smile Group were all smiles last week at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s Seafood Festival in Bena. “We are so grateful to be a part of this… …
Marker dedicated for French soldiers who died in 1781 battle (10/23/2024) - The American Society of the Le Souvenir Français Inc. dedicated a granite memorial honoring the French soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the 1781 Battle of the Hook, on… …
Memorial ceremony (10/23/2024) - Thierry Chaunu, president of the American Society of Le Souvenir, speaks to the crowd of those present during Friday’s memorial ceremony at Abingdon Elementary School dedicating a monument to French… …Mathews supervisors ask DHR to rescind highway marker (10/23/2024) - Mathews supervisors have adopted a resolution asking the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to rescind its recent approval of a highway marker recognizing the early 20th century exodus of black… …
Board approves changes to short-term vacation rental ordinance (10/23/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held three public hearings during its board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17, approving changes to the language governing short-term vacation rentals and adopting a… …
Gloucester NAACP helps area youth with the next big step in their lives (10/23/2024) - College or the workforce? Perhaps a stint in the military? What’s next? Area youth wondering what to do with the next step in their lives got some help last week… …
Traffic pattern at Rt. 14/Windsor Road to change Monday (10/23/2024) - Beginning Monday, there will be a new traffic pattern at the intersection of Route 14 and Windsor Road in Mathews. According to a press release from the Virginia Department of… …