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.… …
Increased DUI enforcement underway (8/21/2019) - Monday marked the launch of Virginia’s 18th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI law enforcement and public education campaign in Virginia. The increased enforcement will take place through Labor Day weekend and… …
Former Gloucester resident arrested on child sex charges (7/24/2019) - Gloucester Sheriff’s Office investigators recently arrested Rodney Neil Nimrick of Andrews, South Carolina, on felony charges stemming from alleged sexual assault of a juvenile. Nimrick formerly resided in Gloucester. A… …
Gloucester resident protests court’s cell phone policy (7/17/2019) - Gloucester resident David Weller has been standing outside Gloucester’s courthouse recently protesting the judge’s policy of the use of cell phones in the court building. Weller said he feels that… …
Active shooter drill Friday at RWRH (6/26/2019) - Riverside Walter Reed Hospital will be conducting a Code Silver, Simulated-Active Shooter Emergency Preparedness Exercise between 9 a.m. and noon Friday. This will be a campus-wide exercise, according to a… …
AG office seeks to declare McKenney sexually violent predator (6/26/2019) - The office of the Virginia Attorney General has filed a petition in Mathews County Circuit Court requesting that convicted sex offender Leroy McKenney, 77, formerly of Cobbs Creek, remain in… …
Middlesex inmate dies in suspected overdose (6/26/2019) - A Middlesex County resident serving time in the Haynesville Correctional Center died on June 15 as a result of a suspected overdose in the Northern Neck prison. Seven additional prisoners… …
Sheriff to discuss crime trends tonight (6/19/2019) - The Piankatank Community League will host Sheriff Darrell Warren and Master Deputy Bill Adams tonight for an update on crime trends in the neighborhood and county. The meeting will begin… …
13-year-old killed in Middlesex accident (6/19/2019) - A 13-year-old boy was killed Friday while he was a passenger in a car that struck the rear of a log trailer in Middlesex County. According to state police, a… …
Topping man sentenced for role in double homicide (6/12/2019) - A Topping man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for his role in a double homicide that took the lives of two Hayes women in December of 2017.… …
Call volume continues to rise for GVFR (6/12/2019) - Call volume for the first responders of Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue has risen 18 percent since 2016, and GVFR chief J.D. Clements expects that trend to continue. Clements addressed… …
Mathews recognized for zero traffic fatalities in 2018 (5/29/2019) - Mathews County was one of 20 Virginia cities and counties that were recognized by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles for having zero traffic fatalities in 2018. The localities were… …
Hampton man arrested following shooting at Hayes (5/22/2019) - A 39-year-old Hampton man was arrested and charged with shooting from a vehicle following an incident at Hayes last Wednesday night. Around 8 p.m. on May 15, Gloucester Sheriff’s Office… …
Hayes resident sentenced for stealing from disabled woman (5/1/2019) - A Hayes woman was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for stealing approximately $100,000 from a disabled woman for whom she provided caregiving services, according the U.S.… …
Driver in fatal accident charged with involuntary DUI manslaughter (4/10/2019) - The driver involved in a fatal single-vehicle accident last month in Gloucester has been charged with involuntary DUI manslaughter. Jiree Dequayne Burrell, 24, of Gloucester was driving a 1998 Ford… …
Drug Take Back Day to be held April 27 (4/10/2019) - Bay Aging is encouraging residents of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula to participate in the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to… …
Opioid misuse presentation to be held March 28 (2/27/2019) - A program on “Protecting Our Kids From The Opioid Epidemic” will be held on Thursday, March 28, at the Moody’s Event Center in the White Marsh Shopping Center. Attendees can… …
Burglary suspect arrested after returning to scene (2/27/2019) - A Gloucester burglary suspect eluded police Monday afternoon but was taken into custody that evening after he returned to the home he had allegedly broken into earlier. The Gloucester Sheriff’s… …
Local residents among Virginia State Trooper grads (2/20/2019) - Eighty new Virginia State Troopers graduated from the State Police Training Academy on Friday and four are assigned to Gloucester and Mathews. Another graduate from Gloucester was assigned to the… …
Suspects sought in 7-Eleven armed robbery (2/20/2019) - The Gloucester Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, at the 7-Eleven at Ordinary. GSO Capt. John Schick Jr. said the… …
KKK recruitment flyers distributed in Mathews (2/13/2019) - White supremacist flyers were distributed in the Mathews Court House area over the past weekend. A resident turned one in to the Gazette-Journal, and Major John Williams of the Mathews… …
Speed limit increase for section of Rt. 17 considered (2/13/2019) - The speed limit on a portion of Route 17 north of Gloucester Court House may be raised from 55 to 60 miles per hour. This is if the county’s board… …
VSP Relief Fund accepting donations in memory of trooper (2/13/2019) - The family of slain Virginia State Trooper Lucas B. Dowell has asked that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of donations to the Virginia State Police Association—Emergency Relief… …