Halloween happenings begin tomorrow (10/29/2025) - Make sure your candy bowls are filled to the brim because little ghouls, goblins and witches are scheduled to descend upon Gloucester Main Street tomorrow evening from 5-7. Traffic will… …Cormier murder charges certified to grand jury (10/29/2025) - Carol Paul Cormier, 33, of Cardinal, accused of the July 10 double murder of Chad Wayne Ashford and Audrey Elaine Hudgins of Mathews, appeared in Mathews General District Court Tuesday… …
Voters decide Tuesday on state, local races (10/29/2025) - Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor… …SNAP recipients to be covered in Virginia following declaration (10/29/2025) - While millions of Americans are poised to lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming days amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Virginia SNAP recipients will be… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/29/2025) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Astronomy event to be held on Nov. 8 at Machicomoco (10/29/2025) - Machicomoco State Park’s Astronomy in the Park October event, which had been canceled due to rain, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Hayes park. The Friends of… …
Gloucester County warns of phishing emails (10/29/2025) - Gloucester County has been made aware of an email scam impacting some of its customers. According to a release from the county, the contents of the message appear related to… …
Supervisors discuss dredging Put-In Creek, other ideas (10/29/2025) - Mathews supervisors shared a number of ideas and thoughts on current and future matters during the supervisors’ comments portion of the monthly meeting held on Oct. 16. Supervisor Janice Phillips… …
Federal health benefits talk (10/29/2025) - Michelle Griffin, account executive of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employees Health Program, was the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of NARFE Chapter 1757, which was… …
Burke Mill Bridge project on Route 14 completed (10/29/2025) - Reconstruction of the westbound Burke Mill Stream Bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester-Mathews line is completed.Darragh Frye of the Virginia Department of Transportation said the project was completed ahead… …
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum raffle to benefit Gloucester family (10/29/2025) - Taylor Mason gets up about 3 o’clock each morning then drives for about 45 minutes from her home in Gloucester County to a deadrise workboat across the James River to… …
MPPDC receives Best Practices Award for Fight the Flood (10/29/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission is the recipient of the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions’ Robert M. deVoursney Best Practices Award for MPPDC’s Fight the Flood Program. The… …Program for seniors next week at library (10/22/2025) - Carlos Britos, financial advisor with Edward Jones, will present a program for seniors at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Senior Conversations is a… …
Events Oct. 23-30 (10/22/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 23, at Mathews Memorial Library to discuss the performance of… …
Dale Garrett Memorial (10/22/2025) - The 15th annual Dale Garrett Memorial Golf Benefit was held on Sunday at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Irvington. In his memory, the family of Dale Garrett of Mathews… …
Josh Clark: Service to country and a commitment to agriculture (10/22/2025) - Earlier this month, Gloucester resident Josh Clark found himself on the main stage at the Virginia State Fair. He was one of three people being honored for two distinct achievements:… …Boards discuss future of GCPS (10/22/2025) - From Virginia Standards of Learning cut scores to improving infrastructure, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and School Board discussed the future of Gloucester County Public Schools during a joint… …
Funds approved to continue work on new MVFD Station 1 (10/22/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16, voted unanimously to provide Mathews Volunteer Fire Department with $600,000 in funding to continue its work on revamping the… …
No Kings Day (10/22/2025) - Several hundred protestors gathered in front of Liberty Square in Mathews on Saturday afternoon to take part in the No Kings Day demonstration. Nationwide, 2,700 gatherings in communities big and… …
Homestead Market (10/22/2025) - Visitors and vendors gathered for a demonstration by Gloucester’s Gian Donato Farmette on how to make $200 worth of pantry staples out of $50 worth of groceries during the Homestead… …
Christmas at Kaleda (10/22/2025) - Plans are underway for the Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons 2025 Christmas Open House, which will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Kaleda, the home… …
Comet sighting (10/22/2025) - Photographer Mike Cunningham caught sight of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) above his Hayes home early Tuesday night. C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is a non-periodic comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey… …
Va. Mountain Boys to perform Saturday in Bena (10/22/2025) - Bill Jenkins and The Virginia Mountain Boys will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena.Sponsored by the Guinea Heritage Association, the performance will include authentic music of… …Mathews Christmas Store seeks donations (10/22/2025) - For almost half a century, the Mathews County Christmas Store has made a heartfelt difference during the holidays for residents and families in need. The annual event serves over 650… …
Mathews Mah-Jongg (10/22/2025) - A new group, Mathews Mah-Jongg, was organized on Monday at Mathews Memorial Library. The group will play Mah-Jongg, a tile-based game of chance and skill, on Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m.… …