Fall Festival (9/17/2025) - Camp Piankatank in Hartfield will hold its fifth annual Fall Festival and also celebrate its 65th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 18. Located on the banks of the Piankatank River, the… …First of three Irvington UMC Distinctive Bazaars to be held Oct. 4 (9/17/2025) - Irvington United Methodist Church is gearing up for its annual fundraiser, to be held on three Saturdays in the lead-up to Christmas. The first date for the 2025 Northern Neck… …
Two-day mural workshop next week in Gloucester (9/17/2025) - Award-winning muralist Hamilton Glass of Richmond will lead a two-day mural workshop on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. This Virginia Museum of… …
Local fiber artist invited to take part in Smithsonian show (9/17/2025) - Barbara Brecher, local fiber artist and owner of I Felt Fine Design, will take part in her third Craft2Wear Show presented by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee. The show will be… …Bay School art auction/gala to be held Sept. 27 (9/17/2025) - Bidding is open for the Bay School Community Arts Center’s art auction, being held in concert with the center’s annual gala, to be held on Sept. 27 at Brighton Farm,… …
G.J. reporter releases debut poetry collection, ‘Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home’ (9/17/2025) - Newly published author Melany “M.P.” Slaughter will release her debut poetry collection, “Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home,” on Friday, Sept. 26. The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, where Slaughter has worked as… …Talk next week on two Confederate vets who served Kingston Parish (9/17/2025) - Historian Paul Mitchell will give a talk on “How two Confederate soldiers faithfully served God and changed the course of history after the Civil War” at 7 p.m. next Thursday,… …
A few tickets available for Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival on Oct. 15 (9/17/2025) - There are still a few tickets available for the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s fundraising Seafood Festival on Oct. 15. They will be available until Saturday, Sept. 27. No tickets will be… …
Car show, Trunk or Treat to be held Oct. 25 at MHS (9/17/2025) - The Blue Devils Athletic Boosters will hold their fourth annual Halloween Hot Rods Car Show & Trunk or Treat from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at… …
Mathews BOS to meet tonight (9/17/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 18, in the historic courthouse on Court Street, will have a public hearing and several presentations. The… …Rachael Burnette to speak to genealogical group Monday (9/17/2025) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program will feature Rachael Booker Burnette… …
Events Sept. 18-25 (9/17/2025) - Thursday SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
MHS band to perform Friday (9/17/2025) - The show must go on. Even though the Mathews High School football program has suspended its 2025 season, the MHS Marching Blue Devils will still be playing on the school’s… …
Beaverdam’s Full Hike to be held Saturday (9/17/2025) - THE FULL HIKE: Registration ends soon for Saturday’s The Full Hike at Beaverdam Park. Hikers will meet at Beaverdam Park’s main entrance at 9 a.m., where they will be shuttled… …
UUFR’s Avant speaks Sept. 21 on graceful aging (9/10/2025) - Marlie Avant, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock, will lead the Sept. 21 service at the White Stone church, with a talk called, “Gravity, Grit and… …
Bishop Haupert-Johnson to address Bellamy UMC Sunday (9/10/2025) - Bellamy United Methodist Church, Gloucester, is hosting Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, Resident Bishop of the Richmond Area of the United Methodist Church, on Sunday, for the 11 a.m. worship service. All… …Gloucester library to holdcraft class on Sept. 18 (9/10/2025) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a clothes pin decor craft at 2 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 18. Participants will use a tin can and clothes… …
Sweet Tooth Café to mark 10th anniversary next week (9/10/2025) - Sweet Tooth Café, located on Gloucester Main Street, is inviting the community to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a full week of specials, sweet treats, and events beginning Monday, Sept.… …Mathews YMCA to host free fall prevention workshop (9/10/2025) - The Mathews Family YMCA will offer a free fall prevention workshop on Monday, Sept. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. The event is open to both YMCA members and the… …
Meals on Wheels box lunch fundraiser next week (9/10/2025) - Next Thursday, Sept. 18, a box lunch fundraiser will be held to support Mathews County Meals on Wheels. The annual event is held to supplement meal preparation costs for the… …
Gloucester Democrats to hold seafood dinner next week (9/10/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will host its annual Seafood Dinner and Fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, 8784 Guinea Road, Hayes. The… …
Widows group to meet Tuesday (9/10/2025) - The Widows Ministry of Gloucester and Mathews, Virginia, will hold its monthly membership meeting at noon Tuesday at Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodsville Road, Hayes. Members gather to have… …
Mathews NAACP to hold Freedom Fund dinner on Oct. 4 (9/10/2025) - NAACP Mathews Branch will hold its annual Freedom Fund dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, 176 Lovers Lane, Mathews. The theme of… …Estuaries Day to be held at York River State Park Sept. 27 (9/10/2025) - York River State Park in Williamsburg will host Estuaries Day on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The park is known for its rare and delicate estuarine… …
Free prostate screening on Monday (9/10/2025) - Riverside Urology Specialists in Gloucester will be holding a free prostate screening event from 1-3 p.m. Monday in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Free screenings are by appointment only.… …