Poker Run (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members and spouses stand ready to serve hungry riders who participated in Saturday’s American Legion and Riders Chapter 75 Ridedown the Need of Veterans Poker Run. Those… …
Dolphin watching trip planned for July 10 (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip (for ages 55 and older) to Virginia Beach for dolphin watching on Wednesday, July 10 from 8:30 a.m. to… …
Oysters on the agenda for Gloucester BOS (5/29/2024) - Oysters were on the menu, er, agenda, for the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors at its May 21 meeting. Topics of discussion included an Oysters Forever proposal for construction of… …
Widows’ luncheon (5/29/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews came together to share experiences, insights and fellowship at a luncheon Saturday at First Morning Star Baptist Church, Hayes. Organized by Marion Randall and Charlotte… …
Newest GMCC board members (5/29/2024) - Roxane Yarina, Cher Gingues and Steve Gingues, from left, are the newest members of the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic’s board of directors, joining the board earlier this year. Roxane Yarina… …
MVFD to hold boat docking fundraiser June 22 (5/29/2024) - Mathews Volunteer Fire Department is trying a new fundraising activity this year that could turn into an annual event. The MVFD Boat Docking Contest and Buyboat Race will be held… …
MCF funds help transform middle school library (5/29/2024) - Over the past four years, Thomas Hunter Middle School librarian Jenny Ewell has been able to transform the school’s library from a dark place to a vibrant, beautiful learning environment,… …
Presentation on Gen. Lane to be given June 13 (5/29/2024) - Dr. John A. Coulter II will give a public presentation titled, “General James Henry Lane: Soldier and Educator” on Thursday, June 13. He will speak at 7 p.m. at Mathews… …Gloucester County awarded opioid abatement grants (5/29/2024) - Gloucester County was awarded three grants totaling over $72,000 and, as part of a regional partnership with Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties, received another $215,485 in funding announced this week… …
Gloucester ceremony honors those who gave all (5/29/2024) - In spite of a sweltering sun, a sizeable crowd attended American Legion Post 75’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony held Sunday afternoon on the grounds of Gloucester Courthouse on Justice Drive.… …Symphony Under the Stars Saturday in Gloucester (5/29/2024) - The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Under the Stars, one of the signature events of the Gloucester Arts Festival, will take place on Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. on the lawn… …
Hodges to provide legislative update (5/29/2024) - Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna) will provide an update of the recently concluded General Assembly session at Tuesday’s meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors. Hodges is one of two people… …
Changes to tuition waiver program affect veteran families (5/29/2024) - If you had asked Jenna Rowe a month ago whether she could ever see herself as an expert and an advocate, navigating the intricacies of state budgets and other legislative… …
Hailstones rain down (5/29/2024) - Hailstones pummeled the Gloucester Court House area early Monday evening as a violent storm rolled through the area. “It hailed for close to half an hour,” said Gloucester resident Cheryl… …
Summer fun (5/29/2024) - With the Memorial Day weekend come and gone, summer has unofficially arrived. And with summer, come all the fun things to do, like picnics and boat trips. Above, this little… …
Wreath-laying ceremonies (5/29/2024) - To mark Memorial Day members of Cricket Hill Mathews Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, placed wreaths at two locations in Mathews on Monday. DAR placed wreaths on the DAR… …
Honor Guard salute (5/29/2024) - Facing a fast-approaching storm, Mathews American Legion Post 83 held a brief Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, with time only for a gun salute and the playing of “Taps” before… …Sheriff Edwards busy securing grant funding (5/29/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards has been busy securing funding for her office during her brief tenure. She spoke before the board of supervisors on May 16, providing an update on… …
MVFD conducts controlled burn of donated house (5/29/2024) - On Sunday, May 19, residents of North River Road in Bohannon were treated to the culmination of weeks of training by Mathews volunteer firefighters at the final day burn of… …
Daily visitor (5/29/2024) - Amanda Riley-Gross photographed this heron on the shoreline of Sarah’s Creek, Hayes. “He comes every day and waits for my husband to feed him,” Riley-Gross said. “We eat a lot… …Black Birders Week event Saturday at Beaverdam (5/29/2024) - The fifth annual Black Birders Week is currently underway and, this Saturday, June 1, members of the Gloucester NAACP and the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists invite the public to Beaverdam… …
Marine Science Day to beheld Saturday (5/29/2024) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 22nd annual Marine Science Day open house event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the VIMS Gloucester Point campus.… …
GMHS to hold Family Fun Day Saturday (5/29/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will host its Family Fun Day from noon until 3 p.m. this Saturday. The whole family, including furry members, can enjoy games, face painting, crafts, food,… …Mathews board to reconsider FY25 allocations (5/22/2024) - After hearing pleas from leaders of both the county’s volunteer fire and rescue squads, as well as the chairman of the Mathews County School Board, Mathews supervisors approved a bottom-line… …
Gloucester tourism programs receive grant funding (5/22/2024) - Four Gloucester tourism programs have been approved for grant funding as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Grants programs. The recipients are the Gloucester Arts Festival, $9,000; Camp Cardinal… …