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Events May 1-8 (4/30/2025) - THURSDAY PARKS & REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, May 1, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews…
Library to hold SNL theme night (4/30/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a Saturday Night Live theme night party on Thursday, May 22 at 6 p.m. Enjoy games and activities to celebrate the…
point honorary ruritan Honorary Ruritan (4/30/2025) - At the April Abingdon Ruritan Club membership meeting, Jon Beck, a club member with 56 years of devoted service, became an honorary member. He was recognized for serving as club…
point ruritan donation Supporting youth programs (4/30/2025) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club made a call on the American Legion Gloucester Post 75 recently at the post headquarters to make a presentation of donation checks. Liz Turner, chair of…
Machicomoco has a busy May ahead (4/30/2025) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, has plenty of events planned for May. Catch your first fish at one of the saltwater fishing programs or bring the kids to Discovery Digs for…
Public input sought on working waterfronts (4/30/2025) - Gloucester residents are being asked to participate in a short survey to explain some of the ways they interact with local waterways. The data will inform the county of recommendations…
Gloucester NAACP to meet Monday (4/30/2025) - The Gloucester NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The meeting can also be attended virtually; email gloucesternaacp@gmail.com for…
Tolls set to be removed from Coleman Bridge (4/30/2025) - Tolls on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge are set to be removed by the end of the calendar year, once Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs the state budget into law.…
Supervisors consider school meal program, student devices (4/30/2025) - “We as a board of supervisors cannot be on the hook for every mandate that expires.” Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ vice chair Ashley Chriscoe expressed his frustration with state…
community abingdon womans club disbands After almost a century, Abingdon Woman’s Club disbands (4/30/2025) - After 98 years of fun, fellowship and community service, the Abingdon Woman’s Club is no more. With a membership of just 10 women, only six of whom remained active, the…
garden week Blythelea 2 Garden Week 2025 (4/30/2025) - Plein air artists Jan Finn-Duffy and Kim Williams, from left, capture the beauty of the North River while guests walk the grounds of Blythelea, one of three homes open to…
record medic 1 Medic 1 (4/30/2025) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue placed its newest medic unit, Medic 1, into service this week. GVFRS contracted with Horton Ambulance to remove the patient module from the department’s 2012…
record animal control week Animal Control Week (4/30/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, dropped off a basket of treats recently for Gloucester’s animal control staff in appreciation for all they do for all animals. Members from…
neighbors BC united BC United holds ‘I Am Enough’ Empowerment Retreat (4/30/2025) - Blessed Couples United Outreach hosted last weekend’s “I Am Enough” Empowerment Retreat, a transformative event designed to inspire and uplift young women. The retreat was held at Camp Piankatank, Hartfield,…
Library to hold program on health care and retirement (4/30/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program on health care and retirement on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Carlos…
Funding for schools, nonprofits revisited by board (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors took another look at funding for Gloucester County Public Schools, as well as local nonprofits, at its budget work session Tuesday night, held in…
1a guinea heritage association GHA celebrates all things Guinea (4/23/2025) - Nestled near Gloucester Point sits the community of Guinea, an area full of rich history and the unique culture of life working on the water. The Guinea Heritage Association is…
Deadline approaching for candidate filing (4/23/2025) - The deadline for local candidates to qualify for the November election is the same day as the June primary election—Tuesday, June 17—and voter registrars in Gloucester and Mathews are asking…
Garden Week returns Saturday (4/23/2025) - Three riverfront homes and gardens in Gloucester will be open to visitors on Saturday in the 2025 segment of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Locally sponsored by the Garden Club…
gloucester gmhs groundbreaking 1 GMHS holds groundbreaking on new building project (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester- Mathews Humane Society broke ground last week on its new building project, The Williams Center, which will serve as an additional wing to its existing facility. The Williams…
point earth day 2 Earth Day (4/23/2025) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Earth Day celebration on Saturday. Above, Terry Thorpe, Daniel Ortiz and Anne Ducey-Ortiz, from left, man the Friends of Dragon Run booth.
gloucester child abuse awareness Raising awareness (4/23/2025) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews set up packets of information, pinwheels and other items to raise awareness at Gloucester Public Library, Main Street…
gloucester parking lot Temporary lot closure (4/23/2025) - Gloucester County will be making some improvements to the parking lot behind County Building 2 in the coming weeks, which will cause part of that parking lot to be temporarily…
Events April 24-May 1 (4/23/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 24, in the colonial courthouse at 6504 Main Street, Gloucester. FRIDAY CAR SHOW:…
gloucester narfe NARFE speaker (4/23/2025) - Lisa Kersey, director of the Gloucester Department of Social Services, was the guest speaker at the most recent meeting of the Middle Peninsula Chapter 1757 of the National Association of…

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