All GCPS students to receive free meals (8/14/2024) - According to Central Food Service, free breakfast and lunch will be provided to all Gloucester County Public Schools students for the 2024-2025 school year. This is made possible through the… …
DAR district meeting (8/14/2024) - Members of the Augustine Warner Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution took part in Saturday’s Virginia DAR District II meeting at Manakin Presbyterian Church in Midlothian. DAR state regent Laurie… …
Bread for Life donation (8/14/2024) - Monique Raposa, executive director of the Bread for Life Community Pantry, at left, accepts a $1,000 donation presented by Abby Bowles, Social Development Committee chair of the Abingdon Ruritan Club.… …Mathews Broadband Advisory Board reaching out to organizations (8/14/2024) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board is reaching out to local organizations and asking for an opportunity to meet with them and answer any questions they have about the board’s quest… …
Gloucester site ‘living lab’ for coastal resilience (8/14/2024) - A bold vision for a thriving industry built around providing solutions for flooding and sea level rise was unveiled Monday during an event at the Captain Sinclair Recreation Center at… …
Cook Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary (8/14/2024) - The Cook Foundation, a Gloucester organization dedicated to supporting the arts, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month with a visual exhibit in the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, 6894… …
Eagle vs. Tropical Storm Debby (8/14/2024) - An eagle came to an osprey nest near the Timberneck Creek home of Larry and Meg Sherertz of Hayes on Thursday morning with his breakfast fish, soaking wet and looking… …
Gen. Lafayette in Gloucester (8/14/2024) - More than 100 people packed Gloucester’s colonial courthouse Sunday afternoon to hear actor/interpreter Mark Schneider of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as he enthralled the audience portraying Revolutionary War hero the… …Mathews man dies of apparent drowning (8/7/2024) - A Mathews County man died of an apparent drowning Sunday afternoon while fishing near Stingray Point Light off the Deltaville coastline.Virginia Marine Resources Commission officers were dispatched to the incident… …
Public invited to chat with DNC delegates (8/7/2024) - The public is invited to chat this week with two of the area’s delegates to the upcoming Democratic National Convention, which will be held on Aug. 19-22 in Chicago, Ill.… …
Garden stroll to be held Aug. 14 (8/7/2024) - Brent Heath will lead a walk-through the gardens of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The cost is $5; to sign up, call 804-693-3966. …
BOS exempts GVFRS from RFP study on new firehouse (8/7/2024) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium Tuesday night to accommodate an anticipated crowd of Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad members and… …Tyrell Samuel found guilty of 1st degree murder (8/7/2024) - Tyrell Lamont Samuel, 26, of Saluda, was convicted of murder in the first degree, among other felony charges, after a three-day jury trial in Gloucester County Circuit Court that ended… …
Tropical Storm Debby expected to cause localized flooding (8/7/2024) - Tropical Storm Debby was poised off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday morning, after having made landfall in Florida, then making its way across Georgia and South Carolina, posing… …
Rep. Wittman holds roundtable discussion in Gloucester on seafood industry (8/7/2024) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) visited Gloucester on Friday for a roundtable discussion with local seafood dealers and watermen, providing updates on state and federal efforts to bolster the “blue economy”… …
Premiere of 3 Gloucester films held at Flat Iron (8/7/2024) - Three short films that tell the stories of Gloucester’s Woodville Rosenwald School, Rosewell Plantation and the Battle of the Hook were screened late last month in a program held at… …
Oral history project (8/7/2024) - Oral histories were collected at Antioch Baptist Church in Coke on Saturday by oral historian Dr. Jessica Taylor, shown at right in photos above and below, in cooperation with The… …
Hospice donation (8/7/2024) - Riverside Walter Reed Hospice, which provides residents of the Middle Peninsula with specialized, palliative end-of-life care, recently received a $3,000 donation from the Abingdon Ruritan Club. Here, Agency Manager Sarah… …
Mathews lighthouse keepers topic of Aug. 22 talk (8/7/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County” on Thursday, Aug. 22 at… …
DeForge joins MLC as Operations Manager (8/7/2024) - Gwen DeForge has joined the Mathews Land Conservancy as Operations Manager at Williams Wharf Landing. Raised in Mathews County, DeForge shares the ideals of the Mathews Land Conservancy’s mission to… …Mathews Rotary (8/7/2024) - The Mathews Rotary Club welcomed a new member and awarded a Paul Harris Fellow. In photo at left, club president Mike Pittman, at right, is shown with new Rotarian David… …
New signs go up for Mathews locations (8/7/2024) - As part of the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2022, Virginia provided funding to all 133 counties for the purpose of increasing visitor engagement and assisting with… …Mathews board seeks dismissal of suit (8/7/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has filed a motion with Mathews Circuit Court asking that the court dismiss the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill suit against the board… …
Comix Con (8/7/2024) - Vikings, witches, Jedi warriors, a life-sized ape, a robot, and more turned out for the Comix Con held on Saturday at Gloucester Library in Main Street Center. There were games… …
National Night Out (8/7/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first National Night Out Tuesday at Mathews High School, and a huge crowd turned out to the event to play games, grab a… …