Christmas gifts (1/14/2026) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members wrapped and delivered 273 Christmas gifts to Gloucester assisted living facilities. Shown here is club member Doug Hibbs delivering presents to Jennifer Caldwell with Walter Reed… …
Postal history (1/14/2026) - Historian Andy Graff discussed Virginia’s postal history with a local emphasis on Sunday in Gloucester County Library, Main Street Center. Graff showcased examples from his collection of envelopes and postmarks… …
Chesapeake named title sponsor of GCPS 8K/3K event (1/14/2026) - Chesapeake Bank/Chesapeake Wealth Management is the title sponsor for the 15th annual Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation 8K and 3K run/walk, which will be held on Saturday, March 14,… …
Guest speaker (1/14/2026) - Hal Smith, President and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Boys & Girls Club, was guest speaker at the Jan. 12 meeting of the Abingdon Ruritan Club. Smith, second from left,… …
New member (1/14/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club gained a new member at its January meeting. Michele Beck was sworn in by president Antonio Donald. Shown here are, from left, vice president David Bowles, Beck,… …
Info meeting Saturday for Guinea Jubilee volunteers (1/14/2026) - Everyone interested in volunteering for the 2026 Guinea Jubilee, which will be held in September, is encouraged to attend an informational meeting and free BBQ lunch at Buck’s Store Museum… …
New driving tour explores 1781 Battle of the Hook (1/14/2026) - A self-guided driving tour explores the events, people and key sites of the Battle of the Hook, which took place in lower Gloucester County and was the largest cavalry engagement… …Point branch to hold Valentine’s craft Jan. 27 (1/14/2026) - The Point branch of Gloucester County Public Library, located in the York River Crossing shopping center, will hold a Valentine’s Day themed craft program at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan.… …
Events Jan. 15-22 (1/14/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Events Jan. 8-15 (1/7/2026) - THURSDAY TOURISM: The Gloucester Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 4 o’clock this afternoon, Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Gloucester Museum of History, 6539 Main Street, Gloucester. BEE CITY: The… …
Celebrating Kwanzaa (1/7/2026) - At Imani, the seventh day of Kwanzaa, family and friends of the Paynes gathered for a celebration in Gloucester’s Hunters Run subdivision. Darryl “Chico” Payne reported that four generations of… …
A history of Gloucester post offices topic of Sunday’s talk (1/7/2026) - Historian Andy Graff will discuss Virginia’s postal history with a local emphasis at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Gloucester County Library, Main Street Center. Graff will showcase examples from his… …Gloucester Library announces upcoming programs (1/7/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center,will hold a five-part series on downsizing presented by the Memorie Group of Williamsburg beginning Tuesday. The series will be held on Jan. 13,… …
Gloria Owens sworn in as Gloucester Circuit Court Clerk on interim basis; special election to be held in November (1/7/2026) - Gloria J. Owens of Gloucester, has taken over as Clerk of Gloucester Circuit Court on an interim basis following the retirement of Cathy L. Dale, who had served in that… …
A look back to 2025 (1/7/2026) - In Gloucester JANUARY: A large group rings in the New Year at a First Day Hike at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes …A special award is presented by the Fairfield… …Compassionate Touch workshop Saturday (1/7/2026) - Ginger Peer-Spencer, founder of Heartfelt Community, will be teaching a workshop on Saturday at Gloucester Library for family and professional caregivers, those who would like to volunteer with the group,… …
$6,875 donated to GUEST program (1/7/2026) - Deloris Stokes has raised $6,875 this year, with her church, First Morning Star Baptist, Bena, for the Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) program for 2025. This is the fifth… …
Hike Through History (1/7/2026) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes helped local residents ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1, with a pair of First Day Hikes, led by park rangers. At right,… …
Chriscoe, Nicosia to lead Gloucester board; new members welcomed (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors held its annual organizational meeting Tuesday evening in the colonial courthouse where it welcomed new members Nick Bonniville (at-large), Shannon Hanson (York District) and… …GMHS to hold author event Saturday (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold a Meet the Author event featuring Lesley O’Brien, author of “The Adventures of Captain Marco,” on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. Attendees will enjoy… …
Writers using AI topic of Monday’s talk (1/7/2026) - If you’re curious about how AI is changing the writing landscape, tune in to WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. Monday when M.L. Brei joins Jay Hutchins on the Neal… …
AOM to have talk on ‘Great Art Heists in History’ (1/7/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association of Gloucester, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts community partner, will host a lecture titled “Stranger than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History” at… …
Auditions for 2 musicals over next two Sundays (1/7/2026) - The Court House Players is holding back-to-back auditions over the next two Sundays for a pair of musicals: the comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” and the local period piece “Crickets… …
Public invited to Q&A program on documentary ‘The Gate’ (1/7/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with Seltzer Film & Video and the Contraband Historical Society, will hold a community event featuring acclaimed filmmaker and director Laura Seltzer-Duny. The event is… …
Christmas Bird Counts underway (12/30/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday at locations in Gloucester, Middlesex and King and Queen counties. The species count for Sector 7 (from Ark… …