Gloucester Daffodil Show to hold new class in honor of Brent and Becky Heath (10/11/2017) - The Gloucester Daffodil Show, held in conjunction with the Gloucester Daffodil Festival, has added a new class this year to celebrate the contributions of Brent and Becky Heath to the… …
History of Gloucester movie theaters presented (10/4/2017) - A history of movie theaters in Gloucester, compiled by Bill Sasser, was presented to the Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia at its meeting on Sept. 25. Sasser was unable to… …
Historic Gloucester notecards (9/27/2017) - As a fundraiser, the Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons had produced a series of historical notecards depicting views of downtown Gloucester during the late 19th and… …
Family tradition (9/27/2017) - Charlie and Mildred Lockwood of Hallieford lovingly tend to their two pawpaw trees. Together, they peel, sift through the multiple seeds, and select the exotic mango-banana smelling and sweet-tasting pulp… …
Garrett wins Viewer’s Choice Overall Favorite Quilt (9/27/2017) - Donna Garrett’s “Cathedral Windows” was the Viewer’s Choice Overall Favorite Quilt from the 2017 Quilts of River Country Show, which was held on Sept. 15 and 16 on and around… …
Big quilt show (9/20/2017) - More than 125 quilted items, from full-size bed quilts to tiny pincushions, were entered in the 2017 Quilts of River Country show held Friday and Saturday in buildings on and… …
Market Days has successful Home Goods Show (9/13/2017) - This year’s Mathews Market Days Home Goods Show competition was quite successful, with more entries than the two previous years combined, according to organizer Cheryl Dale. All of this year’s… …
Quilts of River Country opens Friday (9/13/2017) - The 2017 Quilts of River Country show opens at noon Friday on and around Gloucester Court Green. The show, held every two years, is hosted by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and… …
Mystery photo of workboat IDed as Delvin K (9/6/2017) - Photos of an unknown vessel were published in the Aug. 10 issue of the Gazette-Journal, along with a request for information. The identities of the craft and its builders were… …
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. …