Petition underway to seek increased transparency of MCPS (4/1/2026) - An online petition is underway to seek input from Mathews County Public Schools students, parents of MCPS students, former and current employees and the community at large to gain support… …
HOSA competitions (4/1/2026) - Members of the Gloucester High School HOSA Future Health Professionals Career Technical Student Organization recently competed at the Virginia State Leadership Conference in Roanoke. Above, seniors Kennedy Wilhite and Rylie… …
MHS Coffee House Jazz Night (4/1/2026) - Members of the Mathews High School Jazz Ensemble performed for the community at last Wednesday’s Coffee House Jazz Night, a fundraiser for the MHS Music Department. The crowded event included… …Active shooter training set for Aug. 19-20 (3/25/2026) - The ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) Institute is holding a two-day active shooter response instructor training at Ware Academy Aug. 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. until 5… …
Career Day (3/25/2026) - Deputy Will Hargis, K9 Karma and Investigator Michael Rice, from left, of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, spoke to Mathews High School students about their positions as part of the… …Abingdon Ruritan Club offers two scholarships (3/25/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena, is offering a workforce training scholarship, as well as an academic scholarship, for graduating Gloucester High School and Gloucester homeschool seniors. The workforce training scholarship… …
Area band (3/25/2026) - Twenty-one students from Mathews High School and Thomas Hunter Middle School traveled to Westmoreland High School last weekend to play in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Area Band. The… …RCC hosts Library of Virginia traveling exhibition (3/25/2026) - Rappahannock Community College hosts “Strong Men & Women in Virginia History 2026,” a traveling exhibition from the Library of Virginia, at the Glenns campus library through April 25. Presented in… …
Your spring break ‘camp’ is in the bag (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism is offering “Spring Break Camp-In-A-Bag,” a multi-day, self-guided “camp” for students to complete at their own pace. A release said the “camp” consists of a… …
Gloucester School Board approves personnel appointments (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board approved several personnel appointments during its regular monthly meeting held March 10 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Gabriel Gonzales of Gloucester was appointed… …
Ware review (3/25/2026) - Ware Academy recently welcomed a team from the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) as part of its accreditation process. The VAIS team met with faculty, staff, students, administrators, parents… …Health care scholarship available for area students (3/25/2026) - Claude Moore Opportunities, a statewide nonprofit focused on health care workforce development, is accepting applications for scholarships to support Fredericksburg, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula area students pursuing health care… …
$24,000+ raised for Gloucester schools at run/walk (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation 15th annual 8K, 3K and Virtual 5K run/walk held on Saturday, March 14, netted proceeds of over $24,000, which is the highest amount… …
500th Breakfast Bag (3/25/2026) - Thomas Hunter Middle School FCCLA students Ariel Forrest, Leeah Taylor (not pictured) and Allayisha Hill-Epps set a goal to deliver 500 Breakfast Bags to the Helping the Homeless Ministry in… …
GHS receives 2025-2026 state SCA award (3/25/2026) - For its exceptional record of leadership, service and civic activities that improve the school and community, the Gloucester High School Student Council Association was awarded the 2025-2026 Achievement Award during… …
MHS students deliver products to help others (3/25/2026) - Mathews High School students delivered helping products throughout the region on March 13 as they neared completion of service projects undertaken through FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America).… …
Egg hunt (3/25/2026) - Gloucester High School Renaissance held a Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning. In addition to the egg hunt, children were able to meet the Easter Bunny, have their faces painted,… …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …
MHS Coffee House Jazz night to be held March 25 (3/18/2026) - The Mathews High School Music Department invites the community to attend its Coffee House Jazz night on Wednesday, March 25, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the MHS cafeteria. The MHS… …Local students eligible for ag scholarships (3/18/2026) - The Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association is offering five scholarships totaling $10,000 to deserving area youth studying agriculture. Eligible applicants must live in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, King and Queen, Caroline,… …
School Brief (3/18/2026) - Timmie Matthews Jr. of Gloucester, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University… …
MHS students of the month (3/18/2026) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for February are eighth grader Paige Morris, freshman Morgan Sterne, sophomore Isabella Hall, junior Harmony Smith and senior Isaac Johnson (clockwise from top… …
Sensory support backpacks (3/18/2026) - Mathews High School FCCLA member Abigail “Abby” Henry delivered 12 sensory support backpacks to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk on Friday. Henry collected an assortment of sensory… …
Americanism essay (3/18/2026) - Thomas Hunter Middle School student Brayden Smith was the winner of the American Legion Post 83 Americanism Essay Contest held at the Mathews school. Smith’s essay is now registered with… …
District Chorus (3/18/2026) - After an audition process, several students from Page Middle School attended District 8 Chorus on Feb. 20 and 21 at Warwick High School. Shown are choral members, front row from… …