Tower goes up (6/21/2023) - The second of Mathews County’s two American Rescue Plan Act-funded telecommunications towers was delivered last Thursday and stacked at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building on Cricket Hill Road. Once… …
Coast Guard training center has change of command (6/21/2023) - Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown held a change-of-command ceremony last Thursday. Capt. Scott D. Benson transferred command of the training center to Capt. Scott A. Rae under the supervision of Rear… …
Flag Day (6/21/2023) - On Wednesday, June 14 (Flag Day and also the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday), members of American Legion Post 83, Mathews, disposed of a total of 238 worn and tattered flags,… …
Willis honored (6/21/2023) - Raymond Willis Sr. of North, left, a member of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 177, Mathews, received a 50-year pin of continuous service recently from District Deputy Nathanial Boyd of the… …
He didn’t flinch (6/21/2023) - The man sitting on the bench reading a copy of the Gazette-Journal appears unfazed by the tree that came crashing around him on Wednesday morning. Strong winds blew into the… …
Gloucester County survey books digitized (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Museum of History has completed the digitization of Gloucester County survey books. Museums Coordinator Robert Kelly and museum volunteer William Lawrence digitized all of Gloucester’s survey books… …VDOT to construct turn lane on Rt. 619 (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation was slated to begin work this week on building a turn lane from Route 619, Fiddlers Green Road in Gloucester, onto Route 17 southbound. The… …
G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/21/2023) - The annual Gwynn’s Island Festival, celebrating “The Road to Paradise,” will be held this weekend, rain or shine, at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League building, 1996 Old Ferry Road, Grimstead.… …
Fairfield Foundation celebrates opening of new archaeology park (6/21/2023) - Despite the incoming rainy weather, the Fairfield Foundation held the grand opening of its Fairfield Archaeology Park on Friday morning. The site of the 1694 manor house that gave the… …
Marion Randall: A rock in schools, church, community and family (6/21/2023) - “I worked here, retired here, and I’m still here,” Marion Randall quipped. And that’s a good thing too, for all the lives that the 81-year-old Gloucester native has touched, and… …
Juneteenth celebrated in Gloucester (6/21/2023) - Juneteenth was celebrated all day Monday in Gloucester, beginning with a morning march along Main Street and ending with an afternoon spent at the First United Baptist Church in Gloucester.… …Guinea Heritage Driving Tour highlights natural beauty, history (6/21/2023) - Gloucester residents and visitors alike will soon be able to explore Guinea in a whole new way thanks to the newly completed Guinea Heritage Driving Tour. The new tour features… …
Gloucester set to launch new website (6/21/2023) - Gloucester County is set to launch a new, revamped website this weekend. The county’s Information Technology Department has been working over the past several months on building the new site… …
ARRL Field Day (6/21/2023) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, under the leadership of Dean Marzocca, will deploy antennae on Saturday morning at Abingdon Park in preparation for the club’s participation in… …Lions Club to hold yard sale fundraiser (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Lions Club will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Energy, 2586 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester Point. All of the proceeds… …
Broadband committee discusses connection delays (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board, meeting on Tuesday, June 13, discussed the delay in people being connected to broadband through a recently-completed project that was funded with a Virginia Telecommunications… …
Samaritan Group talk (6/21/2023) - Lester Sterling, from the Samaritan Group of Gloucester, addressed the members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club at the club’s June 12 meeting. Sterling talked about how his organization benefits needy… …
Care Clinic donation (6/21/2023) - Dr. Chuck Harris, a dentist and member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s board of directors, presented a $2,000 donation from the club to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic. Accepting the… …
Van fire (6/21/2023) - A work van belonging to a Mathews resident was destroyed by fire while parked next to the gas tanks at the 7-Eleven on Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins on Saturday.… …
Woman’s Club scholarship (6/21/2023) - The Mathews County Woman’s Club presented Fenella Vandermolen with a $1,000 scholarship at the club’s annual end-of-year luncheon on June 12. Vandermolen will attend Longwood College and plans to major… …
Mathews gardening group promotes native plants (6/21/2023) - Mathews and Gloucester counties have a rich history when it comes to native Virginia plants. Many drive by the mile marker plaque on John Clayton Highway/Route 14 at Windsor Road… …‘A Night Off Broadway’ to be held Saturday (6/14/2023) - “A Night Off Broadway,” a Gloucester Arts Festival event, will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, in the auditorium at Gloucester High School. It will feature three… …
Well Water Clinic registration underway in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex (6/14/2023) - Registration is underway for the Lower Middle Peninsula Well Water Clinic. All registration will be done online at https://tinyurl.com/VCE-VAHWQP-LMP. All payments will be made online via credit card; however, if… …
Gloucester supervisors consider long-range funding options (6/14/2023) - Gloucester supervisors took a look at a proposed long-range funding plan for the county’s capital needs during the board’s June 13 meeting.Ted Cole of Davenport and Associates gave a presentation… …
1,000+ attend VIMS Marine Science Day (6/14/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science held its annual Marine Science Day event Saturday at its Gloucester Point campus, drawing over 1,000 people. According to Kristen Sharpe, VIMS Assistant Director… …