Local team competes in artistic swimming (7/17/2024) - Ahead of the 2024 Olympics which start next week, an interesting sport that people watch during this season is artistic swimming. Formerly known as synchronized swimming, the sport’s name changed… …Mathews football to have three home, two away games (7/17/2024) - An amended Mathews High School football schedule was released last week that has three home games and two away contests. The season opener will be held on Friday, Aug. 30… …
Gloucester Resolves (7/17/2024) - Gloucester County got a chance to relive the events that led up to the American Revolution, as the Gloucester Museum of History, Gloucester Museum Foundation, Gloucester Historical Society and the… …Citation catches reported (7/17/2024) - Recent citation winners in the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament, posted July 9 and July 15 on vasaltwaterjournal.com, include the following: Brian M. Eckstein, 49-inch red drum caught and released July… …
State tournament (7/17/2024) - The Gloucester Youth Softball 12U team played in the Babe Ruth State Tournament in Glen Allen over the weekend, where they placed fourth. Members of the team include, front row… …GMCC Golf Classic to be held Aug. 16 at Kingsmill (7/17/2024) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic will hold its 14th annual Golf Classic next month. The Golf Classic will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, on the Plantation Course at Kingsmill… …
Car show Saturday in Gloucester (7/17/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show, which was originally scheduled for this past week and postponed due to excessively hot weather, will now be held… …
PRLGA winners named (7/17/2024) - The Piankatank River Ladies’ Golf Association held a low gross contest on Thursday, July 11 at the Hartfield course. Winners were: First flight—Kay Stout (first place, 77), Nina Carter (second… …
Canoe Jam held at Beaverdam Park (7/17/2024) - Over 20 people participated in the 27th annual Beaverdam Canoe Jam on Saturday at Gloucester’s Beaverdam Park.This year’s conditions were challenging with high humidity and temperatures. The stormy weather was… …
National Night Out (7/17/2024) - Mathews Lions Club signed on as a supporter of next month’s National Night Out event, which will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Mathews High School. Marie Walls, at… …Standoff with suspect ends peacefully (7/17/2024) - Gloucester deputies were engaged in an approximately seven-hour standoff last week with a suspect, eventually ending in the successful removal of the subject without any injuries, Maj. Ryan Cookson of… …
Supporting first responders (7/17/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club showed its support for the community’s first responders through two recent $4,000 donations to Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue. In top photo, club members… …Accident victim’s name released (7/10/2024) - Bradley J. Perkins, a 43-year-old Gloucester man, was the victim who died in the June 30 single-vehicle crash on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County. An account of the accident… …
Two weekend deaths were suspected drownings (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office responded to two suspected drownings over the July 4 holiday weekend.On the afternoon of Friday, July 5, deputies were called to a suspected drowning at… …
Events July 11-18 (7/10/2024) - THURSDAY BEE CITY: The Gloucester County Bee City USA Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, July 11, in the Stewart Building Program Room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. UTILITIES… …
Slight increase in local condemned waters (7/10/2024) - A total of 6,800 acres in local waters are partially or completely closed to shellfish harvesting, according to the annual report compiled by the Gazette-Journal. This marks a slight increase… …VMRC repeals winter crab dredging prohibition (7/10/2024) - The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has repealed its longstanding prohibition against crab dredging in Virginia waters. The VMRC approved the repeal of the closure of the upcoming winter commercial dredge… …
Planners to hold zoning ordinance hearing tonight (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance update at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, July 11, in the colonial courthouse. Every property owner… …
1774 Gloucester County Resolves Sunday (7/10/2024) - At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Gloucester colonial courthouse will play host to the 1774 Gloucester County Resolves, marking the 250th anniversary of one of the more significant local events in… …
The show must go on (7/10/2024) - The fate of this year’s Mathews July 4th fireworks show was up in the air until Monday, July 1, when a burn ban (that included fireworks) was lifted because of… …Gloucester supervisors to meet Tuesday (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. On the agenda is a resolution supporting four proposed SMART SCALE projects from the Virginia… …
VDOT meeting next week on Woods Cross Roads proposal (7/10/2024) - The intersection of Route 17 and Woods Cross Road, which is located in the northern part of Gloucester, has been a subject of concern over the years. The Virginia Department… …
School Briefs (7/10/2024) - Elianna Tirado of Gloucester, Addy Silberhorn of Gloucester Point, and Hayes Burton of Port Haywood, were named to the dean’s list at Hollins University for the spring 2024 semester. To… …
Gloucester Library to hold Comix Con Aug. 3 (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its seventh annual Comix Con from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s event will celebrate… …
GMHS encourages participation in summer reading program (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is again holding its summer reading program for all ages, “Rescue Readers,” with this year’s theme centered on pirates. “It’s always Rescue Readers, but the theme… …