Dog, puppy training classes begin next month (3/20/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is offering classes in Dog Training and Puppy Training, beginning next month. Puppy Training will be held on Wednesdays from April 17 through May 22… …
Abingdon Ruritans (3/20/2024) - Phillip Bradshaw, President of Ruritan National Foundation, spoke at the Abingdon Ruritan Club at the club’s March 11 membership meeting. Bradshaw gave an overview of the foundation’s purpose and benefits.… …
Gloucester announces department leadership changes (3/20/2024) - Gloucester County Administrator Carol Steele recently announced changes to leadership positions within the government organization. Katey Legg, former director of the county’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism division, was named Director… …
VFW donations (3/20/2024) - Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8252, Gloucester, recently made donations to two charitable organizations. Above, VFS Post Judge Advocate Jim Gierlak, Fairfield Foundation co-directors Dr. David Brown and… …
Town hall tonight on Gloucester budget (3/20/2024) - Gloucester residents will get the first of two opportunities to speak out on the county’s proposed FY 2025 budget at a town hall meeting tonight, Thursday, March 21, beginning at… …
‘Lawyer Walker’ manuscript published (3/20/2024) - Gloucester residents may be familiar with T.C. Walker only from his portrait on the Main Street mural. Or maybe they’ve heard his name if they’ve ever gone to a meeting… …
Waxing crescent moon (3/20/2024) - James Moller of Gloucester captured this image of a waxing crescent moon peeking through the trees. …
St. Patrick’s Day luncheon (3/20/2024) - On March 13, several American Legion Unit 75 and Auxiliary members had lunch with veterans in Gloucester House and handed out St. Patrick’s Day goodies bags. Those attending had a… …
Bay Aging to hold presentation to help those new to Medicare (3/20/2024) - Are you new to Medicare? Maybe you’re turning 65 soon and getting ready to sign up for the benefit. All the options can be intimidating, but Bay Aging has a… …
Best Years Trip to Smithfield April 13 (3/20/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip to Smithfield on Saturday, April 13 for that community’s 2nd Saturday Pickers Market. Spend the day looking through items… …
Friday a busy night for local firefighters (3/13/2024) - Members of the Gloucester and Abingdon fire and rescue squads had a busy Friday night with a huge influx of emergency calls. Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad received 18… …
Fire causes significant damage to Guinea home (3/13/2024) - A fire early Friday evening caused significant damage to a home in Guinea, displacing two people. There were no injuries reported. Firefighters from Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue were called… …
Bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers address USPS delays (3/13/2024) - A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers came together this week to send a letter to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, sharing stories of USPS disruptions and… …
Weekend flooding (3/13/2024) - Much of the area experienced moderate to heavy flooding this past weekend as a storm blanked much of the East Coast. Here, water covers the road on Saturday afternoon at… …
Goose napping (3/13/2024) - Two Canada geese, presumably a mated pair, flew onto the Timberneck Creek dock of Larry and Meg Sherertz Monday afternoon and proceeded to take a catnap … or rather goose… …
PCL to hold program on oyster reefs (3/13/2024) - The Piankantank Community League, Harcum, will host Heather Lockwood, a project manager of the recently completed Phase II Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program for the Piankantank River Reef Habitat, on… …
Legion breakfast is Sunday (3/13/2024) - American Legion Post 75 of Gloucester will hold its Community Breakfast Fundraiser from 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the post home located behind River Bend Apartments. Admission is $10 for… …
Pocahontas memorial to be held March 21 (3/13/2024) - The annual Pocahontas memorial service will be held at noon next Thursday, March 21, at the Pocahontas Statue and Gardens, which is located at the intersection of Main Street and… …
Spring comes Tuesday (3/13/2024) - Spring on the East Coast begins at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday, just before midnight. Daylight is just about even now at the vernal equinox. On Wednesday, March 20, the first full… …
Kale recognized as Outstanding Pharmacist (3/13/2024) - Kelly Hasty Kale, formerly of Gloucester, has been named Virginia’s Outstanding Pharmacist for 2024 by the Virginia Pharmacy Association. Kale is the daughter of Patricia K. Hasty and the late… …
Berkley Traveling Gavel (3/13/2024) - Achilles Masonic Lodge took in the Berkley Lodge Traveling Gavel after visiting Botetourt Lodge in Gloucester on March 5 to qualify. Botetourt had been awarded the gavel a month earlier… …
Confederate President and Mrs. Davis to be portrayed (3/13/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, at the Buck’s Store Museum at Bena. Living history interpreter Sam Winkler of Roanoke, and Cookie… …
Gloucester launches Youth Needs Survey (3/13/2024) - Gloucester County has launched a Youth Needs Survey using its Zencity citizen engagement tool. The survey, which will help local leaders gauge citizen interest in need-driven community-wide youth programming, will… …
Main Street sculpture is being restored (3/13/2024) - The Cook Foundation and Gloucester Arts Festival have announced that a local treasure, known locally by “Fred” and other pet names, is currently being restored and was temporarily removed. The… …
Best Years Club to visit Smithfield (3/13/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism has announced a trip of the Best Years Club to Smithfield on Saturday, April 13, to attend the Second Saturday Pickers Market there. Participants will… …