Trick or Treat on Main Street (11/5/2025) - The sun was out and a chill was in the air on Friday evening for this year’s Trick or Treat on Main Street, held annually in Gloucester. In top photo,… …Events Nov. 6-13 (11/5/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will have a special called meeting at 9 o’clock this morning, Thursday, Nov. 6, for the purpose of going into closed session… …
Chicken and fish fry fundraiser Saturday (11/5/2025) - The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens will hold a chicken and fish fry fundraiser from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at The First United Baptist Church, 6188 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. The… …
Touch-A-Truck event Saturday (11/5/2025) - Gloucester County Parks, Recreation & Tourism will hold its 2025 Touch-A-Truck event from noon until 4 p.m. Sunday at the old Page Middle School grounds. Get up close and personal… …
Gloucester 4-H to hold pet supply drive this weekend (11/5/2025) - The Gloucester Animal Science 4-H Club is holding a pet food and supply drive for Gloucester County Animal Control and other local animal rescue organizations this weekend. The club will… …
MPPDC receives Best Practices Award for Fight the Flood (10/29/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission is the recipient of the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions’ Robert M. deVoursney Best Practices Award for MPPDC’s Fight the Flood Program. The… …
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum raffle to benefit Gloucester family (10/29/2025) - Taylor Mason gets up about 3 o’clock each morning then drives for about 45 minutes from her home in Gloucester County to a deadrise workboat across the James River to… …
Burke Mill Bridge project on Route 14 completed (10/29/2025) - Reconstruction of the westbound Burke Mill Stream Bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester-Mathews line is completed.Darragh Frye of the Virginia Department of Transportation said the project was completed ahead… …
Federal health benefits talk (10/29/2025) - Michelle Griffin, account executive of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employees Health Program, was the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of NARFE Chapter 1757, which was… …Gloucester County warns of phishing emails (10/29/2025) - Gloucester County has been made aware of an email scam impacting some of its customers. According to a release from the county, the contents of the message appear related to… …
Astronomy event to be held on Nov. 8 at Machicomoco (10/29/2025) - Machicomoco State Park’s Astronomy in the Park October event, which had been canceled due to rain, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Hayes park. The Friends of… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/29/2025) - 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… …
SNAP recipients to be covered in Virginia following declaration (10/29/2025) - While millions of Americans are poised to lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming days amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Virginia SNAP recipients will be… …
Voters decide Tuesday on state, local races (10/29/2025) - Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor… …
Halloween happenings begin tomorrow (10/29/2025) - Make sure your candy bowls are filled to the brim because little ghouls, goblins and witches are scheduled to descend upon Gloucester Main Street tomorrow evening from 5-7. Traffic will… …New book chronicles Gloucester County during the Civil War (10/29/2025) - The Gloucester Historical Society has announced publication of a new 376-page book, “One Day at a Time: History of Gloucester County during the War Between the States, 1861-1865.” The announcement… …
Historic House Party (10/29/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation held its 2025 Historic House Party on Saturday at Hockley, an estate on the Ware River in Ware Neck, a milestone fundraiser for the group. This event… …
Gloucester NAACP (10/29/2025) - Four members of the Gloucester branch of the NAACP attended last weekend’s NAACP Virginia 90th annual State Conference in Richmond. Representing Gloucester were, from left, Aaron “Sonny” Bowser, branch secretary… …
Exhibit dedication (10/29/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History dedicated its newly-renovated second-floor exhibit during a reception Sunday afternoon. The new exhibit, which includes graphic panels, hands-on interactive displays and local artifacts, highlights the… …
Health fair Saturday at Shepherdsville (10/29/2025) - Shepherdsville Baptist Church, Gloucester, will host a health fair beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Internal medicine physician Dr. Harold Jones will speak about lung cancer and COPD (Chronic Obstructive… …Library announces upcoming programs (10/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced several upcoming programs designed for adults age 18 and older. Make a paper flower pin ornament in a class to be… …
Events Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (10/29/2025) - THURSDAY WORK SESSION: The Mathews County School Board will hold a day-long fall work session today, Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room of… …
Still blooming through the fall (10/22/2025) - The native plant garden at Beaverdam Park on Roaring Springs Road, planted by volunteers from the Middle Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists back in April, is expected to… …
Welcome fall (10/22/2025) - Timmy welcomes the fall. Kim Brown’s furry friend lives in a home on a bluff above Beaverdam Reservoir off Roaring Springs Road, Gloucester. …
VIMS student seeks to raise awareness of harmful algal blooms (10/22/2025) - Bayleigh Albert, a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in Marine Science at the College of William & Mary’s Batten School & Virginia Institute of Marine Science, is in… …