Ruritans donate bench to Museum (9/25/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club donated a bench to the Gloucester Museum of History Tuesday morning. The benches are made by NexTrex, a company that has drop off locations across the… …Cats, dogs to be vaccinated Oct. 12 (9/25/2024) - Gloucester County Animal Control will be partnering with Three Rivers Health District and the Gloucester Veterinary Hospital to hold a rabies clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.… …
Wine etc. festival celebrates smooth day (9/25/2024) - “Everything went pretty smoothly.” The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce’s annual wine festival returned under a new name this year, “Wine, Whiskey and Whatnot.” Chamber president Cori Williams said the… …
Board, Rotary honor generous resident (9/25/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation during last Thursday’s board meeting recognizing entrepreneur and philathropist Roz White for her many contributions to Mathews County. In addition, the… …Guinea Jubilee celebrates 43rd year (9/25/2024) - The 43rd annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday at 8784 Guinea Road in Hayes, rain or shine. The festival opens Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with arts… …
Gloucester native named manager at Machicomoco State Park. (9/25/2024) - Adam Newland has been named the new Park Manager for Machicomoco State Park in Hayes. Newland, who is a native of Gloucester, began his career in retail and worked in… …
Lauren Stephens wins state title, to compete in nationals (9/25/2024) - Lauren Stephens, who currently lives in Hayes, was crowned the 2024 National American Miss Virginia Queen at the state pageant held August 17-19 in Reston. She also received Best Spoken model… …Sheriff outlines problems at Route 14/3 bridge project (9/25/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards discussed the ongoing VDOT project to replace a Route 14 bridge at the county line near Fort Nonsense on Thursday at a meeting of the county… …
County board meets Tuesday (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will have its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the Colonial Courthouse at 6 p.m. Scheduled presentations for the evening are an Open Broadband update… …
NAACP chapter to mark 80 years at dinner (9/25/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP will celebrate its 80th anniversary at its annual Freedom Fund Dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Church of… …
Widows group meets October 7 (9/25/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews will meet from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. A notice said attire is casual, and to “come… …
Library announces upcoming programs (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a pair of programs next month. Underside of History will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Rosenwald School film debuts Tuesday; Woodville School featured (9/25/2024) - The premiere showing of the documentary “Monuments with Blackboards” exploring the history of Rosenwald Schools in Virginia takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History &… …
Supporting Mathews schools (9/18/2024) - Members of the Mathews Lions Club recently made a $300 donation to the Mathews County Public Schools, intended as discretionary money for each school principal, a release said. Club president… …Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic Oct. 9 (9/18/2024) - Riverside Health is holding a free flu vaccine drive-thru clinic for those aged 9 years and older on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dominion Energy… …
Heart of Service Award (9/18/2024) - Sareeta Spriggs, daughter of Faye (“Bea”) Spriggs and the late Donnie (“Lucky”) Spriggs of Mathews, was honored with the Heart of Service Award by Alpha Eta Theta Christian Sorority, Inc.… …
NARFE presentation (9/18/2024) - NARFE Chapter president Bob Howe, right, shakes the hand of Deputy Bill Adams of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office during Tuesday’s monthly luncheon of Chapter 1757 of National Active and… …
Rev. Graham steps in as interim head of Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation (9/18/2024) - The Rev. E. Randolph “Randy” Graham, pastor of the First United Baptist Church, is now the new interim President/Executive Director of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation. Graham was unanimously elected… …
Tom Euler Trio to perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park (9/18/2024) - The Tom Euler Trio, a progressive blues/rock group from Virginia, will perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert, sponsored by the Friends of Machicomoco State Park, will be… …Touch-A-Truck to be held at Woodville Park (9/18/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold Touch-A-Truck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Woodville Park, Hayes. People of all ages are invited to meet… …
Maritime Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary with cookout (9/18/2024) - The Mathews Maritime Foundation marked its 25th year with a membership appreciation cookout on Saturday at Williams Wharf Landing, on the East River in Mathews. The MMF was established in… …
Lecture next week on ‘Forgotten Black Patriots’ (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture titled, “Forgotten Black Patriots, Loyalists and Women,” at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at… …Special closed meeting today on Hole in the Wall (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chair Janice Phillips has scheduled a special meeting to hold a closed session at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Sept. 19, in the historic courthouse on… …
River Country Quilters to meet Sept. 27 (9/18/2024) - Quilter Emma Jane Powell, an instructor at the Cary (N.C.) Quilting Company, will be the guest speaker at the Friday, Sept. 27 meeting of the River Country Quilters, speaking about… …
‘Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Monday talk (9/18/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “The Pages of Rosewell,” will… …