New CEO named for GMHS (5/21/2025) - Starting next month, Tina Leone will lead the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society as chief executive officer in a full-time and in-person capacity. She has been serving in the role since March,… …Gloucester supervisors voice disapproval of Tyndall’s Point path (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse to discuss a resolution that would allow county staff to submit an application to the Virginia Department… …
Rotary support (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester Rotary Club held its annual benefactor meeting on May 8, providing funding to several nonprofit organizations. Those accepting the funds on behalf of their respective organizations were, front… …Flag disposal ceremony Friday at Buck’s Store (5/21/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will host a special Fourth Friday program this Friday, May 23, at Buck’s Store Museum at Bena from 6-7 p.m. The GHA will be joined by… …
Underwater scientists recreate Klingel’s exploration (5/21/2025) - Famed underwater explorer Sylvia Earle and a team of scientists and filmmakers from the National Geographic Explorers Club were in Mathews last week to resurvey underwater sites visited by the… …
Canine Companions to hold film screening Friday in Mathews (5/21/2025) - Canine Companions will host a special screening of the film “Andy: A Dog’s Tale” at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mathews Memorial Library, Main Street, Mathews. The award-winning animated short film… …
Over 450 cyclists take part in 26th annual Tour de Chesapeake (5/21/2025) - Under beautiful sunny skies on Saturday, just over 450 cyclists from up and down the East Coast and beyond came to Mathews to participate in the Tour de Chesapeake’s 26th annual… …Mathews supervisors approve airstrip CUP by 3-2 margin (5/21/2025) - A crowd of Peach Point and Fickle Fen Road residents filed out of Mathews County’s historic courthouse Tuesday night amid widespread rumblings of displeasure and a couple of shouts of… …
Memorial Day program Sunday in Gloucester (5/21/2025) - Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317 of the Marine Corps League will host this year’s Memorial Day program in Gloucester. Sunday’s program will begin at 3 p.m. on the steps of the… …
Memorial Day closings announced (5/21/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Gloucester libraries… …
Give Me Liberty … (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester VA250 Committee, in partnership with the Gloucester Museum of History, hosted “Give Me Liberty … Raising the County Militia in 1775,” on Sunday afternoon in the colonial courthouse.… …
Gloucester Cancer Center renovations completed (5/21/2025) - Riverside Walter Reed Hospital hosted an open house last week to celebrate the completion of its newly expanded Riverside Middle Peninsula Cancer Center in Gloucester. The project, which began in… …
100+ take part in Mental Health Matters Walk (5/21/2025) - Bacon Street Youth and Family Services hosted its first Mental Health Matters Awareness Walk in partnership with Riverside Health on May 10 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester. Over… …
Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival planned for mid-June (5/21/2025) - The first-ever Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival will be held for two consecutive weekends, June 13-15 and 19-22, at the old Page Middle School site and will be operated by National… …
Sheriff’s Institute certification (5/21/2025) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards recently earned official certification from the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute after completing a program through Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.… …
Craig on the path to become a Paramedic (5/21/2025) - “I’ve always enjoyed just helping people, and it’s also kind of a family thing for me, too, so I’ve been around and exposed to it for probably about 12 years… …
$500 reward offered for info on lighthouse break-in (5/21/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $500 cash reward to anyone who can provide information about a break-in that occurred at New Point Comfort Lighthouse sometime between April… …
Gloucester resident displays POW/MIA table every Memorial Day (5/21/2025) - Col. David Schiller (USAF-ret.) of Gloucester pays special tribute each Memorial Day to U.S. prisoners of war and those missing in action. A decorated Vietnam veteran, Schiller creates a display… …Events May 15-22 (5/14/2025) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, May 15, at 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
Legionnaires to hold community breakfast Sunday (5/14/2025) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast on Sunday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. The breakfast is $12 for adults; $6 for children aged 5-10 (children… …
Local Iota Phi Lambda Sorority chapter co-hosts regional conference (5/14/2025) - The Epsilon Eta Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., co-hosted the 88th Eastern Regional Conference last month in Williamsburg. Nearly 200 people attended the conference, welcomed to the area… …
GMCC presentation (5/14/2025) - Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic provided the program at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s April meeting. Maureen Crone, left, Director of Marketing and Development, and clinic board president Dr. Becky White, right,… …Astronomy in the Park to be held Saturday (5/14/2025) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park is partnering with the NASA Skywatchers to put on the first Astronomy in the Park event at Machicomoco State Park on Saturday, from 8:30 to… …
Red Kettle Fun Run Saturday at Machicomoco (5/14/2025) - The Salvation Army will hold a Red Kettle Fun Run beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes.All registration fees will go towards sending 10 local children to… …
Widows invite widowers to gathering (5/14/2025) - The Widows of Gloucester & Mathews County, Virginia, invite The Widowers of Gloucester & Mathews County, to join them for conversation, fellowship, sing-along, games, and lunch at noon on Friday,… …