School board, supervisors appear to come to an impasse over budget (2/25/2026) - Following a roughly three-hour joint meeting Tuesday night on the school division’s proposed FY2027 budget, Mathews School Board members and county supervisors didn’t appear to come to an agreement about… …
Top sponsors named for GCPS Ed Foundation fundraiser (2/25/2026) - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been named a Titanium ($3,000) sponsor and E.T. Gresham Company a Diamond sponsor ($2,000) for the 15th annual Gloucester County Public Schools Educational… …
RCC announces upcoming lifelong learning classes (2/25/2026) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning has announced two upcoming classes that will be held at the Glenns campus. “Geographic Strategies in Amphibious Warfare” will be held on… …
NJROTC medal (2/25/2026) - On Saturday, Mathews High School student Will Ware represented the Gloucester High School NJROTC program by competing in the American Legion JROTC Combo Drill Meet at GHS. He competed in… …Local youth participate in weekend 4-H contests (2/25/2026) - Members of Gloucester 4-H clubs took part in the County 4-H Communications, Visual Arts and Table Setting contests Saturday at the T.C. Walker Education Center. The Gloucester Bay Riders 4-H… …
All-State Chorus (2/25/2026) - Gloucester High School choral members Abdiel Santiago Ramos, London Volpe, Joshua Littlefield and Emma Layton, from left, have all been selected to compete in the 2026 All Virginia Choir Event… …Rappahannock Community College TRiO helps first-generation students (2/18/2026) - Rappahannock Community College continues to strengthen its commitment to student success through TRiO, a federally-funded outreach and student support program designed to help first-generation, low-income and college-bound students achieve their… …
Battle of the Books (2/18/2026) - Teams of fifth graders from Achilles, Bethel, Botetourt and Petsworth elementary schools competed in the Gloucester County Public Schools Battle of the Books competition at Gloucester County Public Library, Main… …
Love in action (2/18/2026) - Mathews High School FCCLA members Mya Schroeder, Bri Thomas and Alex Walker, from left, have been working on their FCCLA STAR Event project: “Spreading the Love to CHKD.” The students… …School Briefs (2/18/2026) - Sherri Mercier of Hayes, received her Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University’s College of Arts and Sciences during commencement exercises held in December. Several local students were named to… …
Special education meeting to be held Monday (2/18/2026) - A meeting will be held Monday on federal funds to benefit children with special education needs. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. in Room A111 at the T.C.… …
Botetourt principal set to retire July 1 (2/18/2026) - Botetourt Elementary School principal Felicia “Tish” Hudgins is scheduled to retire from her position on July 1, as approved by the Gloucester County School Board during its last meeting held… …
Public hearing Tuesday on Mathews schools FY27 budget (2/18/2026) - A public hearing on the Mathews County School Board’s draft FY 2027 budget will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School, followed… …
Mathews school board approves policy contract with SBMA (2/18/2026) - During Tuesday night’s regular meeting at the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School, the Mathews County School Board approved a contract with the School Board Member Alliance to provide… …
Abingdon Ruritans offer scholarships to Gloucester students (2/11/2026) - 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 scholarships. Students planning to attend a four-year… …
Second place (2/11/2026) - The Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School Glenns team placed second overall at the 28th annual Blue Crab Bowl, held Saturday at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point. Students had… …School Briefs (2/11/2026) - Ailin Harpole of Hayes, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island for the fall 2025 semester. To be included on the dean’s list, full-time students… …
STEM night (2/11/2026) - Ware Academy third graders recently worked collaboratively to research, plan and create a new colony. The students then designed STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) projects to address the hardships… …
Reality Store (2/11/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club members helped out with Peasley Middle School’s Reality Store program, which was held on Jan. 29-30. Reality Store is a financial simulation that allows students to learn… …Local students named to CBGS Director’s List (2/11/2026) - Several local students from Gloucester and Mathews were named to the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School for Marine and Environmental Science’s Director’s List for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school… …
MHS students of the month (2/11/2026) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for January are eighth grader Devi Morrison, freshman Finn McKinster, sophomore Bella Hockenberry, junior Taylor Hubbard (clockwise from top left) and, not pictured,… …
GHS FFA holds winter degree ceremony (2/11/2026) - The Gloucester chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its winter degree ceremony on Jan. 30. Virginia Setterholm and Jordan Lynch received their Greenhand Degrees and Charlotte Evans received… …
Regional competition (2/11/2026) - The Gloucester High School Scholastic Bowl team competed in the regional competition at Jamestown High School last Wednesday, Feb. 4. Gloucester advanced to the semifinals by defeating Churchland, 285-115, but… …
Honor Band (2/11/2026) - This past week, six students from the Mathews High School Blue Devil Band participated in the VBODA All-District VIII Honor Band at Woodside High School. The students rehearsed for 10… …Abingdon Ruritans offer scholarships to Gloucester students (2/4/2026) - 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 scholarships. Students planning to attend a four-year… …