Public gathering limits to ease, beginning Monday (2/25/2021) - Beginning Monday, a number of restrictions placed on gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be eased, Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday. With COVID-19 hospitalization and infection… …
37 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in Mathews (2/24/2021) - While most of the state and nation saw decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases during the past week, Mathews County saw its numbers spike upward again, after having dropped the previous… …


Nominations sought for volunteerism awards (2/24/2021) - One of things that makes Gloucester and Mathews counties so special is the dedication of its myriad volunteers, who do everything from running our blood drives and cleaning up our… …

Riverside continues to vaccinate despite weather delays (2/24/2021) - Riverside Health System had to reschedule 2,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments due to last week’s winter weather. According to Dr. Mike Dacey, Riverside Health System Chief Operating Officer and President, there… …
Stay heart healthy: local cardiologists provide tips (2/24/2021) - As American Heart Month draws to a close, a couple of local cardiologists gave their advice for people seeking to stay heart healthy and provided tips to know when it… …
Gloucester board to meet Monday and Tuesday (2/24/2021) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will meet twice next week, at 7 p.m. both Monday and Tuesday, via electronic means. On Monday, the board will hear the proposed budget for… …

Red Cross blood drive Monday at RWRH (2/24/2021) - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call… …




Two Gloucester school sites could host mass vaccinations (2/17/2021) - The Gloucester County School Board has agreed to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Three Rivers Health District to allow two school properties to be added to the… …
Decrease in new COVID-19 cases seen over past week (2/17/2021) - There has been a decided decrease during the past week in the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded locally, districtwide and statewide. After several weeks of more than 100 new… …
G.I. Festival canceled; Daffodil Festival to move forward (2/17/2021) - Another year of COVID-19 infections means another year of event cancellations and modifications for the Gloucester and Mathews communities. The 2021 Gwynn’s Island Festival has already been canceled; last year,… …
Committee to consider future county solar projects (2/17/2021) - Gloucester County Administrator Brent Fedors will form a committee to create guidelines and rules for the construction of utility-scale solar farms in the county, following Tuesday’s board of supervisors’ meeting.… …


Gloucester resident arraigned in connection with Jan. 6 riot (2/17/2021) - Melody Steele-Smith of Gloucester was arraigned via video/telephone in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., on Friday on five charges related to her alleged participation in the riot at… …


