Events March 26-April 2 (3/25/2026) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today, March 26, in the fellowship hall of New Point Friends Church. SUPERVISORS:… …
Gloucester GOP holds ‘VOTE NO’ town hall (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County Republican Committee will hold a “VOTE NO” town hall meeting on the redistricting referndum at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the Gloucester Library, Main Street… …
Community invited to hear speaker on autism (3/25/2026) - York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons has invited the community to its meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, for a session on autism. The meeting will… …
Gloucester releases Daffodil Festival documentary (3/25/2026) - “Gloucester Daffodil Festival: The Work Behind the Blooms,” a documentary chronicling the behind-the-scenes efforts of the team that puts the festival together for the public every year, premiered on the… …
Guinea Dipping (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Rowing Association coach Zach Moore (above) gives the call for those signed up for Guinea Dipping to race into the chilly waters of the York River (below) Saturday just… …
Helping hands (3/25/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s Public Services Committee handed out water along the route of the March 14 8K/5K run/walk sponsored by the Gloucester County Public Schools Education Foundation. Proceeds raised… …
Model deadrise (3/25/2026) - This Friday, at 6 p.m. at the Buck’s Store Museum in Bena, model boatbuilder Butch Watkins, above, will display his talents in the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday program. People… …
Safe driving (3/25/2026) - Atley Wiese, a 17-year-old NASCAR Regional Team teen driver from Hayes, joined forces last week with LifeSafer (a leader in vehicle safety technology) and the Gweedo Memorial Foundation to raise… …
Museum grant will update Battle of the Hook exhibit (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester Museum Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was awarded the Virginia Humanities Rapid Grant in the amount of $3,500 to update the museum’s Battle of the Hook and Second Surrender… …
Clean Gloucester Day (3/25/2026) - Tiffany Bates and her two sons, Ryan, 6, and Mason, 3, from left, participated in the 16th annual Spring Clean Gloucester Day by picking up litter along Main Street Saturday… …
NARFE officers (3/25/2026) - Middle Peninsula Chapter 1757 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association inducted officers for the coming year at a program on March 17, with NARFE Virginia Area 1… …
Colorectal cancer on the rise locally (3/25/2026) - March is colorectal cancer awareness month, an umbrella term that encompasses both colon and rectal cancers, a disease that is showing a sharp impact on the local area. Hampton Roads… …
Toll removal (3/25/2026) - Work is beginning to remove the toll booth plaza at the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The tolls came off in August. All work… …
Poland’s Supermarket: Gloucester landmark remembered after fire (3/25/2026) - On the morning of Feb. 7, the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department responded to a commercial fire on Route 17 at Gloucester Point. The building, mostly recently an auction house, was… …
In a daffodil daze, Camps to serve as this year’s grand marshals (3/25/2026) - The Gloucester County Daffodil Festival parade will be led by Jim and Susan Camp of Ordinary, and is scheduled to step off from Main Street Center at 10 o’clock Saturday… …
Election signs (3/25/2026) - With voting underway at Gloucester’s Central Absentee Precinct, the county has designated an area, shown above, where campaign signs may be placed. The site, in the parking lot behind county… …
Daffodil poster (3/25/2026) - The unveiling of this year’s winning Daffodil Festival poster was held at a reception on March 14 at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester. Artist Abbey Turner, above, is this… …
Queen’s Tea (3/25/2026) - This year’s Daffodil Festival Princesses and Little Miss contestants enjoyed an afternoon of elegance and tradition at the March 15 Queen’s Tea at Warner Hall. Taking part were, bottom row… …
The Thomas family grew and shipped daffodils in Gloucester for decades (3/25/2026) - (Editor’s note: Bill Thomas of Gloucester wrote this history in 2023 for the Gloucester Daffodil Club.) I was asked to write a brief history of my family’s involvement with growing… …
Driving tour (3/25/2026) - Be sure to check out this year’s Daffodil Driving Tour. This visual self-guided tour is sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism and organized by the Gloucester Daffodil Club. The… …
Parking and shuttle info for the festival (3/25/2026) - Shuttles will be available throughout the Gloucester Daffodil Festival as there will be limited parking on Main Street. Riding the shuttle costs $5 per person and it will be accessible… …Beer Garden returns (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Main Street’s Beer Garden returns to the Sanders Retirement Village lawn for this weekend’s Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Friday from 4-8 p.m. marks the first-Local’s Night, while Saturday from 11… …
Events: March 19-26 (3/18/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, March 19, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Easter movie night Friday at Walter Reed Post Acute Center (3/18/2026) - An Easter movie night event, a fundraiser to benefit the residents of Walter Reed Post Acute Center (formerly the Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center), will be held on Friday… …
Gloucester Library to hold Easter craft April 2 (3/18/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have an Easter bunny crafting session using terra-cotta pots on April 2, beginning at 11 a.m. Registration is now open. For adults… …