Gibson to seek second term on Gloucester Board of Supervisors (3/6/2025) - Ken Gibson, who was elected to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors in 2021, has announced his candidacy for reelection to a second term as the Petsworth District representative in… …
Animal Jam (3/6/2025) - Southwind Pizza, Mathews, will host its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The event, which features an open mic, community jam karaoke and a band to… …Mathews board to talk with Y about community pool (3/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is entering into discussions with the Mathews Family YMCA about building an indoor community pool at the facility. During its regular monthly meeting on… …
‘Captain Arundel’s Only Fight’ tells story of Cricket Hill casualty (3/6/2025) - An article highlighting an obscure piece of local Revolutionary War history—an account of the only patriot casualty in the Battle of Cricket Hill—was published last week in the Journal of… …
MLC announces 2025 officers; Advisory Council formation (3/6/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy recently announced its 2025 slate of officers. Bernadette La Casse will serve as president, with Bernard Moughon as vice president and Rob Riddle as secretary/treasurer. MLC has… …
Fashion exhibit opens at Mathews Museum (3/6/2025) - A fashion exhibit opens Saturday at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, as the museum places an emphasis on Women’s History Month in March. Ladies Victorian, a business founded by… …Fairfield Foundation working on matching funds for $600,000 grant (3/6/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation is in the process of raising a required $200,000 in matching funds for a $600,000 state grant awarded earlier this year. The grant is intended to support… …
‘Lunch Around the World’ class (3/6/2025) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit #75, Gloucester, held a “Lunch Around the World” cooking class as a fundraiser taught by Michaela Lee. On the menu were Spring Rolls from Asia, Schnitzel… …
Ruritan presentation (3/6/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry “Hurricane” Thompson presented Arlene Armentor with a club mug in appreciation for her presentation to the club at the club’s February meeting. Armentor is executive… …
Ospreys return (3/6/2025) - An osprey was spotted on the Gloucester Point campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science last week returning from its yearly migration to Central/South America. The VIMS OspreyCam can… …GoFundMe page set up for Hayes mother (3/6/2025) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Hayes woman who is in the hospital ICU undergoing major health challenges. Tracy Ward, a single mother of two boys,… …
Rosewell holds a ‘Blessing of the Ground’ (3/6/2025) - Much has been written about the history of Rosewell Plantation, the 18th century Georgian mansion whose majestic ruins stand today overlooking the York River in Gloucester. But little if anything… …
First responders take part in weeklong Search and Rescue Forum (3/6/2025) - Local fire, rescue and law enforcement personnel attended last week’s Search and Rescue Forum sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia and the Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team… …Board approves waterfront marina CUP request (3/6/2025) - A plan to convert a vacant seafood processing plant into a working waterfront marina in Gloucester won approval Tuesday night. Following a public hearing on the matter in the colonial… …
School board looks at implications of preK-7 merge (3/6/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board took an extended look Friday at the implications of merging/consolidating Mathews Elementary and Thomas Hunter Middle School into one preK-7 school, as part… …
Mathews BOS wrangles with Hole in Wall issues again (3/6/2025) - Mathews supervisors wrangled over issues with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill once again at its most recent meeting, with supervisor Mike Walls initially moving that the county sue the… …
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2025) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
St. Croix man arrested in Mathews child sex assault case (3/5/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a lengthy investigation into a child sexual assault case with the arrest of a 28-year-old male resident of St. Croix in the U.S.… …
Egg prices hit record high (2/26/2025) - Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC.… …
Wide range of topics covered at school board town hall (2/26/2025) - A wide range of topics—including everything from retention and promotion of students in grade levels and concerns about lowering standards for student achievement to how eighth graders are adjusting to… …
Meals on Wheels (2/26/2025) - Siblings Lyman Hayes and Carter Hayes, from left, helped their grandmother with delivery of Meals on Wheels in Mathews last Wednesday before the snowstorm. Meals on Wheels sent two meals… …Trikeball fundraiser at Peasley on March 7 (2/26/2025) - Trikeball will hold a school fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 7 at Peasley Middle School. Trikeball is a baseball game played on a gym floor where all players… …
VIMS study highlights successes of Virginia oyster restoration (2/26/2025) - Virginia has made significant investments in the restoration of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, and now a study led by the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and… …
Wheelchair ramp (2/26/2025) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club recently installed a wheelchair ramp at the home of Bill Jordan, a former member of the club. Among those involved in the project were,… …Blessing of the Ground Sunday at Rosewell (2/26/2025) - A ceremony of sorrow and rejoicing will be offered at Rosewell Plantation at 3 p.m. Sunday to consecrate the site where a Remembrance Structure will be built to recognize those… …