Family fun day (6/26/2024) - Three Rivers Healthy Families and the United Methodist Women from Central United Methodist Church joined in a family fun day at the farm of Mike and Louise Witherspoon in Port… …Special board meeting Monday (6/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will have a special closed meeting at 3 p.m. Monday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The purpose of the meeting is to… …
Museum to mark 25th anniversary of Mathews movie (6/26/2024) - To mark the 25th anniversary of the film “Happy Homes and Fertile Farms on Smiling Waters” by the late Eugene C. Hudgins, the Mathews Museum will stage a free showing… …
G.I. Baptist offers Music Camp for youngsters (6/26/2024) - Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church is offering a Music Camp for the second year in a row. It will be held from 6:30-8:30 nightly from July 7-11 at the church, located at… …
Grant to aid in stabilizing Rosewell foundation (6/26/2024) - The Fairfield Foundation has received a $100,000 matching grant from The Cabell Foundation of Richmond for masonry stabilization at Rosewell. “This award is a major step in our multi-year effort… …
MVFD Boat Docking Contest/Buyboat Race ‘a huge success’ (6/26/2024) - In spite of the relentless sun and blistering heat, Mathews Volunteer Fire Department hosted an enthusiastic crowd at Williams Wharf on Saturday at the department’s first-ever Boat Docking Contest and… …
Sen. Warner visits (6/26/2024) - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, above center, was in Gloucester Monday to visit Bay Aging’s Daffodil Gardens II, a low-income housing tax credit property. It was one of several visits he… …
Juneteenth celebration welcomes everyone ‘home’ (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Institute in partnership with the Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration Committee, Gloucester County NAACP and Mathews NAACP chapters hosted its Juneteenth Celebration on Wednesday, June 19. Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National… …
Gwynn’s Island Days harkens back to past (6/26/2024) - Gwynn’s Island Days, this year’s name for the Gwynn’s Island Festival, will be held from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Gwynn’s Island Civic… …
Islander Regatta starts at 8 a.m. (6/26/2024) - More than 100 paddlers (117 have signed up at presstime) are expected to take part Saturday morning in a nine-mile circumnavigation of Gwynn’s Island. The Islander Regatta is a project… …Early deadlines next week (6/26/2024) - With the July 4 holiday coming up, the deadlines for next week’s paper will be advanced somewhat in order to ensure that the paper is printed and distributed to the… …
Mehta, Cao to oppose Wittman, Kaine in November (6/26/2024) - The November ballot is essentially set following Tuesday, June 18 primary elections in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the commonwealth, with voters deciding the Democratic candidate for the 1st… …Gloucester Woman’s Club speaker series begins July 3 at Edgehill House (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will host a series of talks of historic and community interest from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesdays next month (July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31) at… …
Library to hold Yum Yum class July 13 (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have a pop-up Yum Yum class on Saturday, July 13, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Learn how to bake chocolate chip cookies… …
No Gloucester BOS meeting Tuesday (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors, which normally meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, will not meet this coming Tuesday, July 2. The board’s next meeting will… …
Water training exercise (6/26/2024) - Last Thursday, members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue held a training program on Timberneck Creek, covering basic seamanship, line handling, and docking maneuvers. The training wrapped up with water… …
120 seniors attend Mathews Triad Safety Fair (6/26/2024) - The Mathews Triad Senior Safety Fair was held on Tuesday, with 120 seniors in attendance who enjoyed everything from talks on safety to music, lunch, and door prizes. Vickie Parker… …Farm use placards mandatory July 1 (6/26/2024) - Farm use vehicles must be compliant before Monday with a law requiring unregistered farm use vehicles to display a state Department of Motor Vehicles issued permanent farm use placard. Placards… …
Bay Aging announces scholarship opportunity for GloucesterAdult Day Care (6/26/2024) - Bay Aging, a leading nonprofit Area Agency on Aging serving the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, is offering scholarships for Gloucester Adult Day Care. GADC provides respite services for individuals… …CA & J Farm to hold ‘Farmily Day’ on June 29 (6/18/2024) - CA & J Farm in Foster will hold its “Farmily Day” event on Saturday, June 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will get the opportunity to learn how… …
GMCC donation (6/18/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently presented a $2,000 donation to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic. Club past president and memorial chairman Don Sandridge along with ARC and GMCC board member… …
Inaugural Abingdon Day celebration held (6/18/2024) - Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, held its inaugural Abingdon Day celebration on Saturday, welcoming approximately 400 guests onto the historic property, according to Michelle Pollock, senior warden and chair for… …
Bread for Life harvest (6/18/2024) - Gloucester Master Gardeners have been busy harvesting vegetables from the group’s demonstration garden at Woodville Park to donate to Bread for Life. Last week’s haul included beans, zucchini, and lettuce.… …Mathews board to meet tonight (6/18/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, June 20, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Among the items on the agenda will be… …
Flag disposal ceremony (6/18/2024) - American Legion Post 83, Mathews held a flag disposal ceremony on Flag Day, Friday, June 14, to destroy several hundred flags that were retired by residents over the past year… …