Circle of Friends (7/9/2025) - Mary Lou Privott, past president of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $1,000 donation from the club to Dr. Joe Lombard in support of the Circle of Friends. This organization… …
Supporting Cub Scouts (7/9/2025) - Danny Privott, at right, past national president and current member of Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $500 donation from the club to Walter Priest, liaison to Cub Scout Pack 133… …AVFR, VIMS take part in York River rescue (7/9/2025) - Early Monday evening, members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and York County’s Department of Fire and Life Safety combined on a rescue call in the York River. At approximately… …
Celebration Saturday to mark 249th anniversary of Battle of Cricket Hill (7/9/2025) - On Saturday, the Richard Henry Lee Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, will celebrate the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill/Gwynn’s Island with a ceremony in… …
GHA to present program on Little England Sunday (7/9/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will hold a special program on Little England at 2 p.m. Sunday at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena. This colonial home played a vital role during the… …Farmers to speak at Museum (7/9/2025) - Christian Brown, owner of Mush Love, and Mark Zamanian of Blessed Harmony Farms, both in Mathews, will talk about their products and demonstrate the art of cooking with home-grown mushrooms… …
Condemned waters: Local acreage drops slightly compared to 2024 (7/9/2025) - Total acreage of local waters closed seasonally or year-round to shellfish harvesting has dropped slightly since 2024. A compilation of local condemned areas, as maintained by the Virginia Department of… …
GMHS summer programming in full swing (7/9/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society has plenty of activities the community can take part in this summer, including its Rescue Readers program, weekly story time, kids’ movie nights and yoga classes.… …VDOT to detour traffic on Glenns Road (7/9/2025) - Beginning later this month, and continuing for approximately three weeks, traffic will be detoured while Virginia Department of Transportation crews replace two drainage pipes under Route 198 (Glenns Road) at… …
Mathews Maritime Foundation keeps legacy alive (7/9/2025) - A group formed 26 years ago is doing its best to honor and keep alive the nautical heritage of Mathews County. The Mathews Maritime Foundation was incorporated in 1999 by… …
Gee Brownley: A local superhero at Machicomoco State Park (7/9/2025) - Gee Brownley does not wear a cape. She has no shield or insignia. She has never been in a comic book or movie. Nonetheless, in the estimation of many, she… …Mathews planners to seek outside counsel on zoning proposal (7/9/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting Tuesday evening in the historic courthouse, voted unanimously to seek outside legal counsel before taking any action on a proposal to exempt the county… …
MVFD boat docking, fireworks were ‘flawless’ (7/9/2025) - Captain Derrick Hoy of Quantico, Md., and his crew of the “Crusher” and Captain Treavor Green of Hayes, and his crew of the “Lady Luck” were the top winners in… …
Sturm talks about osteoporosis at GREA meeting (7/9/2025) - Extension agent Glenn Sturm from the Gloucester office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service spoke to more than two dozen retired educators at the June 26 luncheon meeting of the… …Agricultural cost-share signups announced (7/2/2025) - Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex county farmers, it’s that time of year again. The signup period for the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program begins July 21 and runs through Aug. 25, according… …
Bay Aging donations (7/2/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club member Cathy Dale, at right, recently presented three donation checks from the club to the Bay Aging nonprofit group. Accepting checks from Dale are, from left, Gloucester… …
VDOT provides info about Route 17 widening project at Point (7/2/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation invited local residents to learn more and ask questions about a proposed project to widen Route 17 at Gloucester Point in a public meeting Monday… …
Dogs with jobs: Keeping the auto business rolling (7/2/2025) - With a wag and a smile, dogs simply make the working world better. In this series, we explore the lives of local dogs who go to work with their people.… …Mathews Museum slated for reconstruction (7/2/2025) - The Mathews Museum at 200 Main Street is slated for a significant reconstruction and internal rearrangement and will be closed for the months of July and August, president Tom Robinson… …
Mathews Library offers Voyage Through Time summer program (7/2/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library’s summer program for children and young adults, Voyage Through Time, will explore a lot of exciting topics during the month of July, raising questions for discussion and… …
2 new LOVEworks signs (7/2/2025) - Mathews County welcomed two new LOVEworks signs at a ribbon-cutting celebration Sunday afternoon at The Hatchery on Gwynn’s Island. One of the signs was located at The Hatchery on Callis… …
New building official working to be ‘part of the solution’ (7/2/2025) - Mathews County’s new building official, David Biederman, has been on the job since March, and he’s concentrating on ensuring that whatever his office does from a code standpoint doesn’t make… …Evans appointed to Va. Forensic Science Board (7/2/2025) - Allan Evans of Gloucester, an officer with the Town of Kilmarnock Police Department, and a former Forensic Evidence Specialist, Department of Forensic Science, Eastern Laboratory, was appointed to the Virginia… …
Duck, Duck, Decoy (7/2/2025) - Sidney Ripley of the Gloucester Museum of History presented an educational program to first through fifth graders about the history and use of decoy ducks on June 28 at Gloucester… …
Patriotic crafts (7/2/2025) - Children ages three to five recently made several patriotic crafts in celebration of tomorrow’s Independence Day holiday at Gloucester County Public Library’s Main Street Center location. …