Guinea Road cleanup (4/9/2025) - Residents of Guinea Road recently held a trash collection of their road from York River Crossing to Low Ground Road. A total of nine bags was collected. Taking part in… …Mathews looks to trim budget (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop Monday focused on trimming the draft $26.44 million FY2025-2026 budget and thereby lowering the 10 cents tax rate increase that… …
Ware Neck Produce celebrates 40th anniversary (4/9/2025) - Ware Neck Produce, a beloved cornerstone of Gloucester Main Street, is celebrating its 40th season in the community. “We’re grateful, the way we’ve been accepted here … supported,” said Jim… …
Canine Companions holds grand opening in Mathews (4/9/2025) - Canine Companions, a nationwide organization that provides service dogs at no charge to people with disabilities, hold its grand opening in Mathews on Saturday at its new field office—the historic… …
Salvation Army faces drop in funds, spike in demand (4/9/2025) - “We are the heartbeat of hope.” In times of economic uncertainty, human nonprofits, like the Salvation Army, are often the last line of defense for the communities they serve. The… …
20,000+ attend Gloucester Daffodil Festival (4/9/2025) - Though the final count has yet to be determined, at least 20,000 spectators visited Gloucester Court House last weekend for the 39th annual Daffodil Festival, “It’s All Sunshine & Daffodils.”… …MCSO makes arrest in shooting into occupied dwelling case (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office released a report on an arrest made on Wednesday, March 26, for shooting into an occupied dwelling. According to the report, deputies and investigators responded… …
Avoiding fraud (4/9/2025) - Deputy Bill Adams of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office gave members of the Gloucester Retired Educators Association an entertaining, but serious lecture on Thursday, March 27, on how to protect… …Dispatchers recognized next week (4/9/2025) - National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is next week, April 13-19. Mathews Sheriff April Edwards said that public safety dispatchers are “the voice our citizens hear when disaster or tragedy strikes.… …
Li’l Ole Opry opens anniversary season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s “Lil Ole Opry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a lineup of shows featuring former Opry favorites. The first show, “All Star Opry,” will be held at… …
Events April 3-9 (4/2/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY COMMITTEE: The Gloucester County Bee City Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 3, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester.… …
Mathews BOS votes to advertise 10¢ tax increase (4/2/2025) - Mathews supervisors, meeting last Wednesday in the historic courthouse, voted to advertise a real estate tax rate increase of 10 cents per $100 of assessed value, but emphasized their intent… …
Gloucester residents sound off on budget, fire station, more (4/2/2025) - At the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ town hall meeting last Wednesday, March 26, residents spoke on their concerns about the proposed budget, the management of county growth, the cost… …
Social Security program at library (4/2/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have a Social Security program on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. Carlos Britos, financial advisor at Edward Jones, will present on… …
Hendrix completes Daffodil Festival poster collection (4/2/2025) - Every single Gloucester Daffodil Festival poster to ever exist is hanging in the home of Gloucester resident and D L Hendrix & Associates owner Doug Hendrix, a feat Hendrix recently… …
Pinewood Derby (4/2/2025) - The Historic Triangle District Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby races Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club. Pinewood Derbies have been held by the Cub Scouts since 1953. Sixty… …
Clean Gloucester Day (4/2/2025) - This past weekend was Clean Gloucester Day and the Abingdon Ruritans were out in full force. The 200 pounds of trash was picked up on Guinea Road by the club’s… …VIMS announces April Discovery Lab, After Hours lectures (4/2/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced its Discovery Lab and After Hours lecture topics and dates for April. The next Discovery Lab, “Plastic Oceans” will be held on… …
Fairfield Foundation hosts Timberneck Tuesdays (4/2/2025) - Fairfield Foundation, a local nonprofit, opens Timberneck house to free walk-in tours for Timberneck Tuesdays. The historic 1793 farmhouse is in the midst of restoration by volunteers and has been… …
York River Garden Club to meet April 10 (4/2/2025) - The York River Garden Club will host a talk on Climate Change and the Garden by Doug Dwoyer, a NASA research and technology scientist, at 10 a.m. next Thursday, April… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Fresh vegetables, homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, meat, and a wealth of plants, flowers, and handmade crafts items will be available for purchase during opening day at the Mathews… …
Tompkins Cottage Museum opens for season (4/2/2025) - The Tompkins Cottage Museum will open for the 2025 season on Saturday. The small c. 1820 building, located on Brickbat Road in downtown Mathews, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a… …
Flotilla holds Boat Virginia class Saturday (4/2/2025) - Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 held a Boat Virginia class on Saturday at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hudgins. Eleven students received their lifetime Boating Education Certificate satisfying the… …
Clean Gloucester Day (4/2/2025) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews spruced up the memorial garden at Abingdon Park during Clean Gloucester Day Saturday. This area of Gloucester is the group’s Adopt-A-Spot location. Volunteers also put… …Gloucester Main Street to hold Locals Night on Friday (4/2/2025) - Gloucester Main Street will host its first-ever Locals Night from 4-7 p.m. Friday, prior to the opening Saturday of the Main Street Pavilion and Beer Garden at the annual Gloucester… …