Gloucester to recognize PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day (10/2/2024) - Gloucester County will be changing the lighting of its administration building to green on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to recognize PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day. Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune… …
Gloucester Main Street’s newest mural officially dedicated (10/2/2024) - A group of some of Gloucester’s leading women gathered on Gloucester’s Main Street on Saturday afternoon to dedicate formally the newest mural in the Court House area—the Iconic Women of… …Rosewell: Gloucester’s legendary ruin (10/2/2024) - There is no other place in Gloucester as fabled as the Rosewell Ruins, with tales passed from generation to generation. Twelve-thousand-square feet, three stories over a tall English basement, with… …
T.C. Walker learned the law from 2 Confederate veterans (10/2/2024) - Did you know that the famous black lawyer of Gloucester County, Thomas Calhoun Walker, received his legal instruction from two men who had served as officers in the Confederate army?… …
Fish camps: a vanished part of the commercial seafood industry (10/2/2024) - Today the shoreline is quiet. A few old buildings give a hint of the once-bustling fish camp and seafood business that operated there. In decades past, fish camps dotted the… …Chamber concert Friday at Timberneck (9/25/2024) - The Courthouse Chamber Orchestra will present a concert of chamber music Friday at Timberneck in Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert is indoors. Admission is $15 for adults, free for… …
Ruritans donate bench to Museum (9/25/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club donated a bench to the Gloucester Museum of History Tuesday morning. The benches are made by NexTrex, a company that has drop off locations across the… …Cats, dogs to be vaccinated Oct. 12 (9/25/2024) - Gloucester County Animal Control will be partnering with Three Rivers Health District and the Gloucester Veterinary Hospital to hold a rabies clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.… …
Wine etc. festival celebrates smooth day (9/25/2024) - “Everything went pretty smoothly.” The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce’s annual wine festival returned under a new name this year, “Wine, Whiskey and Whatnot.” Chamber president Cori Williams said the… …Guinea Jubilee celebrates 43rd year (9/25/2024) - The 43rd annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday at 8784 Guinea Road in Hayes, rain or shine. The festival opens Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with arts… …
Gloucester native named manager at Machicomoco State Park. (9/25/2024) - Adam Newland has been named the new Park Manager for Machicomoco State Park in Hayes. Newland, who is a native of Gloucester, began his career in retail and worked in… …
Lauren Stephens wins state title, to compete in nationals (9/25/2024) - Lauren Stephens, who currently lives in Hayes, was crowned the 2024 National American Miss Virginia Queen at the state pageant held August 17-19 in Reston. She also received Best Spoken model… …County board meets Tuesday (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will have its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the Colonial Courthouse at 6 p.m. Scheduled presentations for the evening are an Open Broadband update… …
Widows group meets October 7 (9/25/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews will meet from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. A notice said attire is casual, and to “come… …
Library announces upcoming programs (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a pair of programs next month. Underside of History will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Rosenwald School film debuts Tuesday; Woodville School featured (9/25/2024) - The premiere showing of the documentary “Monuments with Blackboards” exploring the history of Rosenwald Schools in Virginia takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History &… …Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic Oct. 9 (9/18/2024) - Riverside Health is holding a free flu vaccine drive-thru clinic for those aged 9 years and older on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dominion Energy… …
Heart of Service Award (9/18/2024) - Sareeta Spriggs, daughter of Faye (“Bea”) Spriggs and the late Donnie (“Lucky”) Spriggs of Mathews, was honored with the Heart of Service Award by Alpha Eta Theta Christian Sorority, Inc.… …
NARFE presentation (9/18/2024) - NARFE Chapter president Bob Howe, right, shakes the hand of Deputy Bill Adams of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office during Tuesday’s monthly luncheon of Chapter 1757 of National Active and… …
Rev. Graham steps in as interim head of Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation (9/18/2024) - The Rev. E. Randolph “Randy” Graham, pastor of the First United Baptist Church, is now the new interim President/Executive Director of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation. Graham was unanimously elected… …
Tom Euler Trio to perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park (9/18/2024) - The Tom Euler Trio, a progressive blues/rock group from Virginia, will perform Saturday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert, sponsored by the Friends of Machicomoco State Park, will be… …Touch-A-Truck to be held at Woodville Park (9/18/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold Touch-A-Truck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Woodville Park, Hayes. People of all ages are invited to meet… …
River Country Quilters to meet Sept. 27 (9/18/2024) - Quilter Emma Jane Powell, an instructor at the Cary (N.C.) Quilting Company, will be the guest speaker at the Friday, Sept. 27 meeting of the River Country Quilters, speaking about… …
‘Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Monday talk (9/18/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “The Pages of Rosewell,” will… …Yard, bake sale Saturday at legion post (9/18/2024) - American Legion Auxiliary Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its indoor yard sale and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the post headquarters at 5849 American Legion… …