Apartment complex approved in Mathews Court House (11/15/2023) - Mathews supervisors approved a conditional use permit for a 12-unit complex of one-bedroom apartments on Main Street during Tuesday night’s board meeting. The vote was 3-1, with supervisor Melissa Mason… …
HITW files suit against Mathews supervisors (11/15/2023) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill, owned by Mac Casale and Dean Tsamouras, has filed suit against the Mathews County Board of Supervisors and, specifically, supervisors Dave Jones and Mike… …
Courthouse Restaurant to hold one last Thanksgiving meal (11/15/2023) - After 14 years of giving back to the Gloucester County community, Gloucester’s Courthouse Restaurant will be closing its doors on Monday, as its owners Doug and Kim Hibbs retire. During their… …
Veterans Day program (11/15/2023) - A Veterans Day program was held on Sunday afternoon at the Gloucester Veterans Memorial Wall. Held by Middle Peninsula Detachment 1317 of the Marine Corps League, the guest speaker was… …
‘Walk for a New Day’ (11/15/2023) - “Walk for a New Day,” a suicide prevention walk, was held on Saturday morning in Gloucester Court House, beginning at Gloucester Library. The walk was sponsored by the Prevention, Health… …
Rudy bears (11/15/2023) - At Monday’s Abingdon Ruritan Club meeting, Danny and Mary Lou Privott presented four Rudy bears to Sheriff Darrell Warren. The bears will be given by first responders to children who… …Ruritans to hold Christmas Party Dec. 3 (11/15/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road, Bena. Gloucester County children… …
Parrot program at Gloucester Library Saturday (11/15/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library will have its Parrots from Around the World program at the Main Street Center location Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. Earthquest Conservation Educational Program will… …
Bread for Life volunteers (11/15/2023) - The Bread for Life Community Food Pantry, Gloucester, welcomed the collective generosity of new volunteers, who came to help on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “Their devotion exemplifies the level of care… …Kiwanis Club hosts Santa at Hyco House (11/15/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club has invited Santa Claus to kick off this Christmas season at Hyco House on Saturday, Dec. 2, for two breakfast seating options for the children of… …
Vaccination clinic Tuesday at Shepherdsville (11/15/2023) - A COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday at Shepherdsville Baptist Church, 8729 Farys Mill Road, Gloucester. Those attending are asked to bring their insurance… …
Bingo game to be held Nov. 29 (11/15/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the Stewart Building. Winnings are prizes; no… …
Early deadlines at G-J for Thanksgiving (11/15/2023) - The Gazette-Journal will print next week’s Thanksgiving issue of next week one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 21 rather than the traditional Wednesday. This should allow complete distribution of the… …
Machicomoco—645 acres of awesome, right in our backyard (11/15/2023) - Nestled in the heart of Hayes, Virginia is 645 acres of awesome. Within the area indigenously known as Tsenacomacoh lies Machicomoco State Park. In the language of the Algonquian Tribe,… …
Jacobs moves to Philadelphia to save her unborn child (11/8/2023) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs has a rocky road ahead, but with the help of family and friends, she’s facing it with hope and determination. Now 28 weeks through her second… …
Common Good candidates sweep BOS race; Edwards wins Mathews Sheriff (11/8/2023) - Tuesday’s election was a sweeping victory for Mathews Citizens for the Common Good’s three supervisor candidates, who handily won the highest vote totals in the nine-candidate field. Supervisor candidate Janice… …
Gibbs, Diggs, Morgan win school board seats (11/8/2023) - Dr. Marianne “Mari” Gibbs led the ticket in the six-person race for three At-large seats on the Mathews County School Board, receiving over 19 percent of the vote (2,293 votes),… …
County turns down bond referendum (11/8/2023) - The people of Gloucester made their voices heard on Tuesday, with a sizeable majority (57 percent) voting against the capital improvement bond referendum. In the only contested race among Gloucester… …
Saulman, Scruggs, Arsenovic, McDonough, Andersen post wins (11/8/2023) - Four newcomers were voted into office for the Gloucester County School Board at the conclusion of Tuesday’s election. Cindy Saulman beat current Ware District school board member Darren Post for… …
Indigenous Peoples Celebration (11/8/2023) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Indigenous Peoples Celebration Saturday. Malina Fortune, dancer and drummer for the Rappahannock Dance Group and Maskapow Drum Group, is shown here performing for the… …
Touch A Truck (11/8/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism held a “Touch A Truck” event Saturday at Woodville Park, Hayes, where children could interact with fire trucks, forestry trucks, tractors, rescue vehicles, police vehicles,… …
Woodville School fence painted (11/8/2023) - Eagle Scout Aidan Wells, a freshman at Christopher Newport University, stained the Woodville School fence as his Boy Scouts of America Venturing Summit project. He had a lot of help… …
Band Alumni Night (11/8/2023) - The Marching Blue Devils had a busy weekend, beginning Friday night with a performance on Ken Brown Field at Mathews High School with alumni joining in with current band members.… …
VIMS hosts upcoming events (11/8/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced several upcoming events. “A Scientist Walks into a Distillery: Seaside Shellfish Stories” will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15,… …
Frost and fog (11/8/2023) - It looks like a change in the weather, as this dock on Butler Creek, Hayes, disappears in early Friday morning’s fog and frost. Colder temperatures are returning. …