Maryus Road fire (2/24/2021) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to an abandoned house fire late Sunday on Maryus Road. Robert Parlett said the call came in at 8:43 p.m. and the house was… …
Chase begins in White Marsh, ends in Hampton (2/24/2021) - A fugitive was arrested Sunday night in Hampton after leading law enforcement on a pursuit that began in Gloucester. At approximately 8:40 p.m. Sunday, the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office initiated a… …Two Gloucester school sites could host mass vaccinations (2/17/2021) - The Gloucester County School Board has agreed to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Three Rivers Health District to allow two school properties to be added to the… …
Decrease in new COVID-19 cases seen over past week (2/17/2021) - There has been a decided decrease during the past week in the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded locally, districtwide and statewide. After several weeks of more than 100 new… …
G.I. Festival canceled; Daffodil Festival to move forward (2/17/2021) - Another year of COVID-19 infections means another year of event cancellations and modifications for the Gloucester and Mathews communities. The 2021 Gwynn’s Island Festival has already been canceled; last year,… …
Committee to consider future county solar projects (2/17/2021) - Gloucester County Administrator Brent Fedors will form a committee to create guidelines and rules for the construction of utility-scale solar farms in the county, following Tuesday’s board of supervisors’ meeting.… …
Vaccines made a scourge go away (2/17/2021) - Polio was the scourge of summer, the monster waiting in swimming holes and tainted water, the diagnosis mothers feared more than anything. Its menace now a distant memory, decades ago… …
Gloucester woman’s death sparks concerns over vaccinations (2/17/2021) - Lisa Jones of Gloucester wants people with health issues to check with their doctor before receiving theCOVID-19 vaccine. Her mother, Drene Keyes of Gloucester, received the Pfizer vaccine at a… …Gloucester resident arraigned in connection with Jan. 6 riot (2/17/2021) - Melody Steele-Smith of Gloucester was arraigned via video/telephone in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., on Friday on five charges related to her alleged participation in the riot at… …
Baked with love (2/17/2021) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club has several members who love to bake. So it was a perfect idea the club’s Public Service Committee came up with to donate Valentine’s Day baked… …
Bains promoted to Deputy County Administrator (2/17/2021) - George Bains has been promoted within Gloucester County from Chief Information Technology Officer to Deputy County Administrator, effective March 1, according to County Administrator Brent Fedors. Bains has more than… …
Surprise! (2/17/2021) - The family and friends of Della Brooks gathered Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena for a surprise drive-thru birthday parade. When she arrived,… …
Phillips steps down after 31 years with CSB (2/17/2021) - Kathy Phillips of Gloucester retired late last month after working for 31 years for the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board, including 20 years as director of the Early Intervention… …
Golden hour (2/17/2021) - “I routinely see these workboats light up at golden hour across my creek,” photographer Linda Tjossem of Glass said. Recently, she went to view the scene from a closer vantage… …
Clean Gloucester Weekend to be held March 26-28 (2/17/2021) - Clean Gloucester’s Spring 2021 Weekend will be held on March 26-28, with residents encouraged to spruce up their own corner of the county. The Gloucester Clean Community office provides trash… …
Winter fun (2/17/2021) - Friday’s snowfall gave area youngsters a chance for some winter fun. Above, Julie and Richie Jones of Woods Cross Roads, take part in a snowball fight. Below, Adalynn Mahnke, 4,… …Vaccination program picking up speed (2/10/2021) - The COVID-19 vaccination program in Virginia is picking up speed, with nearly 36,000 people statewide being vaccinated on a daily basis. More than 1.13 million Virginians had been vaccinated for… …
RWRH frontline health care workers recount challenges they’ve faced (2/10/2021) - After almost a year of caring for COVID-19 positive patients, frontline health care workers at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester continue to selflessly put the sick ahead of themselves.… …
Love during the time of COVID-19 (2/10/2021) - “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Shakespeare’s immortal words are never truer than they are now, as couples face the added challenge of love during the time… …
Gloucester Polar Plunge team raises nearly $32,000 for Special Olympics (2/10/2021) - It takes a person with a special commitment to a cause to jump into the icy waters of the Piankatank River in February, and nearly two dozen of those people… …Riverside begins offering vaccines to patients 65 and older (2/10/2021) - On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Riverside Health System began offering COVID-19 vaccines to RHS patients aged 65 and over who live in Virginia and are in active treatment with a Riverside… …
Offices close for Washington’s Birthday (2/10/2021) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, schools and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday in observance of the Washington’s Birthday holiday. Waste… …
Planners recommend moratorium on solar applications (2/10/2021) - The Gloucester Planning Commission met virtually last Thursday night to discuss its concerns about utility-scale solar projects in Gloucester and voted unanimously to recommend that supervisors place a moratorium on… …
Hearing Tuesday on Gloucester’s proposed CIP (2/10/2021) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 during a 7 p.m. Tuesday work session electronic… …
Buck Rowe’s special recipe (2/10/2021) - Kate and Sam Cole of Gloucester, at right in top photo, stopped by Buck’s Store Museum in Bena on Saturday to pick up an order of barbecue from the Guinea… …