Five Rivers donations (8/23/2017) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club donated proceeds from two recent fundraisers to the Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic and the Bread for Life Food Pantry. The club’s annual Bunco Night was held… …
Bay Aging award (8/16/2017) - Kathy Vesley-Massey, president and CEO of Bay Aging (dba VAAACares), at right, is shown receiving The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award from Rani Snyder, program director at the… …
A special Mathews Farmers’ Market planned for Saturday (8/9/2017) - The Mathews Farmers’ Market plans a number of special activities from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday in celebration of its place in the Mathews community, a press release stated. Gov. Terry… …
Shining bright (8/2/2017) - Easley and Beth Johnson of Bavon sometimes raise sunflowers to sell, but they said this field was planted purely for the enjoyment of the neighborhood. Among the sunflowers are scattered… …
Brent and Becky’s celebrates Honey Bee Day (8/2/2017) - National Honey Bee Day will be celebrated from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Brent and Becky’s, Gloucester The Colonial Beekeepers Association will have bee products available for… …
Homemade ice cream (8/2/2017) - The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met last Thursday for its monthly luncheon meeting. Betty Stewart turned on her electric ice cream freezer to churn the… …
Market Days Home Goods Competition to be held at Kingston (7/19/2017) - The 2017 Mathews Market Days Home Goods Competition will be held at Kingston Episcopal Parish House, 370 Main Street, Mathews. Market Days will be held Sept. 8 and 9. “There… …
Black Confederates (7/19/2017) - Teresa Roane, librarian and archivist for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, recently spoke at a Sons of Confederate Veterans meeting on black soldiers in the Confederacy. Here, she met… …
Summer sunset (7/12/2017) - The sun set over the Ware River in a blaze of glory on a recent night, in this summertime photo taken by Tucker Hudson of Ware Neck. …
Native Plant Society to hold two July plant walks (7/12/2017) - Two plant walks organized by the John Clayton chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society will be held this month. “Backyard Natives” is the subject of the walk at 10… …
A family’s handwork goes on display at Gloucester Museum (7/5/2017) - A new exhibit at the Gloucester Museum of History this month highlights the creative handiwork of ladies from two local families. On display are intricately designed textiles made by sisters… …
Bird walk Monday at Windmill Point (7/5/2017) - The Northern Neck Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at Windmill Point led by Jeff Wright on Monday, beginning at 9 a.m. Windmill Point, the easternmost part of Lancaster… …
Ominous clouds (6/28/2017) - Dark clouds filled the sky in Hayes on Saturday, as a nautically-decorated shed casts a shadow. There was an eerie look to the sky in the early morning hours before… …
60th anniversary celebration (6/21/2017) - The Piankatank Community League at Harcum celebrated its 60th anniversary by opening its doors to the community earlier this month to showcase its past accomplishments as well as its current… …
Local cancer survivor inspires blogger (5/17/2017) - A chance encounter with a local woman undergoing cancer treatment provided inspiration for blogger Kat Van Fossen on a recent trip to the Yorktown beach. Bonnie Hudgins Sandahl, who just… …
Spring color (5/17/2017) - Mike Hazlewood, legislative aide to Del. Keith Hodges, captured this scene of peonies blooming in a field along Route 17 at Glenns last week. …
Quilts being accepted for River Country Show (5/17/2017) - The Gloucester Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and River Country Quilters are now accepting entries in the 2017 Quilts of River Country Show to be held on Sept. 15-16… …
Memorial Day (5/10/2017) - Knights of Columbus Council 11210 will hold its Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, at the cemetery of The Church of the Visitation, Topping. Thirty-one U.S.… …
Library book sale (5/3/2017) - The Gloucester County Friends of the Library held a book sale at the Gloucester Library in Main Street Center Friday through Sunday. Shown looking for books on Saturday afternoon were… …
Gloucester Woman’s Club to hold Annual Fashion Show on May 8 (4/26/2017) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will hold its Annual Fashion Show lunch and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 8, at the club headquarters, Edge Hill House,… …
Ladies and gentlemen: Get your pound cakes ready (4/26/2017) - Get those family recipes out and plan to bake your entry in the May Faire Pound Cake Contest. On Saturday, May 6, the day of the event, entries will be… …
Orchid talk (4/19/2017) - Arthur Chadwick of Chadwick and Sons Orchids, Richmond, gave a talk on orchids at the April 11 meeting of the Mathews-Middlesex Master Gardeners, which was held at Kingston Parish House,… …
Children and flowers … a natural combination, found at the festival (4/12/2017) - Daffodils on Parade and Arts and Flowers, both signature events of the Garden Club of Gloucester, were rousing successes again this year. “Thanks to the generosity of Arts on Main… …
1,000+ visitors attend Gloucester Daffodil Show (4/5/2017) - The 2017 Gloucester Daffodil Show took place April 1-2 in the Botetourt Elementary School gym. More than 1,000 visitors viewed the many entries in the show, which is sanctioned by… …
‘Tastefully Yours’ to benefit Foodbank (4/5/2017) - “Tastefully Yours,” a fundraising event for the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, will be held from 6-9:30 p.m. next Thursday, April 13, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. The food-tasting event gives… …