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Gloucester board reviews county’s CIP plan (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held its public hearing Tuesday night for the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. Before the hearing, County Administrator Carol Steele briefly went…
Joshua, Lainey and Morgan Colonna Warm greetings from Peninsula Heating and Air (2/5/2025) - With the snow and bitter cold bearing down on us over the last few weeks, the necessity of home heating is indisputable. Unfortunately, this essential system is expensive, prohibitively so…
Mathews boards address budget, CIP needs (2/5/2025) - Mathews school board members and supervisors held a work session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the proposed 2025-2026 school budget. Much of the conversation, however, again revolved around long-term capital needs…
Mathews supervisors consider budget, CIP requests (2/5/2025) - Back-to-back board meetings were held in Mathews this week so members could work on prioritizing items in the county’s 2025-2026 budget. Mathews supervisors held a meeting on Monday to hear…
point boys and girls club Gloucester Boys & Girls Club seeks to increase membership (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is holding an open house on March 17 from 5-7 p.m. in an effort…
point vims upcoming events VIMS to hold ‘Romance Beneath the Waves’ After Hours lecture (2/5/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced its upcoming events for the month of February.“Romance Beneath the Waves,” the next After Hours lecture, will be held Thursday, Feb. 13,…
point shriners Shriner donation (2/5/2025) - Members of the Tidewater Shrine Club and Khedive Temple traveled to South Carolina last week to the Shriners Children’s Hospital-Greenville. On Jan. 27, members presented a check in the amount…
64 units collected at Mathews blood drive (2/5/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Jan. 28 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 64 units, according to volunteer Nan Cross. Sixty-two people…
1a shawn cosby grand marshal Cosby to speak (2/5/2025) - Nationally-acclaimed author S.A. Cosby, a Mathews native, will talk about his life and work at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. There will be a question-and-answer session…
Library to hold program on azaleas (2/5/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.…
Mathews supervisor seeks to eliminate county’s IT department (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting in the historic courthouse on Friday, Jan. 31, immediately going into a closed session that lasted 4½ hours. Upon returning…
mathews rotary observation deck work begins 2 Work begins on observation deck (2/5/2025) - Work has begun on replacement of the New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck at Bavon. On Tuesday afternoon, the previously existing 200-foot deck and walkway, completed in 1997, had already…
mathews museum quilt show Quilts on display (2/5/2025) - The Mathews Museum currently has an exhibit of handmade quilts from members of Bay Quilters of Mathews and by other county residents. The quilt show, running concurrently with a Black…
Deadlines approach for Daffodil Queen, Little Miss Daffodil, scholarship programs (2/5/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Festival is two months away, with deadlines approaching later this month for Daffodil Festival Queen, Little Miss Daffodil and the festival’s scholarship for a graduating senior.…
Mathews BOS drops its Hole in the Wall suit (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has dropped its August 2023 suit in Mathews Circuit Court requesting that the judge reverse a decision made by the Mathews Board of Zoning…
Library to hold program on azaleas (1/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.…
Civic groups invited to tour Mathews schools (1/29/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools will open its doors for a tour of the county’s three public schools to representatives of community groups and civic organizations beginning at 9 a.m. next…
mathews fish dead from the cold 1 Cold weather results in fish kill (1/29/2025) - Cold weather has resulted in fish dying in rivers and streams all over the southeast, including local waters. Commercial waterman Robert Minor of Gwynn’s Island, said he first noticed a…
mathews deputy van zile 1 ‘Sarge’ Van Zile’s lifelong dedication to ‘the uniform’ (1/29/2025) - Now 87 years of age and fully retired, former Mathews Sheriff’s Deputy Byron “Sarge” Van Zile Jr. spent 64 years of his life in uniform, always seeking to “have respect…
Gloucester School Board begins preliminary budget discussions (1/29/2025) - “We want every single child in GCPS to maximize their potential.” The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday evening in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to hear preliminary budget…
Mathews supervisors address water issue at elementary school (1/29/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors issued a statement on Monday regarding potential ethylene glycol exposure at Mathews Elementary School. This is the substance identified in the boiler system that,…
Mathews boards to hold budget work session Tuesday (1/29/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint budget work session at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium at Thomas…
Haven Beach to close to public Monday (1/29/2025) - Haven Beach will be closed to the public beginning Monday for the placement of dredge material on the beach, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors announced this week. Seaward Marine…
Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fire on Glass Road Fire destroys home on Glass Road (1/29/2025) - A massive fire destroyed a home in the 8700 block of Glass Road in Hayes in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 22. Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded…
point ruritan national Ruritan National Convention (1/29/2025) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club traveled to the 2025 Ruritan National Convention in Greenville, S.C., last weekend. Pictured from left are former Abingdon director Rick Taylor, Zone Lt. Governor…

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