Landscaping (12/28/2022) - Donations from the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews, and work from Green Planters and Sam Hudgins, created new landscaping earlier this month at the Woodville School, Ordinary. Durfee Betts,… …
Christmas gifts (12/28/2022) - On Dec. 15, Members of the Gloucester Ruritan Club met at the American Legion Post 75 building on Dec. 15 to wrap presents for residents of community’s nursing and assisted… …
Club recognition (12/28/2022) - Ruritan Chesapeake District Zone 4 Governor Don Sandridge (at right) presented outgoing Gloucester Ruritan Club president Jackie Beyea with certificates from Ruritan National for the club’s support of the Operation… …
Downed tree (12/28/2022) - A major shift in the weather on Friday morning resulted in heavy winds and downed trees, including this tree that blocked traffic on a southbound lane of the Coleman Bridge… …
PATH Christmas party (12/28/2022) - People Aging in Their Homes (PATH) held a Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins. Members of the organization, the motto of which is “A… …
‘Faith, Hope and Love’ (12/28/2022) - The Mathews Rotary Club, in last Thursday’s breakfast meeting held at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, heard a talk on “Faith, Hope and Love” from cancer survivor Norah… …Christmas Blessing Fund nearing goal (12/28/2022) - After three weeks, the 2022 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Raymond Willis Sr. announced. Donations of $16,440… …
Icy creek (12/28/2022) - Winter came with a vengeance late last week, with bone-chilling temperatures arriving just in time for Christmas. The frigid temps froze pipes in some homes and turned places like Butler… …
Mother Nature’s ornaments (12/28/2022) - Pretty balls of ice hang on the marsh grass in Hayes on a chilly Christmas Eve. Although the weather didn’t get much warmer, these “ornaments” were gone by Sunday. …
Spirit of the season (12/28/2022) - Members of the Gloucester Moose Lodge gathered Christmas morning to serve dinner to any and all comers. Several dozen dinners with all the trimmings had been served when this photo… …
Winter sunset (12/28/2022) - Bruce Meador of Port Haywood captured this beautiful winter sunset on Monday looking from Weston Creek to the East River and Mobjack Bay, with a Christmas tree in the foreground. …
Police Institute grad (12/28/2022) - Danville Police Department Major David Whitley, originally from Gloucester, recently graduated from the Southern Police Institute with the University of Louisville. Whitley earned a spot on the Dean’s List in… …Virginia-sourced Christmas trees fill emergency demand for urban retailer (12/28/2022) - Talk about last minute. Tom Leonard of Tom Leonard’s Farmers’ Market in Henrico County was notified in October that his Canadian supplier of Christmas trees could not fulfill the market’s… …
4 face drug, weapons charges following traffic stop (12/28/2022) - Four Gloucester residents face drug and weapons charges in arrests made last week following a traffic stop, the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office reported. A deputy on patrol in the northern… …
Holiday fun (12/21/2022) - The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1757 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) gathered Dec. 20 at the group’s Christmas luncheon at Olivia’s in… …Reassessment appeal process deadline extended (12/21/2022) - Gloucester supervisors have extended the deadline for residents to appeal the results of a recently completed general real property reassessment from Dec. 31, 2022 to Jan. 17, 2023. The action… …
Mathews supervisors get good financial report (12/21/2022) - Mathews supervisors had lots of good news Tuesday night to carry them into the holidays, from a glowing financial report by Davenport and Company to news from the Broadband Advisory… …
Closings announced for Christmas, New Year’s (12/21/2022) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Friday and Monday, Dec. 23 and 26, for the Christmas holiday, as well as Monday, Jan. 2… …
Living Nativity (12/21/2022) - Joan Noble, Sandra Williams, Paulette Ewell and Diane McKnight, above from left, portray shepherds witnessing the birth of Jesus in the Living Nativity scene on Tuesday night at the Gwynn’s… …
Cheerleaders in training (12/21/2022) - Mayson Griffith and Harmony Williams, from left, take their cues from the Mathews High School varsity cheerleaders to their left as they try to learn the routines during last Thursday’s… …
Eyeglass donation (12/21/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club presented 41 pairs of prescription glasses and one hearing aid to the Gloucester Lions Club earlier this month. Founded in 1917, Lions Clubs International is best… …
Christmas party (12/21/2022) - The Mathews Active Lifestyle Center held its annual Christmas party and luncheon on Monday at the center on Buckley Hall Road in Mathews. Those in attendance were, seated in front,… …
Christmas Store (12/21/2022) - Mathews NAACP president Edith Turner, at left, presents a $1,000 check from the branch to Mathews Department of Social Services Receptionist Lauren Oden to support the Christmas Store sponsored by… …
ROMCA officers (12/21/2022) - Lewis Hubbard, center, congratulates Dan Hill, at left, as the new president of ROMCA (Retired Officers of Mathews County Association) and Pat Roane, right, the new vice president at the… …Christmas Blessing Fund passes halfway mark (12/21/2022) - After two weeks, the 2022 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Raymond Willis Sr. announced. Donations of $10,080… …