Federal judge denies Hooper motion (1/28/2021) - A federal judge has denied a request by William W. “Billy” Hooper of Mathews that his convictions for child pornography and coercion and enticement be set aside. Hooper was found… …
Amended charges filed in Capitol breach cases (1/28/2021) - Amended charges were filed last Thursday in U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia against Douglas Sweet of Gwynn and Cindy Fitchett of Cobbs Creek. The two Mathews residents… …
GSO investigating homicide at Gloucester Point (5/15/2020) - The Gloucester Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide that took the life of a Lancaster man early Friday morning. GSO Capt. J.W. Schick Jr. identified the victim as Hezekiah Fauntleroy… …
Arrest made in cold case with Gloucester victim (5/13/2020) - The Associated Press reported last week an arrest in a decades-old cold case involving a Gloucester County victim.According to the May 7 AP story, 58-year-old Clark Perry Baldwin, a long-haul… …
Virginia DOC ramps up COVID-19 testing (4/22/2020) - While the nationwide struggle to increase testing for the coronavirus continues, the Virginia Department of Corrections has been working with Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia… …

‘Look twice’ for motorcycles, DMV warns (3/11/2020) - With the approach of spring, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is warning motorists to “look twice” for motorcyclists to help avoid collision. DMV said 88 motorcyclists were killed and… …



After 42 years, C.W. Miller steps down as Assistant Chief (1/22/2020) - C.W. Miller has been a familiar face in Gloucester for decades. Miller has served with Gloucester County Fire and Rescue for 56 years, 42 of those as Assistant Chief of… …
Escaped teen taken into custody Monday (1/22/2020) - A Gloucester teenager in the custody of a Merrimac Juvenile Detention Center officer escaped at a local counseling center Monday but was taken back into custody by Gloucester Sheriff’s Office… …
Hooper denied bail at arraignment (12/26/2019) - William W. “Billy” Hooper, 53, of Williams Wharf Road in Mathews remains in custody after his request for bail was denied Monday in Mathews County General District Court. Hooper, who… …
Early Christmas morning fire in Bena (12/26/2019) - Members of the Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to an early Christmas morning structure fire on Mark Pine Road in Bena, according to the AVFR. The first units on… …
Gloucester K9 to get protective vest (12/11/2019) - Zeus, the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office’s newest canine, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to Vested Interest in K9s Inc. and sponsorship by VanFossen & Johnson, PC, of… …
Second suspect arrested in human trafficking case (12/4/2019) - After a coordinated investigation by the Gloucester and Mathews Sheriff’s offices, a second suspect in human trafficking and child pornography involving William Hooper of Mathews was arrested last week. The… …
Hampton teen charged with convenience store robbery (12/4/2019) - The Gloucester Sheriff’s Office has charged a Hampton teenager in connection with the Nov. 19 robbery of the Stop and Go convenience store in Gloucester Point. GSO Capt. John Schick… …
Illinois man dies in boating accident at Wolf Trap Light (11/26/2019) - A 70-year-old Illinois man died and another man was rescued after the sailboat they were in collided with Wolf Trap Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Mathews.… …
Lancaster teen found guilty in shooting of Gloucester youth (11/20/2019) - A Middlesex County jury found a Lancaster teenager guilty last month in connection with the March fatal shooting of 18-year-old Elijah Baker of Gloucester. Tariq Joel Beane, 17, of Lancaster… …
Seafood Festival proceeds go to Mathews first responders (11/13/2019) - The first Sea Farms Mathews Seafood Festival, held Aug. 17 at Williams Wharf, raised $2,000 for each of three designated first responder recipients: Mathews Sheriff’s Office, Mathews Volunteer Fire Department… …
Honoring firefighters (10/23/2019) - The mother-daughter duo Barbara Bass and Cindy Roman have decorated the window at the Mathews Historical Museum to honor firefighters during October, which is National Fire Prevention Month. They have… …
Changes on T.C. Walker Road (10/23/2019) - Virginia Department of Transportation workers moved quickly to make changes to T.C. Walker Road and Short Lane in Gloucester, prompted by the urging of a resident who lives along T.C.… …
Gloucester, Mathews residents among newest state troopers (10/9/2019) - Michael B. LeSage of Port Haywood, and Justin Lee Sproston of Gloucester, are among 59 new Virginia State Troopers who graduated Friday at the State Police Training Academy in Chesterfield.… …