Gloucester supervisors, school board discuss athletics needs (10/21/2026) - Members of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and Gloucester School Board met Tuesday afternoon at Dukes Stadium to tour the Gloucester High School athletic complex and review its needs.… …
Marker unveiled at Antioch Rosenwald School (10/21/2026) - Antioch Baptist Church was packed on Sunday afternoon for a service commemorating the unveiling of a highway marker recognizing the historical significance of the Antioch Rosenwald School in Susan. The… …Mathews BOS approves settlement in one of Hole in the Wall cases (10/21/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, voted 3-2 to approve a settlement of Case 220, Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill LLC vs Board of Supervisors of… …
Cake recipes sought for G-J baking contest (10/21/2026) - The Gazette-Journal is sponsoring a Cake-O-Rama cake baking contest, and asks you to send your cake recipes. Finalists will be selected in three categories—layer cakes, pound cakes and everything else—and… …
Health fair (10/21/2026) - Legacy for Gloucester Citizens hosted a health fair on Oct. 12 at Shepherdsville Baptist Church, Gloucester. Keynote speakers were Betsy Lang, the Service Line Director, Behavioral Health, Riverside Health; and… …Feral cat tests positive for rabies (10/21/2026) - A feral cat that was golden in color with black spots that was found on Oct. 10 on Leigh Drive in Gloucester has tested positive for the rabies virus. A… …
Accessible driveways needed for emergency vehicles (10/21/2026) - As cooler temperatures set in and wet, windy weather picks up, it might be time to begin assessing driveway accessibility. Something that can often times impede emergency responders from reaching… …
Potato Drop (10/21/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club supports organizations and churches which provide service to the community. Shown here from left, Barbara Priest, of the club’s Social Development Committee, presents a $250 check… …
Care Clinic food donation (10/21/2026) - Earlier this year, the Abingdon Ruritan Club showed its support of the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic with a $4,000 donation. Following its October meeting, club members also donated 150 pounds… …Proposed Dominion merger meets resistance (10/21/2026) - Recently, Dominion Energy has been making headlines with its proposed $67 billion merger with Florida-based NextEra Energy—the world’s largest electric utility holding company. Combined, the two would create the world’s… …
Ruritan garage sale (10/21/2026) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its fall garage sale on the lawn of The Offices of Hogge and Serio on Route 17. The event is the club’s primary fundraising… …Decorate sugar cookies at Gloucester Library Nov. 7 (10/21/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have a holiday cookie decorating program on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 2-4:30 p.m. Enhance your cookie decorating skills to create sugar cookies… …
Events Oct. 22-28 (10/21/2026) - THURSDAY LEADERSHIP SEMINAR: The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP will have a Pathways to Leadership Seminar on the Courts, the School Board, and the School Superintendent at 6 o’clock tonight,… …
Lafayette author to speak in Gloucester, Mathews (10/21/2026) - Author Ryan Cole will discuss his book, “The Last Adieu,” about the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to America decades after the American Revolution, in back-to-back programs in Gloucester and Mathews… …
Library to show horror film Oct. 29 (10/21/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will show a horror movie about a haunted hotel room on Thursday, Oct. 29, beginning at 6 p.m. The movie is based on… …
Walk/run being held to honor memory of ‘Pete’ Peterson (10/21/2026) - An Alzheimer’s/dementia 5K run/walk will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Mathews. The walk will begin at Mathews County Parks & Recreation next to Mathews High… …WMCL to hold Fall Festival Saturday (10/21/2026) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its annual Fall Festival from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the league headquarters, 4905 East River Road, Bohannon. The headquarters building is the… …
Trick-or-Treat on Main Street to be held on Oct. 31 (10/21/2026) - Preparations are underway for Trick-or-Treat on Main Street, the annual Gloucester Halloween celebration, happening from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Main Street will be closed to through traffic from… …
‘Souls to the Polls’ to be held Sunday in Gloucester (10/21/2026) - “Souls to the Polls,” an event to encourage people to take the short walk from the Tucker Store Pocket Park on Gloucester’s court circle to Gloucester County’s Building 1 (where… …
Workshop on Guinea marshes to be held Saturday (10/21/2026) - A program to gather public opinions on the Guinea marshes will be held from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, 8784 Guinea Road, Bena. The workshop is a… …
Library to hold melted crayon jewelry program Nov. 5 (10/21/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program on Thursday, Nov. 5, beginning at 2 p.m., where participants will melt crayons to make jewelry. Learn how to… …
Feral cat tests positive for rabies (10/16/2026) - A feral cat that was golden in color with black spots that was found on Oct. 10 on Leigh Drive in Hayes has tested positive for the rabies virus. A… …
Middlesex parents search for missing daughter (10/14/2026) - Jeff and Dawni Kissler haven’t seen their vulnerable 24-year-old daughter Anna Sophia since Aug. 2, when she left their farmstead in Middlesex County after behavior issues led to her being… …Virginia State Police weekly report (10/14/2026) - During the period Sept. 30-Oct. 6, Virginia State Police, in partnership with supporting federal and local agencies, achieved a number of criminal interdictions.Thirteen firearms, valued at $6,500, were seized as… …
GMHS awarded affordable veterinary grant (10/14/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society received a $10,000 grant from the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation, which supports transformational programs and services in pairing veterans with service dogs, expanding access to… …