Events Oct. 1-8 (10/1/2025) - THURSDAY PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center auditorium, 6099 T.C. Walker Road, Gloucester. FRIDAY THE… …
Library to hold Halloween drawing event on Oct. 8 (10/1/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a drawing workshop, “Let’s Draw Halloween,” for kindergarten through fifth grade students on Wednesday, Oct. 8, beginning at 6 p.m. Local… …
Special programs this month at Machicomoco State Park (10/1/2025) - Local residents are invited to visit Machicomoco State Park in Hayes to enjoy the pleasant October weather, to fish, hike, bike, and take part in a number of programs scheduled… …
190+ attend Democrats’ seafood dinner (10/1/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee held its annual Seafood Dinner and Fundraiser on Sept. 18 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena, with over 190 people in attendance. Pam Garner,… …Gloucester PR&T seeks submissions for Halloween driving tour (10/1/2025) - Inspired by its successful GloLights Holiday Driving Tour, Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is seeking submissions to create a Spooktacular Driving Tour inspired by Halloween and the fall season. Decorated… …
New engines (9/24/2025) - Two months after Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad received delivery of a new Engine 11 for Station 1, the new Engine 10 came in. It took three years to… …
Holly Springs subdivision home destroyed by fire (9/24/2025) - A home on Magnolia Drive in Gloucester’s Holly Springs subdivision was destroyed in minutes last Wednesday when a fire broke out and quickly spread throughout the house. The occupant of… …
Dockside fire (9/24/2025) - Fire destroyed a condominium in the Dockside development in Hayes on Wednesday morning. Neighbor Atley Weise was walking the family dog when he noticed what he at first assumed to… …
Kevin Smith seeks third term on Gloucester board (9/24/2025) - Kevin Smith, 64, of Hayes is seeking a third term for an at-large seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. He is running as an independent and is opposed… …
Gloucester receives state grant to replace Beaverdam Park footbridge (9/24/2025) - Gloucester County has received a $250,000 matching grant from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to replace the Swan Bridge, a footbridge that crosses the northernmost finger of Beaverdam… …Legacy for Gloucester Citizens to hold reception Oct. 11 (9/24/2025) - The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens will celebrate the legacy of the past and honor the present at a reception from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Abingdon Ruritan… …
Two proposed state amendments to be discussed next week at Gloucester Point Baptist (9/24/2025) - Teresa Pregnall, state director of Concerned Women for America of Virginia, will address two proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution at a meeting next week at Gloucester Point. The Speak… …
Rabies clinic (9/24/2025) - Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society’s Fixin’ to Save Spay & Neuter Clinic held a free community rabies and microchip clinic on Saturday, where a total of 105 pets received services. The clinic… …VIMS fishery grant application now open (9/24/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Marine Advisory Program is now accepting applications for the Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program (VFRGP), which ‘marine fisheries. A basic principle of the VFRGP… …
DeGood Foundation (9/24/2025) - Kyle DeGood spoke at the September meeting of the Abingdon Ruritan Club. DeGood is founder and current executive director of the DeGood Foundation and the home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination… …
Bread for Life thanks Gloucester Master Gardeners for donation of produce (9/24/2025) - The Bread for Life Community Food Pantry recently recognized the Gloucester Master Gardeners for their donation of produce grown at the group’s demonstration garden at Woodville Park. The demonstration garden… …
Guinea Jubilee celebrates 44th year (9/24/2025) - The 44th annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club grounds, 8784 Guinea Road, Hayes. The festival opens tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m., with… …
Business is ‘booming’ for the Tolefsons (9/24/2025) - For most people, retirement is a time when life slows down. We may take up a new hobby, start volunteering, or spend more quality time with the grandchildren. However, Gloucester… …
PCL holds supervisors, school board candidate forum (9/24/2025) - Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ candidates Nick Bonniville (R, at-large), Kevin Smith (I, at-large) and Dr. Joseph “Joe” Leming (R, Petsworth) and School Board candidates Fred Brewer (at-large), Nicole McPherson… …
RFM raffle of photo to benefit family of Gloucester waterman (9/24/2025) - A local photographer and the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum are teaming up to help the family of a waterman who died unexpectedly three months ago. The professionally framed art, “Pot of… …Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic on Oct. 8 (9/24/2025) - Riverside Health is offering a free flu vaccine clinic for those ages nine and older on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Coastal Church, located at… …
Events Sept. 25-Oct. 2 (9/24/2025) - THURSDAY BOOK LAUNCH: M.P. Slaughter will have a book launch and signing for her debut poetry collection, “Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home,” from 4-6 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 25,… …
Repair work underway (9/17/2025) - Route 17 northbound is reduced to a single lane at the bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line for emergency repairs to fix damage caused… …BOS receives FY25 financial report (9/17/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors received the county’s preliminary unaudited financial report for fiscal year 2025, which was presented by Deputy County Administrator Maria Calloway. Most of the county’s… …
VDOT names new Fredericksburg District Engineer (9/17/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has named Greg Henion, P.E., as its new Fredericksburg District Engineer.Henion has more than 32 years of transportation and engineering experience in public and private… …