Dine to Donate to help purchase school supplies (5/1/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a Dine to Donate event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson’s Café, Main Street, Mathews. Richardson’s has agreed to… …
Fate reconnects two men nearly 10 years after accident (5/1/2024) - In December 2014, Keith Nuttall of Gloucester miraculously survived an accident where he was nearly impaled by a log on a logging truck that pierced the cab of his pickup… …
Ruritan speaker (5/1/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Bill Naquin is shown here presenting a club mug to Jane Wenner, coordinator of the Gloucester County Department of Emergency Management, who was guest speaker for… …
Sprucing up (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County’s Facilities Management Department is in the process of sprucing up the Treasurer’s Office drop box. The drop box will be removed temporarily and will be unavailable for use… …Thursday Thoughts to be held May 9 (5/1/2024) - Beaverdam Park’s first Thursday Thoughts program, a talk about bees and pollinators, will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday, May 9, at the park’s amphitheater. The program is free,… …
Mathews deputy receives life-saving commendation (5/1/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards recognized Deputy Bryan Longest during the Mathews Board of Supervisors’ April 18 meeting for three incidents in 2022 and 2023 in which he was instrumental in… …
Animal Control Week (5/1/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors recognized the week of April 14-20 as Animal Control Appreciation Week and acknowledged appreciation of the county’s animal control officers during the board’s April… …Senior chair yoga classes start June 5 (5/1/2024) - Senior chair yoga classes will be held on Wednesday mornings from June 5 through July 31 in the Stewart Building. The classes will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.… …
Genealogy workshop (5/1/2024) - The Genealogy Resource Workshop sponsored by the Augustine Warner Chapter NSDAR was a big success. Held in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, on April 20,… …
DAR outing (5/1/2024) - Members of Cricket Hill Chapter DAR recently enjoyed tea and a tour of Belle Grove in King George. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, was born at… …Vegan cooking class offered in Gloucester (5/1/2024) - A free class in vegan cooking will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Disabled American Veterans Building at 6265 Professional Drive in Gloucester. A release said vegan cooking… …
New club to explore international cuisine (5/1/2024) - A new club, sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will explore international cuisine, characteristic cooking practices and traditions. The International Cuisine Culinary Club, for ages 16 and older, will… …
500 attend Saturday’s Garden Week tour; nearly 400 Sunday (4/24/2024) - A warm, overcast day was waiting for the 500 visitors of the 2024 Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews Historic Garden Week tour Saturday. Nearly 400 braved the rain for… …
Sign unveiling (4/24/2024) - Bethel Baptist Church held an unveiling Saturday for the new historical marker celebrating Gloucester’s Bethel Rosenwald School, which served the black community of Sassafras in the days of school segregation.… …Hearing held on proposed Mathews FY25 budget (4/24/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the county’s proposed $39.77 million budget last Thursday, but no one from the public commented on the matter and… …
Mathews Community Foundation awards $173,000+ in grants (4/24/2024) - The Mathews Community Foundation has announced that 31 grants totaling $173,241 will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations serving Mathews County. Made possible by donor funds, Community Impact grants support… …Use of rec area subject of controversy (4/24/2024) - The Captain Sinclair Recreational Area in Gloucester has been the subject of controversy recently, with the Gloucester High School Crew Team Booster Club raising an issue with students sharing the… …
Gloucester Museum refreshes Old Country Store display (4/24/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History updated and refreshed its Old Country Store display, which has been at the museum for about 10 years. Intern Sidney Ripley and museum coordinator Robert… …
FODR speaker to address invasive aquatic species (4/24/2024) - Clint Morgeson of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will discuss invasive aquatic species introduction in Virginia and will review past, present and future invasive species management at the next… …Plans in the works for Mathews 250th celebration (4/24/2024) - America’s 250th anniversary is just around the corner, and Mathews County’s VA250 Committee is gearing up to make sure the county is one of Virginia’s go-to spots for the celebration… …
‘Flights to Freedom’ marker to be unveiled May 11 in Mathews (4/24/2024) - A new Virginia Historic Highway Marker will be unveiled in Mathews County on Saturday, May 11. The public is invited. Titled “Flights to Freedom,” the marker will commemorate the enslaved… …
Oyster restoration (4/24/2024) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles and representatives from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Virginia Institute… …
Library renovations on track for May 30 completion (4/24/2024) - Renovations to Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center, are on track to be completed by May 30. Until that time, library staff members have said they appreciate the patience of… …
Democratic Congressional hopefuls take part in candidate forum (4/24/2024) - Area Democrats gathered last Thursday night at St. Clare Walker Middle School in Middlesex to hear from the two candidates vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Robert J. Wittman… …
Mathews blood drive (4/24/2024) - Sixty-four units of blood were collected at the Mathews Community American Red Cross Blood Drive, held on Tuesday, April 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. A total… …