Genealogy workshops at library next month (9/25/2024) - October is National Family History Month, and Mathews Memorial Library is presenting a free four-part workshop series to help individuals effectively research and compile their family history. The workshops will… …Registration opens for Mathews parade entries (9/25/2024) - Registration is now open for Mathews County’s annual Christmas Parade, to be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, in downtown Mathews, beginning at Thomas Hunter Middle School and… …
Cats, dogs to be vaccinated Oct. 12 (9/25/2024) - Gloucester County Animal Control will be partnering with Three Rivers Health District and the Gloucester Veterinary Hospital to hold a rabies clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.… …
Guinea Jubilee celebrates 43rd year (9/25/2024) - The 43rd annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday at 8784 Guinea Road in Hayes, rain or shine. The festival opens Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with arts… …
County board meets Tuesday (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will have its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the Colonial Courthouse at 6 p.m. Scheduled presentations for the evening are an Open Broadband update… …
Events Sept. 26-Oct. 3 (9/25/2024) - THURSDAY VA250: The Mathews County VA250 Committee will meet at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Sept. 26, at Mathews Memorial Library. BLACK PATRIOTS: A talk on “Forgotten Black Patriots, Loyalists, and… …
NAACP chapter to mark 80 years at dinner (9/25/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP will celebrate its 80th anniversary at its annual Freedom Fund Dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Church of… …
Widows group meets October 7 (9/25/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews will meet from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. A notice said attire is casual, and to “come… …
Library announces upcoming programs (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a pair of programs next month. Underside of History will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Rosenwald School film debuts Tuesday; Woodville School featured (9/25/2024) - The premiere showing of the documentary “Monuments with Blackboards” exploring the history of Rosenwald Schools in Virginia takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History &… …Recital to be held Sunday to dedicate pipe organ (9/25/2024) - A recital will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Historic Christ Church, Weems, to dedicate a pipe organ recently constructed and installed there. The recital is open to the… …
NNO to perform on Oct. 5 (9/25/2024) - The Northern Neck Orchestra will showcase the works of two remarkable composers—Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin en Printemps and the Virginia premiere of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Toussaint L’Ouverture—on Saturday, Oct. 5 at… …
String Quartet performs Oct. 6 in Urbanna (9/25/2024) - A String Quartet program titled “Is That A Suite or A Sweet?” will be presented by Strings and Things at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 6. The performance will be held… …
The Dryes to kick off Warsaw Christmas Town (9/25/2024) - The Town Of Warsaw and Oyster Shoals Music Hall announced recently that The Dryes, Nashville country music recording artists and the stars of NBC’s “The Voice,” will be performing a… …
Occasion for the Arts returns to Williamsburg (9/25/2024) - An Occasion for the Arts, a perennial Williamsburg festival, returns to Merchants Square on Oct. 5 and 6 for its 56th year. The festival celebrates the work of artists from… …
LVHS to dedicate new library, hold oyster roast (9/25/2024) - The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society is preparing for two large events: the dedication and grand opening of the Dunton Library for Genealogy and History at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12,… …
Supporting Mathews schools (9/18/2024) - Members of the Mathews Lions Club recently made a $300 donation to the Mathews County Public Schools, intended as discretionary money for each school principal, a release said. Club president… …Coming Events (9/18/2024) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will… …
Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic Oct. 9 (9/18/2024) - Riverside Health is holding a free flu vaccine drive-thru clinic for those aged 9 years and older on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dominion Energy… …
Heart of Service Award (9/18/2024) - Sareeta Spriggs, daughter of Faye (“Bea”) Spriggs and the late Donnie (“Lucky”) Spriggs of Mathews, was honored with the Heart of Service Award by Alpha Eta Theta Christian Sorority, Inc.… …
NARFE presentation (9/18/2024) - NARFE Chapter president Bob Howe, right, shakes the hand of Deputy Bill Adams of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office during Tuesday’s monthly luncheon of Chapter 1757 of National Active and… …Virginia’s Rosenwald Schools topic of documentary (9/18/2024) - A free documentary film, “Monuments with Blackboards” exploring the history of Rosenwald Schools in Virginia will be shown at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Virginia Museum of History… …
TOGA’s Fall Float Sale to be held Oct. 12 (9/18/2024) - The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association’s Fall Float Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Road, Kilmarnock. This will… …West Point to hold Food Trucks by the River on Friday (9/18/2024) - Musician Jim Davidson will perform and there will be plenty to eat and drink at West Point’s Pavilion at Riverwalk Park from 5-8 p.m. Friday for the City of West… …
Tom Euler Trio to perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park (9/18/2024) - The Tom Euler Trio, a progressive blues/rock group from Virginia, will perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert, sponsored by the Friends of Machicomoco State Park, will be… …