Flu season is here; immunization clinics to be held (12/4/2024) - Flu season is here, and vaccination is the best way to protect against the virus, says the December newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Three Rivers Health District. Dec.… …
Gloucester supervisors consider pair of rezoning requests (12/4/2024) - Gloucester supervisors, meeting on Tuesday in the colonial courthouse, held a pair of public hearings to consider two rezoning requests. The board unanimously approved the first request, rezoning a 5.02-acre… …
Steele to interview Chesapeake Bay Writer (11/26/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Fire destroys Burkes Mill Pond home (11/26/2024) - A fire Sunday evening destroyed a home in the 10200 block of Burkes Pond Road. Members of Gloucester Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene around 9 p.m. Arriving… …
VIMS pilots new Artist-in-Residence program (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science partnered with Colorado artist Tricia Bass this past spring to… …
Children’s Christmas Party (11/26/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road in Bena. Gloucester County… …
King’s Daughters (11/26/2024) - James Luck, center, director of the Gloucester Boys and Girls Club, spoke at the Nov. 12 meeting of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons, held at… …Traffic signals at Rt. 17/Crewe Road modified (11/26/2024) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has modified the use of flashing yellow arrow signals at the Route 17 and Crewe Road intersection in Gloucester. The intersection is located near O’Reilly… …
Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey… …
Cappahosic Academy featured in ornament (11/26/2024) - Gloucester County’s 2024 commemorative ornament featuring the Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial Institute is now available. For the past 25 years, the Gloucester County Historical Committee has chosen a historic location,… …‘Allen the Lionhearted’ (11/26/2024) - A special blood drive was held on Nov. 15 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes, in honor of this young man, Allen Speer, above, with this drive held on the two-year… …
Collards for Christmas (11/26/2024) - Bruce Williams of Hayes, looks over the collards he has ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for his family. …
GHS junior acts FAST to save life (11/26/2024) - Spotting the first signs of a stroke can be difficult, but not for 16-year-old Hannah Broadwell who acted quickly to save the life of her best friend’s mother earlier this… …Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools… …
Retirement tribute (11/26/2024) - A parade of fire trucks from Gloucester and Abingdon, as well as patrol cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring, made their way around Gloucester’s Emergency Communications Center on Friday… …VIMS announces winners of 25th annual photo contest (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have announced the winners of their 25th annual photo contest.… …
Gloucester BOS receives utilities update; info on possible encroachment (11/20/2024) - Topics of discussion at Tuesday night’s Gloucester Board of Supervisors’ work session, held in the colonial courthouse, included a utilities update and a discussion about homeowners possibly encroaching on Gloucester… …
Booze Fighters (11/20/2024) - The Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club, Chapter 35 held a Poker Run fundraiser back in August to benefit the Samaritan Group of Gloucester. On Nov. 16 at Eggheads Diner, members of… …
Five Rivers Woman’s Club (11/20/2024) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club met at the Guinea Heritage Museum (formerly Buck Rowe’s Store) in Bena this week and heard a talk by Hamilton Williams, below, of the Guinea… …Abingdon students receive grant for Colonial Williamsburg trip (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Elementary School’s fourth graders will soon head to Colonial Williamsburg on a charter bus, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. This… …
AVFR Santa Runs begin Nov. 30 (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will begin its yearly Santa Runs in lower Gloucester County on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and running each Saturday through Dec. 21. All the… …
Machicomoco great place for day trips in December (11/20/2024) - Don’t let winter trap you inside; Machicomoco State Park in Hayes is a great place for day trips in December. Explore its trails from dawn to dusk or check out… …
Point branch to hold holiday craft program (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Point Branch, will hold a Holiday Craft program on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. Create a sparkly holiday decoration.Registration is now open. For adults 18 and… …
Veterans Day (11/20/2024) - The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 had lunch with the veterans in Gloucester House on Veterans Day. Auxiliary members performed a flag-folding ceremony, sang patriotic musical selections, put a flag… …
‘Memories of Gloucester’ topic of Monday’s GGSV program (11/20/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “Memories of Gloucester,” will feature a 2002… …