Mathews County

Fires that erupted around Gloucester over the weekend charred more than 1,500 acres and damaged homes, outbuildings, hunting lodges, boats, vehicles and other property. At the height of Saturday's conflagration between Starvation and Island roads in the...

Gloucester gained 2,078 residents over the last decade, according to the 2010 census results. The county's population is set at 36,858, up from 34,780 in 2000, according to census results posted on the Virginia Public Access Project. The 6 percent......

OK. This is the Team Gloucester blog. But we'd like to share with you something about your neighbor, Mathews County, which has some relevancy here.As you may know, the Virginia Department of Transportation has decided against installing two traffic...

•Kevin, Williamsburg: Your article on W&M's program to help veterans get benefits should probably win an award for "least communicative newspaper headline"--it says absolutely nothing about veterans, or benefits, and the reference to "college" is so...

ALEXANDRIA — A Mathews County man was sentenced to nearly six months in home confinement followed by three years of probation for illegally harvesting striped bass on a charter boat. Jeffery S. Adams, 41, pleaded guilty to fishing for the striped...

The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society looked locally for its new executive director, hiring Mathews County native Amanda Wroten. Wroten was selected from among more than 70 applicants, said Shannon Fedors, president of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane...

We are in the midst of local government budget season in Virginia, with school divisions and localities presenting proposed 2013-14 spending plans and holding public forums and hearings on them. If you want to explore the proposed budget, and compare it...

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Four Gloucester Point residents are seeking the open seat on the Gloucester County School Board that was vacated upon the death of longtime member Jean Pugh. The four candidates for the open position are: --Troy Andersen, a Gloucester County native...

After dealing with spending cuts, rising costs and tax increases, local governments are moving into the start of another fiscal year as the economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace and real estate assessments decline. City and county budgets for...

Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...

HAMPTON—Karlesha Canady is what some might call an accidental speller. During the classroom spelling bee in December, the 14-year-old student thought she was taking a stand-up spelling test. She won, and moved on to the school-wide spelling bee at...