VHSL releases initial football schedules (7/3/2024) - The Virginia High School League released its initial 2024 Master Football Schedule last Thursday. The preliminary schedule includes the first season of Mathews High School football following a two-year hiatus.… …
Gloucester PRT hosts Play All Day VA event (7/3/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism hosted a Play All Day VA event, sponsored by the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society, on Thursday, June 20, at Beaverdam Park, a special celebration… …Virginians reminded to leave fireworks to the pros (7/3/2024) - The State Fire Marshal’s Office of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs reminds Virginians to leave fireworks to the professionals. In 2023, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there… …
Gloucester Ruritan Club celebrates 75th anniversary (7/3/2024) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club celebrated its 75th anniversary during its June meeting at Ann’s Family Diner. The meeting opened with “God Bless America” and blessing over the club’s service to… …
Living shorelines talk (7/3/2024) - Walter Priest shared his expertise in wetland design and restoration for the Guinea Heritage Association’s June Fourth Friday program, “Living Shorelines in Gloucester.” The chart behind Priest shows sea-level rise… …
VIMS announces upcoming programs (7/3/2024) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, has announced its next After Hours lecture and Discovery Lab programs. The next After Hours lecture, “‘State of the York’ Report Sneak… …
NARFE talk (7/3/2024) - NARFE Chapter 1757 president Bob Howe is shown here with guest speaker Tomoko Hamada at the group’s June meeting. Hamada, the organizer of Osprey Watch Alliance, spoke about the survival… …Closings today, Friday for July 4 holiday (7/3/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today and Friday, July 4 and 5, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Post offices, school board… …
Puller Center holds ribbon cutting at Edgehill Center (7/3/2024) - Versability Resources’ Lewis B. Puller Center, a long-established Gloucester facility that provides services for people with disabilities, has opened at a new location. It is now offering day support services… …
Boyd celebrates 100th birthday (7/3/2024) - Christine Stokes Boyd of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Gloucester, celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. A native of Gloucester County, Boyd studied at the Bena-Hayes School and graduated from the… …Library to hold program on hawks (7/3/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program about hawks on Thursday, July 18, beginning at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Michelle Schopp, Community… …
Crash on bridge takes a life (6/26/2024) - A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in the southbound lanes of the George P. Coleman Bridge in Gloucester resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Hayes man and detoured Peninsula-bound traffic… …
G-M Exchange Club (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester Mathews inducted its officers and board members for 2024-25 recently at Sal’s Sicilian Pizza & Restaurant, Hayes. Above from left, Virginia District president Carol Wood… …Guinea Heritage Association awards 2024 scholarships (6/26/2024) - Thanks to a generous donation by the Kenneth & Patricia A. Hall Charitable Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association was able to award five scholarships in 2024 to the following graduates… …
Nominees sought for this year’s Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/26/2024) - The Guinea Jubilee Committee arm of the Guinea Heritage Association is well underway in its planning for the 2024 Guinea Jubilee to be held this year on Sept. 27 and… …Full schedule of July events at Machicomoco (6/26/2024) - Machicomoco State Park has a busy schedule of programs next month and people are invited to explore the Hayes park and take part in the activities. People are invited to… …
Exchange Club donation (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews recently donated $200 worth of pet items including dog food to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. GMHS volunteer Joyce Emerson is shown here with some of… …Grant to aid in stabilizing Rosewell foundation (6/26/2024) - The Fairfield Foundation has received a $100,000 matching grant from The Cabell Foundation of Richmond for masonry stabilization at Rosewell. “This award is a major step in our multi-year effort… …
Sen. Warner visits (6/26/2024) - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, above center, was in Gloucester Monday to visit Bay Aging’s Daffodil Gardens II, a low-income housing tax credit property. It was one of several visits he… …
Juneteenth celebration welcomes everyone ‘home’ (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Institute in partnership with the Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration Committee, Gloucester County NAACP and Mathews NAACP chapters hosted its Juneteenth Celebration on Wednesday, June 19. Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National… …Early deadlines next week (6/26/2024) - With the July 4 holiday coming up, the deadlines for next week’s paper will be advanced somewhat in order to ensure that the paper is printed and distributed to the… …
Mehta, Cao to oppose Wittman, Kaine in November (6/26/2024) - The November ballot is essentially set following Tuesday, June 18 primary elections in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the commonwealth, with voters deciding the Democratic candidate for the 1st… …Gloucester Woman’s Club speaker series begins July 3 at Edgehill House (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will host a series of talks of historic and community interest from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesdays next month (July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31) at… …
Library to hold Yum Yum class July 13 (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have a pop-up Yum Yum class on Saturday, July 13, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Learn how to bake chocolate chip cookies… …
No Gloucester BOS meeting Tuesday (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors, which normally meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, will not meet this coming Tuesday, July 2. The board’s next meeting will… …