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gloucester library halloween right Library Spooktacular (11/1/2023) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, held its “Spooktacular” indoor trick-or-treat event Tuesday evening. Above, Sarah Wilson, dressed as a witch, mans a candy bowl.
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (11/1/2023) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday…
Bingo game to be held Nov. 29 (11/1/2023) - Bingo for ages 55 and over will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Stewart Building in Gloucester. Winnings are prizes; no cash. The…
Chair Yoga classes begin Dec. 4 (11/1/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will be holding Chair Yoga classes on Mondays and/or Wednesdays in December from 10-11 a.m. at the Stewart Building. The class fee is $8 per…
Library to hold historic interactive performance (11/1/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, is holding an interactive performance titled, “A Question of Religious Freedom: The 1773 Baptist Preacher Trial,” on Thursday, Nov. 16, beginning at…
point book author luncheon Book Author Luncheon (10/25/2023) - York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons held a Book Author Luncheon on Friday at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes. Sandy Pace, president of the International Order of The…
Main Street Trick-or-Treat Tuesday (10/25/2023) - Main Street Trick-or-Treat will be held on Tuesday (Halloween) in the stores along Gloucester’s Main Street.This community event is sponsored by the Gloucester Main Street Association, the Main Street Preservation…
Volunteer recruitment fair to be held next Thursday (10/25/2023) - Gloucester County, the Fairfield Foundation, Wood-ville Rosenwald School and the Guinea Heritage Association will hold a volunteer recruitment fair next Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at the community room…
Steele addresses misconceptions on Gloucester’s bond issue (10/25/2023) - After two town hall meetings on the upcoming bond referendum, Gloucester County Administrator Carol Steele has heard the diverse voices of the people. Among those voices, she said, are those…
Historical markers commemorating Battle of Hook unveiled (10/25/2023) - The American Society of Le Souvenir Français, Inc., unveiled a pair of interpretive markers at Abingdon Park near Abingdon Elementary School during a ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the Battle…
Gloucester leigh store video Lauren Landry Video keeps memory of Leigh’s Market alive (10/25/2023) - Gloucester High School junior and former Gloucester Museum of History intern Lauren Landry stars in a new video for Gloucester County where she interviews Benjamin “Benny” Leigh Jr. Leigh is…
Machicomoco to hold Indigenous Peoples Celebration Nov. 4 (10/25/2023) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, will host its annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the park’s Interpretative Area. Spectators are invited to…
point achilles staff reunion An Achilles get-together (10/25/2023) - Former staff members of Achilles Elementary School gathered for lunch on Oct. 17 at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House to reminisce and share memories. The jovial group included teachers, teacher…
Auto Max to hold Trunk-or-Treat Friday (10/25/2023) - Auto Max of Gloucester, will hold its fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the car dealership, located at 3968 George Washington Memorial Highway, Ordinary. Youngsters are encouraged to…
Virginians encouraged to file taxes to receive tax rebate (10/25/2023) - Virginia’s budget includes a tax rebate for eligible Virginians that file their taxes by Nov. 1 and have had a 2022 state tax liability. Taxpayers can go to tax.virginia.gov/rebate for…
Suicide prevention walk set for Nov. 11 (10/25/2023) - A walk to benefit suicide prevention initiatives is set for Saturday, Nov. 11, in Gloucester, starting at 10 a.m. in Main Street Center. A release said no registration is required.…
Best Years Trip planned for Va. Aquarium (10/25/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip to the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The bus…
Rt. 17 in northern Gloucester blocked during incident Monday (10/25/2023) - Both the north- and southbound lanes of Route 17 in northern Gloucester were blocked for about a dozen hours Monday as the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office dealt with a situation…
Boards hold joint meeting to review work session items (10/18/2023) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to review several work session items at their biannual joint meeting.…
Both sides of Gloucester’s bond referendum debate (10/18/2023) - Gloucester voters are being asked in this election to consider a bond referendum with a proposed debt of $39,582,993 to address a number of projects in the county, resulting in…
Vote ‘Yes’ (10/18/2023) - Gloucester citizens have a unique opportunity to make a decision for our county—by voting on the bond referendum on our Nov. 7 ballot. The referendum has three goals: 1) Make…
Vote ‘No’ (10/18/2023) - Elsewhere in this paper, the potential benefits of funding capital improvements through the upcoming bond referendum are outlined. But that outline fails to describe this referendum’s drawbacks. Instead of providing…
point gregory brenda dixon Sell-out crowd gathers Saturday to remember and celebrate The Wagon Wheel (10/18/2023) - An area along Route 17 in lower Gloucester County was once home to a thriving Black business community, and on Saturday evening, a crowd filled the Abingdon Ruritan Club building…
1a gloucester fire open house GVFR open house (10/18/2023) - Three-year-old Tommy Kincaid came prepared to Sunday afternoon’s Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue open house at Station 1 in Gloucester Court House, already decked out in turnout gear as he…
Winnington sentenced in New Year’s Eve shooting (10/18/2023) - Corbin Chase Winnington, 16, was sentenced to 25 years Monday following his June conviction of involuntary manslaughter (10 years), two counts of unlawful wounding and shooting (five years each), shooting,…

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