Closings today, Friday for July 4 holiday (7/3/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today and Friday, July 4 and 5, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Post offices, school board… …
Work begins Monday on Rt. 3/14 bridge in Mathews (7/3/2024) - Beginning Monday, Virginia Department of Transportation crews will begin a major rehabilitation project on the Route 3/Route 14 westbound bridge over Burke Mill Stream in Mathews, just west of Windsor… …Mathews film to be shown next Friday, July 12 (7/3/2024) - A free showing of the film “Happy Homes and Fertile Farms on Smiling Waters” will be held on Friday, July 12 at the Mathews Museum. Doors open at 6 p.m.… …
MHS student video touts success of Mathews broadband service (7/3/2024) - Mathews Broadband Advisory Board chair Judy Rowe shared a video with county supervisors at the board’s June 20 meeting that focused on success stories about broadband. Produced by Mathews High… …
Puller Center holds ribbon cutting at Edgehill Center (7/3/2024) - Versability Resources’ Lewis B. Puller Center, a long-established Gloucester facility that provides services for people with disabilities, has opened at a new location. It is now offering day support services… …
Boyd celebrates 100th birthday (7/3/2024) - Christine Stokes Boyd of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Gloucester, celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. A native of Gloucester County, Boyd studied at the Bena-Hayes School and graduated from the… …
Bristow takes over as jail superintendent (7/3/2024) - Jerry Bristow of Middlesex County has been appointed superintendent of the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center in Saluda. He stepped into the new job on Monday, following the retirement on… …
MCSO secures funding for mobile command center (7/3/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office had been awarded a $181,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services under the Operation Ceasefire Grant Program, Sheriff April Edwards informed supervisors… …Library to hold program on hawks (7/3/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program about hawks on Thursday, July 18, beginning at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Michelle Schopp, Community… …
Crash on bridge takes a life (6/26/2024) - A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in the southbound lanes of the George P. Coleman Bridge in Gloucester resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Hayes man and detoured Peninsula-bound traffic… …
G-M Exchange Club (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester Mathews inducted its officers and board members for 2024-25 recently at Sal’s Sicilian Pizza & Restaurant, Hayes. Above from left, Virginia District president Carol Wood… …Guinea Heritage Association awards 2024 scholarships (6/26/2024) - Thanks to a generous donation by the Kenneth & Patricia A. Hall Charitable Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association was able to award five scholarships in 2024 to the following graduates… …
Nominees sought for this year’s Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/26/2024) - The Guinea Jubilee Committee arm of the Guinea Heritage Association is well underway in its planning for the 2024 Guinea Jubilee to be held this year on Sept. 27 and… …Full schedule of July events at Machicomoco (6/26/2024) - Machicomoco State Park has a busy schedule of programs next month and people are invited to explore the Hayes park and take part in the activities. People are invited to… …
Exchange Club donation (6/26/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews recently donated $200 worth of pet items including dog food to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. GMHS volunteer Joyce Emerson is shown here with some of… …Board instructed not to enter closed meeting on Hole in the Wall matter (6/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met on June 20 in the historic courthouse, but before the meeting could get started, supervisor Dave Jones objected to the agenda, asking why… …
Family fun day (6/26/2024) - Three Rivers Healthy Families and the United Methodist Women from Central United Methodist Church joined in a family fun day at the farm of Mike and Louise Witherspoon in Port… …Special board meeting Monday (6/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will have a special closed meeting at 3 p.m. Monday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The purpose of the meeting is to… …
Museum to mark 25th anniversary of Mathews movie (6/26/2024) - To mark the 25th anniversary of the film “Happy Homes and Fertile Farms on Smiling Waters” by the late Eugene C. Hudgins, the Mathews Museum will stage a free showing… …
G.I. Baptist offers Music Camp for youngsters (6/26/2024) - Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church is offering a Music Camp for the second year in a row. It will be held from 6:30-8:30 nightly from July 7-11 at the church, located at… …
Grant to aid in stabilizing Rosewell foundation (6/26/2024) - The Fairfield Foundation has received a $100,000 matching grant from The Cabell Foundation of Richmond for masonry stabilization at Rosewell. “This award is a major step in our multi-year effort… …
MVFD Boat Docking Contest/Buyboat Race ‘a huge success’ (6/26/2024) - In spite of the relentless sun and blistering heat, Mathews Volunteer Fire Department hosted an enthusiastic crowd at Williams Wharf on Saturday at the department’s first-ever Boat Docking Contest and… …
Sen. Warner visits (6/26/2024) - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, above center, was in Gloucester Monday to visit Bay Aging’s Daffodil Gardens II, a low-income housing tax credit property. It was one of several visits he… …
Juneteenth celebration welcomes everyone ‘home’ (6/26/2024) - The Gloucester Institute in partnership with the Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration Committee, Gloucester County NAACP and Mathews NAACP chapters hosted its Juneteenth Celebration on Wednesday, June 19. Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National… …
Gwynn’s Island Days harkens back to past (6/26/2024) - Gwynn’s Island Days, this year’s name for the Gwynn’s Island Festival, will be held from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Gwynn’s Island Civic… …