Local student selected to performat Carnegie Hall (2/4/2026) - Middlesex High School student Madeline Inge has been selected for the High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Inge will play clarinet this weekend with… …
Curiosity (2/4/2026) - Students from each grade at Ware Academy are selected and recognized for a character trait every month. Those recognized for curiosity include, from left, Jackson Miller, Nelson Bradford, Samuel Coggeshall,… …Gloucester Library announces teen photo contest (2/4/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced its teen photography contest open for students in ninth through 12th grades. Teens are asked to submit their most creative photo using forced perspective,… …
Tidewater SWCD has two scholarship opportunities available (2/4/2026) - The Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District, through the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, has two scholarship opportunities available. These scholarships are intended to promote the education… …
Abingdon Ruritans offer scholarships to Gloucester students (2/4/2026) - Gloucester High School students and Gloucester County home-schooled students who are seniors are encouraged to apply for one of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s scholarships. Students planning to attend a four-year… …
New CNAs (1/28/2026) - Gloucester High School graduated a number of students from its Certified Nursing Assistant program in a pinning ceremony held on Jan. 16. New CNAs are, in first photo from left,… …
Top teacher (1/28/2026) - Mathews County teacher Michelle Williams recently traveled to Nashville to take part in the 2025 CareerTech VISION Conference and New Teacher of the Year Award Nomination. Williams was named Outstanding… …
Spelling Bee champ (1/28/2026) - Fifth grader Oliver Brown placed first in Achilles Elementary School’s spelling bee competition on Jan. 16. Students in third through fifth grades prepared for weeks from lists of words distributed… …School Briefs (1/28/2026) - Colby Morris, Lauren King, Gavyn Talbot, Haley Gsell and Julie Trist, all of Gloucester, were named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Bridgewater College. To receive this honor, students… …
Gloucester School Board begins budget considerations (1/28/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board began discussing its FY27 budget during a work session held last Thursday evening in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. “Gloucester County Public Schools delivers… …
Blue Ribbon celebration (1/28/2026) - Bulldog pride was on full display at the end of the school day on Friday afternoon as Botetourt Elementary School held an assembly in its gymnasium for the school’s students… …
Jostens Renaissance names Gloucester High couple as ambassadors (1/21/2026) - Jostens Renaissance has announced that Gloucester High School counselor Joshua Coleman and his wife, GHS teacher Beth Coleman, have been selected to be two of 34 school culture and climate… …
6 MHS students qualify for VBODA District VIII Honor Band (1/21/2026) - Twelve students from Mathews High School traveled on Jan. 10 to Hampton to audition for the VBODA District VIII Honor Band. Six of these students qualified for the band, which… …
CNU Honor Band (1/21/2026) - Three Gloucester High School students, members of the Marching Dukes and the GHS band program—Alexis Chattin, Samantha Ramaglino and Sophia Salisbury, from left—participated in Christopher Newport University’s Honor Band led… …
Oratorical Contest winner (1/21/2026) - Charis McTurnal of Gloucester, is the winner of the American Legion Mathews Post 83 High School Oratorical Contest held on Jan. 10. McTurnal will now compete with other winners from… …Gloucester School Board approves personnel appointments (1/21/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board approved several personnel appointments during its annual organizational meeting, held Jan. 13 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Candace Bradshaw of Gloucester was assigned… …
Boys & Girls Club to hold teen Valentine’s dance Feb. 13 (1/21/2026) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is seeking to increase its teen membership with teens-only programming. “We have our Valentine’s… …Applications being accepted for 2026 Moton Fellowship (1/21/2026) - Applications are being accepted for the 2026 Moton Fellowship, a research-driven leadership experience for undergraduate students offered by the Gloucester Institute. Fellows gain exposure to institutional operations, build expertise, and… …
Mathews school board reviews draft budget (1/21/2026) - In the division’s preliminary 2026-2027 budget draft, the Mathews County School Board is considering a 2 percent salary increase, plus step on the salary scale, for most employees with a… …MHS Key Club to hold Winter Bingo Friday (1/21/2026) - The Mathews High School Key Club is offering the community a chance to have a little fun by playing Bingo while also supporting the club’s projects. Winter Bingo will be… …
School Briefs (1/21/2026) - Sarah Camacho of Gloucester, graduated cum laude with a BSN in Nursing from James Madison University during commencement exercises held in December. Sagan Lang also graduated from the school with… …
Botetourt named Blue Ribbon School (1/14/2026) - The Virginia State Board of Education announced last Thursday that Gloucester’s Botetourt Elementary School has been selected as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School. This is the highest honor a… …School Briefs (1/14/2026) - Julian Hogge of Gloucester, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s fall 2025 dean’s list. To receive this honor, full-time students must earn a minimum grade point average of… …
Applications being accepted for 2026 Moton Fellowship (1/14/2026) - Applications are being accepted for the 2026 Moton Fellowship, a research-driven leadership experience for undergraduate students offered by the Gloucester Institute. Fellows gain exposure to institutional operations, build expertise, and… …
Virginia Horse Industry (1/14/2026) - Gloucester Bay Riders 4-H Club president Aubrey Smith, 13, was invited to attend First Lady Suzanne Youngkin’s Virginia Horse Industry Board appreciation reception held last Thursday in Richmond. Smith is… …