Gloucester School Board adopts $84M budget (3/18/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board unanimously adopted its proposed budget of $84,311,571, which includes a 3 percent compensation increase, for fiscal year 2027 last Thursday during a budget work session… …
Family Math Night (3/18/2026) - Three eighth grade FCCLA members—Gracie Hellebrandt, Jordan West and Eloise Leslie (top photo from left)—hosted a Family Math Night event last Thursday at Mathews Elementary School. During the event, the… …
District Chorus (3/18/2026) - After an audition process, several students from Page Middle School attended District 8 Chorus on Feb. 20 and 21 at Warwick High School. Shown are choral members, front row from… …
Americanism essay (3/18/2026) - Thomas Hunter Middle School student Brayden Smith was the winner of the American Legion Post 83 Americanism Essay Contest held at the Mathews school. Smith’s essay is now registered with… …
Sensory support backpacks (3/18/2026) - Mathews High School FCCLA member Abigail “Abby” Henry delivered 12 sensory support backpacks to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk on Friday. Henry collected an assortment of sensory… …MHS students of the month (3/18/2026) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for February are eighth grader Paige Morris, freshman Morgan Sterne, sophomore Isabella Hall, junior Harmony Smith and senior Isaac Johnson (clockwise from top… …
School Brief (3/18/2026) - Timmie Matthews Jr. of Gloucester, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University… …
Local students eligible for ag scholarships (3/18/2026) - The Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association is offering five scholarships totaling $10,000 to deserving area youth studying agriculture. Eligible applicants must live in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, King and Queen, Caroline,… …
MHS Coffee House Jazz night to be held March 25 (3/18/2026) - The Mathews High School Music Department invites the community to attend its Coffee House Jazz night on Wednesday, March 25, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the MHS cafeteria. The MHS… …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …Vladu reviews budget updates with school board (3/11/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board reviewed three significant budget changes for fiscal year 2027 with superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu during Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting in the T.C.… …
AARP leader to address GREA luncheon (3/11/2026) - Jared Calfee, state advocacy leader for AARP Virginia, will speak at the Gloucester Retired Educators’ Association meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, at the Disabled American Veterans’ building,… …
Willoughby places first in oratorical competition (3/11/2026) - Gloucester County Public Schools, in collaboration with the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP, held the third annual student oratorical competition the morning of Feb. 25 at Petsworth Elementary School. Gloucester… …
All-State chorus (3/11/2026) - Marcus Ruggiero, Delton Walker and Ryan Vanterpool, from left, will represent Peasley Middle School at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on April 17 in the 2026 All Virginia Choir Event.… …VSBA Art Contest (3/11/2026) - Gloucester High School sophomore Sara Shao, at left, and Peasley Middle School seventh grader Sarah Linaweaver both earned second place in the 2026 Virginia School Boards Association Eastern Regional Art… …
Honor Band (3/11/2026) - About 40 students from Mathews High School and Thomas Hunter Middle School traveled to Charles City in February to audition for the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula Junior and Senior Area Honor… …Second-quarter honor rolls announced (3/11/2026) - In Gloucester Page Middle School Page Middle School has released its honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period… …
Abingdon Episcopal offers scholarship (3/11/2026) - The Robert Pollock Memorial Scholarship Fund is open for 2026 applicants. This is an opportunity to receive $750 per year for up to four years, for a total of $3,000.… …
Qualifies for All-VA Band (3/4/2026) - Mathews High School junior Hunter Owens is only the fifth student in the history of the Marching Blue Devils to qualify for All-VA Band. On Saturday, Owens traveled to James… …
National FFA Week (3/4/2026) - The Gloucester chapter of the Future Farmers of America celebrated National FFA Week with a multitude of activities last week. Chapter members participated in Motivational Monday, a Gloucester High School… …
‘Let Grow’ (3/4/2026) - Ware Academy has implemented, “Let Grow,” a new program designed to build confidence and independence in children of all ages. Students are tasked with the homework assignment of trying something… …Read Across America event Tuesday in Gloucester (3/4/2026) - The Gloucester Retired Educators’ Association will sponsor a Read Across America community event from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Students in Pre-K through fifth grade and… …
GCPS and MCPS launch special education campaign (3/4/2026) - As part of a public awareness campaign, Gloucester County and Mathews County public schools are seeking information on any child or youth suspected of having a disability and in need… …
Donations sought for Girls State (3/4/2026) - American Legion Auxiliary Gloucester Unit 75 is seeking the public’s help in funding Gloucester High School students to attend this year’s Girl’s State. The American Legion Auxiliary began sponsoring the… …
GMHS to launch youth Pawsitive Impact Club in April (3/4/2026) - Thanks to a grant from the Caroline McCoy-Jones Private Foundation in Richmond, the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society has received a grant to help further develop its youth programming. With the grant,… …