Robert Kelly presented award from Girl Scouts (12/27/2023) - Robert Kelly, director of the Gloucester Museum of History, was presented a community award from the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast for his support of the local Girl Scouts.… …
New board member (12/27/2023) - Tony Nicosia will officially occupy the Ware district seat of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors on Monday. He is shown here signing the oath at the swearing-in ceremony held… …
Gloucester Ruritans (12/27/2023) - Zone 4 Governor Don Sandridge, right, recently presented Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry Thompson a certificate from Ruritan National for the club’s support of the Birthday Club Program. He also… …
25 years ago, an epic ice storm struck region (12/27/2023) - No warm mellow glow from Christmas shone over Gloucester and Mathews counties in the last week of December, 1998. Instead, residents shivered in the aftermath of an epic ice storm… …Audubon Christmas Bird Count underway (12/27/2023) - The 125th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, is underway. In our area, birding enthusiasts were scheduled to go out on Wednesday… …
New solar farm becomes operational in Gloucester (12/27/2023) - Dominion Energy’s newest large-scale solar facility, Winterberry Solar, became operational Nov. 28 and stretches across 343 acres in Gloucester. The energy company also opened Norge Solar, a 224-acre large-scale solar… …Gloucester supervisors to meet Tuesday (12/27/2023) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold its organizational meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. Nominations will be presented and a chair of the board… …
New Year’s closings announced (12/27/2023) - All post offices, courts, county offices, DMV customer service centers, and waste facilities in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year’s… …
Holiday lights (12/27/2023) - The lights of the season are still twinkling, at least for a little while, in Gloucester and Mathews counties. In top photo, the home of Tim and Alease Tillage on… …
Community Christmas dinner (12/27/2023) - Gloucester Moose Lodge held its annual free Community Christmas Dinner Monday, welcoming all for a traditional holiday meal. Volunteers included, front row from left, Dennis Farmer, Christine Britton, Carolyn Harlow,… …
Singing kayakers (12/27/2023) - Jan Towne of Onemo, center front, led a flotilla of lighted kayaks down Put-In Creek, from Mathews Court House to Town Point Landing and back, on Friday night. The group… …
A special Christmas (12/27/2023) - The Arthur family of Gloucester was surprised on the evening of Friday, Dec. 9 by Toys for Tots, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Santa Claus, members of Middle Peninsula Detachment… …Online trainings offered (12/27/2023) - The Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board has a number of upcoming online trainings and classes. The ongoing Nurturing Parenting program is held… …
Phase 2 of Army Corps of Engineers’ oyster reef project completed (12/20/2023) - The latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oyster reef project in the Piankatank River wrapped up last week, adding 53 acres of protected reef to an already-existing 25-acre reef. Heather… …Winter Night Market held in Mathews (12/20/2023) - A Winter Night Market, organized by the Mathews Main Street Committee, was held on Dec. 8 in downtown Mathews. Shops stayed open late and there were holiday specials, holiday treats,… …
DeWitt continues as WMCL president (12/20/2023) - The West Mathews Community League installed Al DeWitt as its president for 2024, continuing many years of service in the position. Other officers are Maurine Frank, vice president, Dave Machen,… …
Christmas Blessing Fund on its way to $20,000 goal (12/20/2023) - After two weeks, the 2023 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, honorary chairperson Amy Ashberry, announced. Donations of $4,130 have… …
Caroling on Put-In Creek planned for Friday (12/20/2023) - Shawn and Jan Towne of Onemo and their friends will launch lighted kayaks Friday at the Put-In Creek kayak launch around 5:45 p.m., and proceed to paddle down the creek… …
Thanks for your service (12/20/2023) - Michael Hedrick, left, Ware District representative on the Gloucester Board of Supervisors, received a resolution of commendation for his four years of service at the board’s Dec. 5 meeting. At… …Fairfield receives $5,000 Virginia Humanities grant (12/20/2023) - The Fairfield Foundation, Gloucester, recently received a $5,000 grant from Virginia Humanities in support of commemorative events to celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. A release said Fairfield’s… …
Christmas delivery (12/20/2023) - The members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, made deliveries on Dec. 11 for the Christmas holiday. The members delivered handmade neck pillows, goodie bags filled with treats, personal… …
Gloucester Ruritans (12/20/2023) - On Dec. 14, members of the Gloucester Ruritan Club met at the American Legion Post 75 building to wrap presents for residents of community nursing and assisted living facilities. Rudy… …
Through the ages (12/20/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island Church of the Nazarene, located on Cricket Hill Road between Hudgins and Gwynn’s Island, staged a Living Nativity, as it has done for years, on Tuesday night.… …
Santa Run reunites Gloucester family with caregivers (12/20/2023) - Bound by their shared grief and the love that blossomed between them during the final months of Kayleigh Jones’s all-too-short life, members of the Jones family of Gloucester and the… …
‘Christmas miracle’: Letter shows up after nearly 46 years (12/20/2023) - Sonny Richardson got a surprise last Thursday when the Mathews Post Office called and asked him to drop by. When he walked into the building, said Richardson, post office employee… …