Library to hold workshop on organization (9/6/2023) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold a workshop on organizing Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Main Street Center location, beginning at 6 p.m. “Organizing with a Purpose,” will be taught… …
Board approves financing for smart meters (9/6/2023) - Gloucester supervisors voted 6-1 to approve a financing option from Bank of America for the approved Advanced Metering Infrastructure or AMI project during its Tuesday meeting in the colonial courthouse.… …
Market Days returns this weekend (9/6/2023) - Mathews Market Days opens bright and early this Friday, offering festival-goers two full days of fun, food, entertainment, and arts and crafts for all ages on the Mathews Court Green.… …
Guinea Heritage Day to be held Sunday (9/6/2023) - Guinea Heritage Day, a celebration of all things Guinea, will be held on Sunday afternoon at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the program begins… …
Covid booster to be available soon (9/6/2023) - Vaccines targeting the latest variant of the COVID-19 virus, XBB.1.5, have been developed and should be available locally in the next couple of weeks. According to Brenden Rivenbark, chief operating… …
Local candidate forums begin next week (9/6/2023) - Election season is finally here, as the first of several candidate forums in Gloucester and Mathews counties will be held next week. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Gloucester Branch of… …
Couple shares about life in two Gloucesters (9/6/2023) - Gloucester Day was celebrated Saturday to honor Gloucesters across the globe. One local couple has the privilege of calling two Gloucesters home. Chris and David Evans of Gloucester Point moved… …
Gloucester Day (9/6/2023) - The second annual Gloucester Day was celebrated Saturday, where people from Gloucesters all over the world were encouraged to celebrate and learn more about their own Gloucester. Above, County Administrator… …VDOT work underway on county roads (9/6/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation is working on secondary roads in Gloucester and Mathews counties this week. One-way traffic is planned through Friday on Timberneck Road (Route 1320) in Gloucester,… …
Retiring CA seeks seat on Mathews board (7/5/2023) - T.C. “Tom” Bowen III, 71, of Mathews, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 7 election. He is running as… …
10 years’ service (9/6/2023) - Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chairman Dave Jones, at right, recognizes county administration’s HR analyst Barbara Read for 10 years of service during the board’s Aug. 22 meeting. …MCF to raffle off charity donation (9/6/2023) - During this weekend’s Market Days, the Mathews Community Foundation will be giving away a $500 grant to a lucky winner’s charity of choice. Stop by the MCF booth at Market… …
Bay School auction/gala to be held Sept. 30 (9/6/2023) - The Bay School’s annual fundraising auction and gala will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Parson’s Point in the Glebe. The theme is “Taking Flight”… …
Museum to host viewing of ‘Voyage of Discovery’ (9/6/2023) - “A Voyage of Discovery,” a documentary describing the 1608 travels of Captain John Smith up and down Chesapeake Bay, will be shown Friday at 7 p.m. in the Mathews Historical… …
Offices close for Market Days (9/6/2023) - Mathews County administrative offices will close at noon today, Thursday, Sept. 7, because of road closures scheduled for Mathews Market Days.Administrative staff will be working remotely from noon to 4:30… …
108 adoptions (9/6/2023) - Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society team members recently celebrated 108 adoptions for the month of August during its “Clear the Shelters” event. Shown here are, front row from left. members Larry Suarez,… …Pig Roast to be held Sept. 28 (9/6/2023) - The 39th annual Gloucester Rotary Club Pig Roast will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. The all-you-can-eat event will be held at the Ware River Yacht Club.… …
Revolutionary War event in Gloucester this weekend (9/6/2023) - History will come alive this weekend on Gloucester Court Green in “Fire, Smoke & Muskets: Gloucester 1781.” Hours on Saturday at 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; on Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Hourly… …
Best Years Trips planned (9/6/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip to the State Fair of Virginia from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. The fee is… …
Chad Green running unopposed for 69th District HOD seat (8/30/2023) - Chad Green of Seaford, is the sole candidate running in the Nov. 7 election for the Virginia House of Delegates’ newly-drawn 69th District seat, which covers the Gloucester Point area… …
Gloucester’s Pamela Garner opposes McDougle in Senate race (8/30/2023) - Pamela Garner, 54, of Gloucester, is the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 7 election for the newly-drawn Virginia Senate District 26, which covers Gloucester and Mathews counties. Garner said that,… …
Meyer seeks Abingdon District seat on BOS (5/17/2023) - John C. Meyer Jr. has announced his candidacy for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. A former member of the county board, he currently serves… …
Ryan McDougle seeks newly redrawn 26th Senate District seat (8/30/2023) - State Sen. Ryan McDougle, 51, of Hanover, is the Republican candidate for the newly-drawn Virginia Senate District 26, which covers Gloucester and Mathews. He has been the senator for Virginia’s… …What’s it? (8/30/2023) - Ron James of Dutton took the Native American mortar and pestle found on family property for ID at What’s It Night, held Aug. 23 at the Mathews Historical Museum. No… …
Be safe on the water this Labor Day weekend, DWR cautions (8/30/2023) - The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is reminding all boaters to stay safe and sober this last weekend of summer, and always wear a life jacket while on the water.… …