Christmas in Guinea (11/20/2024) - Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, will welcome the community once again to its Christmas in Guinea celebration on Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Santa Claus is also scheduled… …
Christmas parades (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County will hold its Christmas & Holiday Parade on Dec. 7 and Mathews County will hold its Christmas Parade, “Blue Crab Christmas,” on Dec. 14. Both will take place… …Community Events (11/20/2024) - Friday, Nov. 22 KID’S MOVIE NIGHT: The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have Kid’s Movie Night on Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Garfield” will be shown. Reserve a seat by calling… …
Thanksgiving meals (11/20/2024) - Several churches in the area will provide Thanksgiving meals to the community on Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day. Kingston Parish hosted the Mathews Community Thanksgiving Dinner last year and plans to… …GUEST to hold annual board meeting Sunday (11/20/2024) - The Board of Directors of the Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) will hold its annual board meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ware Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Route… …
Advent services to be held at Westville Christian (11/20/2024) - A series of three Advent services will be hosted at Westville Christian Church, Mathews, at noon on consecutive Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19. A release said this series was… …
Ho Ho Bingo to be held Dec. 10 in Mathews (11/20/2024) - Ho Ho Bingo, a day of fun and games for Mathews seniors, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club,… …
Peninsula Chamber to hold annual meeting Dec. 10 (11/20/2024) - The Virginia Peninsula Chamber will present the 2024 State of the Chamber annual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newport News Marriott, 740… …
‘Memories of Gloucester’ topic of Monday’s GGSV program (11/20/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “Memories of Gloucester,” will feature a 2002… …Ocean Products topic of upcoming museum talk (11/20/2024) - As Ocean Products Research celebrates its 60th anniversary, Sawyer Hutson—the Mathews County company’s new president and grandson of company founder Robert C. “Bobby” Hutson—will be the guest speaker at a… …
Point branch to hold holiday craft program (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Point Branch, will hold a Holiday Craft program on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. Create a sparkly holiday decoration.Registration is now open. For adults 18 and… …
AVFR Santa Runs begin Nov. 30 (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will begin its yearly Santa Runs in lower Gloucester County on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and running each Saturday through Dec. 21. All the… …
Model train group holds open house, sale (11/20/2024) - The Rappahannock River Railroaders, a model train enthusiasts’ club, will hold an open house and sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the club layout on Ballpark Road… …
K&Q Holiday Open House to be held Dec. 8 (11/20/2024) - The King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum will hold its annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, Dec. 8, starting at 2 p.m. The museum is located at 146 Court House… …Friends of Dragon Run hike set for Dec. 8 (11/20/2024) - This season’s Friends of Dragon Run member hike will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, at its Powcan property in Essex County near Millers Tavern. This year’s hike will include… …
Library to hold pinecone wreath program (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a pinecone wreath program on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. Make a pinecone wreath using… …
Blood drive to be held Dec. 3 in Mathews (11/20/2024) - The Mathews Community Blood Drive will be held from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. The drive, on Giving Tuesday,… …
Closings next week for Thanksgiving (11/20/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will close at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed through Friday, Nov. 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.… …
Events Nov. 21-28 (11/20/2024) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle… …
Seen no more on local waters (11/20/2024) - A century ago, our local waters teemed with commercial vessels of all descriptions, which have vanished with the march of time. At top left, a schooner loaded with watermelons and… …
Celtic Service Sunday at Kingston Parish (11/13/2024) - A Celtic Service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kingston Parish Chapel, 370 Main Street, Mathews. The service will feature a discussion of the Celtic monk and priest,… …
Gloucester BOS to hold work session Tuesday (11/13/2024) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. On the session agenda is an update from director of public… …
Aeronautical group meets next Thursday (11/13/2024) - The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society will hold its monthly buffet lunch meeting and presentation next Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Pilot House Restaurant on… …
Speaker to discuss human-beaver coexistence (11/13/2024) - Alison Zak, founder and executive director of the Human-Beaver Coexistence Fund, is the featured speaker at the Friends of Dragon Run November meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. The… …
Early deadlines for Thanksgiving (11/13/2024) - The Gazette-Journal will print our Thanksgiving issue (Nov. 28) one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, rather than the traditional Wednesday. This should allow complete distribution of the paper by… …