Mathews teen embarks on third year showing pigs (7/3/2024) - Sixteen-year-old Bradley Murphy of Foster, has a unique hobby: training show pigs. The rising Mathews High School junior also enters them in competitions and has the ribbons to show for… …
Hole in the Wall dredging to be finished in the fall (7/3/2024) - Mathews County Administrator Ramona Wilson provided an update to county supervisors on a dredging project at the board’s June 20 meeting in the historic courthouse. Wilson said that dredging at… …
Gloucester PRT hosts Play All Day VA event (7/3/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism hosted a Play All Day VA event, sponsored by the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society, on Thursday, June 20, at Beaverdam Park, a special celebration… …Virginians reminded to leave fireworks to the pros (7/3/2024) - The State Fire Marshal’s Office of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs reminds Virginians to leave fireworks to the professionals. In 2023, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there… …
Gwynn’s Island Days (7/3/2024) - While summer festivals are for people of all ages, they seem to appeal most to the youngest among us. That seems to be the case with Saturday’s Gwynn’s Island Days… …
Gloucester Ruritan Club celebrates 75th anniversary (7/3/2024) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club celebrated its 75th anniversary during its June meeting at Ann’s Family Diner. The meeting opened with “God Bless America” and blessing over the club’s service to… …
Living shorelines talk (7/3/2024) - Walter Priest shared his expertise in wetland design and restoration for the Guinea Heritage Association’s June Fourth Friday program, “Living Shorelines in Gloucester.” The chart behind Priest shows sea-level rise… …
VIMS announces upcoming programs (7/3/2024) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, has announced its next After Hours lecture and Discovery Lab programs. The next After Hours lecture, “‘State of the York’ Report Sneak… …
NARFE talk (7/3/2024) - NARFE Chapter 1757 president Bob Howe is shown here with guest speaker Tomoko Hamada at the group’s June meeting. Hamada, the organizer of Osprey Watch Alliance, spoke about the survival… …Closings today, Friday for July 4 holiday (7/3/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today and Friday, July 4 and 5, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Post offices, school board… …
Work begins Monday on Rt. 3/14 bridge in Mathews (7/3/2024) - Beginning Monday, Virginia Department of Transportation crews will begin a major rehabilitation project on the Route 3/Route 14 westbound bridge over Burke Mill Stream in Mathews, just west of Windsor… …Mathews film to be shown next Friday, July 12 (7/3/2024) - A free showing of the film “Happy Homes and Fertile Farms on Smiling Waters” will be held on Friday, July 12 at the Mathews Museum. Doors open at 6 p.m.… …
MHS student video touts success of Mathews broadband service (7/3/2024) - Mathews Broadband Advisory Board chair Judy Rowe shared a video with county supervisors at the board’s June 20 meeting that focused on success stories about broadband. Produced by Mathews High… …
Puller Center holds ribbon cutting at Edgehill Center (7/3/2024) - Versability Resources’ Lewis B. Puller Center, a long-established Gloucester facility that provides services for people with disabilities, has opened at a new location. It is now offering day support services… …
Boyd celebrates 100th birthday (7/3/2024) - Christine Stokes Boyd of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Gloucester, celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. A native of Gloucester County, Boyd studied at the Bena-Hayes School and graduated from the… …
Bristow takes over as jail superintendent (7/3/2024) - Jerry Bristow of Middlesex County has been appointed superintendent of the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center in Saluda. He stepped into the new job on Monday, following the retirement on… …
MCSO secures funding for mobile command center (7/3/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office had been awarded a $181,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services under the Operation Ceasefire Grant Program, Sheriff April Edwards informed supervisors… …Library to hold program on hawks (7/3/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program about hawks on Thursday, July 18, beginning at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Michelle Schopp, Community… …
Crash on bridge takes a life (6/26/2024) - A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in the southbound lanes of the George P. Coleman Bridge in Gloucester resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Hayes man and detoured Peninsula-bound traffic… …
G-M Exchange Club (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester Mathews inducted its officers and board members for 2024-25 recently at Sal’s Sicilian Pizza & Restaurant, Hayes. Above from left, Virginia District president Carol Wood… …Guinea Heritage Association awards 2024 scholarships (6/26/2024) - Thanks to a generous donation by the Kenneth & Patricia A. Hall Charitable Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association was able to award five scholarships in 2024 to the following graduates… …
Nominees sought for this year’s Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/26/2024) - The Guinea Jubilee Committee arm of the Guinea Heritage Association is well underway in its planning for the 2024 Guinea Jubilee to be held this year on Sept. 27 and… …Full schedule of July events at Machicomoco (6/26/2024) - Machicomoco State Park has a busy schedule of programs next month and people are invited to explore the Hayes park and take part in the activities. People are invited to… …
Exchange Club donation (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews recently donated $200 worth of pet items including dog food to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. GMHS volunteer Joyce Emerson is shown here with some of… …Board instructed not to enter closed meeting on Hole in the Wall matter (6/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met on June 20 in the historic courthouse, but before the meeting could get started, supervisor Dave Jones objected to the agenda, asking why… …