Events Dec. 11-18 (12/10/2025) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS: Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the fellowship hall of Westville Baptist Church, Mathews. PLANNERS:… …
Eggbert the Christmas Bunny (12/10/2025) - Eggbert the Christmas Bunny (above) and several of his fuzzy friends from The Fuzzy Ear Rabbitry will be at the Christmas at Ware Gloucester Farmers’ Market from 10 a.m. to… …Gloucester Museum to hold holiday events (12/10/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History has two holiday events planned for this weekend. “Night at the Museum” will be held on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Enjoy hot apple cider, chat… …
Chucks & Tux Gala (12/10/2025) - Blessed Couples United Outreach recognized four community partners during its annual Chucks & Tux Community Engagement Award Ceremony on Saturday evening at the Abingdon Ruritan Club. Honorees included Brenda Dixon,… …
Honoring watermen (12/10/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association, which recently dedicated the community’s Watermen’s Memorial in front of the Buck’s Store Museum in Bena, plans to landscape the memorial and lay engraved pavers to… …Christmas in Guinea (12/10/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association welcomes the community to join them at Buck’s Store Museum at Bena this Saturday for Christmas in Guinea. This annual event is held to thank the… …
Children’s Christmas Party (12/10/2025) - The 112 excited boys and girls who attended the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party on Sunday enjoyed cookies and ice cream and got to play many games, work… …
VIMS float (12/10/2025) - Quinn Roberts, laboratory and field manager at William & Mary’s Batten School & Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and her husband, J.P. Powell, represented the school during Gloucester County’s Christmas… …
Booze Fighters (12/10/2025) - The Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club, Chapter 35, held a Poker Run fundraiser in August to benefit the Samaritan Group of Gloucester. On Nov. 30 at Eggheads Diner, members of the… …
Tree lighting (12/10/2025) - The Cook Foundation and the Gloucester Main Street Association sponsored the annual Gloucester tree lighting ceremony in the court circle, which was held on Saturday evening after the parade. A… …
Two pets die in Gloucester Court House fire (12/10/2025) - A fire Sunday afternoon in the 6600 block of Gloucester Street in downtown Gloucester resulted in the death of two pets—a dog and a cat. Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue… …Historic sites to take part Saturday in Holiday Open House (12/10/2025) - Historic sites throughout Gloucester will take part in a Holiday Open House on Saturday in an event sponsored by Visit Gloucester Virginia. Locations and times include: Ware Episcopal Church, 7825… …
An estimated 2,500 attend Gloucester Holiday Parade (12/10/2025) - Though winter conditions threatened Saturday’s festivities, Gloucester prevailed with an estimated 2,500 in attendance and 54 entries participating in the 2025 Christmas and Holiday Parade. The streets were packed beyond… …Planners recommend denial of Fox Centre Parkway rezoning (12/10/2025) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning request that would allow 427 residential units along Fox Centre Parkway during a meeting last Thursday evening in… …
Santa’s still here (12/10/2025) - Opportunities to see Santa Claus in the coming weeks include the following: Santa Runs Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue makes a Santa Run on Saturday from the north side of… …
Letters to Santa (12/10/2025) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 25. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Blessing bags (12/10/2025) - Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews board members Kristyn Smith and Melanie Hummel dropped off 30 blessing bags to the Helping the Homeless organization this season. …
Exchange Club (12/10/2025) - Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews president Robert Hummel, at left, is shown here with Bryant Berry from Bill Hudgins Automotive GMC. The Exchange Club supported three children in foster care with… …Gloucester PR&T offers Seasonal Delights, Hoot & Howl Into 2026 (12/3/2025) - SEASONAL DELIGHTS: Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Seasonal Delights workshops on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Stewart Building. Celebrate the flavors and creativity of the season with… …
Events Dec. 4-11 (12/3/2025) - THURSDAY CLEAN AND GREEN: Gloucester County’s Clean and Green Advisory Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street,… …
Gloucester Museum of History opens holiday cookie contest (12/3/2025) - From now through Dec. 10, community members can sign up to participate in “History in the Baking,” a holiday cookie contest sponsored by the Gloucester Museum of History. “We’re just… …
Carter to lead this year’s parade as grand marshal (12/3/2025) - “Last year, I was sending the parade down the street and this year I’ll be at the front of the parade as it goes down the street.” In a full… …
A community Thanksgiving (12/3/2025) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNALServers Dr. Hugh M. Bryan III and son Andy, from left, fill plates of those coming to last Thursday’s Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Gloucester church.… …
GMHS makes progress on new addition (12/3/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is nearing completion of its new space, The Williams Center, which will serve as an additional wing to the existing facility. The goal of the new… …
Twice survived: Megan Sheppard beats breast cancer again (12/3/2025) - Two days before Thanksgiving, Megan Sheppard received her last round of chemotherapy at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond as part of her treatment plan for her… …