MP marshes, living shorelines create benefits valued at $6.4M annually (5/22/2024) - Marshes and living shorelines in the Middle Peninsula region of Virginia generate more than $6.4 million in economic value from recreational fishing, a figure more than three and a half… …
NDZ signs available for Sarah Creek, Perrin River residents (5/22/2024) - Gloucester County has received “No Discharge Zone” (NDZ) signs to support open waterways for the harvesting of oysters and improving water quality. The signs are provided for display by the… …
Maritime danger zone established at Cheatham Annex (5/22/2024) - A danger zone has been established for mariners on the York River at the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Cheatham Annex. According to the U.S. Coast Guard District 05 Local Notice… …
Fundraising underway for Mathews LOVEworks sign (5/22/2024) - The Mathews LOVEworks Project Committee is holding a raffle to help raise funds for the county’s first official Virginia Tourism LOVE sign, to be placed at Liberty Square. The raffle… …Closings Monday for Memorial Day (5/22/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observation of Memorial Day. Gloucester libraries… …
Free riparian buffers offered to Virginia landowners (5/22/2024) - The Virginia Department of Forestry has announced a new program that provides landowners with free, flexible riparian forest buffer installation, plus one year of maintenance. The Riparian Forests for Landowners… …
Bags for benches (5/22/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club member Barbara Bauer, above, assisted by Ruritan Zone 4 Governor Don Sandridge, bagged 142.5 pounds of plastic bags. Barbara delivered the bags to Food Lion to be… …Gloucester library to celebrate renovation, summer reading (5/22/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, to introduce its newly renovated facility. Tours will be available… …
Fundraiser Saturday at Mathews Baptist for Team Waverly (5/22/2024) - Team Waverly will offer clothing, accessories, furnishings, baked goods, and other items in return for love offerings to help pay medical expenses for Waverly, the infant daughter of Taylor Jacobs… …
DMV offers new motorcycle license pilot program (5/22/2024) - May is Motorcycle Safety Month, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is making it easier for experienced motorcyclists to get the proper endorsement on their driver’s license and brush… …
Legionnaires to hold benefitpoker run on June 1 (5/22/2024) - American Legion Riders Chapter #75 will hold its Ridedown The Need for Veterans Poker Run on Saturday, June 1. The poker run is part of the group’s mission in service… …
Mathews board to reconsider FY25 allocations (5/17/2024) - After hearing pleas from leaders of both the county’s volunteer fire and rescue squads, as well as the chairman of the Mathews County School Board, Mathews supervisors approved a bottom-line… …
‘Flights to Freedom’ marker unveiled in Mathews (5/15/2024) - The historic highway marker “Flights to Freedom” was unveiled Saturday after an inspirational and informative dedication ceremony held at First Baptist Church in Mathews. The marker is located alongside Route… …Rabies clinic scheduled for Saturday (5/15/2024) - Gloucester County Animal Control will hold a rabies vaccine clinic—for dogs only—from 1-3 p.m. Saturday in the Gloucester High School parking lot. Visitors will be able to drive up to… …
Library to remain closed until May 22 (5/15/2024) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will remain closed until Wednesday, May 22, as construction crews will need extra time to complete the current portion of the renovations inside that building,… …
Upsy Daisy to hold yard sale Saturday (5/15/2024) - Upsy Daisy Creative Reuse Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located at 3261 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes, will hold a yard sale in the field adjacent to its parking lot on… …
Soothin’ Summer Sounds series starts June 6 (5/15/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library is offering three programs in its 2024 Soothin’ Summer Sounds series, which features light classical music performed by regional artists. The first concert will be performed by… …MHS to hold Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday (5/15/2024) - The Mathews High School Athletics Department will hold a Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday night. Coach Tom Holaday, Sonya King and Sid Bridge will star in the stand-up comedy show, which… …
Celtic service (5/15/2024) - Strings & Things Quartet will play Celtic music at the upcoming Celtic service, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kingston Parish Chapel, 370 Main Street, Mathews. People of… …
Hashbury Collective (5/15/2024) - The Hashbury Collective, a Grateful Dead tribute band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. Mixing Grateful Dead songs with folk rock favorites from Dylan,… …Kid’s Craft Market Saturday in Gloucester court circle (5/15/2024) - Young artisans will take center stage this weekend, with Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism holding the Kid’s Craft Market on Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., children ages 18… …
GHA to hold two art programs (5/15/2024) - In May and June, the Guinea Heritage Association will be offering two programs focusing on art at the Buck’s Store Museum, Bena. Coloring book The first is the May introduction… …NPS grant to support Woodville Rosenwald School oral history project (5/15/2024) - The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation has received a $23,000 from the National Park Service, the group announced last week. The foundation’s Oral History and artifact Collection Project is one of… …
VIMS to hold ‘Scientist Walks Into Bar,’ After Hours lecture and Marine Science Day (5/15/2024) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has several upcoming events planned. VIMS will host its next installment of “A Scientist Walks Into a Bar: Graduate Student Edition” from 6:30-8 tonight,… …
Knott appointed to Marine Products Board (5/15/2024) - Daniel Knott of Gloucester, was appointed last week to the Virginia Marine Products Board, among a list of appointments announced on May 10 by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Knott, a retired… …