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… …
Boys & Girls Club to hold teen Valentine’s dance Feb. 13 (1/21/2026) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is seeking to increase its teen membership with teens-only programming. “We have our Valentine’s… …Applications being accepted for 2026 Moton Fellowship (1/21/2026) - 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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
THMS Seahawk Band (12/23/2025) - The Thomas Hunter Middle School Seahawk Band performed for a packed crowd at the school’s Brooks Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 17 as part of the school’s “Tastes, Sights and Sounds… …
Christmas cookies (12/23/2025) - To spread some holiday cheer, the Gloucester High School HOSA Future Health Professionals students visited Sanders, a retirement community in Gloucester, on Dec. 13 to decorate cookies, play games, put… …
Spelling Bee winner (12/23/2025) - Seventh grader Lillian Boafo, at left, won Peasley Middle School’s school-wide spelling bee on Dec. 16. She will compete in the regional competition for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in… …
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… …
‘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… …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… …