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School board makes personnel appointments (8/31/2022) - The Gloucester School Board made a few personnel appointments at its annual retreat at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science on Aug. 11. Eugene Schoeck of Gloucester was appointed to…
Library holding ‘StoryWalk’ through Sept. 26 (8/31/2022) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, has set up a “StoryWalk,” which will be in place until Sept. 26.Participating businesses have a page of the book, “Marley Goes to School,” in…
1a botetourt first day Opening day goes well in local schools (8/31/2022) - Gloucester and Mathews public schools welcomed back students Monday morning for the 2022-2023 academic year, and the first day back went well, according to the two superintendents. In Gloucester Gloucester…
RCC gears up to train more workers (8/31/2022) - Virginia’s community colleges, including Rappahannock Community College, are gearing up to train more workers to help rebuild Virginia’s infrastructure. The Virginia Infrastructure Academy announced it “will coordinate, scale up, and…
Gloucester, Mathews schools hold employee convocations (8/24/2022) - Gloucester and Mathews public schools held their convocations last Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the two county high schools. Above, members of the Bethel Elementary School wave their pom-poms in support…
Mathews students to receive meals at no cost (8/24/2022) - Mathews County Public Schools has a policy of providing meals at no cost to all children served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Each school and/or central…
RCC announces RILL classes for September (8/24/2022) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning (RILL) has announced its upcoming September courses. “The Basics of Pickleball” will be held Sept. 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 9:30-11…
RelKids offers kindergarten readiness program (8/24/2022) - Starting Sept. 6, RelKids will be offering a new kindergarten readiness program for boys and girls ages 4 and 5. The program meets Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30…
Administrative change in Mathews draws criticism (8/17/2022) - The Mathews County School Board received criticism over plans not to replace the Mathews Elementary School assistant principal, but rather to use the middle school assistant principal to cover both…
New Employee Orientation (8/17/2022) - Mathews County Public Schools held its New Employee Orientation Monday morning, welcoming 22 new employees at an assembly held at the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School. School board…
Bus safety drill (8/17/2022) - Gloucester County Public Schools staff members exited a smoking bus Tuesday morning during a drill held at Peasley Middle School on Tuesday morning. Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue assisted the…
Gloucester school board approves personnel appointments (8/17/2022) - The Gloucester School Board made several personnel appointments during its Aug. 9 monthly meeting at the T.C. Walker Education Center. Michael Duffey of Gloucester was appointed to a second grade…
Mathews board earns VSBA designation (8/17/2022) - The Mathews County School Board and Superintendent of Schools Nancy Welch recently earned the designation of a VSBA Master Board. The school division’s governance team attended four sessions totaling more…
York HS Class of ’71 to hold reunion (8/17/2022) - The York High School Class of 1971 will hold its 50th reunion (one year delayed, due to COVID-19) the weekend of Oct. 7-8 at locations at Gloucester Point and Yorktown.…
MHS Class of ’63 to meet at Southwind (8/17/2022) - The Mathews High School Class of 1963 will hold an informal class get-together luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Southwind Pizza, 44 Church Street, Mathews (804-725-2766). The group will meet…
Ware Academy set for a Sept. 7 start (8/10/2022) - With a record high enrollment of 184 students, additional extracurricular activities and an updated gymnasium, Ware Academy has a lot to look forward to when doors open for the school…
Stuff the Bus (8/10/2022) - The Salvation Army of Gloucester held its annual Stuff the Bus event over the weekend at Walmart, encouraging patrons to donate back-to-school supplies for local children in need. Helping out…
State convention (8/10/2022) - Members of Gloucester High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter attended the 96th annual Virginia State FFA convention in June. They competed and attended workshops featuring state FFA officers from…
Farm Bureau awards $8000 in scholarships (8/10/2022) - The Gloucester-Mathews Farm Bureau Board of Directors recently awarded eight scholarships to local students, totaling $8,000. Presentations were made before the membership at the annual Producer Dinner Meeting held on…
Mathews board attends VSBA training (8/10/2022) - The Mathews County School Board held its final Virginia School Boards Association Master Board Development Training on Wednesday, with members taking part in at Mathews Memorial Library with VSBA facilitators…
School board reviews closed meetings policy (8/10/2022) - Concerns over items discussed during closed meetings being leaked to the public prompted the Gloucester County School Board this week to consider a change in policy to clarify that recording…
School Brief (8/10/2022) - Andrew Graver and Michael Roberts of Gloucester, Shannon Brown of Gloucester Point, and Timothy Joe Hunter of Hayes, were named to the dean’s list at the University of Maryland Global…
Mathews special ed committee meets Aug. 23 (8/3/2022) - The Mathews County Special Education Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in the Thomas Hunter Middle School library. The public is invited to attend and…
Stuff the Bus at Gloucester Walmart this weekend (8/3/2022) - The Salvation Army of Gloucester’s annual Stuff the Bus event returns this weekend, collecting school supplies for local children in need. The bus will be at the Gloucester Walmart, Fox…
VIMS applications now open for fall 2023 (8/3/2022) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is now accepting applications for its School of Marine Science for fall 2023. VIMS is a division of the College of William and Mary.…

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