Gloucester County is the recipient of two Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) 2025 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs.
Gloucester’s winning entries focused on its “Current Conversations” podcast and its efforts to reach different audiences via video. Both entries were submitted by Gloucester’s Community Engagement & Public Information department. VACo received a record number of 155 submissions from localities across the commonwealth this year.
The county launched its “Current Conversations” podcast in early 2020 as a budget-friendly way to reach a wider demographic and expand on topics that are important to residents and visitor alike. The podcast has reached well over 2,000 listeners since its inception.
The monthly podcast can be found by visiting currentconversations.buzzsprout.com.
The second winning entry focused on the county’s efforts to overhaul its media strategy to acknowledge new market trends, such as the effectiveness of sh...