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,… …
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,… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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.… …
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… …
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.… …
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… …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… …
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… …
Dutton man dies in motorcycle accident (10/23/2024) - A Dutton man died Wednesday, Oct. 23 after a single-vehicle motorcycle accident that occurred at 8:52 a.m., Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police reported. Anaya said the accident… …
Events Oct. 24-31 (10/23/2024) - Thursday TOWN HALL: The Mathews County School Board will hold its Town Hall meeting at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School.… …
Spooktacular to be held next Thursday at library (10/23/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its annual Spooktacular celebration next Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.Trick-or-treat throughout the library. All ages are welcome to participate. No… …
Drug take-back events this Saturday (10/23/2024) - A number of National Prescription Drug Take Back Month and Drug Take Bay Day events for disposing of expired and unused medications will be taking place from 10 a.m. to… …
VDEM announces federal emergency preparedness grants (10/23/2024) - Gloucester County is set to receive $13,644 and Mathews County will get $7,500, part of more than $2.6 million in Virginia Department of Emergency Management grant funding for its Emergency… …
Volunteer drivers needed (10/23/2024) - Mathews Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteer drivers who are willing to give up two hours once a month to deliver meals to Mathews seniors who are homebound.… …
Ospreys continue to experience poor breeding due to starvation (10/17/2024) - The Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William & Mary compiled its 2024 breeding performance results for osprey in the Chesapeake Bay last month after the end of… …Tree seedling store now open (10/17/2024) - Every October, the Virginia Department of Forestry offers a wide variety of trees and shrubs for purchase through its online seedling store. Bred specifically for Virginia’s soils and climate, seedlings… …