Gamma Nu travels for state convention (5/31/2023) - Members of the Gamma Nu chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, based in Gloucester, traveled to Natural Bridge for the Virginia State Organization state convention April 28. In left photo, they… …
School board adopts $86M budget (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester School Board met last Thursday in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to approve a budget of $86,356,947 for fiscal year 2024. This budget reflects a $350,000 difference… …
School Brief (5/31/2023) - Farren Winter of Gloucester, earned the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors through Shenandoah University Field Hockey. …
MHS baccalaureate Sunday at Mathews Baptist (5/31/2023) - Members of the Mathews High School Class of 2023 will be honored at a baccalaureate service at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mathews Baptist Church, 8284 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. The… …
School board approves HVAC improvements at THMS (5/24/2023) - All three Mathews County schools will finally have heating and air conditioning throughout the buildings (including the hallways), once HVAC improvements are undertaken this summer in Thomas Hunter Middle School.… …MHS Spring Concert (5/24/2023) - The Mathews High School Music Department held its Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 17, in the school’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium, showcasing Mark Givens’ talented students in Concert Band, Jazz… …
Local grads (5/24/2023) - Michelle Elizabeth Bracken of Gloucester, in left photo, and Cameron Anthony McDonald of Port Haywood, will graduate from Christchurch School this Saturday at the school’s 102nd commencement exercises, beginning at… …
RCC holds nurse pinning, health sciences commencement (5/24/2023) - A total of 55 students graduated from Rappahannock Community College during its combined nurse pinning and health sciences commencement, which was held May 10 at Essex High School in Tappahannock.… …
Thanks to the Continental Society (5/24/2023) - The Mathews County School Board, at its May 16 meeting, presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Mathews Chapter of the Continental Societies, Inc., for the group’s many years of… …GHS accepting applications for skilled trades boot camp (5/24/2023) - Friday is the deadline for Gloucester High School to apply for the Summer Skilled Trades Boot Camp. This one-week paid opportunity gives rising GHS sophomores, juniors and seniors an opportunity… …
Accelerated Reader program (5/24/2023) - Mathews Elementary School honored its standout students in its Accelerated Reader program during the May 16 Mathews School Board meeting. Fourth grader Lars Golden and third grader Logan Burroughs were… …
Honor Society inductees (5/24/2023) - Ware Academy recently announced its 2022-2023 National Junior Honor Society inductees. They are, front row from left, Morgan Sterne, Alex Hogg, Emmie Davis, Peyton Arthur, Ted Deagle, Gladys Sinko-Hickman, Hailey… …
Business Honor Roll (5/24/2023) - Wroten Oil Company, Inc., was named by the Mathews County School Board to the 2023 Virginia School Boards Association Business Honor Roll for its continued support of Mathews County Public… …School Briefs (5/24/2023) - Alexandra Fisher graduated summa cum laude in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages, Russian and National Security from Virginia Tech. Fisher was also inducted into the Phi… …
FOIA case ruled in favor of Dooley (5/24/2023) - The second hearing for a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request denial by the Gloucester County School Board was ruled in favor of the petitioner, Katlyn Dooley, last Wednesday, May… …
G.I. Foundation provides bird feeders to THMS (5/17/2023) - The nonprofit Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation has been raising funds since its inception in January 2022 to support worthy educational and community causes on Gwynn’s Island and throughout Mathews… …
Senior Walk (5/17/2023) - Mathews High School seniors donned their caps and gowns on May 8 to take part in the annual Senior Walk, a tradition that began with the Class of 2016. Seniors… …
Mother’s Day tea (5/17/2023) - Mathews Elementary School’s kindergarteners celebrated Mother’s Day last week by hosting a tea party for students and mothers. Mayson and mom Stacey Griffith are shown here enjoying the event in… …
A love of reading (5/17/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Service Committee, led by chair Raven Cash, met at the Achilles Elementary School on May 12. The members of the third grade class… …
Main Street field trip (5/17/2023) - Kindergarten students of Botetourt Elementary School took a field trip on Friday through Gloucester’s Main Street. The classes of students walked down the street, making stops along the way including… …
Food Challenge (5/17/2023) - Peasley Middle School students recently completed the Food Challenge class provided by the Virginia Cooperative Extension. This was a four-day after-school cooking enrichment class, completely paid for by grants that… …Mathews schools get 4-day holiday weekend (5/17/2023) - At its meeting Tuesday night, the Mathews County School Board voted to close schools next Friday, May 26, giving students, faculty and staff a four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.Schools and… …
Constitution project (5/17/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club completed a project on May 15 initiated by its Citizenship and Patriotism Committee to place a copy of the United States Constitution into the hands of… …
G.I. Foundation scholarship (5/17/2023) - Madelyn Judson of Yorktown, center, daughter of Gwynn’s Island resident James Judson, fourth from left, and Yorktown resident Karen Haynes, was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship awarded recently by… …Applicants sought for Beatrice Bobo Scholarship (5/17/2023) - The Mathews Branch NAACP announces the second year of its Beatrice Bobo Scholarship, named in honor of the longtime Mathews County Public Schools teacher and former president of the Mathews… …