Woodworking camp (8/27/2025) - Children made games and mobile fixtures using small woodworking tools and power tools for cutting and drilling during the Bay School Community Arts Center’s recent Summer Art Camp on Fun… …4-H group holds popcorn fundraiser (8/27/2025) - The Gloucester Animal Science 4-H Club is holding a fundraiser with Northern Neck Popcorn Bag from now until Sept. 15. To contribute to the fundraiser, people must order from a… …
Smooth openings reported in Gloucester, Mathews schools (8/27/2025) - School days are here again. Classes resumed across the commonwealth on Monday, including Gloucester and Mathews, and superintendents from the two counties report that the first day back for the… …RCC announces local spring, summer honors lists (8/20/2025) - Rappahannock Community College has recognized students who have earned superior grades while completing a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit, not including developmental courses, for the spring and summer… …
Mathews convocation (8/20/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools welcomed the return of teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other support staff last Wednesday in preparation for Monday’s opening day of the 2025-2026 school year… …
McPherson seeks at-large seat on school board (8/20/2025) - Nicole McPherson, 45, has announced her candidacy for the at-large seat of the Gloucester County School Board in the upcoming November election. Fred Brewer is currently serving in the position… …School board approves personnel appointments (8/20/2025) - The Gloucester County School Board approved several personnel appointments during its Aug. 12 meeting, held in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Clayton Tinker of Port Haywood was appointed to… …
School Calendars (8/20/2025) - 2025-2026 School officials in Gloucester and Mathews counties have announced the following calendars for the upcoming school year. Gloucester Aug. 25, First day of schoolAug. 29 and Sept. 1, Labor… …Homeschool Family Days upcoming at area museums (8/20/2025) - Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will make history for homeschool students with special admission Sept. 6-14 during Homeschool Family Days, an annual opportunity to discover the… …
GCPS holds new teacher orientation (8/13/2025) - Greeted by cheerleaders, drummers and Gloucester High School Renaissance Leadership, the 32 new teachers to Gloucester County Public Schools received an exciting welcome to orientation Monday morning at Page Middle… …GCPS reviews summer successes, looks ahead to coming year (8/13/2025) - The Gloucester County School Board received several end-of-summer reports from division staff during its monthly meeting, which was held Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Staff also… …
MCPS holds opening day convocation (8/13/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools employees were welcomed back Wednesday morning for the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Teachers, administrators and support staff gathered this week for the opening day… …
Farm Bureau scholarships (8/13/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Farm Bureau Board of Directors awarded $5,000 in scholarships to five local students on Aug. 5 at Petsworth Baptist Church during the board’s annual producer dinner meeting. Committee… …Two RILL classes offered at Glenns this fall, one at state park (8/13/2025) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning is offering two classes at the Glenns campus this fall. RILL is also sponsoring a program at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes.… …
Story time (8/13/2025) - Children of all ages can enjoy story time at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society on Wednesday afternoons at 1 o’clock. Shown is volunteer Donna Cloutier reading to a room full of… …Tidewater SWCD hosts annual youth poster contest (8/13/2025) - Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting hand-drawn, additionally assisted, graphic design, and braille poster art from students in grades K-12, including homeschoolers, to compete in their annual poster… …
GHS graduates 8 in summer graduation ceremony (8/6/2025) - Gloucester High School held its 72nd annual summer commencement program last Thursday in the newly-renovated GHS auditorium to celebrate eight graduates who worked diligently over the summer to earn their… …
MHS Marching Band gears up for season (8/6/2025) - Just like football players and other athletes, members of a marching band need to get in shape for the season, coordinating their footwork routines and building up their stamina in… …
Back-2-School Block Party (8/6/2025) - Blessed Couples United Outreach, in partnership with Gloucester Toyota and Gloucester County Public Schools, held the 2025 Back-2-School Block Party & Community Resource Fair Saturday at Gloucester High School. Above,… …VDOT reminds motorists to be cautious around school buses and in school zones (8/6/2025) - With more than one million Virginia students headed back to school this month, the Virginia Department of Transportation is calling on everyone to be cautious around school buses and in… …
School Brief (7/30/2025) - Carolyn Cupp, Daniel Cupp and Taylor Marsh, all of Hayes, as well as Thurman Hudgins of Mathews, earned various degrees from the University of Maryland Global Campus at the end… …
Back-to-school vaccination clinics to be held (7/30/2025) - In advance of the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, the Three Rivers Health District has a number of back-to-school vaccination clinics scheduled for the coming weeks throughout the 10-county… …
RCC to hold new student orientation Aug. 14 (7/30/2025) - Rappahannock Community College will hold new student orientation at the Glenns campus on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Incoming students will have the opportunity to explore… …
HRECU scholarship (7/30/2025) - Recent Gloucester High School graduate Lilly Riffe was presented with the Hampton Roads Educators Credit Union Career Development Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 by Hampton Roads Educators’ board member… …
Master Gardeners’ scholarship (7/30/2025) - Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners’ president Steve Faherty presents William “Augie” Baker with the organization’s $1,000 scholarship during the group’s July 19 meeting. Baker, a 2025 graduate of Gloucester High School,… …