65 years (4/8/2026) - Members of the Gloucester High School Class of 1961 came together recently at Nick’s Spaghetti and Steak House, Gloucester Point, prompted by the visit to Virginia of classmate Raymond T.… …
Superintendent’s Award (4/8/2026) - Third grade Bethel Elementary School teachers Jamie Gardner, Kyla Perry and Tara Lord received Dr. Anthony Vladu’s Superintendent’s Award last Thursday. In September, the third-grade team at Bethel unexpectedly lost… …
Humane Heroes (4/8/2026) - Volunteer Christa Brolley gently unlatches a bluebird box on the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society campus to show Humane Heroes spring break campers the bluebird eggs hidden inside Tuesday afternoon. GMHS Volunteer… …
Easter Bunny helpers (4/8/2026) - Mathews High School freshman Carter Hayes, left, and junior Mason Perry were among those volunteering on Saturday morning for the Easter Egg Hunt held in Mathews Court House. MHS students… …
Regional conference (4/8/2026) - Gloucester High School Renaissance hosted a student leadership collaborative, a regional Jostens Renaissance event, last Thursday. The event was led by Dr. Phil Campbell of Jostens Renaissance and Dr. Frank… …Gloucester recognizes two local businesses (4/1/2026) - Two local businesses—Brent and Becky’s Bulbs and E.T. Gresham Company, Inc.—have been named by the Gloucester County School Board to the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2026 Business Honor Roll. Now… …
GHS Class of 1972 planning reunion (4/1/2026) - The Gloucester High School Class of 1972 is in the process of planning its 55th reunion. If you are a member of the class or know anyone who graduated that… …
Petition underway to seek increased transparency of MCPS (4/1/2026) - An online petition is underway to seek input from Mathews County Public Schools students, parents of MCPS students, former and current employees and the community at large to gain support… …
HOSA competitions (4/1/2026) - Members of the Gloucester High School HOSA Future Health Professionals Career Technical Student Organization recently competed at the Virginia State Leadership Conference in Roanoke. Above, seniors Kennedy Wilhite and Rylie… …
MHS Coffee House Jazz Night (4/1/2026) - Members of the Mathews High School Jazz Ensemble performed for the community at last Wednesday’s Coffee House Jazz Night, a fundraiser for the MHS Music Department. The crowded event included… …Active shooter training set for Aug. 19-20 (3/25/2026) - The ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) Institute is holding a two-day active shooter response instructor training at Ware Academy Aug. 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. until 5… …
Career Day (3/25/2026) - Deputy Will Hargis, K9 Karma and Investigator Michael Rice, from left, of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, spoke to Mathews High School students about their positions as part of the… …Abingdon Ruritan Club offers two scholarships (3/25/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena, is offering a workforce training scholarship, as well as an academic scholarship, for graduating Gloucester High School and Gloucester homeschool seniors. The workforce training scholarship… …
Area band (3/25/2026) - Twenty-one students from Mathews High School and Thomas Hunter Middle School traveled to Westmoreland High School last weekend to play in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Area Band. The… …RCC hosts Library of Virginia traveling exhibition (3/25/2026) - Rappahannock Community College hosts “Strong Men & Women in Virginia History 2026,” a traveling exhibition from the Library of Virginia, at the Glenns campus library through April 25. Presented in… …
Your spring break ‘camp’ is in the bag (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism is offering “Spring Break Camp-In-A-Bag,” a multi-day, self-guided “camp” for students to complete at their own pace. A release said the “camp” consists of a… …
Gloucester School Board approves personnel appointments (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County School Board approved several personnel appointments during its regular monthly meeting held March 10 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Gabriel Gonzales of Gloucester was appointed… …
Ware review (3/25/2026) - Ware Academy recently welcomed a team from the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) as part of its accreditation process. The VAIS team met with faculty, staff, students, administrators, parents… …Health care scholarship available for area students (3/25/2026) - Claude Moore Opportunities, a statewide nonprofit focused on health care workforce development, is accepting applications for scholarships to support Fredericksburg, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula area students pursuing health care… …
$24,000+ raised for Gloucester schools at run/walk (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation 15th annual 8K, 3K and Virtual 5K run/walk held on Saturday, March 14, netted proceeds of over $24,000, which is the highest amount… …
500th Breakfast Bag (3/25/2026) - Thomas Hunter Middle School FCCLA students Ariel Forrest, Leeah Taylor (not pictured) and Allayisha Hill-Epps set a goal to deliver 500 Breakfast Bags to the Helping the Homeless Ministry in… …
GHS receives 2025-2026 state SCA award (3/25/2026) - For its exceptional record of leadership, service and civic activities that improve the school and community, the Gloucester High School Student Council Association was awarded the 2025-2026 Achievement Award during… …
MHS students deliver products to help others (3/25/2026) - Mathews High School students delivered helping products throughout the region on March 13 as they neared completion of service projects undertaken through FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America).… …
Egg hunt (3/25/2026) - Gloucester High School Renaissance held a Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning. In addition to the egg hunt, children were able to meet the Easter Bunny, have their faces painted,… …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …