New tool shows three decades of oyster data (4/1/2026) - A new, interactive data platform developed at William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Science and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, in collaboration with the Virginia Marine… …
Helping hands (4/1/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club members Joe Whitcomb and Mike Crandall, from left, spent the morning of Saturday, March 21 cleaning up Gloucester Point as part of the 16th annual Spring Clean… …Harmful waste collection April 18 at Hayes Convenience Center (4/1/2026) - Gloucester County will hold a collection of harmful waste from households from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Hayes Convenience Center on Guinea Road.County residents can dispose of… …
Machicomoco State Park adopts first master plan (4/1/2026) - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has completed a master plan for Machicomoco State Park in Hayes. After going through the master planning process that included evaluating park resources,… …
Gloucester County Administrator contract terminated after 4-3 vote (4/1/2026) - By a 4-3 vote Monday night, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors terminated the contract of County Administrator Carol Steele—a county employee for nearly 40 years—effective Wednesday, April 1, following… …Cormier pleads guilty to double homicide (4/1/2026) - Carol Paul Cormier pleaded guilty last week in Mathews Circuit Court to the July 2025 murder of 54-year-old Chad Wayne Ashford and 56-year-old Audrey Elaine Hudgins, receiving 48 years, five… …
Dukes Touchdown Club funds allegedly mismanaged (4/1/2026) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the alleged mismanagement of money obtained through fundraising efforts and possible financial crimes involving a member of the Dukes Touchdown Club.… …
Supervisors discuss financing for Station 1 (4/1/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors discussed financing proposals for the Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue Station 1 during last Thursday night’s meeting held in the colonial courthouse. Davenport Public… …
Sunny skies, cold breeze dominate Daffodil Festival (4/1/2026) - The 40th annual Gloucester Daffodil Festival, “Anchored in Tradition,” welcomed a crowd of approximately 25,000 over two days. Visitors, vendors and volunteers alike enjoyed sunny skies and prevailed through a… …
Daffodil Festival parade (4/1/2026) - Here are a few scenes from the 2026 Daffodil Festival parade. MELANY SLAUGHTER / GAZETTE-JOURNALGrand marshals Susan and Jim Camp lead the Gloucester Daffodil Festival parade Saturday morning. MELANY SLAUGHTER… …
Kingston Housing Initiative (4/1/2026) - Bank of America Senior Vice President George Thorn, third from left, has announced the donation of $75,000 from the Anne Mullen Orrell Trust to the Kingston Housing Initiative to assist… …
Bluebird houses (4/1/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club vice president and author Dave Bowles shared a booth with the club at the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Club members over the last month built a number of… …Easter Egg Hunt Saturday in Mathews (4/1/2026) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine, on the Mathews Court Green. The free event, open to children aged 3-10, is… …
Planners to hold public hearings tonight (4/1/2026) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold two public hearings tonight, Thursday, April 2, in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium, beginning at 6:30, on an ordinance to… …
BOS to hold hearing on vape shop business licenses Tuesday (4/1/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing to consider the business licenses of five vape and tobacco shops in the county Tuesday evening in the colonial courthouse,… …
Events April 2-9 (4/1/2026) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews Board of Supervisors will reconvene its March 24 meeting at 11 o’clock this morning, Thursday, April 2, in the historic courthouse in order to go into… …
Mathews schools to hold Town Hall April 14 (4/1/2026) - The Mathews County School Board will hold a Town Hall meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School. The… …
Cormier pleads guilty to double homicide (3/26/2026) - Carol Paul Cormier pleaded guilty yesterday in Mathews Circuit Court to the July 2025 murder of 54-year-old Chad Wayne Ashford and 56-year-old Audrey Elaine Hudgins, receiving 48 years, five months… …
Beer Garden returns (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Main Street’s Beer Garden returns to the Sanders Retirement Village lawn for this weekend’s Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Friday from 4-8 p.m. marks the first-Local’s Night, while Saturday from 11… …
Parking and shuttle info for the festival (3/25/2026) - Shuttles will be available throughout the Gloucester Daffodil Festival as there will be limited parking on Main Street. Riding the shuttle costs $5 per person and it will be accessible… …
Driving tour (3/25/2026) - Be sure to check out this year’s Daffodil Driving Tour. This visual self-guided tour is sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism and organized by the Gloucester Daffodil Club. The… …
The Thomas family grew and shipped daffodils in Gloucester for decades (3/25/2026) - (Editor’s note: Bill Thomas of Gloucester wrote this history in 2023 for the Gloucester Daffodil Club.) I was asked to write a brief history of my family’s involvement with growing… …
Queen’s Tea (3/25/2026) - This year’s Daffodil Festival Princesses and Little Miss contestants enjoyed an afternoon of elegance and tradition at the March 15 Queen’s Tea at Warner Hall. Taking part were, bottom row… …
Daffodil poster (3/25/2026) - The unveiling of this year’s winning Daffodil Festival poster was held at a reception on March 14 at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester. Artist Abbey Turner, above, is this… …
Election signs (3/25/2026) - With voting underway at Gloucester’s Central Absentee Precinct, the county has designated an area, shown above, where campaign signs may be placed. The site, in the parking lot behind county… …