15,000+ attend weather-shortened Daffodil Festival (4/5/2023) - The 37th annual Gloucester Daffodil Festival was planned for Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. Mother Nature had other plans, with high winds resulting in the cancellation of Saturday’s… …Daffodil Car and Truck Show Saturday (4/5/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold its annual Daffodil Car and Truck Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 8 at Gloucester’s Main Street Center parking… …
Master Gardener talk (4/5/2023) - Gloucester Ruritan Club acting president Jackie Beyea presents a mug to her husband Bob Beyea in appreciation for his recent talk to the club where he shared his knowledge of… …
A lifetime of service (4/5/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors recognized four members of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department for length of service during the supervisors’ March 28 meeting, with board chairman David Jones… …CA&J Farm to host ‘Let’s Farm’ Saturday (4/5/2023) - CA&J Farm, Foster, will hold “Let’s Farm” from 1-5 p.m. Saturday at the farm, located at 5620 East River Road. The day will include beekeeping, seed-starting, organic growing, and herb… …
84 East Peer Resource Center offers peer training (4/5/2023) - The 84 East Peer Resource Center in Gloucester had a banner month in March. The organization’s St. Patrick’s Day event had a strong turnout, with 49 people coming from everywhere… …
VEC Lunch and Learn Series focuses on money management (4/5/2023) - Virginia Cooperative Extension is offering a free Lunch and Learn Series: Master Your Money Management. Sessions will be held at River Bend Apartments (5823 Sadlers Neck Road, Gloucester) on the… …
Gloucester supervisors hold public hearings on budget, tax rates (3/29/2023) - Two hearings were held last week on Gloucester County’s proposed FY 2024 budget and the advertised tax rates. County supervisors held the two hearings last Wednesday night in the T.C.… …
GMCC marks a quarter century of caring (3/29/2023) - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic. GMCC first opened its doors in 1998 at its original Gloucester Point location. GMCC provides integrated care for patients… …GO Virginia grants aid region, including Gloucester (3/29/2023) - Gloucester County is among various localities across Virginia that stand to benefit from $8.1 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grants recently awarded across the state by GO Virginia.… …
An unusual recovery (3/29/2023) - An SUV that ended up on the bottom of the York River more than 15 years ago was fished out of the water last week. The Kia Sorrento had gone… …
G.I. Museum opens for season Friday (3/29/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island Museum opens for the season this Friday, March 31, and will be open from 1-5 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the end of October. Last… …
Ingram to retire from Mathews Circuit Court (3/29/2023) - Mathews County Clerk of Circuit Court Angie Ingram has announced her retirement, effective Aug. 1. Ingram said her first grandchild will be born in May, and she plans to travel… …
Little Free Library installed on Gwynn’s Island (3/29/2023) - A Little Free Library has been installed in front of the Gwynn’s Island Museum by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League. The little library will hold up to 50 books for… …May Faire celebration returns May 6 (3/29/2023) - The Mathews Historical Museum will hold May Faire, its annual Spring Heritage Festival, on Saturday, May 6. May Faire celebrates the county’s heritage, with each year exploring a different theme.… …
GMHS welcomes Brown as its new executive director (3/29/2023) - After nearly six months of the position being vacant, the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society welcomed Charles Brown to the role of executive director March 13. Brown most recently served in the… …No resolution on HITW issue (3/29/2023) - Mathews supervisors spent much of Tuesday night’s meeting discussing the county’s ongoing dilemma with the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill, but came to no resolution on the matter. Advertised… …
Pickleball, fate of Page site discussed during supervisors’ town hall forum (3/29/2023) - While the meeting was held primarily to discuss the proposed budget and its accompanying tax rates, the creation of public pickleball courts at Ark Park and the future of the… …
Residents get peek at proposed Woods Cross Roads intersection (3/29/2023) - Gloucester County residents flocked to Petsworth Elementary School Monday night for a public meeting hosted by VDOT on the possible construction of a Restricted Crossing U-Turn or RCUT intersection at… …
Daffodil Festival returns this weekend (3/29/2023) - The Gloucester Daffodil Festival returns this weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 5 p.m. Sunday. This year’s theme is “Let’s Jazz It Up!” The… …
Clean Gloucester Day (3/29/2023) - Community groups and individuals took to the roads in Gloucester this past weekend to help in the spring Clean Gloucester Day event. The county supplied gloves, bags, vests and grabbers,… …Gwynn’s Island bridge openings to begin in April (3/29/2023) - There was good news from VDOT for Gwynn’s Island residents this week. The bridge over Milford Haven, which had been slated to remain closed to boat traffic through December while… …
Edwards announces intention to run for sheriff (3/8/2023) - April Edwards, 44, of Dutton, has announced her candidacy as an independent running for the position of Mathews County Sheriff in the Nov. 7 election. If elected, Edwards said she… …
Gloucester artisan’s carved waterfowl on display at museum (3/29/2023) - The newest feature in Gloucester County’s Museum of History is a duck decoy exhibit. Each of the waterfowl was hand-carved and painted by Gloucester’s William McKinley Smith. Smith was born… …
Painting donated (3/29/2023) - Post 83 Legionnaire and Air Force veteran Dennis Rundlett and his wife Karen presented an oil painting of a WWII aerial bombing run that Dennis had painted from a black-and-white… …