Deadline approaches for local candidates to get on ballot (6/7/2023) - The deadline to qualify as a candidate in the November general election is June 20, less than two weeks away, and Mathews County Voter Registrar Carla Faulkner urges candidates to… …
Symphony Under the Stars draws 1,100-1,200 (6/7/2023) - Gloucester Arts Festival and the Virginia Commission for the Arts held the annual “Symphony Under the Stars” free family concert Saturday night, featuring the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. According to festival… …
GHS baseball falls short in state quarterfinals (6/7/2023) - The Gloucester High School varsity baseball team’s stellar season came to an end Tuesday afternoon. The Dukes made it all the way to the VHSL Class 5 tournament, suffering a… …
Lewis Kerns receives EMS Leadership Award from PEMS (6/7/2023) - Lewis Kerns, Assistant Chief for Emergency Medical Services for Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, recently received the Award for Outstanding EMS Leadership from the Peninsulas Emergency Medical Services Council,… …
Mathews Triad Senior Safety Fair to be held June 27 (6/7/2023) - Mathews Triad’s annual Senior Safety Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. Admission… …Virtual parenting classes available (6/7/2023) - The Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board currently has a pair of virtual training programs available to the community—Nurturing Parenting and Children First… …
Flag retirement (5/31/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club teamed up with Boy Scout Troop 133 last Thursday to retire U.S. flags from the community that have passed their useful and dignified age.… …
Free Little Library (5/31/2023) - The Five Rivers Women’s Club has installed a Free Little Library at the Bena Country Store. Dickie Hardee, at left, built the library and presented it to Five Rivers member… …Camp Cardinal RV issues casting call for reality show (5/31/2023) - Camp Cardinal RV Resort in Hayes is behind a national casting call to join the cast of “Extended Stay,” a reality show that will profile a group of young people… …
Library to hold wreath making June 20 (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester Library, Point Branch, will have a wreath-making event June 20, beginning at 1 p.m. Create a themed wreath for Independence Day. Registration begins June 6. For adults 18… …
Meals on Wheels (5/31/2023) - Members of Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, took responsibility on Monday for Gloucester County’s Meals on Wheels program, as Bay Aging personnel were off for the Memorial Day holiday. Fifty-eight… …
Woodville School (5/31/2023) - Dr. Wesley Wilson, President and Executive Director of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation, spoke at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s May 8 meeting. He gave the history of the school (which… …
Memorial weekend display (5/31/2023) - Robert Montague of Urbanna, sits near a display of artifacts from his father, Brig. Gen. Robert Latane Montague, highly decorated in last century’s world wars, during an exhibit held during… …Dine to Donate fundraiser Tuesday at Southwind (5/31/2023) - Dine to Donate, a fundraiser sponsored by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Southwind Pizza on Church Street in… …
Bethel Beach Road resurfacing planned (5/31/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week that resurfacing is planned Wednesday through Friday, depending on weather, on Route 609, Bethel Beach Road, between Route 609, Hamburg Road, and… …
June 10 fundraiser to benefit Gloucester resident (5/31/2023) - A fundraiser will be held on Saturday, June 10, in Smithfield to benefit Gloucester resident Tim Worrell, who is battling Stage 4 lymphoma. The cruise-in/barbecue fundraiser will be held from… …
Gloucester Rotary (5/31/2023) - Sanders Retirement Village hosted the Gloucester Rotary Club’s lunch meeting last Thursday, May 25. Barbara Weldon, the facility’s marketing director, spoke on services provided and how rewarding it is to… …Werowocomoco interns explore different careers (5/31/2023) - Interns in the Werowocomoco Youth Program have been exploring different careers within the National Park Service. Having worked with the maintenance division and aiding in archaeological excavations on Jamestown Island,… …
Museum tour (5/31/2023) - Bill Lawrence welcomed NARFE members Sarah Farmer and Mary Sinisi, from left, to the Gloucester Museum of History. Lawrence, a docent at the museum, presented the program at the May… …GCF to award $114,350 in local grants (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester Community Foundation recently announced it will be distributing $114,350 in grant funding to local nonprofit organizations throughout Gloucester County. Made possible by donor funds, GCF will provide its… …
Gloucester’s art scene is blossoming, thanks to Joseph (5/31/2023) - When entrepreneur and philanthropist Adrianne Ryder-Cook Joseph came to Gloucester in the late 1980s, the county had some talented and dedicated artists, but the arts scene was small, and people… …
$190,983 in grants provided by MCF (5/31/2023) - The Mathews Community Foundation gave out 37 awards to local organizations at its annual awards dinner Thursday, May 18, held at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church in Mathews.… …School board adopts $86M budget (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester School Board met last Thursday in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to approve a budget of $86,356,947 for fiscal year 2024. This budget reflects a $350,000 difference… …
Programs to be held at Machicomoco State Park (5/31/2023) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, has announced its program schedule for June. Sunset on the Steps: On Friday, June 9, park-goers can explore some of the park’s best views at sunset,… …
The proper way (5/31/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club teamed up with Boy Scout Troop 133 last week to properly dispose of worn American flags. …