Steamboat Era Museum (6/29/2022) - Children taking part in the Steamboat Era Museum’s First Friday morning activity of the 2022 season learned about the historical period through activities at the Irvington museum. Volunteers Mary Ann… …
Perfect weather prevails at Gwynn’s Island Festival (6/29/2022) - With “phenomenal” weather and a pent-up desire to get back out and mingle after two years of cancelations due to Covid, Saturday’s Gwynn’s Island Festival was a big hit with… …
Village Arts Day (6/29/2022) - The monthlong Gloucester Arts Festival came to an end Saturday with Village Arts Day, as Gloucester Court House was abuzz with artistic energy. A stage was set up on the… …Hospital association addresses gun violence issue (6/29/2022) - June has been National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association said in a press release that one of the ways in which Virginia hospitals are… …
Hearing held on Mathews $30.97M budget (6/22/2022) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is expected to adopt its FY 2022-2023 budget when it meets at 6 o’clock Tuesday in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High… …
Juneteenth celebration goes ahead with venue change (6/22/2022) - In spite of concerns prompted by a troubling post on social media days before the event, Sunday afternoon’s Juneteenth celebration in Gloucester went ahead, with a change in venue, as… …
Sittin’ on the dock (6/22/2022) - Hayes photographer Linda Tjossem was trying to capture a picture of an egret fishing in the waters of Butler Creek last week, but the barn swallows on her dock stole… …Gwynn’s Island Festival returns Saturday (6/22/2022) - The Gwynn’s Island Festival returns this Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gwynn’s Island Civic… …
Free meals to continue in Mathews (6/22/2022) - Free meals for all Mathews students—a measure adopted during the first two years of the pandemic—will continue in the coming school year, based on information that the county’s school division… …
COVID-19 caseload stable (6/22/2022) - COVID-19 cases are slowly declining nationally and across Virginia, while cases in the Three Rivers Health District remain stable, according to the weekly report from Dr. Richard Williams, district medical… …
Triad Health and Safety Fair (6/22/2022) - Mathews Volunteer Fire Department president Donnie Lewis assists his daughter Faith as she demonstrates with a fire simulator how to put out a stove fire with an extinguisher during the… …3 rescued after catarmaran capsized in New Point (6/22/2022) - The Coast Guard rescued three people after a catamaran capsized Saturday night near New Point. A family member of the three missing people called the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command… …
Gloucester Ruritans (6/22/2022) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club presented Wendy Roundy and her husband Doug a club mug in appreciation for her presentation at the club’s May meeting in the Courthouse Restaurant. Pastor Wendy… …Gloucester Clean Community gets $1,000 Green Grant (6/22/2022) - The Gloucester Clean Community has been awarded a $1,000 Green Grant from Keep Virginia Beautiful for its Bag It Up campaign. Clean Community’s Bag It Up campaign is a public… …
Polar Plunge Poker Run fundraiser Sunday (6/22/2022) - The Ice-Aholic’s Polar Plunge team will hold a Poker Run fundraiser Sunday to raise money in support of the Special Olympics of Virginia. Bike registration will be held from 9:30… …
Helping a neighbor in need (6/22/2022) - The Town of Kilmarnock suffered a devastating fire on April 19 that took the life of one town resident and displaced six others from their apartments, as well as five… …
Island road repair (6/22/2022) - A Virginia Department of Transportation crew was in the process of repairing a section of Old Ferry Road on Gwynn’s Island Tuesday morning. The seawall had degraded and eroded the… …Piankatank Ruritans (6/22/2022) - Piankatank Ruritan Club president Tommy Justis welcomed two new members, Kathy and Ron Lawson, at its June meeting (left photo from left). Also during the meeting, club treasurer Alice Dennis… …
ARRL Field Day (6/22/2022) - Once again, members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will be setting up at Abingdon Park in Hayes to take part in the American Radio Relay League’s annual Field… …
Dictionary Project (6/22/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club attended an assembly in April for the third grade class at Achilles Elementary School, presenting a dictionary to each student. In addition to their dictionaries, the… …Kelly to address Guinea Heritage meeting Friday (6/22/2022) - Gloucester County Museum Coordinator Robert Kelly Jr. will discuss new exhibits and programs at the county’s local history museum and share ideas on partnership opportunities with the Guinea Heritage Association… …
Sen. Kaine visits Werowocomoco (6/22/2022) - U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine toured Werowocomoco in Gloucester and Coan Hall Farm in Northumberland County on Friday, discussing the two sites’ historical significance and preservation efforts. At Werowocomoco, Kaine was… …
Hayes resident warns about internet scam (6/22/2022) - Ben Potter of Hayes is warning others about a scam that has led to him receiving around 20 phone calls a day. Potter’s home phone number (804-642-7676) is very similar… …
Yorktown to hold Independence Day Celebration (6/22/2022) - The public is invited to celebrate Yorktown’s 43rd Independence Day Celebration on Monday, July 4. This free family-friendly event includes activities on Historic Main Street and also at the waterfront… …Gen. Chesty Puller to be celebrated Saturday (6/22/2022) - Saturday will be a day to celebrate the life and legacy of Marine Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller.Born in West Point in 1898, Puller is the most decorated Marine… …