GMCC Golf Classic to be held Aug. 16 at Kingsmill (7/17/2024) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic will hold its 14th annual Golf Classic next month. The Golf Classic will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, on the Plantation Course at Kingsmill… …
Car show Saturday in Gloucester (7/17/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show, which was originally scheduled for this past week and postponed due to excessively hot weather, will now be held… …
Canoe Jam held at Beaverdam Park (7/17/2024) - Over 20 people participated in the 27th annual Beaverdam Canoe Jam on Saturday at Gloucester’s Beaverdam Park.This year’s conditions were challenging with high humidity and temperatures. The stormy weather was… …Standoff with suspect ends peacefully (7/17/2024) - Gloucester deputies were engaged in an approximately seven-hour standoff last week with a suspect, eventually ending in the successful removal of the subject without any injuries, Maj. Ryan Cookson of… …
Supporting first responders (7/17/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club showed its support for the community’s first responders through two recent $4,000 donations to Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue. In top photo, club members… …Accident victim’s name released (7/10/2024) - Bradley J. Perkins, a 43-year-old Gloucester man, was the victim who died in the June 30 single-vehicle crash on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County. An account of the accident… …
Two weekend deaths were suspected drownings (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office responded to two suspected drownings over the July 4 holiday weekend.On the afternoon of Friday, July 5, deputies were called to a suspected drowning at… …
Events July 11-18 (7/10/2024) - THURSDAY BEE CITY: The Gloucester County Bee City USA Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, July 11, in the Stewart Building Program Room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. UTILITIES… …
Slight increase in local condemned waters (7/10/2024) - A total of 6,800 acres in local waters are partially or completely closed to shellfish harvesting, according to the annual report compiled by the Gazette-Journal. This marks a slight increase… …Planners to hold zoning ordinance hearing tonight (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance update at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, July 11, in the colonial courthouse. Every property owner… …
1774 Gloucester County Resolves Sunday (7/10/2024) - At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Gloucester colonial courthouse will play host to the 1774 Gloucester County Resolves, marking the 250th anniversary of one of the more significant local events in… …
Gloucester supervisors to meet Tuesday (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. On the agenda is a resolution supporting four proposed SMART SCALE projects from the Virginia… …
VDOT meeting next week on Woods Cross Roads proposal (7/10/2024) - The intersection of Route 17 and Woods Cross Road, which is located in the northern part of Gloucester, has been a subject of concern over the years. The Virginia Department… …
School Briefs (7/10/2024) - Elianna Tirado of Gloucester, Addy Silberhorn of Gloucester Point, and Hayes Burton of Port Haywood, were named to the dean’s list at Hollins University for the spring 2024 semester. To… …
Gloucester Library to hold Comix Con Aug. 3 (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its seventh annual Comix Con from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s event will celebrate… …
GMHS encourages participation in summer reading program (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is again holding its summer reading program for all ages, “Rescue Readers,” with this year’s theme centered on pirates. “It’s always Rescue Readers, but the theme… …P.E.O. meeting (7/10/2024) - P.E.O. Chapter BW held its June meeting at the newly renovated Woodville Rosenwald School in Gloucester. After the meeting, members took a tour through the school led by Bambi Thompson.… …
Harris honored as GREA ‘Retired Educator of the Year’ (7/10/2024) - Wyllona E. Harris was named the 2024 Retired Educator of the Year on June 27 by the Gloucester Retired Educators Association (GREA). She was honored recently during a luncheon at… …
Donation (7/10/2024) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, donated $250 to the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation on July 6. PCL vice chair Mary Olekszyk is shown here presenting the donation to foundation president… …
Honoring vets (7/10/2024) - Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goodie bags filled with treats and handmade cards to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made to Sanders, Walter… …Honor rolls announced (7/10/2024) - Gloucester High School Gloucester High School recently released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period were: Seniors—Jacob… …
Jigsaw champs (7/10/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, held its Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown on June 20. Team members Melody Beshel, Beth Hogge, Tori Bridges and Julia Webb, clockwise from left, won… …School board celebrates student summer work (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to cover an array of agenda topics, including listening to students talk about their academic… …
11-year-old Gloucester girl qualifies for AAU Junior Olympics (7/10/2024) - An 11-year-old Gloucester County girl earned a spot in the 2024 AAU Junior Olympics following her performance in the AAU Region 5 Qualifier on June 26-29 at Todd Stadium in… …
BC United to hold Back to School Block Party Aug. 17 (7/10/2024) - BC United Outreach will hold its second annual Back to School Block Party and Resource Fair from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building, Bena.… …