Dakota Cook raising funds for Ronald McDonald House (1/7/2026) - Seventeen-year-old Dakota Cook of Port Haywood, is a grateful childhood survivor of one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and he wants to show his gratitude by raising money… …Compassionate Touch workshop Saturday (1/7/2026) - Ginger Peer-Spencer, founder of Heartfelt Community, will be teaching a workshop on Saturday at Gloucester Library for family and professional caregivers, those who would like to volunteer with the group,… …
$6,875 donated to GUEST program (1/7/2026) - Deloris Stokes has raised $6,875 this year, with her church, First Morning Star Baptist, Bena, for the Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) program for 2025. This is the fifth… …
Hike Through History (1/7/2026) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes helped local residents ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1, with a pair of First Day Hikes, led by park rangers. At right,… …
Bird counts continue (1/7/2026) - Audubon Christmas Bird Counts continued this week with Saturday’s Mathews count, led by compiler Mark Sopko. The counts began in Virginia on Dec. 14 and continued through Monday, where participants… …
Bowen, Beattie to lead Mathews board (1/7/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors annual organizational meeting was held on Tuesday, with supervisors unanimously electing Tom Bowen as chair and newcomer Pat Beattie as vice chair. Bowen recognized… …
Chriscoe, Nicosia to lead Gloucester board; new members welcomed (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors held its annual organizational meeting Tuesday evening in the colonial courthouse where it welcomed new members Nick Bonniville (at-large), Shannon Hanson (York District) and… …GMHS to hold author event Saturday (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold a Meet the Author event featuring Lesley O’Brien, author of “The Adventures of Captain Marco,” on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. Attendees will enjoy… …
Writers using AI topic of Monday’s talk (1/7/2026) - If you’re curious about how AI is changing the writing landscape, tune in to WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. Monday when M.L. Brei joins Jay Hutchins on the Neal… …
AOM to have talk on ‘Great Art Heists in History’ (1/7/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association of Gloucester, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts community partner, will host a lecture titled “Stranger than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History” at… …
Auditions for 2 musicals over next two Sundays (1/7/2026) - The Court House Players is holding back-to-back auditions over the next two Sundays for a pair of musicals: the comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” and the local period piece “Crickets… …
Public invited to Q&A program on documentary ‘The Gate’ (1/7/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with Seltzer Film & Video and the Contraband Historical Society, will hold a community event featuring acclaimed filmmaker and director Laura Seltzer-Duny. The event is… …
Tradition (12/30/2025) - Members of American Legion Post 83 at Hudgins followed the tradition of decades on Christmas Day, purchasing festive meals of turkey and all the trimmings prepared by caterer Shirley Williams.… …
Christmas Bird Counts underway (12/30/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday at locations in Gloucester, Middlesex and King and Queen counties. The species count for Sector 7 (from Ark… …
Wyatt Wolffe: remembering an early Mathews entrepreneur (12/30/2025) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: This exploration of Wyatt Wolffe’s role in building a vital business community in Mathews complements the story of R. Wesley Foster which appeared in the Gazette-Journal in May… …
Remembering Wyatt Wolffe’s sister, Bertha (12/30/2025) - An article about Wyatt Wolffe for the Gazette-Journal uncovered a second story, told here. The Gazette-Journal was unable to locate a photo of Wyatt and Eoline Wolffe, either together or… …Gloucester Democrats issue Call to Caucus Saturday (12/30/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will hold its biennial Reorganization Caucus Saturday in Gloucester County Library’s community room, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester. The caucus will begin at 10:30 a.m. The… …
Christmas tree recycling underway (12/30/2025) - Now that Christmas has come and gone, what should you do with your Christmas tree? Gloucester’s five convenience centers—Belroi, Gloucester Court House, Dutton, Hayes and the Middle Peninsula Landfill and… …
Events Jan. 1-8 (12/30/2025) - THURSDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Piankatank Ruritan Club will have a Pancake Breakfast from 5-7 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 1, at 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. All-you-can-eat pancakes with bacon, sausage,… …
First day hikes at Machicomoco (12/30/2025) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes has two first day hikes planned for today, Thursday, Jan. 1, beginning in the park’s interpretive area. Interpretive rangers will be offering both Hike Through… …
New member (12/30/2025) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club outgoing president Dean Marzocca initiated new member Addison “A.J.” Brown into club membership at the December Membership Meeting and Christmas Banquet. Brown (center) is shown with… …
Ruritan officers (12/30/2025) - David Thompson, Ruritan National President-elect, installed Abingdon Ruritan Club 2026 officers and one Five-Year director at the club’s December membership meeting and Christmas Banquet. Shown from left are Thompson, secretary… …
Christmas morning fire destroys Jenkins neck home (12/30/2025) - A fire in the early hours of Christmas morning destroyed a home in the 2000 block of Big Island Road east of Achilles, leaving the family displaced and with almost… …Mathews BOS to hold organizational meeting Tuesday (12/30/2025) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The meeting will include election of chair and… …
Operation Christmas Child (12/30/2025) - Volunteers in Mathews packed 7,152 shoebox gifts this year to be sent to children around the world through Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. The boxes were packed… …