National Drug Take Back Day to be observed Saturday (10/25/2023) - National Prescription Drug Take Back Month and Drug Take Back Day events will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at locations throughout the region. Bay Rivers Telehealth… …
Attendees at joint luncheon hear of Spain’s involvement in Revolutionary War (10/25/2023) - The Richard Henry Lee Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution and Cobbs Hall Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, held their annual joint luncheon meeting on… …K&Q County road to close during bridge work (10/25/2023) - Route 621 (Bruington Road) in King and Queen County will close at the bridge over Dogwood Fork for approximately two months for a bridge maintenance project. Bruington Road will close… …
$1M grant to be used to conserve Upper Mattaponi (10/25/2023) - The Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe, located in King William County, received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, part of a nearly $10 million investment into restoring… …
Yorktown hosts Paws at the River (10/25/2023) - Yorktown Market Days will hold Paws at the River on Saturday along the Yorktown waterfront, a celebration of our four-legged friends. Presented by York County and the Riverwalk Landing Business… …
Yorktown Tea Festival to be held Nov. 8-10 (10/25/2023) - Tickets are on sale for a three-day Yorktown Tea Festival, to be held Nov. 8-10 at several locations in the historic town. Tickets are $10 per day, available at EventBright.com/Yorktown… …
Events Oct. 19-26 (10/18/2023) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Oct. 19, in Social Services’ conference room. EQUALIZATON: The Mathews County Board of Equalization… …
Bill Jenkins and Va. Mountain Boys to perform at Buck’s Store (10/18/2023) - Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys will be in concert on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, starting at 7 p.m. Jenkins, a singer, songwriter and cross-picking… …
Mathews NAACP holds Freedom Fund banquet (10/18/2023) - Eighty-five people attended the Mathews Branch NAACP Freedom Fund banquet held on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Church of Francis de Sales in Mathews. This event serves as a fundraiser… …
TOGA to take part in Taste of Middlesex Saturday (10/18/2023) - The Tidewater Oyster Gardener’s Association will have an informational display and an indoor Oysters 101 training at the Deltaville Maritime Museum during the museum’s Taste of Middlesex on Saturday. Spat… …
‘Shucks for Bucks’ fundraiser Friday at West Point (10/18/2023) - “Shucks for Bucks,” a fundraiser for the Relay for Life of New Kent Team “Pointed Toward A Cure,” will be held this Friday during West Point’s Food Trucks by the… …
252 patients seen at RAM free medical clinic in Westmoreland (10/18/2023) - A total of 252 patients received more than $117,000 in free medical, dental and vision services at last month’s Remote Area Medical clinic held at Westmoreland High School, Montross. More… …
NN Farm Museum Fall Festival to be held Saturday (10/18/2023) - The Northern Neck Farm Museum’s Fall Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting. For an admission fee of $10, the corn maze, corn wagon,… …
1773 Baptist Preacher Trial to be presented at Gloucester Library (10/18/2023) - The Gloucester Museum of History will host a special program at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, an interactive living history performance of the 1773 Baptist Preacher Trial. The program… …
Vietnam intelligence flyer to speak in Topping (10/18/2023) - Thirty-year Air Force veteran Mike Kenna will speak on his experiences with the QU 22B—Igloo White Mission in the late 1960s at 11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 19, at The… …
Countywide pickup Saturday (10/11/2023) - Gloucester Clean Community is signing up volunteers to take part Saturday in the biannual Clean Gloucester Day. Hours are 8 a.m.-noon. Volunteers pick up roadsides and public spaces such as… …
Coming Events (10/11/2023) - THURSDAY SENIOR HEALTH FAIR: Sanders will hold its first Senior Living Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center, Gloucester. The fair… …
Ruritans, NAACP to hold candidate forums (10/4/2023) - The Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins will host a forum from 6:30-9 o’clock tonight for school board, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, and commonwealth’s attorney. This follows last week’s Ruritan… …
Boating safety class to be held Oct. 21 at MVRS building (10/4/2023) - A free boating safety class will be offered from 8:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad on Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins. Experienced… …
‘Vote No’ meeting on referendum Tuesday (10/4/2023) - A “Vote No” meeting in opposition to the Nov. 7 ballot initiative calling for the issuance of $39.58 million in bonds for a number of county capital projects has been… …
Museum to host tea, fashion show (10/4/2023) - Visitors at the Mathews Historical Museum will explore the “Underside of History” in an afternoon tea and fashion show, to be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, in the… …
Mathews lighthouse keepers to be honored Saturday (10/4/2023) - Six Mathews County lighthouse keepers will be honored Saturday in ceremonies at three cemeteries, conducted by the U.S. Lighthouse Society and its Chesapeake Chapter. A USLHS marker will be unveiled… …
Events Oct. 6-Oct. 13 (10/4/2023) - THURSDAY PARKS & REC: The Mathews Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 2 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 5, in the conference room at Chesapeake Bank, 10839 Buckley Hall… …
Gloucester library announces upcoming programs (10/4/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library will hold several programs this month at the Main Street Center location. The library will host author Lorraine Hanson and her English Angora and French… …
Talk in Gloucester on feral cats Oct. 18 (10/4/2023) - Charles Brown, executive director of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, will discuss Gloucester’s feral cat problem at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Edge Hill House in Gloucester village. His talk… …