Hidden history (5/15/2024) - It’s unlikely that many people know the history of this pump on Mathews Court Green. Two issues of the Mathews Journal from August 1911 tell most of the story. A… …
Shade sail (5/15/2024) - The Gloucester Rotary Club built 14 park benches to go around trails at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, along with a shade sail and two picnic benches. Rotarian Nancy Dykeman, Chief… …
Local family history to be presented at Gloucester Genealogical Society meeting (5/15/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet on Monday, June 3, in Gloucester Library’s community room, beginning at 10 a.m. The public is invited. The program, “History & Genealogy… …Legionnaires to hold community breakfast Sunday (5/15/2024) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the post headquarters off Route 17, south of Gloucester Court House.… …
History program recounts final days of Civil War (5/15/2024) - In a first-person history program later this month, author and National Park Service historian Patrick Schroeder will portray former sheriff and Appomattox County clerk George Peers, who will recount the… …
25th anniversary Saturday of Mathews cycling tour (5/15/2024) - This Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of the Tour de Chesapeake, a premier bicycling event that annually draws hundreds of cyclists to Mathews County and offers activities for visitors… …
Ware River Circle officers (5/15/2024) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons held the induction of its 2024 officers on May 7 at Grace on Main, Gloucester. Shown here are, from left,… …
Sen. Kaine visit (5/15/2024) - More than 100 constituents came out Saturday morning to the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester to hear from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. For more than an hour at the meet-and-greet… …Chesapeake Bay Program working toward meeting pollution goals (5/15/2024) - The six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and Washington, D.C., continue to chip away at pollution entering the bay. The Chesapeake Bay Program announced last Thursday that the seven… …
Police Unity Tour (5/15/2024) - The annual Police Unity Tour, an event held to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and to raise funds for… …Public asked to report sick, dead birds (5/15/2024) - The public is encouraged to report sick or dead birds to help prevent the spread of avian flu. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources recently has seen an uptick in… …
Building a museum ‘country store’ to preserve a collection (5/15/2024) - Ray Hunley of Mathews has built something close to his heart and history: a room in the Mathews Historical Museum to house his father’s country store collection. A grand opening… …Last week’s traffic victim IDed (5/8/2024) - The victim of a vehicular crash that occurred Monday, April 29, in upper Gloucester has been identified as Percy Lockley Jr., 61, of Topping. His identity was not released by… …
Registration open for well water testing (5/8/2024) - Registration is now open for the Lower Middle Peninsula Well Water Clinic, offered by Virginia Cooperative Extension. Sample kits will cost $70 this year, but limited scholarship funds are available… …
Legislators meet with DeJoy over mail delay issue (5/8/2024) - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) and Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) met April 29 with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to discuss… …
Couple looks to make Haven Beach handicapped accessible (5/8/2024) - Buz and Tammy Rollins of the Mathews Visitor and Information Center are hoping to raise the funds to place a Mobi-mat at Haven Beach to provide access to the beach… …
‘Keep it clean y’all’ (5/8/2024) - Last week, Mathews Visitor Center Executive Director Kat Larkin, at left, and board president Bobbi Hatton went out and helped with the placement of two new dumpsters that MCVIC has… …Canine Companions seeks permits for Mathews property (5/8/2024) - Two years after the estate of the late Helen and Murray Main donated the couple’s 220-acre property in Mathews to the national nonprofit organization Canine Companions for Independence, Inc., the… …
23 years’ service (5/8/2024) - Sue Haywood, at left, retired as the Mathews County Building Department’s permit technician on Tuesday, April 30, after nearly 23 years of service. She was recognized both for the “pride… …Police Unity Tour to come through Gloucester Friday afternoon (5/8/2024) - This year’s Police Unity Tour will make its way along Route 17 in Gloucester earlyFriday afternoon, according to Lt. Damon S. Radcliffe of the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office. The main purpose… …
Derby de Mayo raises $65,000+ for GMCC (5/8/2024) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic hosted its spring fundraiser, “Derby de Mayo,” on Saturday, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. Blending the flavors of Cinco de Mayo with the flamboyance… …Rabies clinic set for May 18 at GHS (5/8/2024) - A drive-up rabies clinic for dogs only will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in the Gloucester High School parking lot. Sponsored by Gloucester County Animal Control,… …
‘Birds of Prey’ library program at Ark Park Saturday (5/8/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will host a “Birds of Prey” program at Ark Park at 11 a.m. Saturday. Earthquest, a conservation education nonprofit organization, will provide a learning experience with… …
Woods X Roads intersection addressed (5/8/2024) - County transportation was the main topic of discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, as Virginia Department of Transportation Saluda Residency Engineer Lee McKnight provided… …
Large crowds turn out for May Faire (5/8/2024) - Saturday’s May Faire, the annual spring heritage festival sponsored by the Mathews Historical Museum, attracted one of the largest crowds in its six-year history, as visitors to the Mathews court… …