Water heater donated to Gloucester home (6/17/2026) - Elite Waterworks of Seaford donated a water heater last week to Rural Housing Partnership and installed it free of charge in the home of one of the partnership’s Gloucester clients.… …
Food Lion Feeds provides $3,000 grant to Hands Across Mathews (6/17/2026) - Hands Across Mathews has received a $3,000 grant from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experience hunger, according to a release from Hands Across Mathews. The… …
Hardee’s donation (6/17/2026) - The Gloucester Hardee’s fast-food restaurant provided 190 sausage biscuits for 4-H campers and volunteers at Jamestown 4-H Educational Center on Friday for the last camp breakfast for Gloucester-Essex-Middlesex week. Here,… …
Main Street grant (6/17/2026) - Gloucester business owners Amber and Andrew McDaniel accept a grant award check from Kat Larkin, executive director of Gloucester Main Street, from left, from the Main Street Preservation Trust’s Façade… …
Rookie of the Year (6/17/2026) - Justin C. Russ of Gloucester was named Rookie of the Year at the 138th annual Virginia Funeral Directors Association Convention in Virginia Beach on June 9. Funeral directors who have… …
Gloucester man opens new business providing aerial data (6/17/2026) - Middle Peninsula Geospatial Imaging, a new business offering precision aerial data and site analysis, has officially opened in Gloucester. Its owner, Lucas Snyder, has a background in aerospace and precision… …Nominations sought for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Virginia’ (6/10/2026) - The Virginia Manufacturing Association is taking nominations through Aug. 31 for its contest, “The Coolest Thing Made in Virginia.” Public voting on the nominees will be held Sept. 21 through… …
Page Middle School’s Reality Store (6/10/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club was well represented at Page Middle School’s Reality Store, an event presented by the Virginia Cooperative Extension. The Reality Store gives students a hands-on opportunity to… …Brent Heath to lead walk through gardens on June 17 (6/3/2026) - Brent Heath will lead a walk through the gardens of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. The cost is $5; to register, call 804-693-3966. Also, this… …
Carpet squares (6/3/2026) - Lockwood’s Carpets recently donated 40 carpet squares to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. The carpet squares will be used for the help support the shelter’s education programs, including Pet Story Time,… …
The Nook Café (6/3/2026) - The Nook, a bookstore and gift shop on Gloucester Main Street, is opening its own café. Beginning Saturday, customers can purchase a 12-oz. hot beverage or a 16-oz. iced drink… …
Main Street Mixer (6/3/2026) - The Gloucester Main Street Association held at Main Street Mixer last Wednesday at the Gloucester Brewing Company to welcome Kat Larkin as the association’s new executive director. Among those in… …
C3 Athletix establishes itself as go-to destination for competitive cheerleading (6/3/2026) - Founded in 2023, C3 Athletix has quickly established itself as a destination for competitive cheerleading in Gloucester County, with opportunities for athletes ages 4 to 18 while emphasizing teamwork, confidence… …
VSBA Business Honor Roll (5/27/2026) - BayPort Credit Union has been named to the 2026 Virginia School Boards Association Business Honor Roll, following a nomination from Virginia Beach City Public Schools in recognition of BayPort’s partnership… …
Master Center for Addiction Medicine marks 10-year anniversary (5/27/2026) - Community partners, health care advocates, and addiction treatment professionals gathered on May 14 at the Master Center for Addiction Medicine’s Gloucester office to mark a milestone a decade in the… …
New intern (5/27/2026) - The Gazette-Journal newsroom has welcomed Callie Laubacker as its summer intern. The Gloucester High School graduate is enrolled at the College of William and Mary, where she works on the… …
Local homes and day program under new ownership (5/27/2026) - An adult home and day center that has operated in Gloucester since 2001 is now under new ownership and a new name.Maryanne Fary Lee has returned to work in her… …Atlantic Union launches small business initiative (5/20/2026) - Atlantic Union Bank is launching a Small Business Partnership Grant initiative, a multi-year investment to support small businesses, drive job creation and strengthen local economies across the Mid-Atlantic. The $2.5… …
Tavern 1642 pub opens tonight (5/20/2026) - Tavern 1642, an elevated pub offering signature dishes and strong drinks inside the historic setting of The Inn at Warner Hall, opens to the public this evening, Thursday, May 21,… …
Local mom opens children’s boutique on Main St. (5/20/2026) - In an effort to find matching outfits for family photos with Santa Claus, Gema McGuiness found herself driving all the way to Virginia Beach, where she met another mom in… …‘Purely Natural Pop-Up’ at Brent and Becky’s (5/13/2026) - Local vendors offering food, home décor, body care and other products inspired by nature will hold a “Purely Natural Pop-Up” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Brent and… …
MCF awards $206,970 in Community Impact grants (5/13/2026) - The Mathews Community Foundation awarded 40 grants totaling $206,970 to local nonprofit organizations serving Mathews County. Community Impact grants support local nonprofits whose programs include cultural vibrancy, economic prosperity, educational… …
Gloucester House makes U.S. News & World Report’s list (5/13/2026) - Nineteen of Commonwealth Senior Living’s senior communities—including its Gloucester facility, were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report. Over 3,000 independent assisted living and memory care communities were surveyed… …
Salon 4:13 opens in Gloucester Court House (5/13/2026) - Deanna Miner, the previous co-owner of Hair on Main, has branched out on her own to create Salon 4:13 Beauty Lounge, located in the Edgehill Town Center at 6736 Main… …
Larkin named director of Gloucester Main Street Association (5/13/2026) - The Gloucester Main Street Association announced Katherine “Kat” Larkin as its new Executive Director. Pam Callis-Lett, GMSA board chair, welcomed Larkin to Main Street in a press release, stating “Her… …