Holiday fun continues (12/13/2023) - More holiday fun is to be had in Gloucester and Mathews counties through the weekend and into next week. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 14, Mathews Memorial Library will hold its Sounds… …
Library cookie contest draws large participation (12/13/2023) - Gloucester County Public Library’s first-ever Yum Yum Cookie Baking Contest received a big turnout for its three categories: chocolate chip, decorated and baker’s choice. The contest was open to contestants… …
Holiday Open House (12/13/2023) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, held its Santa Visits and Holiday Open House over the weekend. Gloucester Daffodil Festival Little Miss Kate Hunter dressed up as Holiday Barbie,… …Assault case ends in deferred disposition (12/13/2023) - Following a hearing last Thursday in Gloucester General District Court, the disposition of a misdemeanor assault and battery charge against Lawrence Cohen was deferred for one year. The charge stems… …
Chair Yoga classes start Jan. 3 (12/13/2023) - Chair Yoga classes will be held on Mondays and/or Wednesdays in January from 10-11 a.m. at the Stewart Building in Gloucester. The class fee is $8 per day if you… …
Food drive (12/6/2023) - Bethel Elementary School students, families, staff and SCA officers orchestrated a schoolwide food drive in November that resulted in the collection of 2,795 pounds of food for the Bread for… …
Holiday Open House (12/6/2023) - Alyson and Chris Heroux of Mathews and their son Henry, above, visited Gloucester on Sunday for the Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Main Street Preservation Trust. The family participated… …Advanced metering being installed in Gloucester (12/6/2023) - Gloucester County recently contracted with USG Water Solutions for the installation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure system. Utilities customers in the county may notice a vehicle bearing the USG Water… …
Events Dec. 7-14 (12/6/2023) - THURSDAY VA250: The Mathews County VA250 Committee will meet at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Dec. 7, at Mathews Memorial Library. PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 7… …
PCL to hold upcoming events (12/6/2023) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, will be holding community events later this month in honor of the holiday season. The league’s holiday social dinner will be held on Thursday, Dec.… …
Parade, open houses and more this weekend (12/6/2023) - Another busy holiday weekend is in store in Gloucester and Mathews, including several holiday open houses, Saturday’s Mathews Christmas Parade, and more. In Mathews The Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main… …
Nature hikes planned at Beaverdam Park (12/6/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is hosting three nature hikes in the coming weeks at Beaverdam Park, beginning with the Full Hike (9.5 miles), beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday,… …
55 units take part in Gloucester parade (12/6/2023) - Saturday afternoon’s Gloucester Citizens Christmas and Holiday Parade was a success even with the chance of rain during the day. The community gathered by 3 p.m. along on Main Street… …No time set for Woods Cross Roads improvement (12/6/2023) - Problems related to Gloucester’s Woods Cross Roads intersection were addressed again during Tuesday’s meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors, which was held in the colonial courthouse. No timeline was… …
Woodville School opening soon for public use (12/6/2023) - The Woodville Rosenwald Foundation plans to hold a soft opening of the Woodville School at the end of December. The Woodville Rosenwald Foundation and the Gloucester NAACP plan to have… …
Children’s Christmas Party (12/6/2023) - Children and parents flooded into the Abingdon Ruritan Club on Sunday for the club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party, open to children eight years and younger. There were games, crafts, a… …
Christmas in Guinea (12/6/2023) - Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, will hold its annual Christmas in Guinea event Saturday. Santa Claus will be available for visits from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Visitors will also get… …Decorating for the holidays (12/6/2023) - Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners have been busy getting the community ready for the holidays. Their artistic handiwork is now on display at the Coleman Bridge toll booth planters. The oyster… …
Meeting next week on Machicomoco (12/6/2023) - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is preparing a master plan for Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, and the neighboring Middle Peninsula unit in Gloucester, with a public information meeting… …
Participants sought for York River recreation study group (12/6/2023) - Participants are sought for focus groups to be held next week in Gloucester Point and West Point. The topic is recreation along the York River, and the study is being… …
Abingdon VFR to hold Christmas Party (12/6/2023) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue will hold its annual community Christmas Party from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 at the Bena station (2146 Mark Pine Road, Hayes). “Bring the… …
Lions Club donation (12/6/2023) - Mathews Lions Club members Bob Doremus, at left, and David Parker, right, recently presented a $1,000 check to Andy Jackson of Hands Across Mathews. …Letters to Santa (12/6/2023) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 21. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Villages project breaks ground in Gloucester (12/6/2023) - More than two decades after its initial proposal, The Villages of Gloucester has broken ground earlier this fall. The first phase, the only phase approved thus far, will include 28… …GMHS to hold online auction (12/6/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is holding its “Paws’-itive Attraction” annual online auction beginning Sunday and lasting through Jan. 31. The shelter is seeking to raise $100,000 in monetary donations during… …