P.E.O. meeting (7/10/2024) - P.E.O. Chapter BW held its June meeting at the newly renovated Woodville Rosenwald School in Gloucester. After the meeting, members took a tour through the school led by Bambi Thompson.… …
Harris honored as GREA ‘Retired Educator of the Year’ (7/10/2024) - Wyllona E. Harris was named the 2024 Retired Educator of the Year on June 27 by the Gloucester Retired Educators Association (GREA). She was honored recently during a luncheon at… …
Donation (7/10/2024) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, donated $250 to the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation on July 6. PCL vice chair Mary Olekszyk is shown here presenting the donation to foundation president… …
Honoring vets (7/10/2024) - Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goodie bags filled with treats and handmade cards to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made to Sanders, Walter… …Honor rolls announced (7/10/2024) - Gloucester High School Gloucester High School recently released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period were: Seniors—Jacob… …
Jigsaw champs (7/10/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, held its Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown on June 20. Team members Melody Beshel, Beth Hogge, Tori Bridges and Julia Webb, clockwise from left, won… …
2 students represent Mathews at national FCCLA event (7/10/2024) - Rising eighth grader Lilly Moore and rising ninth grader Mya Schroeder, along with their FCCLA adviser Michelle Williams, represented Mathews County and Thomas Hunter Middle School at the Family, Career… …School board celebrates student summer work (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to cover an array of agenda topics, including listening to students talk about their academic… …
Pulling up weeds (7/10/2024) - Mathews County Republican Committee members showed up last month and attacked the weeds at Thomas Hunter Middle School … and won. Among those taking part were Sue and Bob Sherrill,… …
11-year-old Gloucester girl qualifies for AAU Junior Olympics (7/10/2024) - An 11-year-old Gloucester County girl earned a spot in the 2024 AAU Junior Olympics following her performance in the AAU Region 5 Qualifier on June 26-29 at Todd Stadium in… …
BC United to hold Back to School Block Party Aug. 17 (7/10/2024) - BC United Outreach will hold its second annual Back to School Block Party and Resource Fair from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building, Bena.… …
Williams Wharf hosts ‘Row the Chesapeake’ Saturday (7/10/2024) - Two rowers will make their way across the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday in specially designed rowing shells, ending in Mathews County, to highlight public recreational opportunities of the local waterways.… …
Abingdon Ruritan scholarship (7/10/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club welcomed Charles Somervell III to its July 8 meeting, introducing members to the 2024 Gloucester High School graduate, recipient of this year’s scholarship, as well as… …87 take part in second annual Timberneck 5K (7/10/2024) - On June 22, the Peninsula Track Club held the second annual Timberneck 5K at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Proceeds from the race benefit the Fairfield Foundation to support the restoration… …
Motorhome fire (7/10/2024) - Last Thursday around 11:35 p.m., members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a motorhome fire on Glass Road. The first crews to arrive confirmed a fully involved motorhome,… …
Guinea youth art classes (7/10/2024) - Thanks to a grant from the Gloucester Community Foundation, children 9-12 years old participated in free art classes offered by the Guinea Heritage Association. Taught at Buck’s Store Museum by… …Car show Saturday in Gloucester (7/10/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold its Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Main Street Center parking lot, Gloucester, weather… …
Mathews Land Conservancy recognizes three valued members (7/10/2024) - On Friday, June 28, during a break in its Party at the Wharf series, Craig DeRemer, president of the Mathews Land Conservancy, called to the stage Lynda Smith Greve, Danette… …
Hot days in Hallieford (7/10/2024) - Siblings Katie Rose, 5, and Henry McMillan, 3, run through a sprinkler, a time-honored way to cool off on a recent hot day in Hallieford. The two are from North… …
Keeping the boaters safe (7/10/2024) - Mathews Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 was very busy on Saturday, June 29, performing the group’s primary mission of boating safety. Two auxiliary vessels provided safety zone support at the… …
Fireworks donation (7/10/2024) - Piankatank Ruritan Club treasurer Alice Dennis, from left, presents a $400 check to Wendy Stewart of the Mathews Fireworks Committee. Also present were other members of the committee— Jeannie Elliott,… …Mathews Jr. All-Stars perform well at state tourney (7/10/2024) - The Mathews Junior All-Star baseball team, winners of last month’s Little League District 15 championship, competed in the Virginia State Baseball Junior League Tournament at Big Stone Gap, making it… …
Three books of Gloucester history donated to library (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History donated three of its recent publications to the Gloucester Library. The publications donated were “Gloucester County Survey Book 1 1817-1852 Plats,” “Lawyer Walker of Gloucester”… …
Flag retirement (7/10/2024) - Gloucester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8252 conducted a flag retirement ceremony prior to its Independence Day Celebration on Saturday. The event was hosted by Post Chaplain Jon Sawyer and… …PRLGA holds Captain’s Choice contest (7/10/2024) - The Piankatank River Ladies’ Golf Association played a Captain’s Choice format contest on Thursday, July 4, at the Hartfield course. The foursome of Kay Stout, Bobby Stuck, Sally Austin and… …