Planners recommend denial of solar farms (12/11/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission resoundingly rejected two applications for conditional use permits for solar farms during Tuesday night’s meeting, held in the historic courthouse. The first application, located on… …
Early deadlines for Dec. 26, Jan. 2 issues (12/11/2024) - We want to give our readers and contributors plenty of notice to the Gazette-Journal’s holiday deadlines. With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays both falling on a Wednesday, we… …
Youth assistants (12/11/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish in Mathews turned to its youth to set up tables for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner, where 300 people were served by a group of churches. The… …
Working waterfront sites topic of public meeting (12/11/2024) - Eleven sustainable, convenient water access sites for commercial watermen to offload their catch could be coming soon to the Middle Peninsula. Developing such sites was the topic of a public… …
Dr. Gross to serve as Bay Aging 2025 chairman (12/11/2024) - Dr. Barry Gross of Gloucester was named chairman of the Bay Aging Board of Directors as the organization recently selected its leadership for 2025. “I am honored to step into… …
MPCC donation (12/11/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers donated $2,000 to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office Shop with a Cop program last Thursday. This program provides the opportunity for approximately 100 children each… …
Recycled plastic bench donation (12/11/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club has been collecting plastic as an ongoing effort to support a clean Gloucester County environment. Abingdon member Roger Dick has spearheaded this plastic collection effort for… …
25 years of service (12/11/2024) - Gloucester’s Chief Animal Control Officer Steve Baranek is celebrating 25 years of service to the county this month. County Administration and Animal Control staff gathered Friday morning for a special… …
AVFR Christmas Party (12/4/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will hold its annual Christmas party from 6-9 p.m. next Friday, Dec. 13 at Station 2 (2146 Mark Pine Road, Hayes). Open to the… …Solar farm applications on Tuesday’s agenda (12/4/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold two public hearings on applications for solar farms when it meets Tuesday, starting at 7 p.m. in the historic courthouse on Court Street.… …
Christmas Love event to be held Dec. 21 (12/4/2024) - The third annual free Christmas Community Love event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, at American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be a buffet,… …
Sci-Fi writer due interview (12/4/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… …
Wes and Elaine Wilson to lead Saturday’s Gloucester parade (12/4/2024) - Dr. Wesley Wilson and his wife, Elaine, have been selected as grand marshals for this week’s Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade. The annual parade will step off from Main Street… …
Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …‘Pirate Daddy’ still missing (12/4/2024) - The jon boat belonging to Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida, who went missing on Sunday, Nov. 24, after spotted heading toward Hole in the Wall from the western… …
Gloucester man survives 13-day active heart attack; needs community support (12/4/2024) - “Even if you feel good, you still need check-ups. You still need regular medical care.” This is the sentiment that 49-year-old Bobby Todd of Gloucester, took away after experiencing a… …
Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Structure fire at Stokes Drive causes extensive damage (12/4/2024) - Crews from Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue squads responded to a structure fire which may have been caused by a cigarette butt in the 7000 block of Stokes… …
Gun winner (12/4/2024) - Gloucester resident Tim Todd, center, recently won a Dagger 9mm pistol in a nationwide contest sponsored by the National Association for Gun Rights. He was one of three finalists in… …
Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour continues (12/4/2024) - The first weekend of the Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour, held this past Friday through Sunday, was pronounced a success by tour spokesman Buz Rollins. Several artists had a… …
Kingston rectory being converted to housing (12/4/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish in Mathews has released information about its plan, approved at a parish meeting on Nov. 17, to convert the unused, pre-1900 rectory to affordable housing for civil… …Mathews Community In Brief (12/4/2024) - Community Sing-along Sunday at Central UMC Central Village Homemakers will present its annual community Christmas Sing-along from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. This is the homemakers’… …
Gloucester Resource Council to host Festival of Trees (12/4/2024) - The Gloucester Resource Council will shine the light on Gloucester’s nonprofit organizations with the first-ever Festival of Trees event, which will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday along Main Street… …
March for Jesus (12/4/2024) - Members of various area churches met at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, recently to rehearse for the March for Jesus in the Gloucester Christmas parade on Saturday. Afterwards, the participants… …