‘Lunch Around the World’ class (3/6/2025) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit #75, Gloucester, held a “Lunch Around the World” cooking class as a fundraiser taught by Michaela Lee. On the menu were Spring Rolls from Asia, Schnitzel… …
Ruritan presentation (3/6/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry “Hurricane” Thompson presented Arlene Armentor with a club mug in appreciation for her presentation to the club at the club’s February meeting. Armentor is executive… …
Ospreys return (3/6/2025) - An osprey was spotted on the Gloucester Point campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science last week returning from its yearly migration to Central/South America. The VIMS OspreyCam can… …GoFundMe page set up for Hayes mother (3/6/2025) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Hayes woman who is in the hospital ICU undergoing major health challenges. Tracy Ward, a single mother of two boys,… …
Rosewell holds a ‘Blessing of the Ground’ (3/6/2025) - Much has been written about the history of Rosewell Plantation, the 18th century Georgian mansion whose majestic ruins stand today overlooking the York River in Gloucester. But little if anything… …
First responders take part in weeklong Search and Rescue Forum (3/6/2025) - Local fire, rescue and law enforcement personnel attended last week’s Search and Rescue Forum sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia and the Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team… …Board approves waterfront marina CUP request (3/6/2025) - A plan to convert a vacant seafood processing plant into a working waterfront marina in Gloucester won approval Tuesday night. Following a public hearing on the matter in the colonial… …
School board looks at implications of preK-7 merge (3/6/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board took an extended look Friday at the implications of merging/consolidating Mathews Elementary and Thomas Hunter Middle School into one preK-7 school, as part… …
Mathews BOS wrangles with Hole in Wall issues again (3/6/2025) - Mathews supervisors wrangled over issues with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill once again at its most recent meeting, with supervisor Mike Walls initially moving that the county sue the… …
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2025) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
St. Croix man arrested in Mathews child sex assault case (3/5/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a lengthy investigation into a child sexual assault case with the arrest of a 28-year-old male resident of St. Croix in the U.S.… …
Egg prices hit record high (2/26/2025) - Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC.… …
Wide range of topics covered at school board town hall (2/26/2025) - A wide range of topics—including everything from retention and promotion of students in grade levels and concerns about lowering standards for student achievement to how eighth graders are adjusting to… …
Meals on Wheels (2/26/2025) - Siblings Lyman Hayes and Carter Hayes, from left, helped their grandmother with delivery of Meals on Wheels in Mathews last Wednesday before the snowstorm. Meals on Wheels sent two meals… …Trikeball fundraiser at Peasley on March 7 (2/26/2025) - Trikeball will hold a school fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 7 at Peasley Middle School. Trikeball is a baseball game played on a gym floor where all players… …
VIMS study highlights successes of Virginia oyster restoration (2/26/2025) - Virginia has made significant investments in the restoration of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, and now a study led by the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and… …
Wheelchair ramp (2/26/2025) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club recently installed a wheelchair ramp at the home of Bill Jordan, a former member of the club. Among those involved in the project were,… …Blessing of the Ground Sunday at Rosewell (2/26/2025) - A ceremony of sorrow and rejoicing will be offered at Rosewell Plantation at 3 p.m. Sunday to consecrate the site where a Remembrance Structure will be built to recognize those… …
Grant available for G.I. homeowners with failing septic systems (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Community Foundation has awarded the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission $9,000 to assist low-income homeowners on Gwynn’s Island with repair or replacement of their failing septic systems. According… …
Campgrounds at Machicomoco reopen March 7 (2/26/2025) - The first day of spring is March 20, but you don’t have to wait until then to spring out of the house and march over to Machicomoco State Park. The… …
Little Free Libraries (2/26/2025) - The Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library has sponsored the installation of two Little Free Library boxes—one in front of the group’s bookstore on Maple Avenue behind the library and… …
Mathews Rotary holds Charter Night program (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Rotary Club held its annual Charter Night on Saturday night with a prime rib dinner at the Mathews Yacht Club. Charter Night celebrates the founding of Rotary International… …Dine to Donate next Thursday at Howard-Dooley Café (2/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its first Dine to Donate of 2025 next Thursday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley… …
Mathews Museum to hold corned beef and cabbage dinner (2/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its first Dine to Donate of 2025 next Thursday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley… …
Chili When It’s Chilly (2/26/2025) - The West Mathews Community League held its annual Chili When It’s Chilly fundraiser on Saturday at the league building in Bohannon. People had their pick of a number of different… …