Jostens Renaissance names Gloucester High couple as ambassadors (1/21/2026) - Jostens Renaissance has announced that Gloucester High School counselor Joshua Coleman and his wife, GHS teacher Beth Coleman, have been selected to be two of 34 school culture and climate… …
Mathews school board reviews draft budget (1/21/2026) - In the division’s preliminary 2026-2027 budget draft, the Mathews County School Board is considering a 2 percent salary increase, plus step on the salary scale, for most employees with a… …MHS Key Club to hold Winter Bingo Friday (1/21/2026) - The Mathews High School Key Club is offering the community a chance to have a little fun by playing Bingo while also supporting the club’s projects. Winter Bingo will be… …
Gloucester School Board approves personnel appointments (1/21/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board approved several personnel appointments during its annual organizational meeting, held Jan. 13 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Candace Bradshaw of Gloucester was assigned… …
CNU Honor Band (1/21/2026) - Three Gloucester High School students, members of the Marching Dukes and the GHS band program—Alexis Chattin, Samantha Ramaglino and Sophia Salisbury, from left—participated in Christopher Newport University’s Honor Band led… …School Briefs (1/21/2026) - Sarah Camacho of Gloucester, graduated cum laude with a BSN in Nursing from James Madison University during commencement exercises held in December. Sagan Lang also graduated from the school with… …
6 MHS students qualify for VBODA District VIII Honor Band (1/21/2026) - Twelve students from Mathews High School traveled on Jan. 10 to Hampton to audition for the VBODA District VIII Honor Band. Six of these students qualified for the band, which… …
Oratorical Contest winner (1/21/2026) - Charis McTurnal of Gloucester, is the winner of the American Legion Mathews Post 83 High School Oratorical Contest held on Jan. 10. McTurnal will now compete with other winners from… …
Botetourt named Blue Ribbon School (1/14/2026) - The Virginia State Board of Education announced last Thursday that Gloucester’s Botetourt Elementary School has been selected as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School. This is the highest honor a… …School Briefs (1/14/2026) - Julian Hogge of Gloucester, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s fall 2025 dean’s list. To receive this honor, full-time students must earn a minimum grade point average of… …
Applications being accepted for 2026 Moton Fellowship (1/14/2026) - Applications are being accepted for the 2026 Moton Fellowship, a research-driven leadership experience for undergraduate students offered by the Gloucester Institute. Fellows gain exposure to institutional operations, build expertise, and… …
Virginia Horse Industry (1/14/2026) - Gloucester Bay Riders 4-H Club president Aubrey Smith, 13, was invited to attend First Lady Suzanne Youngkin’s Virginia Horse Industry Board appreciation reception held last Thursday in Richmond. Smith is… …
Spelling Bee winner (1/14/2026) - Seventh grader Emma Spears, left, won the Page Middle School spelling bee Friday. She will compete in the regional competition for the Scripps National Spelling Bee next month. Spears is… …
THMS student part of Mount Vernon celebration (1/14/2026) - A seventh grader at Thomas Hunter Middle School was among the honored guests at a program held at Mount Vernon on Jan. 7, as Gov. Glenn Youngkin, alongside U.K. leadership,… …
Parker, Saulman to head Gloucester School Board in 2026 (1/14/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to hold its annual organizational meeting where it elected a new chair and vice chair,… …School Brief (1/7/2026) - Edgar Avilaserrano of Hayes, was named to the dean’s list at Columbia College, Missouri, for the fall 2025 semester. To be named to the dean’s list, students must complete 12… …
RCC announces two upcoming RILL classes at Glenns (1/7/2026) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning has announced its spring schedule for non-credit, personal enrichment courses. These classes offer adult learners a range of opportunities to explore new… …
Pet fundraiser (1/7/2026) - Members of the Gloucester Animal Science 4-H Club held fundraisers and pet food and supply donation drives at Tractor Supply and Southern States in November to support local animals housed… …H.S. seniors invited to enter STEAM-H essay contest (12/30/2025) - The 15th annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Healthcare essay contest is underway and open to Virginia women in their senior year of high school who hold at least… …
Racquets for Reading (12/30/2025) - QuickStart Children of Virginia reported that the 34 preschoolers at Mathews Elementary School received a Racquets for Reading book grant and some fun giveaways. This grant was funded by the… …
State Capitol trip (12/30/2025) - Peasley Middle School eighth graders recently traveled to Richmond to tour the Virginia State Capitol and Executive Mansion. The trip was provided free-of-charge for all eighth grade students with financial… …
Christmas carolers (12/23/2025) - Botetourt Elementary School third graders took their annual Main Street Caroling field trip on Friday where they sing holiday songs along Main Street. Here, the group stops at the Gazette-Journal… …MHS students of the month (12/23/2025) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for November are eighth grader Emilia Patterson, freshman Brandon Hubbard, sophomore Calianne Bourque, junior McKenzie Bartlett and senior Bradley Murphy (clockwise from top… …
‘Be Strong’ (12/23/2025) - The Mathews Branch NAACP 7090 donated a copy of the book “Be Strong” written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Jen Hill to each of Mathews Elementary School’s first-grade… …
Pinch pots (12/23/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History and the Fairfield Foundation held a field trip for Bethel Elementary School second graders last Thursday where they learned how to make pinch pots. At… …