Fred Lyon to speak on John Warren Cooke (2/14/2024) - Fred Lyon of Port Haywood, will give a public presentation, “John Warren Cooke, A Publisher and Politician Responds to Brown v. Board of Education,” on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7… …Henry pleads guilty to second-degree murder charge (2/14/2024) - Winfrey Carlton Henry Jr., 25, of Gloucester, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last Thursday in Gloucester County Circuit Court. This plea follows last February’s homicide of 36-year-old Kayron Tyrone Long… …
Suspicious blaze damages abandoned church building (2/14/2024) - An abandoned church in Maryus was reported ablaze last week, with arson investigators from the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office now examining the scene of the suspicious fire. Abingdon firefighters were… …Verizon enters into contract to place equipment on Hudgins tower (2/14/2024) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board has secured a contract with Verizon to place cellular equipment on the county-owned tower at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building at Hudgins. The contract… …
Mathews BOS to consider dissolving property line (2/14/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular meeting at 6 o’clock today, Thursday, Feb. 15, preceded at 5:30 by a special training session on the State and… …
Closings Monday for holiday (2/14/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, in honor of George Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day.… …
Dr. Stubbs delves into origins of racism at Ware Neck program (2/14/2024) - While 1619 is often thought to mark the date of arrival of the first enslaved Africans on Virginia soil, the history is a little bit more complicated than that, according… …
Rotarians lend a hand (2/14/2024) - Last week, the Gloucester Rotary Club assisted the Bread for Life Food Pantry in packaging food to give to those in need. Club members volunteer the first Wednesday of every… …
Plastic bag collection (2/14/2024) - Don Sandridge, Ruritan Zone 4 Governor, and Barbara Bauer, Secretary, Gloucester Ruritan Club, recently turned in 151.1 pounds of plastic bags to be recycled for the purchase of park benches… …Soup With Love returns to St. Therese (2/14/2024) - Beginning this Friday and continuing every Friday during Lent, through March 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Therese Roman Catholic Church, 6262 Main Street, Gloucester, will host its… …
Gloucester supervisors discuss utilities issues at retreat (2/14/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held a retreat on Saturday in Building One, Press Conference Room and the biggest topic of discussion was an update on the county’s utilities department.… …Post 75 holds Community Breakfast Sunday (2/14/2024) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly Community Breakfast fundraiser from 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday at the post building off Route 17, south of Gloucester Court House. The cost… …
Appreciation dinner (2/14/2024) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, held its semi-annual appreciation dinner for Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad members on Feb. 5. Neighbors and members of PCL donated side dishes and… …Text-to-911 available locally in emergency situations (2/14/2024) - While calling 911 and speaking directly to a dispatcher is the best way to reach out in an emergency situation, there are times when that just isn’t possible. Both Gloucester… …
Mathews BOS to hold special meeting (2/12/2024) - A special meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the historic courthouse on Court Street. This will precede… …
DMV, VSP remind drivers to make a game night game plan (2/7/2024) - The big game is right around the corner and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police urge drivers to have a game plan to ensure a safe… …
Care Closet available to help meet students’ needs (2/7/2024) - The Gloucester High School Care Closet meets students’ needs, no matter the circumstances. Sally Hartley, special education job coach and special education transition planning and coordination teacher, leads the Care… …Dog training class begins March 4 (2/7/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold a dog training class at 4-5 p.m. Mondays from March 4 through April 8. The class is for those with dogs one year… …
Four Chaplains (2/7/2024) - The Four Chaplains service was held on Saturday at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Gloucester. The service was sponsored by American Legion Post #75 Gloucester, American Legion Post #83… …
Winter Field Day 2024 (2/7/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club had a great turnout for its Winter Field Day 2024, which was held on Jan. 27-28 at the Abingdon Rescue Squad Station #3 just… …
Market Days Committee issues a call for volunteers (2/7/2024) - Even with an early cancellation of events this past fall due to inclement weather, the Mathews Market Days Committee was able to raise almost $5,000 from its 2023 festival, donating… …
Black History Month display in Mathews Museum; events planned (2/7/2024) - Photographs of black men and women who made history in Mathews County are hanging in the main window of the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, with more photos hanging… …Blood drive (2/7/2024) - The American Red Cross Mathews community blood drive was held on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Sixty-nine units were collected; 70 potential donors attended,… …
Ruritan officers (2/7/2024) - The Piankatank Ruritan Club recently held its installation of officers’ ceremony. Shown at the ceremony, which was held at the club building in Hudgins, are, from left, Zone Governor Don… …
Gloucester Library renovations underway (2/7/2024) - Renovations are underway at the Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center, that are expected to transform the space, making it safer and more enjoyable for patrons and library staff, according… …