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… …Gloucester Democrats issue Call to Caucus Saturday (12/30/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will hold its biennial Reorganization Caucus Saturday in Gloucester County Library’s community room, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester. The caucus will begin at 10:30 a.m. The… …
Christmas tree recycling underway (12/30/2025) - Now that Christmas has come and gone, what should you do with your Christmas tree? Gloucester’s five convenience centers—Belroi, Gloucester Court House, Dutton, Hayes and the Middle Peninsula Landfill and… …
Events Jan. 1-8 (12/30/2025) - THURSDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Piankatank Ruritan Club will have a Pancake Breakfast from 5-7 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 1, at 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. All-you-can-eat pancakes with bacon, sausage,… …
First day hikes at Machicomoco (12/30/2025) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes has two first day hikes planned for today, Thursday, Jan. 1, beginning in the park’s interpretive area. Interpretive rangers will be offering both Hike Through… …
New member (12/30/2025) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club outgoing president Dean Marzocca initiated new member Addison “A.J.” Brown into club membership at the December Membership Meeting and Christmas Banquet. Brown (center) is shown with… …
Ruritan officers (12/30/2025) - David Thompson, Ruritan National President-elect, installed Abingdon Ruritan Club 2026 officers and one Five-Year director at the club’s December membership meeting and Christmas Banquet. Shown from left are Thompson, secretary… …
Christmas morning fire destroys Jenkins neck home (12/30/2025) - A fire in the early hours of Christmas morning destroyed a home in the 2000 block of Big Island Road east of Achilles, leaving the family displaced and with almost… …
Comforting teddy bears (12/23/2025) - There is only so much comfort an individual first responder can offer to victims and witnesses at traumatic incidents. Something else is needed: something that can provide personal comfort. To… …
Rt. 17 northbound at Dragon Run to remain at reduced width (12/23/2025) - Route 17 northbound at Dragon Run, now held to a single lane of traffic due to an accident, will remain at reduced width due to upcoming construction to replace this… …