AVFR, VIMS take part in York River rescue (7/9/2025) - Early Monday evening, members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and York County’s Department of Fire and Life Safety combined on a rescue call in the York River. At approximately… …
Supporting Cub Scouts (7/9/2025) - Danny Privott, at right, past national president and current member of Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $500 donation from the club to Walter Priest, liaison to Cub Scout Pack 133… …
Circle of Friends (7/9/2025) - Mary Lou Privott, past president of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, presents a $1,000 donation from the club to Dr. Joe Lombard in support of the Circle of Friends. This organization… …
Gloucester Point Beach restoration project receives $2.4M (7/9/2025) - Gloucester County has received $2,436,750 from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund to construct a living shoreline at Gloucester Point Beach Park. In its proposal, the county stated that the… …
Gloucester Resource Council (7/9/2025) - Gloucester Resource Council elected a new vice chair and public relations representative during its meeting Wednesday, July 2, that was held in the Main Library’s Community Room, Main Street Center.… …
Celebrating 4th of July (7/9/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered cards and candies to celebrate the 4th of July with veterans at Gloucester House. Shown here are, from left, Leah Dugan, Dee… …Bow of USS New Orleans found; local connection to ship (7/9/2025) - A team of scientists and explorers aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus located and imaged the lost bow of USS New Orleans (CA 32) on Monday. The announcement was made by the… …
IOKDS conference (7/9/2025) - The Virginia Branch of the International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons hosted the 2025 IOKDS Annual Conference from June 26-28 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes. Approximately 77 members… …Craft program on making pins, magnets to be held at library Saturday (7/9/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced several programs for children and teens upcoming at its Main Street Center location. Students in sixth through 12th grades can create summer-themed wearable pins… …
Events July 10-17 (7/9/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY: The Gloucester Bee City USA Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, July 10, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. UTILITIES… …
Dogs with jobs: Keeping the auto business rolling (7/2/2025) - With a wag and a smile, dogs simply make the working world better. In this series, we explore the lives of local dogs who go to work with their people.… …Closings Friday for July 4 holiday (7/2/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, DMV customer service centers, and waste facilities in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Friday, July 4, for Independence Day. Schools in both… …
Gloucester County apparent victim of cyber incident (7/2/2025) - Gloucester County was apparently the victim of a ransomware incident, according to a statement released Wednesday morning by County Administrator Carol Steele. In the statement, Steele said the county continues… …
Busy summer for GUEST (7/2/2025) - The GUEST (Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team) continues to remain busy this summer. Above, executive director Michelle Wells, center, receives a check for over $1,500 from a fish fry that… …
Patriotic crafts (7/2/2025) - Children ages three to five recently made several patriotic crafts in celebration of tomorrow’s Independence Day holiday at Gloucester County Public Library’s Main Street Center location. …
Duck, Duck, Decoy (7/2/2025) - Sidney Ripley of the Gloucester Museum of History presented an educational program to first through fifth graders about the history and use of decoy ducks on June 28 at Gloucester… …Evans appointed to Va. Forensic Science Board (7/2/2025) - Allan Evans of Gloucester, an officer with the Town of Kilmarnock Police Department, and a former Forensic Evidence Specialist, Department of Forensic Science, Eastern Laboratory, was appointed to the Virginia… …
VDOT provides info about Route 17 widening project at Point (7/2/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation invited local residents to learn more and ask questions about a proposed project to widen Route 17 at Gloucester Point in a public meeting Monday… …
Bay Aging donations (7/2/2025) - Abingdon Ruritan Club member Cathy Dale, at right, recently presented three donation checks from the club to the Bay Aging nonprofit group. Accepting checks from Dale are, from left, Gloucester… …Agricultural cost-share signups announced (7/2/2025) - Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex county farmers, it’s that time of year again. The signup period for the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program begins July 21 and runs through Aug. 25, according… …
VIMS announces summer programming (6/25/2025) - The Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science have announced summer programming on the Gloucester Point campus. Public behind-the-scenes tours are available every Friday from now through Aug. 22,… …
The role of bumble bees in the ecosystem (6/25/2025) - Pollinator ecologist Jennifer Webber from Virginia Tech’s Conservation Management Institute was sponsored by Friends of Machicomoco for a recent talk on various species of bumble bees that inhabit our region.… …Tips for taking advantage of the local hiking trails (6/25/2025) - Gloucester has many beautiful trails to take advantage of this summer as hiking season kicks off. It is important to remember that safety should always be a top priority. Being… …
5-year renovation project nearing finish line (6/25/2025) - Five years into renovating their retirement home in Gloucester, Denise Boyer and her husband Jim Stallings are finally close to the finish line. When the Gazette-Journal first talked to them… …
Protecting the pollinators that play a critical role in food chain (6/25/2025) - Gloucester County is home to many different pollinators responsible for the continuing and survival of flowering plants. These hardworking pollinators play a critical role in the supply of food for… …