Events Oct. 24-31 (10/23/2024) - Thursday TOWN HALL: The Mathews County School Board will hold its Town Hall meeting at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School.… …
Dutton man dies in motorcycle accident (10/23/2024) - A Dutton man died Wednesday, Oct. 23 after a single-vehicle motorcycle accident that occurred at 8:52 a.m., Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police reported. Anaya said the accident… …
Masons support Samaritans (10/23/2024) - Members of Botetourt Masonic Lodge #7, Gloucester, recently presented a $1,000 check to the Samaritan Group for its mission of assisting needy families in Gloucester. Shown above at the presentation… …
VFW helps Bread for Life (10/23/2024) - Eleven men from Gloucester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8252 spent several hours recently on a construction project for the Bread For Life Food Pantry. Bread for Life, a favorite… …Gloucester takes part in PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day (10/23/2024) - Two Gloucester County youth who suffer with PANS/PANDAS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Pediatric Auto-immune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) helped turn the lights green on County Government offices… …
Woodville School to hold Fall Festival Saturday (10/23/2024) - The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation’s Descendent Committee will host its first-ever Fall Festival this weekend from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, Route 17, Hayes.… …
Seafood Festival (10/23/2024) - The women of the Smile Group were all smiles last week at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s Seafood Festival in Bena. “We are so grateful to be a part of this… …
Marker dedicated for French soldiers who died in 1781 battle (10/23/2024) - The American Society of the Le Souvenir Français Inc. dedicated a granite memorial honoring the French soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the 1781 Battle of the Hook, on… …
Memorial ceremony (10/23/2024) - Thierry Chaunu, president of the American Society of Le Souvenir, speaks to the crowd of those present during Friday’s memorial ceremony at Abingdon Elementary School dedicating a monument to French… …
Gloucester NAACP helps area youth with the next big step in their lives (10/23/2024) - College or the workforce? Perhaps a stint in the military? What’s next? Area youth wondering what to do with the next step in their lives got some help last week… …
Traffic pattern at Rt. 14/Windsor Road to change Monday (10/23/2024) - Beginning Monday, there will be a new traffic pattern at the intersection of Route 14 and Windsor Road in Mathews. According to a press release from the Virginia Department of… …Flu vaccine clinics planned for Warsaw, Hartfield (10/16/2024) - The Three Rivers Health District has partnered with two Middle Peninsula localities to offer free drive-thru influenza vaccine clinics this month to people ages 16 and older. They will take… …
Friends of Machicomoco donate $500 in hurricane relief (10/16/2024) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park recently donated $500 to provide assistance to park rangers who have been affected by Hurricane Helene. The funds, managed through the Virginia State Park Employee… …
100 years of DMV celebrated at classic car show (10/16/2024) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to show appreciation for the community, DMV Commissioner Gerald Lackey has teamed up with the Colonial Rod Club… …
The Northern Lights (10/16/2024) - Residents looking into the sky last week got a treat, something that almost never visible this far south of the Arctic circle. Experts say the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis,… …
Gloucester’s Union Zion Baptist added to Virgnia Landmarks Register (10/16/2024) - Union Zion Baptist Church, which has served Gloucester’s black community since the days following the Civil War, was added recently to the Virginia Landmarks Register.The Ware Neck church, and seven… …
Ceremony Friday to unveil Battle of the Hook memorial (10/16/2024) - Gloucester County and The American Society of Le Souvenir Français, Inc., will unveil a granite memorial honoring the French soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice at Gloucester County’s 1781 Battle… …
Rev. Fred Carter, Marion Randall honored in special celebration (10/16/2024) - The contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Fred Carter and Marion Randall—were honored at a special celebration on Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena. The Legacy… …
Dads Supporting Dads (10/16/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews created a new group called Dads Supporting Dads. The group’s first meeting was held last Thursday at American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, and it was… …Legacy for Gloucester Citizens hosts blood drive (10/16/2024) - The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens, in collaboration with the American Red Cross, sponsored a blood drive Monday. The event, held at Shepherdsville Baptist Church on Farys Mill Road, saw an… …
Homecoming royalty (10/16/2024) - The kings and queens of Gloucester and Mathews high schools were crowned at roughly the same time on Friday night during halftime celebrations of the two schools’ homecoming games. Above,… …
Free rides to the polls (10/9/2024) - “I really want to vote. I just don’t have a ride to the polls.” Well, Bay Transit has taken that excuse off the list. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day,… …Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue to begin insurance-only billing (10/9/2024) - Faced with new regulations that require rescue squads to purchase their own drugs rather than having the hospital provide them, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad has made the difficult… …