Supporting Mathews schools (9/18/2024) - Members of the Mathews Lions Club recently made a $300 donation to the Mathews County Public Schools, intended as discretionary money for each school principal, a release said. Club president… …Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic Oct. 9 (9/18/2024) - Riverside Health is holding a free flu vaccine drive-thru clinic for those aged 9 years and older on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dominion Energy… …
Heart of Service Award (9/18/2024) - Sareeta Spriggs, daughter of Faye (“Bea”) Spriggs and the late Donnie (“Lucky”) Spriggs of Mathews, was honored with the Heart of Service Award by Alpha Eta Theta Christian Sorority, Inc.… …
NARFE presentation (9/18/2024) - NARFE Chapter president Bob Howe, right, shakes the hand of Deputy Bill Adams of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office during Tuesday’s monthly luncheon of Chapter 1757 of National Active and… …
Rev. Graham steps in as interim head of Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation (9/18/2024) - The Rev. E. Randolph “Randy” Graham, pastor of the First United Baptist Church, is now the new interim President/Executive Director of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation. Graham was unanimously elected… …
Tom Euler Trio to perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park (9/18/2024) - The Tom Euler Trio, a progressive blues/rock group from Virginia, will perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert, sponsored by the Friends of Machicomoco State Park, will be… …Touch-A-Truck to be held at Woodville Park (9/18/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold Touch-A-Truck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Woodville Park, Hayes. People of all ages are invited to meet… …
Maritime Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary with cookout (9/18/2024) - The Mathews Maritime Foundation marked its 25th year with a membership appreciation cookout on Saturday at Williams Wharf Landing, on the East River in Mathews. The MMF was established in… …
Lecture next week on ‘Forgotten Black Patriots’ (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture titled, “Forgotten Black Patriots, Loyalists and Women,” at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at… …Special closed meeting today on Hole in the Wall (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chair Janice Phillips has scheduled a special meeting to hold a closed session at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Sept. 19, in the historic courthouse on… …
River Country Quilters to meet Sept. 27 (9/18/2024) - Quilter Emma Jane Powell, an instructor at the Cary (N.C.) Quilting Company, will be the guest speaker at the Friday, Sept. 27 meeting of the River Country Quilters, speaking about… …
‘Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Monday talk (9/18/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “The Pages of Rosewell,” will… …Yard, bake sale Saturday at legion post (9/18/2024) - American Legion Auxiliary Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its indoor yard sale and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the post headquarters at 5849 American Legion… …
Glo-BEE (9/18/2024) - Gloucester County Government announced on Monday that local resident Alissa Tanner won the naming contest for its new Bee Mascot. The name she submitted—Glo-BEE—garnered the most votes, as it reflects… …
Gloucester’s wine festival returns under new name (9/18/2024) - The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual wine festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Brent & Becky’s Bulbs. The one-day event will be operating… …
Hall, Marble honored with memorial garden (9/18/2024) - Sanders, a retirement community in Gloucester Court House, and Gloucester Rotary Club have teamed up to establish a memorial garden for lifelong Gloucester residents Robert “Bob” Marble and James Ellis… …Survey seeks input on Gloucester comp plan update (9/18/2024) - Gloucester County will be gathering public feedback from residents to assist with updating the county’s Comprehensive Plan through a random sample survey administered by Zencity. The survey, which is designed… …
Early voting begins Friday (9/18/2024) - Early voting in the Nov. 5 presidential election begins at 8:30 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 20, and the local voter registrars, Carla Faulkner in Mathews and Bobbi Morgan in Gloucester,… …
Fall begins Sunday (9/18/2024) - Fall begins at 8:44 a.m. Sunday, the moment of the autumnal equinox. From then until the spring equinox, each 24-hour period will have more darkness than daylight. …
Bethel Church donation (9/18/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office received a $100 donation recently from the Bethel Church of Mathews to help fund some toys for a family in need this Christmas. Here, Nancy… …Plant Extravaganza to be held Friday, Saturday at Moose Lodge (9/11/2024) - The Gloucester Master Gardeners 22nd annual Plant Extravaganza will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Gloucester Moose Lodge, 6565 Moose Drive. The Master Gardeners will have a variety… …
Legion breakfast on Sunday (9/11/2024) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday at the post home, 5849 American Legion Way. The breakfast is $12 for adults; $6… …
Never forget (9/11/2024) - As in years past, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc., flew an American flag atop Station 1 in Gloucester Court House on Wednesday morning in memory of the lives… …
Near-perfect weather prevails at Market Days (9/11/2024) - Two days of near-perfect weather, with temperatures in the 70s and barely a hint of rain, favored the 50th anniversary of Mathews Market Days, held on Friday and Saturday on… …
Shirley West Hogge named Guinea Grand Marshal (9/11/2024) - After 25 years of serving Guinea neighbors as a technology assistant at Achilles Elementary and as a community volunteer, and with a lifetime on the water, Shirley West Hogge was… …