Dog Days of Summer (10/11/2023) - For the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, the Dog Days of Summer Food Drive brought generous donations from the community for the eighth consecutive year. From Aug. 14-31, donation collection areas were… …
Radio club broadcasting from Abingdon Park on Saturday (10/11/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will set up a special event station Saturday at the Abingdon Park on Powhatan Drive in Hayes. The event, celebrating Captain John Smith and… …
Harmful waste collecton at Hayes on Oct. 21 (10/11/2023) - The fall collection of hazardous household waste in Gloucester will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hayes Convenience Center, 7599 Guinea Road. According to Waste Management,… …
‘Touch A Truck’ at Woodville on Nov. 4 (10/11/2023) - Gleaming trucks, tractors and vehicles of public agencies such as Gloucester Sheriff, local fire and rescue, Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will be the… …
Rangers speak (10/11/2023) - State park rangers Josh Mazzatenta and Courtney Kirberger-Lacombe, who work at Machicomoco State Park at Timberneck, recently addressed Gloucester Master Gardeners. They described plans for this park and encouraged volunteers… …
Marker committee (10/11/2023) - The committee that worked on the text for a proposed historic marker for Gwynn’s Island was recognized during a gathering on Saturday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club of nearly 100… …Rescued eagle (10/11/2023) - Davida K. Hall of Gloucester captured this image recently of a bald eagle. Unfortunately, she said, the eagle had been shot. The story does have a happy ending. “A neighbor… …
90 years (10/11/2023) - Family and friends gathered Saturday at the Mathews Historical Museum to celebrate the 90th birthday of Barbara Bass of Susan, wearing the crown. Bass is chairman of the 2024 May… …
New member (10/11/2023) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons welcomed new member Nan Evans, third from left, during its meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Union Baptist Church.… …
Riverside to use AI to help read mammograms with ‘a second set of eyes’ (10/11/2023) - As a commitment to innovation in breast cancer detection, Riverside Health System has partnered with Transpara Breast Care, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to help radiologists detect cancers… …
Cancer Warrior taking strides in walk for ACS (10/11/2023) - Kelsey Halley was 30 years old and joyfully 33 weeks pregnant with her first child when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, nearly three years later, she’s a “cancer… …
Breast cancer awareness (10/11/2023) - The Gloucester High School field hockey team donned pink hoodies at the GHS homecoming parade held on Sept. 28 in support of breast cancer awareness. Pictured, from left facing forward,… …Dig Pink (10/11/2023) - The Gloucester High School girls’ and boys’ varsity volleyball teams, as well as the Mathews High School varsity volleyball team, are wearing pink for the month of October in honor… …
Breast cancer can happen to anyone, even young women (10/11/2023) - According to Riverside Health System, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in young women. It is also the most common form of cancer in women who are… …
Heavenly fishing vessel (10/4/2023) - Becki Setterholm Roberts, Sophia Setterholm and Pam Belvin, from left, ride on the Achilles Shopping Center float in Saturday’s Guinea Jubilee parade, a workboat paying tribute to local watermen that… …American Legion Auxiliary (10/4/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 visited the Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and Gloucester Fire and Rescue on Sept. 26. The group delivered a basket full of snacks… …
York River Garden Club to hold talk next Thursday (10/4/2023) - The York River Garden Club is hosting a talk by Joshua Mazzarenta, Chief Ranger of Law Enforcement/Operations at Machicomoco State Park, next Thursday, Oct. 12, at Bethany United Methodist Church,… …
Supervisors receive presentations on smart meters (10/4/2023) - Gloucester supervisors received a pair of presentations regarding AMI Smart Meters during Tuesday’s monthly meeting at the colonial courthouse. Mary Bauer of Virginians for Safe Technology gave the first presentation,… …
Paper flower artist (10/4/2023) - Ronda Bowden, at left, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Five Rivers Woman’s Club at Bethany United Methodist Church in Gloucester Point. Bowden shared information… …State Fair’s giant vegetable growers crush weigh-off records (10/4/2023) - Last year’s State Fair of Virginia Giant Butternut Squash Competition winner Paul Jarosh of Culpeper County, held the world record title briefly, before a Michigan grower bested his attempt. But… …
Supervisor, Clerk candidates address Mathews voters (10/4/2023) - Candidates for Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Clerk of Circuit Court answered questions on a variety of topics during a candidate forum held last Thursday at the Piankatank Ruritan… …
Covid booster clinics scheduled in Gloucester (10/4/2023) - The Gloucester County Health Department has three immunization clinics scheduled for October, offering a range of vaccines, including the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccine that immunizes against Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Clinics… …
Gloucester teen raises awareness of pectus excavatum through art (10/4/2023) - Rebekah Schrader, 18, of Gloucester, has been using her art as a way to raise awareness for pectus excavatum, a condition where the sternum caves into the chest. Schrader was… …
Historian to tell the tale of ‘Haunting of Hudgins House’ (10/4/2023) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “The Haunting of the Hudgins House: An Ever-Evolving Tale,” on… …
Maritime Heritage Day (10/4/2023) - Mathews Maritime Foundation held its Maritime Heritage Day Festival on Saturday at the museum on Main Street, as well as the Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop. The festival was held to… …