G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/24/2026) - This weekend’s Gwynn’s Island Festival will offer more than its traditional celebration of community, local culture and family fun. According to organizer Jan Bassett, the 2026 festival is also a… …
Juneteenth celebrated at Cobbs Creek Arts Center (6/24/2026) - Juneteenth was a regional affair for Middle Peninsula residents this year, with four branches of the NAACP joining to celebrate Freedom Day on Friday at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center… …
Lawler to speak on the Battle of Cricket Hill (6/24/2026) - Journalist and author Andrew Lawler will be keynote speaker for the opening of the 250 anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, at… …Events June 25-July 2 (6/24/2026) - THURSDAY CARNIVAL: The Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival continues this week on the Old Page Grounds, 5644 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. It will be open from 5-9 p.m. today and… …
Events June 18-25 (6/17/2026) - Thursday SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Board of Social Services will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, June 18, in the Social Services Conference Room, 6641 Short Lane. DINOSAUR DISCOVERY:… …
Closings Friday for Juneteenth (6/17/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school facilities and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Friday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.… …
Summer starts Sunday (6/17/2026) - Summer officially begins at 4:24 a.m. Sunday. The summer solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. From that moment until the winter solstice, daylight grows… …
Juneteenth celebration to be held Friday in Cobbs Creek (6/17/2026) - Community members from across the Middle Peninsula are invited to gather for a Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration on Friday at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center, 61 Cobbs Creek Lane. Hosted… …
Early voting begins today for dual party primary (6/17/2026) - Early voting begins today, Thursday, June 18, for the state’s Aug. 4 dual party primary, that will see three Republican candidates vie to be that party’s nominee for U.S. Senate… …
Something big is coming (6/17/2026) - To celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation, the Gazette-Journal will publish huge commemorative special sections in its Thursday, July 2 issue. Thanks to great support from the community, this… …Many local events to commemorate nation’s 250th (6/17/2026) - As the Gloucester Arts Festival continues to celebrate all aspects of the arts during June, and as volunteers prepare for huge East Riverfest and Gwynn’s Island Festival celebrations in Mathews… …
East Riverfest returns Saturday (6/17/2026) - Community members can look forward to a day of entertainment, competition, food and fundraising when the East Riverfest returns Saturday to Williams Wharf Landing. The festival, organized by the Mathews… …
Senior Safety Fair (6/17/2026) - A large group of seniors attended the Mathews Triad Senior Safety Fair, held on Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club. Among those in attendance was Clemmie Foster, seated at right… …
Sail Yorktown Festival (6/17/2026) - Mathews Volunteer Fire Department Captain John Bassett, Karen Townsend and Tim Inabinet, from left, were among those at Yorktown taking part in the events of the Sail Yorktown Festival on… …
Highland Games (6/17/2026) - Mathews Memorial Library held its 22nd annual Highland Games on Friday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins. The Kilmarnock Pipe and Drum Band performed for the children, then led… …
FCCLA members present mirror project to county leaders (6/17/2026) - Falon Cook and Grace Keel, members of Mathews High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter, met last month with Mathews Visitor and Information Center board members and… …
Party with a Purpose raises $35,000 for MHS Band uniforms (6/17/2026) - Mathews Rotary held its fifth annual Party with a Purpose on June 7 at Williams Wharf, raising $35,000 to purchase new uniforms to replace the 25-year-old ones currently used by… …
Mathews Museum launches Amateur Radio Club (6/17/2026) - The Mathews Museum is launching an Amateur Radio Club led by Allan May of Mathews, a third-generation radio enthusiast. Museum president Tom Robinson, also a longtime ham radio operator, said… …
‘Unearth a Story’ (6/17/2026) - Magician and juggler Jonathan Austin entertained children at Mathews Memorial Library on Monday, kicking off the library’s summer reading program, “Unearth a Story.” He is shown here with James Givens… …Mathews accepted into Virginia Main Street program (6/17/2026) - Mathews was recently accepted into the Virginia Main Street program as an Exploring Main Street community, affording grant opportunities and resources to help support commercial development in downtown Mathews.Virginia Main… …
Structure fire at North being investigated as possible arson (6/17/2026) - A structure fire on Friday evening in the 400 block of Plantation Road at North is being investigated as a burglary and arson, and a reward is being offered. According… …
Free wellness event Tuesday at Mathews Y (6/17/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA is inviting all members of the community to take a proactive step toward lifelong wellness at a special educational event, Building Brain-Healthy Habits, presented in partnership… …
Eno named director of Mathews Library (6/10/2026) - The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees has appointed Mathews resident Robin Eno to the position of library director, effective July 1. She replaces former director Bette Dillehay, who retired… …
Headed to Mathews (6/10/2026) - Godspeed, a reproduction of one of the three ships that brought the first English colonists to America in 1607, will visit Williams Wharf Landing in Mathews on Wednesday, June 17.… …
Tompkins Cottage visits (6/10/2026) - Mathews Elementary School second and fourth graders visited Tompkins Cottage the last full week of school. The ca. 1820 building stands across from the Historic Court Green and is one… …