Dug In Farms to celebrate Earth Day (4/19/2023) - Dug In Farms will celebrate Earth Day with a weekend of environmentally oriented presentations from Friday through Sunday. On Friday, Bartlett Tree Experts will give away bald cypress trees to… …
Earth Day cleanup Saturday at Beaverdam (4/19/2023) - The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is partnering with Gloucester County Parks & Recreation to host a volunteer Earth Day litter cleanup event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at… …
Clean Community provides helpful tips this Earth Day (4/19/2023) - The Gloucester County Clean Community has provided its tips to help reduce litter in the community. The following are things everyone can do to help: —Cover your load. Litter is… …
On the air (4/19/2023) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club were active on Saturday from Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Belroi, sharing news of Gloucester and Mathews counties and information about Dr.… …Crime Victims’ Rights Week to be observed next week (4/19/2023) - The Gloucester Victim Witness Assistance Program along with the Gloucester Commonwealth Attorney’s Office will be observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week next week. Created in 1981 by former President Ronald… …
Mattocks sentenced to 35 years on drug trafficking charges (4/19/2023) - A Gloucester man was sentenced last week to 35 years in federal prison for drug, firearms, witness tampering and retaliation and obstruction of justice convictions, according to a release from… …
VIMS receives grant for aquaculture pilot project (4/12/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s proposal to create a co-culture of native grazers species with established farmed bivalves was one of four aquaculture pilot projects chosen to receive a… …
Abingdon Ruritans (4/12/2023) - Jeannie Smith-Pendergraft at left, president of Sanctuary of Hampton Roads LLC, was guest speaker at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s monthly meeting Monday. In her talk, she focused on holistic lifestyles… …
GMCC to host Derby de Mayo fundraiser (4/12/2023) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic will host its first in-person fundraising gala since 2019 on Friday, May 5. The nonprofit’s goal is to raise $100,000 to support patient care for… …
Easter bunny visit (4/12/2023) - Members of the Mathews County Woman’s Club celebrated Easter with the Easter bunny when he hopped on by their bake sale booth at Saturday’s Farmers’ Market. Sporting their new club… …Supervisors consider addition of HR position (4/12/2023) - Gloucester supervisors continued their deliberations on the county’s proposed 2023-2024 budget during a pair of work sessions last Wednesday, April 5, and on Monday, April 10, in the colonial courthouse.… …
County administrator to address PATH group (4/12/2023) - Mathews County Administrator Ramona Wilson will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of PATH (People Aging in Their Homes) on Thursday, April 27 at Westville Christian Church, Mathews.… …
Museum egg hunt (4/12/2023) - Scarlette Rose Roahrig, left, with her mother Jennifer Roahrig, and Joleigh Bain won handmade chocolate Easter Eggs on Saturday during an Easter Egg Hunt held at Mathews Historical Museum. …
Marine openings of G.I. bridge now to resume May 1 (4/12/2023) - The Route 223 (Old Ferry Road) bridge over Milford Haven in Mathews County is estimated to resume scheduled openings for marine traffic on Monday, May 1. Marine openings will be… …
Movie Night Friday at museum (4/12/2023) - Movie Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews, featuring a 2008 documentary film “Blue Gold: World Water Wars.” An incorrect… …
Easter treats (4/12/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary, Gloucester Unit 75, had a fun time making Easter cards and filling more than 60 goodie bags with treats for the veterans in convalescent care… …
Easter egg hunt (4/12/2023) - For children, Easter is synonymous with one thing: hunting for colorful (and candy-filled) eggs, and this past weekend didn’t disappoint. In Mathews (above photo), children rushed the court green on… …
Williams Wharf capital campaign to begin soon (4/12/2023) - Longstanding plans to complete construction of the rowing and event center at Williams Wharf Landing in Mathews are still in the works, with a major capital campaign planned in the… …Flooding impact meeting next week at Achilles (4/12/2023) - Gloucester County Emergency Management and Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s Hurricane Program Manager Bruce Sterling will host a flooding impact informational meeting at 6 p.m. next Thursday, April 20, at… …
Gwynn’s Island Race and Healthy Kids Day to be held April 29 (4/12/2023) - Mathews Outdoor Club and the Mathews Family YMCA are partnering this year to host the Gwynn’s Island Race and Healthy Kids Day together Saturday, April 29, at the Gwynn’s Island… …
Community Health Fair to be held April 29 at LightHouse Church (4/12/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP and the Lighthouse Overcomers Support Group will host the second annual Community Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,… …Local Garden Week tour Saturday (4/12/2023) - Tours of homes and gardens in Ware Neck on Saturday mark the opening of the 90th Historic Garden Week in Virginia, and the renewal of a springtime tradition in Gloucester.… …
Environmentalist to speak on climate change to Friends of Dragon Run (4/12/2023) - William A. “Skip” Stiles Jr., executive director of Wetlands Watch, will speak next week at the next meeting of the Friends of the Dragon Run. Wetlands Watch is a statewide… …
Best Team Trophy (4/12/2023) - Jennifer Whitt, at right, presented the Best Team Trophy to the father-son duo Doug and Grayson Rowe at Saturday’s Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Daffodil Car Show at the Main Street… …Machicomoco State Park to hold Smoke and S’mores (4/12/2023) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes will host Smoke and S’mores on Saturday, April 29 in the park’s Outdoor Classroom. Park guests can enjoy tasty treats while learning how indigenous peoples… …