Craft program on making pins, magnets to be held at library Saturday (7/9/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced several programs for children and teens upcoming at its Main Street Center location. Students in sixth through 12th grades can create summer-themed wearable pins… …
Events July 10-17 (7/9/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY: The Gloucester Bee City USA Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, July 10, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. UTILITIES… …
IOKDS conference (7/9/2025) - The Virginia Branch of the International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons hosted the 2025 IOKDS Annual Conference from June 26-28 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes. Approximately 77 members… …
One American’s journey to citizenship (7/9/2025) - Most of us take our American citizenship for granted. Others, not so much! As we waved our flags at our community’s 4th of July parade last Thursday, we heard this interesting… …Bow of USS New Orleans found; local connection to ship (7/9/2025) - A team of scientists and explorers aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus located and imaged the lost bow of USS New Orleans (CA 32) on Monday. The announcement was made by the… …
Celebrating 4th of July (7/9/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered cards and candies to celebrate the 4th of July with veterans at Gloucester House. Shown here are, from left, Leah Dugan, Dee… …
Gloucester Resource Council (7/9/2025) - Gloucester Resource Council elected a new vice chair and public relations representative during its meeting Wednesday, July 2, that was held in the Main Library’s Community Room, Main Street Center.… …
Gloucester Point Beach restoration project receives $2.4M (7/9/2025) - Gloucester County has received $2,436,750 from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund to construct a living shoreline at Gloucester Point Beach Park. In its proposal, the county stated that the… …
Circle of Friends (7/9/2025) - Mary Lou Privott, past president of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $1,000 donation from the club to Dr. Joe Lombard in support of the Circle of Friends. This organization… …
Supporting Cub Scouts (7/9/2025) - Danny Privott, at right, past national president and current member of Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $500 donation from the club to Walter Priest, liaison to Cub Scout Pack 133… …AVFR, VIMS take part in York River rescue (7/9/2025) - Early Monday evening, members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and York County’s Department of Fire and Life Safety combined on a rescue call in the York River. At approximately… …
Celebration Saturday to mark 249th anniversary of Battle of Cricket Hill (7/9/2025) - On Saturday, the Richard Henry Lee Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, will celebrate the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill/Gwynn’s Island with a ceremony in… …
GHA to present program on Little England Sunday (7/9/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will hold a special program on Little England at 2 p.m. Sunday at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena. This colonial home played a vital role during the… …Farmers to speak at Museum (7/9/2025) - Christian Brown, owner of Mush Love, and Mark Zamanian of Blessed Harmony Farms, both in Mathews, will talk about their products and demonstrate the art of cooking with home-grown mushrooms… …
Gee Brownley: A local superhero at Machicomoco State Park (7/9/2025) - Gee Brownley does not wear a cape. She has no shield or insignia. She has never been in a comic book or movie. Nonetheless, in the estimation of many, she… …
GMHS summer programming in full swing (7/9/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society has plenty of activities the community can take part in this summer, including its Rescue Readers program, weekly story time, kids’ movie nights and yoga classes.… …VDOT to detour traffic on Glenns Road (7/9/2025) - Beginning later this month, and continuing for approximately three weeks, traffic will be detoured while Virginia Department of Transportation crews replace two drainage pipes under Route 198 (Glenns Road) at… …
Mathews Maritime Foundation keeps legacy alive (7/9/2025) - A group formed 26 years ago is doing its best to honor and keep alive the nautical heritage of Mathews County. The Mathews Maritime Foundation was incorporated in 1999 by… …
Condemned waters: Local acreage drops slightly compared to 2024 (7/9/2025) - Total acreage of local waters closed seasonally or year-round to shellfish harvesting has dropped slightly since 2024. A compilation of local condemned areas, as maintained by the Virginia Department of… …Mathews planners to seek outside counsel on zoning proposal (7/9/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting Tuesday evening in the historic courthouse, voted unanimously to seek outside legal counsel before taking any action on a proposal to exempt the county… …
MVFD boat docking, fireworks were ‘flawless’ (7/9/2025) - Captain Derrick Hoy of Quantico, Md., and his crew of the “Crusher” and Captain Treavor Green of Hayes, and his crew of the “Lady Luck” were the top winners in… …
Sturm talks about osteoporosis at GREA meeting (7/9/2025) - Extension agent Glenn Sturm from the Gloucester office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service spoke to more than two dozen retired educators at the June 26 luncheon meeting of the… …Agricultural cost-share signups announced (7/2/2025) - Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex county farmers, it’s that time of year again. The signup period for the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program begins July 21 and runs through Aug. 25, according… …
Bay Aging donations (7/2/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club member Cathy Dale, at right, recently presented three donation checks from the club to the Bay Aging nonprofit group. Accepting checks from Dale are, from left, Gloucester… …
VDOT provides info about Route 17 widening project at Point (7/2/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation invited local residents to learn more and ask questions about a proposed project to widen Route 17 at Gloucester Point in a public meeting Monday… …