School board holds hearing on $18M draft budget (2/12/2025) - The Mathews County School Board held a public hearing on the draft 2025-2026 budget for the division, followed by a work session, last Thursday in the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium… …
CCS to present original musical this weekend (2/12/2025) - The Christchurch School Visual and Performing Arts Department will present its annual winter musical on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. both days. The script for “S.S. Rappahannock” is original… …
Mathews school tour (2/12/2025) - Two Thomas Hunter Middle School seventh graders—SCA president Kaden Ormsby and treasurer Eloise Leslie—served as student ambassadors during part of a tour of Mathews County Public Schools given to representatives… …
African American Read-In (2/12/2025) - Mathews Elementary School held its annual African American Read-In on Friday, inviting members of the community to the school to spend the day reading books by African American authors to… …Abingdon Episcopal boosts scholarship amount (2/5/2025) - The Abingdon Episcopal Church Robert Pollock Memorial Scholarship Committee has announced that it will award a $3,000 scholarship this year, an increase of $1,000 from last year. The scholarship will… …
RCC scholarship app closes Feb. 19 (2/5/2025) - Rappahannock Community College’s application period for 2025-2026 scholarships will close on Wednesday, Feb. 19.With just one online application, students can be considered for over 400 awards, totaling $500,000. These scholarships… …
RCC to hold military course this spring (2/5/2025) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning will hold a course titled, “Military Geography and War-fighting,” on March 31, April 7 and 14 at RCC’s Glenns campus from 10… …
FFA holds winter degree ceremony (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Future Farmers of America chapter held its winter degree ceremony on Friday. FFA degrees reward active members for progress in leadership, skills and occupational development. After members complete… …
GMHS donation (2/5/2025) - This past Christmas, 11-year-old Kennedy Burke of Gloucester asked for money instead of gifts, so she could purchase pet supplies to donate to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. She delivered the… …
Teacher honored (2/5/2025) - Michelle Williams, who heads the Family and Consumer Sciences program at Thomas Hunter Middle School, was recognized by the Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education as its 2026 New… …CBGS announces first semester Director’s List (2/5/2025) - The Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School for Marine and Environmental Science recently announced the students qualifying for its Director’s List for the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. Students must… …
District Band (2/5/2025) - Local students were among those selected to participate in the District VIII All-District Honor Band last week at Woodside High School. The students spent Thursday and Friday rehearsing under the… …CH Players accepting applications for scholarship (1/29/2025) - The Court House Players is now accepting applications for the annual Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship for the academic year 2025-2026. This year’s $1,000 scholarship is open to graduating high school… …
Abingdon Ruritan Club offers scholarships (1/29/2025) - Gloucester High School students and Gloucester County home-schooled students who are seniors are encouraged to apply for one of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s two different scholarships. One scholarship will be… …
School Briefs (1/29/2025) - Cody Brown of Hayes, was named to the dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College, Indiana, for the fall 2024 semester. To earn this honor, students must achieve a minimum grade… …
GHS Honor Bands (1/29/2025) - The Marching Dukes have had several students attending Honor Bands the last two weekends. On Jan. 17-18 (photo above), the Gloucester High School students attended the ODU Honor Band Festival.… …Civic groups invited to tour Mathews schools (1/29/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools will open its doors for a tour of the county’s three public schools to representatives of community groups and civic organizations beginning at 9 a.m. next… …
Signups underway for BayPort Foundation scholarships (1/29/2025) - The BayPort Foundation has announced the launch of its 2025 scholarship program, offering $100,000 in tuition assistance to local students and working professionals. The program is open to members of… …
22 graduate from GHS in mid-year commencement (1/29/2025) - Twenty-two Gloucester High School students received their diplomas on Monday night, as the school held its mid-year commencement ceremony in the school’s auditorium. “Graduating from high school is one of… …
MHS students selected for All-District Honor Band (1/29/2025) - On Jan. 18, seven Mathews High School Blue Devil Band students traveled to Hampton to participate in the VBODA District VIII All-District Honor Band Auditions. Each of these students performed… …Schools eligible for watershed education grants (1/22/2025) - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced the opening of applications for its Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience grants through March 5, with a total of $250,000 in funding… …
Ware Academy announces honor rolls (1/22/2025) - Ware Academy has announced its honor rolls for the first trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. Students that earned honors achieved a grade point average of 3.5-3.79. Those who earned… …
Nurse aide grads (1/22/2025) - Gloucester County Public School’s Governor’s Health Sciences Academy recently celebrated 20 nurse aide graduates, 18 of whom are fully credentialed certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The academy hosts both Gloucester and… …School division’s emergency closure addressed (1/22/2025) - Mathews County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel addressed the division’s emergency school closure during a special meeting held Friday morning in the school board office. All three county… …
School division’s emergency closure addressed (1/17/2025) - Mathews County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel addressed this week’s emergency school closure during a special meeting held Friday morning in the school board office. All three county… …