Grant funds available to help with septic pump-out (4/26/2023) - Middle Peninsula residents required to pump out septic tanks could be eligible for financial assistance through the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission, Executive Director Lewie Lawrence announced this week. Limited… …
CA&J Farm to hold farm skills program (4/26/2023) - CA & J Farm is offering an afternoon of education on farm skills and natural wellness from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at 5620 East River Road, Foster. Those… …
Honoring ‘Headset Heroes’ (4/26/2023) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 recognized the Gloucester 911 dispatchers in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications week. Last Wednesday, some of the Auxiliarists stopped by the sheriff’s office to… …Gloucester kicks off superintendent search (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester County School Board has begun the process of hiring a new superintendent, with an online survey to receive input from county residents and a public hearing on the… …
Names of fallen to be added to monument (4/26/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to add names of the fallen to the Confederate monument on the Mathews court green. Board chairman Dave Jones proposed the action,… …
Gloucester supervisors continue talks on FY 2024 budget (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held a pair of work session meetings last week as it prepares to adopt its FY 2024 operational budget and the accompanying tax rates. The… …
Body cam footage shows self-inflicted gunshot wound (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office showed members of the press Friday morning body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting that took place the evening of March 25 in the 7000… …
Williamsburg man arrested on charges in connection with Gloucester Point shooting (4/26/2023) - A 30-year-old Williamsburg man was taken into custody Friday and faces multiple charges stemming from a shooting incident late last month in Gloucester Point, according to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s… …School board taken to court over FOIA request denial (4/26/2023) - Members of the Gloucester School Board appeared in Gloucester General District Court last Wednesday, April 19, for a hearing related to its denial of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act… …
Two local dredging projects win funding (4/26/2023) - Two local dredge projects are moving ahead under funding from the Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund—the Hole in the Wall channel between Milford Haven in Mathews and the Chesapeake Bay, and… …
Ospreys return (4/26/2023) - A pair of ospreys recently returned to their nest at New Point Comfort Nature Preserve. “It’s been a while since they’ve used that nest,” said Gee Brownley of Port Haywood,… …
NARFE talk (4/26/2023) - Connor McNeil, right, director of the Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center in Gloucester, gave a program at the April 18 luncheon meeting of the local chapter of the National Active… …
GMHS donation (4/26/2023) - Carolyn Molly, Supervising Broker at Abbitt Realty Company, at right, recently made a $250 onation from the business to Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Communications and Development Coordinator Caitlin Donnelly. Joining Molly… …
SAR talk (4/19/2023) - John S. Mason Jr., a direct descendant of founding father George Mason, was the guest speaker at the April 11 meeting of the Richard Henry Lee Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons… …Yorktown ReStore to hold grand opening May 6 (4/19/2023) - Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg will open its new ReStore in Yorktown on Saturday, May 6, with a grand opening community celebration from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.… …
Pick up and pray (4/19/2023) - My husband and I like to go on daily walks along the roadways of our rural town. Several years ago, we decided to pick up the trash that litters the… …
Onemo woman shares passion for litter pickup (4/19/2023) - Some people simply shake their heads and sigh in frustration when they come across litter on their street, local park or community. Then there are others like Jan Towne who… …Flooding informational meeting tonight (4/19/2023) - Gloucester County Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management will be teaming up to host a flooding impact informational meeting today. The meeting will be held at 6… …
Masonic award (4/19/2023) - Achilles Lodge No. 281, AF&AM, has received the Stokes Award from the Grand Lodge of Virginia for their financial gifts in 2022. This is an award given to Masonic lodges… …
The Constitution (4/19/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club paid a visit to Boy Scout Troop 133 Monday to pass out copies of the Pocket United States Constitution. Jeannie Pendergraft represented the club… …
Supporting Gloucester youth (4/19/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club donated $3,000 in support of Gloucester High School students attending the American Legion’s Girls State, Boys State and Youth Law Enforcement programs. At the club’s April… …Maryus postmaster to speak to GHA (4/19/2023) - Betty Carol Williams Brown will speak at the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday gathering at 6 p.m. on April 28 at the C.B. Rowe & Son General Store Museum, Bena.… …
Bareford running for Commonwealth’s Attorney (8/9/2023) - A. Conrad Bareford III, 56, of Mathews, has announced his candidacy for the position of Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney in the Nov. 7 election. He is running as a Republican.… …This year’s May Faire to honor teachers (4/19/2023) - Mathews County and the Mathews Historical Museum are gearing up to welcome visitors and residents at May Faire, on Saturday, May 6. On that day, rain or shine, a majority… …
Mike Gregory named Auxiliarist of the Year (4/19/2023) - Mike Gregory, a member of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66, Mathews, was awarded the Peninsula Division’s Auxiliarist of the Year Award for 2022. The Peninsula Division is composed of… …