Hospice donation (8/7/2024) - Riverside Walter Reed Hospice, which provides residents of the Middle Peninsula with specialized, palliative end-of-life care, recently received a $3,000 donation from the Abingdon Ruritan Club. Here, Agency Manager Sarah… …
Mathews lighthouse keepers topic of Aug. 22 talk (8/7/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County” on Thursday, Aug. 22 at… …
DeForge joins MLC as Operations Manager (8/7/2024) - Gwen DeForge has joined the Mathews Land Conservancy as Operations Manager at Williams Wharf Landing. Raised in Mathews County, DeForge shares the ideals of the Mathews Land Conservancy’s mission to… …Mathews Rotary (8/7/2024) - The Mathews Rotary Club welcomed a new member and awarded a Paul Harris Fellow. In photo at left, club president Mike Pittman, at right, is shown with new Rotarian David… …
New signs go up for Mathews locations (8/7/2024) - As part of the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2022, Virginia provided funding to all 133 counties for the purpose of increasing visitor engagement and assisting with… …Mathews board seeks dismissal of suit (8/7/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has filed a motion with Mathews Circuit Court asking that the court dismiss the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill suit against the board… …
Comix Con (8/7/2024) - Vikings, witches, Jedi warriors, a life-sized ape, a robot, and more turned out for the Comix Con held on Saturday at Gloucester Library in Main Street Center. There were games… …
National Night Out (8/7/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first National Night Out Tuesday at Mathews High School, and a huge crowd turned out to the event to play games, grab a… …
Canine Companions to hold programs for volunteer puppy raisers (8/7/2024) - Canine Companions, the organization has been providing service dogs to people with disabilities since 1975, is holding two programs in Gloucester and Mathews for those interested in helping out to… …CERT New Members Class begins Aug. 17 (8/7/2024) - A free CERT New Members Class will be taught over two Saturdays, Aug. 17 and Sept. 14, at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building, 94 Cricket Hill Road, Hudgins. Hours… …
Emergency Preparedness Expo (8/7/2024) - Amanda Adams with the Virginia Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps talks to Gloucester residents David, Bethany, Frank, and Aiden Zoll, from left, about the role of the volunteer corps… …Planners endorse zoning ordinance changes (8/7/2024) - By a 6-0 margin last Thursday night, members of the Gloucester County Planning Commission voted to recommend supervisors adopt proposed changes to the zoning ordinance following an in-depth overhaul of… …
Gen. Lafayette to visit Gloucester Sunday (8/7/2024) - Actor/interpreter Mark Schneider of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will portray the Marquis de Lafayette in a program on Sunday afternoon in Gloucester. The Augustine Warner Chapter, National Society Daughters of… …
GMHS executive director resigns for new position in Florida (8/7/2024) - Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown has resigned to accept a similar position with the Port Charlotte, Florida, Animal Welfare League shelter. According to GMHS Board Vice President Elizabeth… …
Emergency repairs complete (8/7/2024) - An emergency repair to the Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line was completed last Thursday, according to the Virginia Department of… …Riverside launches dementia support program (8/7/2024) - Riverside Health System is one of two organizations in Virginia to launch the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience model program. The GUIDE program was designed by The Centers for Medicare… …
Leadership Institute (8/7/2024) - Investigator Kyrstin Shackelford, center, and Master Deputy Betty Sawyer, at right, recently graduated from the 18th annual Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy Leadership Institute, held on the campus of… …
Bay Aging wins multiple awards at USAging conference (8/7/2024) - Bay Aging received multiple awards at last month’s USAging 49th annual Conference and Tradeshow, “Answers on Aging,” in Tampa, Fla. This event recognizes national innovative programs that serve older adults… …
W&M receives $100M gift to establish Batten School of Coastal & Marine Science (7/31/2024) - Philanthropist Jane Batten has donated $100 million to establish the newly named Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences for the College of William & Mary. Batten was accepted as… …Mathews to gather Tuesday for National Night Out (7/31/2024) - Mathews County residents are invited to come together on Tuesday night at Mathews High School’s Ken Brown Field for National Night Out, an evening filled with games, activities, music and… …
Stabilization of T.C. Walker House underway (7/31/2024) - The T.C. Walker House on Main Street in Gloucester now has construction fencing around its perimeter, and new changes are expected to come soon for the historic structure. Hampton University… …
New septic treatment method being tested in Gloucester (7/31/2024) - An innovative new method of treating and reusing wastewater now being tested at the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority’s Captain Sinclair facility on the Severn River in Gloucester… …Library to hold Comix Con Saturday (7/31/2024) - MELANY SLAUGHTER / GAZETTE-JOURNALNancy Halstead, library specialist, shows off a head made by Mike Parodi of Master Creations Enterprises for display at Gloucester County Public Library’s seventh annual Comix Con,… …
Volunteer appreciation (7/31/2024) - Gloucester’s Community Engagement and Public Information Department hosted the county’s first ever Joint Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on July 18 at the American Legion Post #75, Gloucester. More than 60 volunteers… …
Grant to fund MCSO body cameras (7/31/2024) - by Sherry Hamilton Mathews County Sheriff April Edwards told the Mathews Board of Supervisors during its July meeting that her office is being awarded a $32,000 grant to purchase Axon… …