Schools eligible for watershed education grants (1/22/2025) - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced the opening of applications for its Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience grants through March 5, with a total of $250,000 in funding… …
School division’s emergency closure addressed (1/17/2025) - Mathews County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel addressed this week’s emergency school closure during a special meeting held Friday morning in the school board office. All three county… …
Local students receive honors at RCC (1/15/2025) - Several local students received honors at Rappahannock Community College for the fall 2024 semester. Those named to the Board’s List earned a grade point average of 3.8 or higher; Dean’s… …
Boards to hold work session on Mathews school budget Tuesday (1/15/2025) - The Mathews County School Board will meet with county supervisors on Tuesday afternoon for a joint budget work session/review of the first draft of the division’s proposed 2025-2026 budget. The… …
Chili Cook-Off (1/15/2025) - Rappahannock Community College held a Chili Cook-Off last Thursday at its Glenns campus. RCC HVAC Technician Mark Acree, shown here with RCC President Dr. Shannon Kennedy, won best overall. Other… …
P.E.O. scholarships (1/15/2025) - Members from P.E.O. Chapter CA (Mathews and Gloucester) presented $500 annual scholarship awards to two 2024 high school seniors at the group’s December business meeting. Award recipients included GHS senior… …
Arsenovic, Parker to lead school board in 2025 (1/15/2025) - The Gloucester County School Board unanimously elected Leonne Arsenovic and Anita Parker as chair and vice chair, respectively, during its annual organizational meeting held Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker… …
Lindsay named head coach at Regent University (1/8/2025) - Brett Lindsay, a 2017 graduate of Gloucester High School, has been named head coach for the Regent University, Virginia Beach, baseball team after a nationwide search. He will lead the… …
Helping the Homeless (1/8/2025) - Page Middle School choir director Karen Scalf organized a food drive for Helping the Homeless and donated 172 pounds of food to the nonprofit organization on Dec. 20 with her… …
GMHS bandanas (1/8/2025) - Over winter break, sisters Tenley, Delaney and Aubrey Wiggs, from left, made bandanas for the homeless dogs at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. …RCC to hold info sessions for foster youth (1/8/2025) - Rappahannock Community College is holding two upcoming information sessions designed to empower foster youth for college success. The first will be held this Saturday at the Warsaw campus student lounge… …
Winter camp (1/8/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society held its Humane Heroes Winter Camp last week. Volunteer Christa Brolley sits on the floor with Sawyer Harris, left, and Rebecca Wenner to show them her… …School Brief (1/8/2025) - Jennifer Adams of New Point, recently earned her Master of Science in Education from the University of Central Arkansas. …
Recalling New Point High School from 1924 (1/2/2025) - In the fall of 1924, fresh out of training, Gazelle Clark arrived in Mathews County to teach elementary grades at New Point High School. Gazelle, a native of Lancaster County,… …
Tastes, Sights and Sounds of the Season (12/26/2024) - Thomas Hunter Middle School got in the holiday spirit last Thursday night, as the school hosted its Tastes, Sights and Sounds of the Season assembly. Family and friends filled the… …
All Abingdon students receive Christmas gift (12/26/2024) - Abingdon Elementary School Math Interventionist Ami McCullough was able to present all 450 students at the school with a wrapped Christmas gift last Thursday after hosting a fundraiser campaign online… …
Toys for Tots (12/26/2024) - Every year, the Peasley Middle School field hockey team hosts an end-of-season party where each team member brings in an item for the school’s Toys for Tots box. The team… …
College tour (12/26/2024) - The Irene Morgan Scholarship Fund Committee sponsored a field trip on Dec. 5 for 32 Gloucester High School students to tour Rappahannock Community College and Christopher Newport University. Transportation by… …School Brief (12/26/2024) - Steven Madsen of Hayes, was named to the Pennsylvania Western University dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. To receive this honor, students must earn a minimum grade point average… …
Holiday show (12/26/2024) - Ware Academy held its holiday performance Friday night, “Christmas in July.” Lucy Embrose and Edelen GianDonato, from left, dance with candy canes in matching Christmas tree headbands during the show. …
Botetourt 3rd graders to carol on Main Street Friday (12/18/2024) - Botetourt Elementary School third grade students will be caroling down Gloucester’s Main Street for the school’s annual “Main Street Caroling” field trip on Friday. Students will depart Botetourt at 10:30… …School Brief (12/18/2024) - Farren Winter of Gloucester, was one of five Shenandoah University field hockey players named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region VI team. …
Fleet nominated for LifeChanger award (12/18/2024) - Ware Academy Head of School Dawn Fleet has been nominated for the National Life Group’s 2024-2025 LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of… …
School board makes personnel appointments (12/18/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board made several personnel appointments at its Dec. 10 meeting held in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Stephanie Reeves of Hayes was appointed to a… …
YMCA proposal dominates discussion (12/18/2024) - For the second month in a row, a proposal by the Mathews Family YMCA to offer a preschool/day care program for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds on school property dominated public… …