Christmas in July (7/31/2024) - Mathews Elementary School teacher Amy Ashberry organized the 4th annual Christmas in July event on July 16, with youngsters spending a day with Ashberry, all with the goal of creating… …
Changes coming to RCC facilities (7/24/2024) - Changes are coming to Rappahannock Community College. There will be new a building, facilities as well as new programs for the Glenns and Warsaw campuses and the New Kent off-campus… …Four charged with carrying firearms on school property found not guilty (7/24/2024) - The four men charged with carrying firearms onto school property during a Gloucester school board meeting last summer were found not guilty of the felony charge following a jury trial… …
Mathews school board to meet next week on strategic plan (7/24/2024) - Members of the Mathews County School Board will sit down next week with representatives from the School Board Member Alliance to work on the division’s strategic plan. Meetings will be… …
Field trip (7/24/2024) - Students from the Middle Peninsula Summer Regional Governor’s School visited the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society last month for a field trip. The students made fleece catnip toys for the shelter’s feline… …Tips for preparing your child now for back-to-school bullies (7/24/2024) - Many parents are already considering what they need to do to prepare their children for the new school year that is just around the corner. While what they will wear… …
Hands Across Mathews (7/24/2024) - Mathews Food Lion employees Sharon Savo and Mary Diggs, from left, help ring up the gift cards for the Hands Across Mathews Fresh Start back-to-school shopping program. The Fresh Start… …
Preparing for college starts as early as middle school (7/24/2024) - Preparing for college can be a stressful time for high school students. To alleviate the stress of planning for college, it is best to plan early while in middle school… …
Essay winner (7/17/2024) - Donna Osborne, president of the Epsilon Eta Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., of Gloucester, at right, awarded Sherice McCray, former eighth-grade student at Page Middle School, first place… …School Briefs (7/17/2024) - Shaelyn McNeil of Gloucester, recently earned a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Shenandoah University. Farren Winter of Gloucester, was named to the 2023-2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic… …
Woodville School donation (7/17/2024) - Don Sandridge, a past president of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, recently presented a $500 donation on behalf of the club to the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation. Accepting the gift was… …New principal, other changes at Mathews schools (7/17/2024) - A new principal has been hired for Thomas Hunter Middle School, along with a reshuffling of staff at Mathews High and Mathews Elementary schools. The Mathews County School Board approved… …
GREA holds luncheon; honors scholarship winners (7/17/2024) - The Gloucester Retired Educators Association heard a presentation by Donna Forbes of the Gloucester Visitor’s Center during a summer luncheon meeting on June 27 at the DAV Chapter 58 building… …
Youth Cadets (7/17/2024) - Several Gloucester High School students attended last month’s Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Program. This weeklong program of the American Legion and Virginia State Police provides first-hand experiences and insight into… …Pulling up weeds (7/10/2024) - Mathews County Republican Committee members showed up last month and attacked the weeds at Thomas Hunter Middle School … and won. Among those taking part were Sue and Bob Sherrill,… …
2 students represent Mathews at national FCCLA event (7/10/2024) - Rising eighth grader Lilly Moore and rising ninth grader Mya Schroeder, along with their FCCLA adviser Michelle Williams, represented Mathews County and Thomas Hunter Middle School at the Family, Career… …Honor rolls announced (7/10/2024) - Gloucester High School Gloucester High School recently released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period were: Seniors—Jacob… …
School Briefs (7/10/2024) - Elianna Tirado of Gloucester, Addy Silberhorn of Gloucester Point, and Hayes Burton of Port Haywood, were named to the dean’s list at Hollins University for the spring 2024 semester. To… …