Planners endorse working waterfront (2/12/2025) - Following a public hearing last Thursday in the colonial courthouse, members of the Gloucester County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the establishment of the… …
Offices close Monday for holiday (2/12/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of President George Washington’s birthday.… …
48 VSP Troopers graduate from Training Academy (2/12/2025) - Forty-eight new Virginia State Police Troopers were handed their diplomas Friday morning at the graduation of the 142nd Basic Session at the State Police Training Academy in Chesterfield County. Among… …
Rotary Chili Cook-off (2/12/2025) - What better way to get ready for Super Bowl Sunday than to enjoy Chili Bowl Saturday? A large crowd came out to the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins on… …Black Men Cooking returns Saturday (2/12/2025) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host its annual Black History Celebration and Black Men Cooking Event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
GHS vs MHS (2/5/2025) - Teams from Gloucester and Mathews high schools faced off on the court on Saturday, as the varsity and JV boys’ and girls’ basketball teams battled one another in the GHS… …
Observation deck (2/5/2025) - The New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck had been demolished on Tuesday and heavy equipment was at the site. The 200-foot walkway and deck will be replaced in the same… …Gloucester board reviews county’s CIP plan (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held its public hearing Tuesday night for the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. Before the hearing, County Administrator Carol Steele briefly went… …
Warm greetings from Peninsula Heating and Air (2/5/2025) - With the snow and bitter cold bearing down on us over the last few weeks, the necessity of home heating is indisputable. Unfortunately, this essential system is expensive, prohibitively so… …Mathews boards address budget, CIP needs (2/5/2025) - Mathews school board members and supervisors held a work session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the proposed 2025-2026 school budget. Much of the conversation, however, again revolved around long-term capital needs… …
Mathews supervisors consider budget, CIP requests (2/5/2025) - Back-to-back board meetings were held in Mathews this week so members could work on prioritizing items in the county’s 2025-2026 budget. Mathews supervisors held a meeting on Monday to hear… …
Gloucester Boys & Girls Club seeks to increase membership (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is holding an open house on March 17 from 5-7 p.m. in an effort… …
VIMS to hold ‘Romance Beneath the Waves’ After Hours lecture (2/5/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced its upcoming events for the month of February.“Romance Beneath the Waves,” the next After Hours lecture, will be held Thursday, Feb. 13,… …
Shriner donation (2/5/2025) - Members of the Tidewater Shrine Club and Khedive Temple traveled to South Carolina last week to the Shriners Children’s Hospital-Greenville. On Jan. 27, members presented a check in the amount… …64 units collected at Mathews blood drive (2/5/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Jan. 28 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 64 units, according to volunteer Nan Cross. Sixty-two people… …
Cosby to speak (2/5/2025) - Nationally-acclaimed author S.A. Cosby, a Mathews native, will talk about his life and work at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. There will be a question-and-answer session… …Library to hold program on azaleas (2/5/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Mathews supervisor seeks to eliminate county’s IT department (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting in the historic courthouse on Friday, Jan. 31, immediately going into a closed session that lasted 4½ hours. Upon returning… …
Work begins on observation deck (2/5/2025) - Work has begun on replacement of the New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck at Bavon. On Tuesday afternoon, the previously existing 200-foot deck and walkway, completed in 1997, had already… …
Quilts on display (2/5/2025) - The Mathews Museum currently has an exhibit of handmade quilts from members of Bay Quilters of Mathews and by other county residents. The quilt show, running concurrently with a Black… …Deadlines approach for Daffodil Queen, Little Miss Daffodil, scholarship programs (2/5/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Festival is two months away, with deadlines approaching later this month for Daffodil Festival Queen, Little Miss Daffodil and the festival’s scholarship for a graduating senior.… …
Mathews BOS drops its Hole in the Wall suit (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has dropped its August 2023 suit in Mathews Circuit Court requesting that the judge reverse a decision made by the Mathews Board of Zoning… …
Library to hold program on azaleas (1/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Civic groups invited to tour Mathews schools (1/29/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools will open its doors for a tour of the county’s three public schools to representatives of community groups and civic organizations beginning at 9 a.m. next… …
Cold weather results in fish kill (1/29/2025) - Cold weather has resulted in fish dying in rivers and streams all over the southeast, including local waters. Commercial waterman Robert Minor of Gwynn’s Island, said he first noticed a… …