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Requests Made to Remove Monument in Mathews GLOUCESTERMATHEWS THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 VOL. LXXXIII, no. 31 NEW SERIES (USPS 220-560) GLOUCESTER, VA. 23061 | MATHEWS, VA. 23109 three sections 72 pages 75 CENTS Gloucester to begin school year virtually BY KIM ROBINS The school division will voted 4-3 to hold its meetings begin offering online instruc- electronically through Au- The Gloucester County tion for all students begin- gust. School Board voted 5-2 Tues- ning Sept. 8. The board said it This would include its Aug. day night to conduct the fi rst may start to phase in school 6 retreat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. nine weeks of the 2020-2021 openings for some students and its regular monthly meet- school year virtually. Board when there is a decrease in ing on Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m. vice chairman Elisa Nelson the COVID-19 transmission Board chairman Robin Rice and member Darren Post rate. and members Troy Andersen both objected. In other business, the board and Post objected. 2nd COVID-19 fatality listed in Gloucester; death was in May BY SHERRY HAMILTON that occur at the state lev- cases in Gloucester and el, and that a review of the 12 cases in Mathews as of A second COVID-19 death Gloucester resident’s vital Wednesday morning. These was listed for Gloucester records and death certifi - numbers were an increase of PHOTO BY AMY SMITH County on Wednesday morn- cate had determined that the 26 new cases for Gloucester ing, but that is not when the novel coronavirus was a con- and three for Mathews. Uncovering history person, a male in his 60s, tributing factor in his death. The number of people hos- died. According to Lisa Lauri- She said she had no further pitalized for the illness local- The archaeologists at the Fair eld Foundation have spent years uncovering the history of Mathews County, with a dig at a er, Population Health Manag- information she could share ly remained stable this week, location in Port Haywood, completed in 2019. Work at the Hall site revealed a number of signi cant 17th and 18th century er for the Three Rivers Health on the man. with just one new hospitaliza- artifacts providing a glimpse into what life was like in the colonial era. The foundation’s Gloucester Court House o ce, located District, the man’s death oc- The number of coronavi- tion in Gloucester, for a total in a restored Texaco service station, represents a more recent era of the region’s history. Amy Smith recently took this striking curred in May. rus cases in Gloucester and of 12, and two hospitaliza- photo of the building (along with her 2019 2SS Camaro convertible pulled up to the gas pumps). For more on the Mathews Laurier said that there is Mathews continued to trend County dig, see story on page 10A. an ongoing review of deaths upward this week, with 138 SEE COVID19, PAGE 12A State clamping down on Hampton Roads Requests made to remove BY SHERRY HAMILTON the rate of positive cases re- go into effect at midnight mains low. tonight, include prohibiting The state is clamping down During a press briefi ng the on-site sale, consumption on Hampton Roads communi- Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam and possession of alcohol af- monument in Mathews ties after a continued increase said that the increase is large- ter 10 p.m. in any restaurant, in the number of COVID- ly due to increased socializa- dining establishment, food BY ELSA VERBYLA were required. 19 cases, intensive care unit tion among young people, court, brewery, microbrew- Board members and staff hospitalizations, and emer- including for birthdays, ery, winery or tasting room. The Mathews County Board were spaced apart at tables gency room visits there over backyard barbecues, and On top of that, he ordered of Supervisors received sev- on the stage. the past several weeks. other celebrations, and he that all such establishments eral requests Tuesday night The online comments were This crackdown does announced that a number of close by midnight, and that to take down the Confederate also new to the board meeting not include Gloucester or measures would be taken to indoor dining in them be lim- monument that has stood on format, allowing people to ex- Mathews counties, where address the problem. Mathews Court Green since press their opinions without numbers have increased but The new measures, which SEE HAMPTON ROADS, PAGE 7A 1912. risking exposure in a crowd. Online requests read to the County administrator Mindy board said the monument is Conner said every comment divisive and a bitter reminder received by Tuesday’s cutoff Ware to the county’s African-Ameri- at noon was read; more came can population of the days of in after the deadline, she said, slavery and Jim Crow. and will be read at the next Academy No action was taken or pro- board meeting. posed at the meeting. Confederate monument In other business, the board Julia Forrest of Mathews to resume approved three zoning appli- said the monument “is a re- cations. minder to the African Ameri- The board held its fi rst in- can population and other in-person person meeting since the CO- citizens of the enslavement, VID-19 pandemic began sweep- cruel oppression, exclusion/ ing the nation in March. To al- segregation, Jim Crow laws, classes low for social distancing in a and the wicked treatment of BY KIM ROBINS crowd, the meeting was held our ancestors by those who in the Mathews High School used Black people to enrich ELSA VERBYLA / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Ware Academy is prepar- auditorium, with seats taped themselves … The monu- The Confederate monument has stood ing to start the new school off to force people to spread ments and indeed the Con- in Mathews since 1912. The Mathews year with in-person classes out, and packets of sanitizing federate fl ags that stand as Board of Supervisors received requests on Aug. 10. cloths at each microphone so banners over this county are “We have a COVID mitiga- disinfection could take place on Tuesday night to remove it. No ac- tion plan in place. We will between speakers. Masks SEE MATHEWS SUPERVISORS, PAGE 5A tion was taken. take the children’s tempera- tures before they get out of the car in the morning and again at lunch. We have sneeze guards for tables Mathews School Board meets tonight and plenty of hand sanitiz- The Mathews County School Board will hold a special meeting at 6 o’clock tonight in the er,” said Dawn Fleet, head Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School. of school for the private Thursday’s meeting will include a public announcement of school reopening plans for the fall Gloucester academy which semester. Earlier this month, Schools Superintendent Nancy Welch sketched out preliminary serves students from three plans for the fall opening, which included a hybrid model for the fi rst few weeks with the pos- years of age through eighth sibility of going to entirely online instruction for middle and high school students after that. grade. PHOTO BY LINDA TJOSSEM During the July 21 meeting, she indicated that all is contingent upon the spread of the coro- “We will be requiring navirus in the county, the region and state. masks in public areas, such Tonight’s meeting will also include discussion of procedural considerations in setting up a as hallways. Right now Harvest time school name advisory committee. Also at the July 21 meeting, a request had been made to they are optional in the The ordinary cycle of life still goes on, in spite of the pandemic, including tend- consider changing the name of Lee-Jackson Elementary. School board chairman John Priest classroom,” said Fleet. She ing to the crops in the eld. Here, round bales of hay in a eld near Ark on Mon- indicated at that time that the matter will be brought to a conclusion no later than Jan. 1, 2021. day present a familiar and picturesque scene in the light of the setting sun. The agenda for tonight’s meeting includes no opportunities for public comment. SEE WARE ACADEMY, PAGE 12A INSIDE THIS WEEK TO REACH US: Phone: 804-693-3101 Gloucester. .4A Coming Events . .10A Variety . .5B Are You Prepared? Mathews. .5A Schools. 11A12A Days Past . .6B In this week’s special section, the Gazette-Journal considers hurricanes Fax: 804-693-7844 Gloucester Point. .6A Sports . .13A14A Business . .7B and other disasters, nancial preparedness, getting ready for the school Editorial . .7A Community News . .1B Public Record . .8B year and much more. On the web Arts. .8A Church News . 3B5B Classi eds . 9B12B www.gazettejournal.net *The Wells Fargo Home Projects credit card is issued by Wells Fargo Bank N.A., an Equal Housing Lender. Special terms apply to qualifying purchases charged with approved credit. The special terms APR will 0% FOR continue to apply until all qualifying purchases are paid in full. The monthly payment for this purchase NO A/C? 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