Election Day Tuesday: Large numbers of early voters in two counties (10/30/2024) - More than 22 percent of eligible voters in Gloucester have already cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday’s 2024 presidential election, while in Mathews, nearly 40 percent have already voted either… …
Master Naturalists hold fall equinox event (10/30/2024) - Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist members on Sept. 29 gathered at the Deltaville Maritime Museum to celebrate with a fall equinox event. The meeting included awards and flash talks on the… …
Gloucester Ruritans (10/30/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Bill Naquin presented Katina Kenner, Assistant Director, Gloucester County Department of Social Services, a club mug for her presentation to the Gloucester Ruritan Club during its… …
Trunk or Treat (10/30/2024) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, participated in the well-attended third annual American Legion Riders Chapter 75 Trunk or Treat event, held on Saturday at the post headquarters. Children collected… …Legionnaires to hold Veterans Day program (10/30/2024) - American Legion Post 83, Mathews, will hold its annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 at the post home on Route 198 (Buckley… …
Widows group sponsors movie showing at YRC (10/30/2024) - The Widows of Gloucester and Mathews Counties will be sponsoring a one-time showing of the movie “The Forge” at York River Crossing Cinemas, Hayes. The movie will be shown from… …
B.C. United Outreach to hold ‘Chucks & Tux Gala’ (10/30/2024) - Blessed Couples United Outreach, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, will hold its annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Year-End Review event, called the “Chucks & Tux Gala,” from 6-11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16,… …
Car show at York River Crossing marks DMV’s 100th anniversary (10/30/2024) - Virginia DMV is marking its 100th anniversary this year with four car shows held at various sites across the state. One car show, “Through the Decades: DMV Classic Car Show,”… …
Rachel Finch celebrates 1-year anniversary of being cancer free (10/30/2024) - Rachel Finch of Poquoson, is approaching the one-year anniversary of being cancer free in November. She was diagnosed with triple negative ductal invasive carcinoma, which is a very aggressive form… …Democrats to hold costume contest Saturday (10/30/2024) - For those who haven’t had enough Halloween treats, the Gloucester County Democrats will be hosting an event at the Tri-County Democrats Office at Main Street Center, Gloucester, from noon to… …
Regional special ed board meets Tuesday (10/30/2024) - The regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board of Control for the Middle Peninsula Regional Special Education Program will be held on Tuesday in Conference Room A111 at the T.C.… …
VDEM announces federal emergency preparedness grants (10/23/2024) - Gloucester County is set to receive $13,644 and Mathews County will get $7,500, part of more than $2.6 million in Virginia Department of Emergency Management grant funding for its Emergency… …
Drug take-back events this Saturday (10/23/2024) - A number of National Prescription Drug Take Back Month and Drug Take Bay Day events for disposing of expired and unused medications will be taking place from 10 a.m. to… …
Spooktacular to be held next Thursday at library (10/23/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its annual Spooktacular celebration next Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m.Trick-or-treat throughout the library. All ages are welcome to participate. No… …
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… …