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Rabies clinic to be held at GHS Nov. 7 (10/14/2026) - Gloucester County Animal Control is holding a fall rabies clinic for cats and dogs at Gloucester High School on Nov. 7 from 1-3 p.m. The cost is $10 per pet… …
Retiring Coast Guard member starts hot shot trucking (10/14/2026) - David Martin, local to Gloucester, started his business Anchor Point Transport in August. In preparing to retire from the United States Coast Guard, he wanted to find a job that… …
Random Acts of Service (10/14/2026) - The Epsilon Eta chapter of the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority joined with friends from First Baptist Ordinary, set up at the First Baptist Church along 17 in Ordinary to give… …
Fall Festival (10/14/2026) - Gloucester Point Baptist Church held its Fall Festival on Saturday with over 150 people attending. The festival featured inflatables, hayrides, pony rides, face-painting, games, crafts, popcorn, sno-cones, cotton candy, and… …
The spirit of Halloween (10/14/2026) - Halloween is almost here and the Joyce family of Hayes is already in the spirit. Jason Joyce, his daughter Emma, wife Christine and son Parker, from left, stand in the… …
Falcon 9 launch (10/14/2026) - Hayes photographer Mike Cunningham captured this image of the SpaceX launch of the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral. “The launches from Florida are happening so often,… …
Astronomy event at Machicomoco on Oct. 24 (10/14/2026) - The Friends of Machicomoco State Park is once again partnering with the NASA Langley Skywatchers to put on an Astronomy in the Park event at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The… …
Lemonade stand (10/14/2026) - Sisters Mackinac and Layne Hall set up a lemonade stand along Gloucester’s Main Street on Tuesday. …
Lecture Saturday on Yorktown Campaign (10/14/2026) - A lecture about the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 featuring Major General Vicent de Kytspotter, retired from the French Army, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fine Arts… …
Knights of Columbus Council celebrates 40th anniversary (10/14/2026) - Knights of Columbus Council 9428 celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday at the Church of St. Therese, Gloucester. The council, a mainstay of community and Catholic religious life in Gloucester… …
We want your cake recipes (10/14/2026) - The Gazette-Journal will hold a Cake-O-Rama to add some sweet delight to the upcoming holidays. Bakers are invited to send us their favorite cake recipes, as many as they like,… …
Workshop on Guinea marshes set for Oct. 24 (10/14/2026) - Community members are invited to a workshop on the future of the Guinea marshes, to be held from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
VIMS announces October programming (10/7/2026) - The College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Batten School, Gloucester Point, has announced its program calendar for the month of October.Lab & Trunk-or-TreatVIMS will host… …
EPA grant to fund remote monitoring of marsh vegetation (10/7/2026) - The William & Mary Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Center for Coastal Resources Management has received a grant for $118,318 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The funding… …
Archaeological dig (10/7/2026) - Dr. Colleen Betti, alongside members of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Descendents Community and the Fairfield Foundation, conducted an archaeological dig at the Woodville Rosenwald School, Hayes, on Sept. 18.… …
Author to discuss his Lafayette book at Gloucester Library, Mathews Museum (10/7/2026) - Author Ryan Cole will discuss his book, “The Last Adieu,” about the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to America decades after the American Revolution in a pair of programs, at 6… …
Gloucester 4th grader raises money for Imagination Library (10/7/2026) - To celebrate turning 10, homeschooled fourth grader Maggie Speer of Gloucester has decided to raise $1,000 for the DeGood Foundation, the Gloucester program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. “She… …
Abingdon Ruritan Club turns 70 today (10/7/2026) - Today is a very special day in the history of the Abingdon Ruritan Club. The civic organization, which has become synonymous with its signature seafood festivals, as well as its… …
Taylor to receive liver donation from former student (10/7/2026) - This morning, Meaghan Koehler of Urbanna is scheduled to donate a portion of her liver to Tiffany Taylor of Hayes in a surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.… …
Gloucester supervisors approve CUP for Small Town Burger (10/7/2026) - By a 6-1 margin, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit to allow a permanent mobile food vendor court along Main Street for the… …
Gazette-Journal hosts October shelter fundraiser (10/7/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal is hosting a fundraiser throughout October in support of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. Anyone who brings in a pet food or other shelter donation to the Gazette-Journal… …
Gloucester’s Fall Trash Bash ongoing through October (10/7/2026) - Throughout October, Gloucester’s Clean Community Office is holding a “Fall Trash Bash” to encourage people to clean up litter around the county. Instead of just one Clean Gloucester Day event,… …
GHA Fourth Friday (10/7/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association will hold its Fourth Friday program at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, featuring local musician Bill Jenkins and his band, The… …
Names sought for memorial banner (10/7/2026) - Gloucester residents have until Nov. 29 to make a $50 donation to have a loved one’s name placed on a banner displayed in the Court Circle from Dec. 1 through… …
Harmful Waste Collection Oct. 17 in Hayes (10/7/2026) - Gloucester County’s Residential Household Harmful Waste Collection Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Hayes Convenience Center on Guinea Road from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.This special… …

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