Gloucester candidates take part in NAACP, GURA forums (9/20/2023) - Candidates on the Gloucester ballot in this year’s general election gathered for a pair of forums in the past week to introduce themselves to the community, express their platforms and… …
PATH, Gwynn’s Island forums held in Mathews (9/20/2023) - Two candidate forums held in Mathews last week gave residents an opportunity to learn about candidates for the board of supervisors. Both events were packed with standing-room-only crowds and included… …Town hall meetings scheduled on Gloucester bond referendum (9/20/2023) - Two town hall-style meetings have been scheduled by Gloucester County Administration to provide residents with information regarding the 2023 bond referendum that is on the ballot in the November general… …
Sheriff’s candidates address issues (9/20/2023) - Mathews Sheriff’s Office candidates April Edwards and Sid Foster participated in a forum last Thursday sponsored by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League at the organization’s civic center. The room was… …
Walter Reed’s birthday (9/20/2023) - A celebration was held Saturday at Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Belroi to mark the 172nd birthday of the medical pioneer. Above, Jacob Rosenblum takes part in an archaeology dig set… …
Plastic bag collection (9/20/2023) - One of the Gloucester Ruritan Club’s community service projects, in partnership with the Gloucester Lions Club, is to collect and turn in plastic bags to be made into park benches… …Riverside to hold free flu vaccine clinic next month at RWRH (9/20/2023) - Riverside Health System will hold a free flu vaccination clinic next month in Gloucester. The drive-thru clinic, for patients ages 9 and older, will be held from 9 a.m. to… …
Pastor West to share ‘Tales of Guinea’ Monday at GGSV meeting (9/20/2023) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will hold its fall start-up meeting at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center. Bill West,… …
Raffle winners (9/20/2023) - Winners of Central Village Homemakers Raffles have received their prizes, which were drawn after Market Days. At top, Paula Perry, left, of Gloucester, receives a nautical basket valued at more… …Mathews Library to host Community Scan Days Oct. 6-7 (9/20/2023) - Mathews Memorial Library, along with Mathews County Historical Society, will host Community Scan Days on Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7, at the library on Main Street in Mathews.… …
Mathews Men Read to discuss book on 1st Amendment (9/20/2023) - Mathews Men Read will discuss the book “The Soul of the First Amendment” by noted lawyer and legal scholar Floyd Abrams during the book club’s next meeting at 11 a.m.… …
Fiorina to address Gloucester Institute’s Return to Sunday Dinner (9/20/2023) - Carly Fiorina, chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will be the guest speaker at The Gloucester Institute’s Return to Sunday Dinner at noon on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Moton… …Gloucester BOS looks at funding for utilities needs (9/20/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors reviewed a proposed capital and operating budget for public utilities during a work session Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. The proposed budget would see about… …
‘Vote Yes for Gloucester’ to hold Sept. 20 meeting on bond referendum (9/13/2023) - A group of Gloucester citizens have come together to encourage others to “Vote Yes for Gloucester” by supporting the bond referendum on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. They are… …Gloucester BOS approves educational materials for bond issue (9/13/2023) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved the educational materials for the 2023 bond referendum during its Sept. 5 meeting. The referendum which the board previously approved to be placed… …
Task force to meet Sept. 28 to plan suicide prevention walk (9/13/2023) - A suicide prevention awareness task force meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, Sept. 28, as organizers plan for the upcoming Nov. 11 Walk For a New Day! suicide prevention… …
Planning underway for May Faire 2024 (9/13/2023) - Planning is underway for May Faire 2024, a spring heritage festival put on by the Mathews Historical Museum and which will be held for the sixth year. The theme for… …Middle Resolution PAC endorses Gibbs, Morgan, Frye (9/13/2023) - The Middle Resolution, a Political Action Committee based in Mechanicsville, has endorsed three candidates running for Mathews County School Board—Mari Gibbs, Calvin Morgan and Sharon Frye. Gibbs, Morgan and Frye… …
Online ticket sales end Saturday for Gloucester Wine Festival (9/13/2023) - The Gloucester Wine Festival is fast approaching, with online sale of tickets ending at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday. This year, the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce’s premier annual event has been… …
Gloucester Rotary to sponsor Flags for Heroes (9/13/2023) - In the days leading up to and surrounding Veterans Day, the Gloucester Rotary Club will display over 100 sponsored flags to “honor the men and women who have, by their… …
Fire, Smoke and Muskets (9/13/2023) - The sounds of cannon fire and colonial music filled the air around the Gloucester Museum of History on Saturday as it held “Fire, Smoke and Muskets: Gloucester 1781.” Reenactors from… …
Despite Saturday’s storms, Mathews Market Days a success (9/13/2023) - Despite the heat and having to shut down early on Saturday due to rainstorms, last weekend’s 48th annual Mathews Market Days festival was again another successful year, said Megan Evjen,… …
Betty Lou Sammons named Guinea Grand Marshal (9/13/2023) - She had her first trip out on the water when she was only 2 months old aboard her dad, Fred Setterholm’s, workboat. While she had a varied career, even including… …Happy 172nd birthday, Dr. Walter Reed (9/13/2023) - The life and times of Dr. Walter Reed will be celebrated on Saturday at the Walter Reed Birthplace, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The third annual Reed Birthday is sponsored by… …
VDH to consider Gwynn’s Island historical marker (9/13/2023) - The Virginia Board of Historic Resources will be considering a pair of items related to Gwynn’s Island when it meets next Thursday, Sept. 21 in Danville—a proposed historical marker describing… …