Soaring high (1/25/2023) - A great sign of the pending spring is that eagles are beginning to nest again by the York River. Hayes photographer Michael Cunningham captured this image on Saturday of an… …Old cases involving former supervisor
dismissed in Mathews Circuit Court (1/25/2023) - Two cases that had been pending in Mathews Circuit Court for three years were struck and dismissed last month by Judge Jeffrey W. Shaw. The cases, both brought by former… …
dismissed in Mathews Circuit Court (1/25/2023) - Two cases that had been pending in Mathews Circuit Court for three years were struck and dismissed last month by Judge Jeffrey W. Shaw. The cases, both brought by former… …
Retired Gloucester American history teacher continues learning (1/25/2023) - Mike Cecere’s ballcap bears the inscription “Retired Teacher–Every Child Left Behind.” Knowing Cecere’s fondness for classroom teaching, he may wear the cap in jest. Perhaps not. The red ballcap was… …
Bee City Committee to hold meet and greet (1/25/2023) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will host a meet and greet with the Bee City Committee of the Gloucester Master Gardeners at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Participate in… …
Winter Field Day (1/25/2023) - For the first time, members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, under the leadership of Jerry Unverferth, will gather this Saturday at Abingdon Park to participate in the Winter… …
Medals of Valor (1/25/2023) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad awarded Captain Ashley Rowe, at left, and Firefighter A.J. Hamilton Medals of Valor Monday night for the successful rescue of a pre-teen female who… …
Gloucester home destroyed as result of grease fire (1/25/2023) - A house in the 10800 block of George Washington Memorial Highway in Gloucester was a total loss last Wednesday after a grease fire got out of control and spread. Gloucester… …HRSD pipeline to serve Saluda, Urbanna (1/18/2023) - Construction of a sewage pipeline to serve Saluda and Urbanna in Middlesex County is expected to begin this fall. It will connect to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District at the… …
Program at Buck’s Store to look at Guinea’s changing landscape (1/18/2023) - Then and now aerial photographs of Guinea’s changing landscape will be shown at 6 p.m. next Friday, Jan. 27, in the Buck’s Store Museum, Bena.The program is presented by the… …
VIMS seeks to clarify role of water clarity in bay management (1/18/2023) - According to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, water clarity is key to the health and restoration of marine plants and animals worldwide, particularly in shallow coastal systems such as… …
Sibley’s renovation (1/18/2023) - Sibley’s General Store on Main Street in Mathews was elevated this week in preparation for preservation work that will include installing a new, slightly higher foundation; replacing and/or reinforcing support… …Mathews firefighters hold banquet, awards ceremony (1/18/2023) - Mathews Volunteer Fire Department held its annual banquet and awards ceremony Saturday evening at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, honoring members’ service and giving special recognition to those who have served… …
Work begins on Mathews broadband towers (1/18/2023) - Contractors were on-site at the Mathews Rescue Squad building yesterday, mobilizing to begin construction of two towers in Mathews County that are ultimately expected to make broadband service available to… …
Three wetland projects approved in Gloucester (1/18/2023) - In its first meeting of the new year, the Gloucester County Wetlands Board approved three shoreline improvement project applications. During the Jan. 11 meeting in the Courthouse Office Building, the… …
Park bench project (1/18/2023) - Paul Bauer, above, a member of the Gloucester Ruritan Club, recently dropped off 80-1/2 pounds of plastic bags to be recycled into park benches for the county. The Gloucester Ruritan… …Bee City Committee to hold Feb. 8 meet-and-greet (1/18/2023) - Gloucester County’s Bee City Committee, which recently became an affiliate of Bee City USA, will have a meet-and-greet beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Gloucester Library,… …
Gloucester MLK program: ‘Making the Dream Come True’ (1/18/2023) - The Gloucester Union Relief Association of Missionary Baptist held a day of celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at The First United Baptist Church, White Marsh, which… …
Welch to retire from MCPS (1/18/2023) - Nancy Welch, who has served as superintendent of schools of Mathews County Public Schools for the past eight years, announced she’ll be retiring from that post effective Sept. 1. She… …Borden’s Saw Mill remains a community fixture (1/18/2023) - When Ben Borden of Gloucester passed away in early 2022, there was a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the fate of Borden’s Saw Mill. Husband and wife duo and friends… …
Hearing next month on Gloucester CIP (1/18/2023) - Gloucester supervisors will hold a public hearing next month on the FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan budget. Board members unanimously approved going ahead with the Feb. 7 hearing during Tuesday… …
Mathews MLK speaker: ‘Don’t let circumstances change your divine purpose’ (1/18/2023) - Stirring music and messages of enlightenment, hope and determination marked the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Sunday at Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church in Cobbs Creek and sponsored by… …Events Jan. 19-Jan. 26 (1/18/2023) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Social Services Office. REPUBLICANS: The Gloucester County Republican Committee will… …
Open house Saturday at Mathews Y (1/18/2023) - The Mathews Family YMCA will hold a free open house from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Activities throughout the day will include free sessions of group exercise classes, wellness… …
Blood drive to be held Jan. 31 in Mathews (1/18/2023) - Mathews Baptist Church will serve as the sponsor for an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building… …
TSWCD sets 2023 board meetings (1/18/2023) - Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2023 meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of the month, with the exception of November (which is held on the third Thursday),… …