Suspect indicted in booster club embezzlement case (9/9/2026) - Shannon McFarland Roane, 57, of Gloucester, was indicted on eight felony charges related to alleged mismanagement of funds for the Dukes Touchdown Club, an independent athletic booster organization to support… …
Gloucester Day held Saturday (9/9/2026) - Places named Gloucester across the world came together via Zoom to share in the celebration of Gloucester Day. The Gloucester Rotary Club hosted this online gathering at the Gloucester Brewing… …Verizon seeks to discontinue copper-based phone service (9/9/2026) - A number of local residents received a letter in the mail recently from Verizon regarding the discontinuation of traditional copper-based landline phone service in Virginia, pending Federal Communications Commission approval.… …
Flock cameras addressed at Gloucester BOS meeting (9/9/2026) - The issue of Flock security cameras and their use in the county was addressed at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. During that meeting, Sheriff… …
Guinea student art winners named (9/9/2026) - As the kick-off for events culminating with the Guinea Jubilee celebration on Sept. 25-26, the Guinea Jubilee Committee recognized its 2026 Achilles Student Art Contest winners on Saturday at Buck’s… …
Boys & Girls Club donation (9/9/2026) - Dominion Energy donated $5,000 to the Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, last Wednesday, Sept. 2. B&G Unit Director James Luck… …
Dr. Walter Reed’s 175th birthday party Saturday (9/9/2026) - A public celebration will be held on Saturday at Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Gloucester, where the famed physician was born 175 years ago, on Sept. 13, 1851. The party… …Plant Extravaganza Friday, Saturday in Gloucester (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester Master Gardeners will hold the 24th annual Plant Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Route 17. The plant sale, featuring native plants, perennials,… …
Gloucester Library to host adult yarn club, spelling bee (9/9/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced two upcoming adult programs for its Main Street Center location. Yarn Club for crocheters and knitters will meet Thursdays Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov.… …
Fairfield to hold Historic House Party at Brighton (9/9/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation is taking reservations for its 11th annual Historic House Party, its biggest fundraising event of the year. The party will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday,… …
NAACP branches to hold town hall on proposed state amendments (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester, Mathews, King and Queen and Middlesex branches of the NAACP will a town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews,… …
Gloucester PRT events planned (9/2/2026) - FREE FLOW YOGA: Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Free Flow Yoga on Tuesdays in September, October and November from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge.… …
Celebrate Gloucester Day to mark county’s 375th anniversary (9/2/2026) - This year’s Gloucester Day celebration will be a bit special for Gloucester County, Virginia as it will be taking the opportunity to commemorate its 375th anniversary. “It coincides with Gloucester… …Gloucester BOS axes proposed Fox Mill subdivision (9/2/2026) - Following a vocal public comment period, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors denied an ordinance to create a Community Development Authority for Fox Mill, the planned unit development along Fox… …
Original state park site absorbed into Machicomoco (9/2/2026) - A 431-acre parcel adjacent to the Rosewell ruins, acquired in 2005 for the future Middle Peninsula State Park, remains undeveloped and has been absorbed into Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, which… …Events Sept. 3-9 (9/2/2026) - THURSDAY CLEAN AND GREEN: The Gloucester Clean and Green Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. PARKS… …
Closings for Labor Day holiday (9/2/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Schools in both counties will be… …
Who remembers 9-11? (9/2/2026) - The 25-year anniversary of the Al-Qaeda attack on the United States is fast approaching. We would like to hear your memories of this devastating day. Attacks in New York and… …
Gloucester NAACP’s Pathways to Leadership program focuses on elections, land use issues (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP continued its Pathways to Leadership seminar series on Aug. 27 with a session focused on how Gloucester County administers elections and manages planning, zoning… …
Ruritan picnic (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its annual picnic at Beaverdam Park. Joining them were members of Girl Scout Service Unit 130. Ruritan Club president Meggie Bombard presented Girl Scout… …
Rotary cup (9/2/2026) - Gloucester Rotary Club member Frank Wingfield, at right, presents Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Board of Directors’ President Emeritus Dr. Dick Crowder with a Rotary cup as a thank-you gift for speaking… …Guinea Jubilee student art winners to be recognized Saturday (9/2/2026) - The winning artwork from a Guinea Jubilee student contest among Achilles Elementary School students will be unveiled at 11 a.m. Saturday and the students recognized by Barbara Priest as the… …
Gloucester NAACP to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester branch of the NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The meeting is also accessible by Zoom… …
New GVFRS places new Rescue One into service (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service placed a brand-new Rescue One into service last week. The previous truck, housed at Station One, was over 25 years old and in… …Library to hold wildfire prevention program Sept. 11 (9/2/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will be holding the program, “Wildfire Prevention Plan for Your Home and Property” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11.… …