Hedrick will not seek second term on BOS (5/10/2023) - Gloucester Board of Supervisor member Michael Hedrick has announced that he will not be seeking reelection to a second term representing the Ware District. Hedrick was elected in November 2019… …
Service award (5/10/2023) - Bob Tschirhart received a token of gratitude for his five years of service on the board of the Rural Housing Partnership (formerly Gloucester Housing Partnership) at the partnership’s May meeting.… …Hearing tonight on Mathews budget, tax rates (5/10/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6 o’clock tonight on the proposed $31,009,157 budget and tax rates for fiscal year 2023-2024. The meeting will… …
GCPS announces superintendent application process (5/10/2023) - The Gloucester School Board held a work session Friday evening to discuss specific qualifications it should include in its superintendent job announcement. During the meeting, board member Darren Post made… …
Planners opt not to hear controversial speaker (5/10/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission voted 4-3 Tuesday night to deny a motion by member Tricia Stall to invite a controversial speaker to address the commission and board of supervisors… …
CERT new member training to be held May 20-21 (5/10/2023) - Gloucester County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a class for new members on May 20-21. The course, which will be held in the county’s Emergency Operations Center, will… …
Woods X-Roads RCUT proposal denied (5/10/2023) - A crowd filled the Gloucester colonial courthouse for last week’s Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to voice their opposition of a proposed restricted crossing U-Turn or RCUT at Woods… …
Perfect weather prevails at Mathews May Faire (5/10/2023) - Clear skies and balmy temperatures marked this year’s May Faire in Mathews County, bringing many people out to stroll the Mathews Court Green, visit art and craft booths, have lunch… …
Baptist Preacher Trial (5/10/2023) - Historical interpreter Bill Rose portrayed Col. Archibald Cary, magistrate of Chesterfield County, reenacting a pivotal moment in American history, the 1773 trial of Baptist preacher John Weatherford for preaching and… …
Reality Store (5/10/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club took part in a Reality Store program held at Page Middle School on May 2. Students were presented with real-life buying scenarios, making decisions… …VIMS to hold Marine Science Day June 10 (5/10/2023) - Virginia Institute of Marine Science graduate student Rachel Dixon will present a program on the diversity of fishes in the Chesapeake Bay at a lecture on Monday, June 5, at… …
Mathews special ed committee to meet May 18 (5/10/2023) - The Mathews County Special Education Advisory Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. next Thursday, May 18, in the Thomas Hunter Middle School library. The topic of discussion for the meeting… …
Public hearing held on Gwynn’s Island historic district designation (5/10/2023) - The designation of Gwynn’s Island as a historic district took another step forward last Thursday night as Preservation Mathews and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources held a public hearing… …Lawrence to address NARFE group on Tuesday (5/10/2023) - Local historian and author Bill Lawrence will give a talk at next week’s monthly luncheon meeting of Chapter 1757 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees. The NARFE chapter… …
Woodville School to reopen soon (5/3/2023) - The historic Woodville Rosenwald School in Gloucester will soon reopen its doors for cultural and educational programming, thanks to a highly successful fundraising campaign. According to a press release from… …
Habitat to celebrate life of Anne Dyal (5/3/2023) - To commemorate and celebrate the life of longtime volunteer Anne Dyal, ReStore of Gloucester-Mathews Habitat for Humanity will hold promotions Tuesday-Saturday, May 9-13. Daily specials, raffles for a Mother’s Day… …May 19 fundraiser to benefit Salvation Army (5/3/2023) - A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army of Gloucester-Mathews will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 19, at the Courthouse Restaurant, Main Street, Gloucester. Tickets are… …
Fourth Friday (5/3/2023) - Betty Carroll Williams Brown spoke about her time as Maryus postmaster during the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday program last week at the C.B. Rowe & Son General Store Museum… …
Jonathan Morr to start May 15 as building official (5/3/2023) - Jonathan Morr of Diggs begins his new job as Mathews County building official on May 15. He was appointed to the position on April 25 by the Mathews County Board… …GI bridge openings to resume Monday (5/3/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island bridge will resume scheduled openings for marine traffic beginning at 11 a.m. Monday. VDOT had previously announced that the openings would resume this past Monday, May 1,… …
1773 Baptist Preacher Trials topic of Sunday living history program at colonial courthouse (5/3/2023) - The Gloucester Museum of History is hosting an interactive living history performance of the 1773 Baptist Preacher Trials at 2 p.m. Sunday inside Gloucester’s colonial courthouse. As participants walk through… …
Gloucester adopts FY2024 budget, tax rates (5/3/2023) - Following months of deliberation, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s operating budget for fiscal year 2024 and set the advertised tax rates for fiscal year 2023… …
Mathews board chair, brother file $2.95M suit against county (5/3/2023) - The chairman of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors has filed a $2.95 million lawsuit against the county and two former employees. Board chairman David Jones, his brother George Jones,… …
No party primary elections to be held locally (5/3/2023) - While primary elections will be held next month for a number of contested seats across Virginia, there are no party primaries in June for either state or local candidates in… …
Hearing tonight on Gwynn’s Island historic district (5/3/2023) - The Virginia Department of Historic Resources will hold a public hearing tonight on the designation of Gwynn’s Island as a historic district. The meeting will be held at 7 o’clock… …