VIMS pilots new Artist-in-Residence program (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science partnered with Colorado artist Tricia Bass this past spring to… …
Children’s Christmas Party (11/26/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road in Bena. Gloucester County… …
King’s Daughters (11/26/2024) - James Luck, center, director of the Gloucester Boys and Girls Club, spoke at the Nov. 12 meeting of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons, held at… …Traffic signals at Rt. 17/Crewe Road modified (11/26/2024) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has modified the use of flashing yellow arrow signals at the Route 17 and Crewe Road intersection in Gloucester. The intersection is located near O’Reilly… …
Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey… …
Review of Mathews Court Green condition underway (11/26/2024) - An extensive review of the physical condition of the buildings and grounds that make up the Mathews Court Green is now underway. Sponsored by Mathews Main Street, the $39,000 review… …
Trimming the tree (11/26/2024) - To go along with the ongoing Mathews Museum’s Quilt Exhibit, this year’s museum Christmas tree has been decorated by Ginger and Sherry Inabinet, from left. Each of their beautiful, one-of-a-kind,… …
Mathews library to celebrate holidays beginning Dec. 8 (11/26/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library has a full season of holiday fun ahead, beginning with its annual decorating party on Sunday, Dec. 8. Join the library on Dec. 8 for its annual… …
Cappahosic Academy featured in ornament (11/26/2024) - Gloucester County’s 2024 commemorative ornament featuring the Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial Institute is now available. For the past 25 years, the Gloucester County Historical Committee has chosen a historic location,… …‘Allen the Lionhearted’ (11/26/2024) - A special blood drive was held on Nov. 15 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes, in honor of this young man, Allen Speer, above, with this drive held on the two-year… …
Collards for Christmas (11/26/2024) - Bruce Williams of Hayes, looks over the collards he has ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for his family. …
Christmas comes to G.I. (11/26/2024) - Donna Wyckoff of Gwynn, and her Shih Tzu Ira visited with Santa Claus on Saturday afternoon during Christmas Comes to the Gwynn’s Island Museum. The free family event offered a… …
Thanksgiving table (11/26/2024) - The Tompkins Cottage in Mathews was open to visitors on Saturday during the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market held on the Court Green. Simply decorated in period-appropriate style, the cottage was ready… …
USCG searches for missing boater (11/26/2024) - The U.S. Coast Guard issued a missing person report Monday on Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida. According to a post shared on the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia… …
GHS junior acts FAST to save life (11/26/2024) - Spotting the first signs of a stroke can be difficult, but not for 16-year-old Hannah Broadwell who acted quickly to save the life of her best friend’s mother earlier this… …BOS supports broadband, Williams Wharf projects (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors voiced support for two projects in the county after hearing presentations from project representatives during the monthly meeting, held on Thursday, Nov. 21, in… …
Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools… …
Retirement tribute (11/26/2024) - A parade of fire trucks from Gloucester and Abingdon, as well as patrol cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring, made their way around Gloucester’s Emergency Communications Center on Friday… …
Hands Across Mathews gift (11/26/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP presented a $1,000 donation to Hands Across Mathews at the NAACP monthly meeting, held on Nov. 18 at Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. NAACP president… …Supervisors hold six-hour closed meeting Friday (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a six-hour closed meeting Friday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The special meeting convened at 10 a.m. and the board remained… …
VIMS announces winners of 25th annual photo contest (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have announced the winners of their 25th annual photo contest.… …
Gloucester BOS receives utilities update; info on possible encroachment (11/20/2024) - Topics of discussion at Tuesday night’s Gloucester Board of Supervisors’ work session, held in the colonial courthouse, included a utilities update and a discussion about homeowners possibly encroaching on Gloucester… …
Booze Fighters (11/20/2024) - The Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club, Chapter 35 held a Poker Run fundraiser back in August to benefit the Samaritan Group of Gloucester. On Nov. 16 at Eggheads Diner, members of… …
Five Rivers Woman’s Club (11/20/2024) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club met at the Guinea Heritage Museum (formerly Buck Rowe’s Store) in Bena this week and heard a talk by Hamilton Williams, below, of the Guinea… …Abingdon students receive grant for Colonial Williamsburg trip (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Elementary School’s fourth graders will soon head to Colonial Williamsburg on a charter bus, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. This… …