Family Port Fun Day to be held June 8 (5/28/2025) - The second annual Family Port Fun Day will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at the Port Fun Park next to Mathews High School on Buckley Hall… …
Canine Companions (5/28/2025) - Sadie Locklin of New Point and her daughter Amelia met Canine Companions pup Hobart V during a meet-and-greet and viewing of the animated film “Andy” on Friday at Mathews Memorial… …
Hunter Owens receives Blue Devils Ambassador Award (5/28/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation awarded its Blue Devils Ambassador Award to Mathews High School sophomore Hunter Owens during the recent MHS spring concert. The award was established to… …LOVEworks sign to be dedicated June 7 (5/28/2025) - The official ribbon cutting of the Mathews LOVEworks sign will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the Liberty Square location. The dedication ceremony was originally scheduled… …
Party With a Purpose to benefit Y preschool (5/28/2025) - The Mathews Rotary Club will hold its fourth annual Party With a Purpose with Good Shot Judy entertaining the crowd from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Williams Wharf. Food trucks On… …
Dedication Sunday of Remembrance Structure at Rosewell (5/28/2025) - A dedication service will be held at Rosewell at 3 p.m. Sunday to celebrate past resilience and embrace renewal at the Remembrance Structure constructed on the manor’s north side, a… …
New mural (5/28/2025) - Hunter LeClair, Sidney Ripley and Susan Ammons, from left, of Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism, painted a Gloucester-themed mural last Friday at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets to encourage passersby to… …
Plastic bag donation (5/28/2025) - After Sunday’s Gloucester Memorial Day service, David Clements, Commandant of Marine Corps League Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317, donated 22 pounds of plastic bags to Gloucester Ruritan Club member Barbara Bauer… …
Gloucester service honors America’s fallen heroes (5/28/2025) - A service to honor the men and women of America’s armed forces who sacrificed all in the defense of the nation was held on Sunday afternoon on the steps of… …
Debbie Diggs hangs up her ballet slippers (5/28/2025) - After a long, full career in the dance industry, Debbie Diggs, founder of Diggs School of Dance in Gloucester and Bayside Youth Ballet has decided to retire. Bayside Youth Ballet… …
R.W. Foster, an early Mathews entrepreneur, remembered (5/28/2025) - On May 29, 1930, the Mathews Journal published its “Who’s Who” Industrial Booster Edition. The editor stated that: “We are proud of the fine old county and its surrounding territory… …
Marine Science Day to be held Saturday (5/28/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 23rd annual Marine Science Day on Saturday at its Gloucester Point campus from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This event is… …
‘Flags for Heroes’ (5/28/2025) - Mathews American Legion Post 83 conducted a Bell Ceremony and Honor Guard service on Monday at the “Flags for Heroes” display on Main Street to honor all veterans and to… …
SNL night (5/28/2025) - Live from Gloucester County Public Library, it’s Thursday night! The library held a Saturday Night Live theme night last Thursday at its Main Street Center location, celebrating the show’s 50-year… …
Bay Rivers named nation’s Outstanding Rural Health Organization (5/28/2025) - The Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, a nonprofit telehealth network based in Tappahannock serving the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore, was one of the top winners at the National… …Develop healthy eating habits this spring (5/21/2025) - “Choose fruits and vegetables.” As your spring gardens begin to ripen, consider developing healthful eating habits now that fresh fruits and vegetables are more readily available. Director of System Clinical… …
‘The Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Mathews Museum talk (5/21/2025) - Phillip Page will discuss “The Pages of Rosewell” at a special program beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, at Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street. The program is sponsored… …
Board votes to create park on Gwynn’s Island (5/21/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday in the historic courthouse, unanimously voted to create a park on 1.95 acres the county owns at the end of South… …
Events May 22-29 (5/21/2025) - FRIDAY FILM SCREENING: Canine Companions and local puppy raisers will host the screening of the short, animated film “Andy: A Dog’s Life” at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mathews Memorial Library,… …
Library to hold craft program June 12 (5/21/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a spring craft program at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, where participants will design and decorate a magnet. Registration opens… …
New CEO named for GMHS (5/21/2025) - Starting next month, Tina Leone will lead the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society as chief executive officer in a full-time and in-person capacity. She has been serving in the role since March,… …Gloucester supervisors voice disapproval of Tyndall’s Point path (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse to discuss a resolution that would allow county staff to submit an application to the Virginia Department… …
Rotary support (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester Rotary Club held its annual benefactor meeting on May 8, providing funding to several nonprofit organizations. Those accepting the funds on behalf of their respective organizations were, front… …Flag disposal ceremony Friday at Buck’s Store (5/21/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will host a special Fourth Friday program this Friday, May 23, at Buck’s Store Museum at Bena from 6-7 p.m. The GHA will be joined by… …
Underwater scientists recreate Klingel’s exploration (5/21/2025) - Famed underwater explorer Sylvia Earle and a team of scientists and filmmakers from the National Geographic Explorers Club were in Mathews last week to resurvey underwater sites visited by the… …