Valentine’s talk (3/6/2024) - Marilyn Iglesias spoke to the Mathews County Woman’s Club on Monday, Feb. 12, about the history of Valentine’s Day. The program added to the festivities of the many handmade Valentines… …
Mathews author wins award for short story (3/6/2024) - Mary Ann Carr of Mathews was recently awarded first place for her short story “Aunt Etta’s Last Ride” in a short story contest honoring the irony of Flannery O’Connor’s writing.… …Museum to show ‘State Fair’ on Friday (3/6/2024) - The musical “State Fair” will be shown in the free Movie Night at the Mathews Historical Museum on Friday night. Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by a slide show… …
3 public hearings on Tuesday’s agenda (3/6/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold three public hearings during a joint meeting with the Mathews County Board of Supervisors at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on… …
Survey available to share opinions on future zoning regs (3/6/2024) - Gloucester Department of Planning and Zoning has released an online survey to gather public opinion on future potential zoning regulations. The survey will close March 31 and the results will… …
Legion, Riders to hold Poker Run June 1 (3/6/2024) - American Legion Post 75 and Riders Chapter 75 in Gloucester will hold the first Ridedown-The-Need Poker Run on Saturday, June 1 (rain date June 22) and the organizers are looking… …
Best Years Trips to Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival, Smithfield Pickers Market (3/6/2024) - A pair of Best Years Trips is being planned in the coming weeks by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Saturday is the deadline to sign up for a March 16… …
Ospreys returning to lower bay (2/28/2024) - Ospreys are returning to the lower Chesapeake Bay with sightings made in Gloucester County at John’s Point Landing and at Machicomoco State Park, the Osprey Watch Alliance announced. The next… …
Brewing oyster stout (2/28/2024) - Members of the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) and the Colonial Ale Smiths and Keggers (CASK) got together Sunday at the Hayes home of Jay and Joe Crandell to brew… …
Polar Plunge (2/28/2024) - Local Knights of Columbus Council 9428 (Church of St. Therese) raised $400 on Saturday morning with a Special Olympics Polar Plunge event at Gloucester Point beach. The funds go to… …
Beach clean-up (2/28/2024) - U.S. Army Aviation Warrant Officers assigned to the Warrant Officer Training Division 128th Aviation Brigade on Joint Base Langley-Eustis conducted clean-up operations at Gloucester Point Beach last Wednesday, Feb. 21.… …Rosewell opens for season March 29 (2/28/2024) - The Rosewell Ruins and Visitor Center in Gloucester will reopen for the 2024 season on Friday, March 29. The ruins, managed by the Fairfield Foundation, are open to the public… …
Harmful Waste Collection Day to be held April 20 (2/28/2024) - Gloucester County’s Residential Household Harmful Waste Collection Day will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the Hayes Convenience Center on Guinea Road. This… …
Suit against county set for hearing on June 14 (2/28/2024) - A hearing on the case of George Jones, David Jones and JB Property Development LLC, complainants, versus the County of Mathews, Thomas Jenkins and Jamie Wilks, defendants, is scheduled for… …
Historian discusses John Warren Cooke and massive resistance (2/28/2024) - Fred Lyon of Port Haywood, a retired attorney and historian whose research focuses on civil rights in Virginia, massive resistance, and Brown v. Board of Education, gave a talk last… …
MCHS dinner (2/28/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society recently held its 2024 annual meeting and dinner. Three new members of the Board of Directors are, above from left, John Hoffman, Roger Emig and Marybeth… …
Machen family at CPAC (2/28/2024) - The Machen family of Foster attended the Conservative Political Action Conference last week in National Harbor, Maryland. Family members helped at the John Birch Society booth along with headquarters’ staff… …
Museum receives grant to update second-floor gallery (2/28/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History received a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s Commonwealth History Fund to develop “new and dynamic exhibits in the museum’s second… …Vendors sought for Kids Craft Market (2/28/2024) - A Kids Craft Market will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in Gloucester’s court circle. Youth ages 18 and under are invited to rent a booth… …
Open house held for Woodville School (2/28/2024) - A ribbon cutting and open house was held on Saturday for members of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation and invited guests to celebrate Woodville School receiving its official occupancy permit… …
Thomas Hunter honors its roots at Founders Day (2/28/2024) - “To seek knowledge is to achieve honor.” That was the theme of Friday night’s Founders Day program at Thomas Hunter, as the current Mathews County middle school paid tribute to… …
Thomas Hunter School centenarian reflects on his life (2/28/2024) - William Cooke, a 100-year-old honoree recognized during the Thomas Hunter Middle School Founders Day program on Friday, was unable to attend the ceremonies, but spoke with the Gazette-Journal before the… …
Scott recognized with R.R. Moton Legacy Award (2/28/2024) - Black representation in government was on display at The Gloucester Institute’s Sunday Dinner program at Holly Knoll on the historic Moton Conference Center campus in Cappahosic. Don L. Scott Jr.… …
Checking in on our legislators in Richmond (2/28/2024) - The Gazette-Journal went to Richmond on Monday to drop in on legislators who represent Gloucester and Mathews in Virginia’s General Assembly. Representing Senate District 26 is Sen. Ryan T. McDougle… …
Mathews NAACP celebrates Black History Month Saturday at Cobbs Creek Arts Center (2/28/2024) - In the final weekend of Black History Month, the Mathews Branch of the NAACP held a celebration, featuring guest speakers Allison Thomas and Elsie Williams, descendants of Gwynn’s Island residents;… …