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… …
Gwynn’s Island kicks off holiday season (11/13/2024) - Gwynn’s Island is kicking off the holiday season with two special events, a barbecue dinner at the civic league and a family Christmas event at the museum. The Gwynn’s Island… …
Public comment meeting next week for Machicomoco State Park (11/13/2024) - A public comment meeting for Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, will be held at 6 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 20. The meeting will be hybrid and those attending in person will… …
Ocean Products topic of upcoming museum talk (11/13/2024) - 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… …Events Nov. 14-21 (11/13/2024) - THURSDAY UTILITIES: The Gloucester Utilities Advisory Committee will meet at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Nov. 14, in the press room of County Office Building One, 6467 Main Street, Gloucester. LIGHT… …
Brent and Becky’s to host session on holiday blooms (11/6/2024) - Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester, will host a session on “Forcing Bulbs for Holiday Blooms” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the business. The only charge is cost of… …
West Point to hold Christmas on the Town on Dec. 1 (11/6/2024) - Preparations are underway for the West Point Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Christmas on the Town event, which will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, with a… …
Virginia’s Slave Quarters and Free Blacks on Middle Peninsula topic of Saturday talk (11/6/2024) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its monthly virtual meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday. The program includes a talk by Dr. Douglas W. Sanford titled “Interpreting… …
Middlesex Resolves topic of Nov. 17 presentation (11/6/2024) - The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society will take a step back in time to 1774 for a program on the creation of the Middlesex Resolves. The program will be… …Gospel concert to benefit hurricane victims Sunday (11/6/2024) - A gospel concert to benefit Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina will be held on Sunday at Newington Baptist Church from 3-5:30 p.m. The concert is free to attend but… …
MLC to hold program on predator-prey interactions in bay (11/6/2024) - The Mathews Land Conservancy will hold a free, one-hour presentation on “Predator-Prey Interaction in the Chesapeake Bay.” The program will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at… …