Board keeps tax rates unchanged (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special called meeting last Wednesday, May 1, to set the tax rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and to appoint an interim… …
Thompson ‘Clicks’ his way to 2X Rodeo Photographer of the Year honors (5/8/2024) - Christopher Thompson, who also goes by the name Click, is a rodeo photographer originally from Hayes who clicked his way to Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Photographer of the Year for… …
Run for the Fallen (5/8/2024) - The 12th annual Virginia Run for the Fallen made its way through Gloucester County last week, an event held to honor and remember fallen servicemen and women. The runners began… …
HITW dredging (5/8/2024) - Mathews supervisor Mike Walls gave the Gazette-Journal a boat ride out to Hole in the Wall on Friday to observe the dredging project that’s underway in the channel. A large… …
‘Great Eight’ a part of every Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival (5/8/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club will celebrate its 80th Seafood Festival from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the festival grounds in Bena. The Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival is… …GMHS to hold kitten bottle basics training May 18 (5/8/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold a “Baby Bottle Basics” training session to equip individuals with the skills needed to care for bottle-fed kittens, on Saturday, May 18, beginning at… …
Mathews Sheriff’s Office to hold service Tuesday to mark Police Appreciation Week (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will hold a service to mark National Police Appreciation Week at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins. The public is invited. In… …
Puppy training classes begin June 5 (5/8/2024) - Puppy training for dogs ages 12 weeks to nine months begins next month at Whitcomb Lodge in Gloucester. The Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism course will be held on Wednesdays… …
Chair yoga class begins June 5 (5/8/2024) - A chair yoga class for seniors will be held on Wednesdays, beginning on June 5, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Stewart Building. The registration fee is $65 and… …
Bay Aging releases FY2023 annual report (5/8/2024) - Bay Aging served a total of 34,439 people in 2023, provided 130,711 rides to ensure essential transportation services and distributed 180,452 nutritious meals to those in need. Those are just… …Delayed opening Tuesday at Gloucester DMV (5/5/2024) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has announced delayed openings at various DMV customer service centers from May 7-9 to provide employees with vital safety training. The Gloucester DMV, located… …
Middlesex County man dies in Rt. 17 collision (5/1/2024) - An accident shortly before noon on Monday on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County resulted in the death of a Middlesex County man. According to Matthew Demlein of the Virginia… …
Man apprehended for firearms offenses after day-long search (5/1/2024) - After a more than a 10-hour search, the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office took Robert Paul Rosell Jr., 32, of Gloucester, into custody on Monday evening on charges of brandishing a… …
Saturday’s May Faire has ‘something for everyone’ (5/1/2024) - Mathews County’s spring festival, May Faire 2024: A Rural Life will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the Mathews Court Green and at the Mathews Historical… …
New work catalogs Gloucester’s many schools (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County has a rich educational history, with over 90 public schools having served the community at one time or another. Dr. Colleen Betti has attempted to gather this data,… …
Bridal memories restored thanks to online sleuths (5/1/2024) - Longtime Mathews resident Harriet Galbraith has had her image splashed across television screens and in magazines and newspapers across the nation for the past few months, all because of a… …Early voting starts Friday in June 18 dual primary (5/1/2024) - Early voting begins Friday in two primary elections held in Gloucester and Mathews counties, and across Virginia. Locally, Democrats will be asked to choose between two candidates for the 1st… …
Birdwatching (5/1/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Bird Club birdwatched at Gloucester Point Beach and the VIMS Teaching Marsh and Boat Basin on Wednesday, April 17. Karen Duhring with the VIMS Center for Coastal… …BC United Outreach to hold symposium for young women (5/1/2024) - BC United Outreach will hold a symposium for young women, “I am Enough,” on Saturday, May 18 at Holly Knoll in Cappahosic. The event is sponsored by Gloucester Toyota, Gloucester… …
Supervisors to meet Tuesday (5/1/2024) - A number of transportation-related issues will be on the agenda when the Gloucester Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. Topics of discussion include… …
Events May 2-9 (5/1/2024) - Thursday PARKS AND REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 4:30 this afternoon, Thursday, May 2, in the historic courthouse. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Gloucester County Planning… …
Library to hold information session on scams (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold an information session on common financial scams occurring in the county, on May 16, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Main Street Center location.… …
Board touches on number of topics, from Smart Poles to county park (5/1/2024) - During the Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ April 18 meeting, county administrator Ramona Wilson and several supervisors touched on a variety of topics, from Smart Pole usage to the possibility… …
Boat Virginia (5/1/2024) - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66, Mathews, held a Boat Virginia class on April 20. Students and instructors at the class were, seated from left, Arthur B. Call Jr., Brent… …
‘Litter critters’ (5/1/2024) - Mathews Main Street got a sprucing up recently when members of Mathews Memorial Library’s Dungeons & Dragons Club accepted the challenge to become “litter critters” for the afternoon. Those who… …