Ham radio event (4/12/2023) - After a successful third annual Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, Hamfest this past weekend, members of the radio club will be moving to Walter Reed’s Birthplace this Saturday, April 15,… …
WMCL fire (4/12/2023) - What started as a lawnmower fire at the West Mathews Community League building in Bohannon last Wednesday morning spread to the building itself. The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department responded with… …4 p.m. burn law in effect until April 30 (4/12/2023) - With spring fully underway, the Virginia Department of Forestry reminds Virginians that the 4 p.m. burning law, which restricts open-air burning of any kind until after 4 p.m., remains in… …
GOP selects Ryan McDougle as nominee for 26th District Senate of Virginia race (4/12/2023) - On Friday, the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus announced that Republican nominees have been selected in 23 of the 40 Senate of Virginia districts being contested in the Nov. 7 general… …Food safety course to be held (4/12/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will sponsor ServSafe Manager training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 9-18, from 2-5 p.m. at the Stewart Building on Main Street across from Botetourt Elementary.… …
TOPS (4/12/2023) - Members of Gloucester club 0469 of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) recently attended State Recognition Day, held in Suffolk. Representing the local club were, seated from left, Donna Rennie, Bob… …
Gloucester Daffodil Show largest ever with 1,227 entries (4/12/2023) - The Gloucester Daffodil Show, which was held at Newington Baptist Church on April 1-2 in conjunction with the Gloucester Daffodil Festival, had 85 horticultural exhibitors with 1,227 entries totaling 2,228… …New monopole tower (4/12/2023) - A new monopole tower which will bring improved broadband and cell phone service to the West Mathews community went up last week at the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department’s Station 2… …
Fundraising underway for Naxera fishing pier (4/5/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority, more commonly known as Virginia’s Coastal Wilds, is looking to the community to help it fundraise the $25,000 needed to finish construction… …
Weight loss champ (4/5/2023) - Phyllis Koos of Hayes, a member of TOPS VA 0469 Gloucester, was recognized as the Virginia State Queen runner-up at the recent TOPS State Recognition Days. During her weight loss… …
Nature trail (4/5/2023) - Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists recently spent two days building a nature trail next to Carter’s Creek on property owned by the Fairfield Foundation called Fairfield Archaeology Park. Thane Harpole, Co-Director… …
Gloucester unveils new logo (4/5/2023) - A new logo for Gloucester County officially debuted Tuesday night during the county supervisors’ meeting in the colonial courthouse. The new logo, which features a “G” and waves, was designed… …
Marie Walls to run for Commonwealth’s Attorney (4/19/2023) - Marie Walls, 55, of Port Haywood, has announced that she is running as an independent for the position of Mathews Commonwealth’s Attorney in the Nov. 7 election. A prosecutor in… …
Boating safety class (4/5/2023) - Eight students received lifetime Boating Education Certificates during a Boat Virginia class on Saturday, presented by Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 at the Mathews Rescue Squad building. All operators… …Mathews Easter Egg Hunt Saturday (4/5/2023) - The Mathews County Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held beginning at 11 a.m. sharp on Saturday, April 8, on the Historic Court Green in Mathews Court House. The event… …
Locks of Love (4/5/2023) - With the help of Teresa White of the Shear Perfection salon in Mathews, Jodie Hurst was able to donate 15 inches of her hair that she mailed to Locks of… …
Genealogy group to meet virtually Saturday (4/5/2023) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting virtually at 11 a.m. Saturday. The meeting will feature a roundtable discussion at which participants will have… …
Mathews NAACP membership drive underway (4/5/2023) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP, Unit 7090, is holding its annual membership drive through June. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to… …
Booth applications available for Mathews Market Days (4/5/2023) - Applications for booths at this year’s Mathews Market Days are now available on various platforms, including the Mathews Market Days website. Paper copies are available at the Mathews County Administration… …
Movie Night Friday at museum (4/5/2023) - 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.” A description… …
Burke’s Mill Pond water level temporarily lowered (4/5/2023) - Residents who live near Burke’s Mill Pond in Gloucester were troubled last week when the water level in the pond started going down and they discovered that two large pipes… …
Fellows program launches; Gloucester resident in 1st class (4/5/2023) - As part of the Voices Remembered initiative at Preservation Virginia, three student and community preservationists received fellowships through the African American Fellows Program. One of the members of this inaugural… …School board member’s comments addressed at hearing (4/5/2023) - A public hearing on Mathews County’s reassessment and associated increase in property values held last Thursday drew little comment from the public, but provided supervisors’ chairman Dave Jones and Mathews… …
ARPA funds to go to court circle project (4/5/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan to allocate $50,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for the lighting and irrigation of the court circle during… …
Realtor of the Year (4/5/2023) - Charlene Winter of NextHome Coast to Country Real Estate received the Realtor of the Year Award at last Thursday’s Chesapeake Bay and Rivers Association of Realtors Honor Society Awards Luncheon.… …