Minimize garden damage by thwarting destructive deer (7/5/2023) - Hardly any plant is off limits to deer, but gardeners can employ a few techniques to help keep them away from summer gardens. Familiar with human activity, perceptive deer observe… …
Four ABC laws go into effect (7/5/2023) - Beginning this past Saturday, July 1, four laws impacting the operation of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses took effect. The Virginia General… …
Peer Recovery Services to hold NAMI fundraiser on July 29 at Beaverdam Park (7/5/2023) - Peer Recovery Services will hold a National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge in Gloucester.… …
Food safety course to be held (7/5/2023) - ServSafe Manager Training to earn participants a food safety certification will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays (July 25, 27, 31 and Aug. 3) from 2-5 p.m. each day at… …
Dolphin watching trip later this month (7/5/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold a Best Years Trip to Virginia Beach from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19 for a dolphin watching excursion. The… …
Gloucester library to hold Yum Yum class July 15 (6/28/2023) - The Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will hold a hands on Yum Yum class Saturday, July 15, at 9:30 a.m. Learn how to bake the perfect Buttermilk Biscuit with Library… …


Gloucester NAACP to meet Monday on Zoom (6/28/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP will hold a Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The featured speaker will be Andrew L. Goddard, Legislative Director of the Center for Public… …

Point branch to hold button bouquet craft July 18 (6/28/2023) - The Point branch of the Gloucester Public Library will host a button flower craft program at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18. Registration opens July 5. The program is for… …


Virginia to receive funding for broadband, transit projects (6/28/2023) - Federal funding is coming to Virginia for broadband and transit projects. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced that Virginia has been awarded $1.48 billion in federal funding to deploy… …

Hartley named acting superintendent (6/28/2023) - Bryan Hartley, Gloucester County Public Schools’ Director of Operations, was appointed the division’s acting superintendent following a special closed meeting Tuesday night at the T.C. Walker Education Center in a… …
Board adopts noise ordinance (6/28/2023) - A year after Gwynn’s Island residents first complained to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors about a neighbor playing loud music at all hours, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
Vehicles with excessive mileage may qualify for reduction in taxes (6/28/2023) - Gloucester County residents who have vehicles with excessive mileage may be able to qualify for a reduction in their vehicle assessments, Commissioner of the Revenue JoAnne Harris reminds taxpayers. “Citizens… …
Fireworks display Saturday in Mathews (6/28/2023) - Fireworks will rain down on Mathews County a bit early this year—on Saturday, July 1—with festivities commemorating Independence Day to begin at 6 p.m. and the fireworks display to start… …
Independence Day holiday closings announced (6/28/2023) - County offices, district court, J&DR court, libraries, and school board offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, in celebration of Independence… …
Early deadlines next week (6/28/2023) - To work around the July 4 Independence Day holiday on Tuesday, the Gazette-Journal will have early deadlines for its Thursday, July 6 issue, as follows: Friday, June 30: Real estate… …
‘Faith and flexibility’ lead to successful festival (6/28/2023) - The theme of this year’s Gwynn’s Island Festival was “The Road to Paradise,” and although roads and parking areas were flooded by Friday night’s downpour, presenting challenges to organizers, vendors,… …


Gloucester resident gets home detention/probation in J6 sentence (6/28/2023) - Melody Steele-Smith, a Gloucester resident who was indicted in federal court on Jan. 8, 2021 on charges related to the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on… …