Under construction (6/28/2023) - Construction of a new research building at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at Gloucester Point is underway. The building will house all four academic departments at VIMS, which are… …
GHA awards $9,000 in scholarships (6/28/2023) - Thanks to a generous donation by the Kenneth and Patricia A. Hall Charitable Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association was able to award five scholarships in 2023. The $5,000 Kenneth A.… …Gloucester NAACP to meet Monday on Zoom (6/28/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP will hold a Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The featured speaker will be Andrew L. Goddard, Legislative Director of the Center for Public… …
ARRL Field Day (6/28/2023) - In spite of threatening weather, the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club members along with visiting area hams, were fortunate to make hundreds of contacts throughout the world during this past… …Point branch to hold button bouquet craft July 18 (6/28/2023) - The Point branch of the Gloucester Public Library will host a button flower craft program at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18. Registration opens July 5. The program is for… …
Virginia to receive funding for broadband, transit projects (6/28/2023) - Federal funding is coming to Virginia for broadband and transit projects. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced that Virginia has been awarded $1.48 billion in federal funding to deploy… …
Gardening project (6/28/2023) - Boy Scout Troop #113 recently completed a project at Woodville Park in cooperation with Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners. Master Gardeners Steve Faherty, Abigail Countiss and Chris Conley contributed instruction along… …Hartley named acting superintendent (6/28/2023) - Bryan Hartley, Gloucester County Public Schools’ Director of Operations, was appointed the division’s acting superintendent following a special closed meeting Tuesday night at the T.C. Walker Education Center in a… …
Independence Day holiday closings announced (6/28/2023) - County offices, district court, J&DR court, libraries, and school board offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, in celebration of Independence… …
Early deadlines next week (6/28/2023) - To work around the July 4 Independence Day holiday on Tuesday, the Gazette-Journal will have early deadlines for its Thursday, July 6 issue, as follows: Friday, June 30: Real estate… …
Friends of Dragon Run honor Teta Kain (6/28/2023) - Teta Kain pulled up to last Thursday morning’s reception like a rock star, exiting her van as music was blaring and the crowd jockeyed for position to get a photo… …
A joyful noise (6/28/2023) - The gospel sounds of the Gloucester Mathews Men’s Chorus filled the air in Gloucester Court House on Saturday afternoon, just one of several groups to perform during Saturday’s Village Arts… …Gloucester resident gets home detention/probation in J6 sentence (6/28/2023) - Melody Steele-Smith, a Gloucester resident who was indicted in federal court on Jan. 8, 2021 on charges related to the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on… …
Best Years Trip to Cape Charles on July 12 (6/28/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold a Best Years trip to Cape Charles on Wednesday, July 12, leaving at 9 a.m. and returning at 5:30 p.m. Participants will get… …
Dolphin watching trip planned for July 19 (6/28/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold a Best Years trip to Virginia Beach for a day of dolphin watching on Wednesday, July 19, leaving at 8:30 a.m. and returning… …
How to get involved with Gloucester PR&T (6/28/2023) - There are many opportunities for people to get involved in their community with Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. “We always need volunteers in lots of different capacities,” said Katey Legg,… …
VDOT meeting Tuesday on intersection improvements (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at the Gloucester County Library, Main Street Center, from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, to describe proposed improvements at two intersections. The… …
Summer baskets (6/21/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews created 10 summer baskets for the Social Services department to distribute to local children in need. Gloucester Social Services director Lisa Kersey, at left, is… …
Ruritan Club yard sale (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its annual spring yard sale on the lawn of Louis E. Serio Jr. and Associates, CPA, on Route 17. There was something for everyone,… …
Dolly Parton Library, Gloucester seeks to recruit every eligible child (6/21/2023) - A Gloucester installment of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library went live June 1, spearheaded by Marsha Weatherwax, Pam Dishman Coleman, Nancy Dykeman, Stephanie Beach and Carolyn Haupt. The program mails one… …
He didn’t flinch (6/21/2023) - The man sitting on the bench reading a copy of the Gazette-Journal appears unfazed by the tree that came crashing around him on Wednesday morning. Strong winds blew into the… …
Gloucester County survey books digitized (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Museum of History has completed the digitization of Gloucester County survey books. Museums Coordinator Robert Kelly and museum volunteer William Lawrence digitized all of Gloucester’s survey books… …VDOT to construct turn lane on Rt. 619 (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation was slated to begin work this week on building a turn lane from Route 619, Fiddlers Green Road in Gloucester, onto Route 17 southbound. The… …
Fairfield Foundation celebrates opening of new archaeology park (6/21/2023) - Despite the incoming rainy weather, the Fairfield Foundation held the grand opening of its Fairfield Archaeology Park on Friday morning. The site of the 1694 manor house that gave the… …
Marion Randall: A rock in schools, church, community and family (6/21/2023) - “I worked here, retired here, and I’m still here,” Marion Randall quipped. And that’s a good thing too, for all the lives that the 81-year-old Gloucester native has touched, and… …