Honoring 911 dispatchers (4/23/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered a gift basket to Gloucester County’s 911 dispatchers last Thursday in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunication Week to thank the group… …Garden Week returns Saturday (4/23/2025) - Three riverfront homes and gardens in Gloucester will be open to visitors on Saturday in the 2025 segment of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Locally sponsored by the Garden Club… …
Deadline approaching for candidate filing (4/23/2025) - The deadline for local candidates to qualify for the November election is the same day as the June primary election—Tuesday, June 17—and voter registrars in Gloucester and Mathews are asking… …
GHA celebrates all things Guinea (4/23/2025) - Nestled near Gloucester Point sits the community of Guinea, an area full of rich history and the unique culture of life working on the water. The Guinea Heritage Association is… …Funding for schools, nonprofits revisited by board (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors took another look at funding for Gloucester County Public Schools, as well as local nonprofits, at its budget work session Tuesday night, held in… …
Community health partner (4/23/2025) - The Botetourt Masonic Lodge #7 Foundation renewed its commitment on April 1 to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic as a community health partner by presenting a check in the amount… …
GMHS holds groundbreaking on new building project (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester- Mathews Humane Society broke ground last week on its new building project, The Williams Center, which will serve as an additional wing to its existing facility. The Williams… …
Achilles reunion (4/23/2025) - Former staff members of Achilles Elementary School gathered for lunch on April 15 at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House to reminisce and share memories. The group included teachers, teacher assistants,… …
Earth Day (4/23/2025) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Earth Day celebration on Saturday. Above, Terry Thorpe, Daniel Ortiz and Anne Ducey-Ortiz, from left, man the Friends of Dragon Run booth. …
Library to hold raptor program May 3 (4/23/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold a program on raptors at its Main Street Center location on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Earthquest, a conservation education nonprofit organization,… …Trailblazing women topic of GHA Fourth Fridays talk (4/23/2025) - Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Fridays program continues this Friday, April 25, with a talk from Sidney Ripley, museum specialist at the Gloucester Museum of History. Ripley will share the stories… …
Events April 24-May 1 (4/23/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 24, in the colonial courthouse at 6504 Main Street, Gloucester. FRIDAY CAR SHOW:… …
NARFE speaker (4/23/2025) - Lisa Kersey, director of the Gloucester Department of Social Services, was the guest speaker at the most recent meeting of the Middle Peninsula Chapter 1757 of the National Association of… …
Temporary lot closure (4/23/2025) - Gloucester County will be making some improvements to the parking lot behind County Building 2 in the coming weeks, which will cause part of that parking lot to be temporarily… …
Raising awareness (4/23/2025) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews set up packets of information, pinwheels and other items to raise awareness at Gloucester Public Library, Main Street… …Vendors sought for Juneteenth (4/16/2025) - Vendors are being sought for the Juneteenth event at Holly Knoll in Gloucester. The event begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 19. Vendor tables are available for $25. Vendor… …
Making repairs to allow seniors to continue to age in their homes (4/16/2025) - Rural Housing Partnership, a Gloucester-based organization, has made numerous home repairs for eligible clients over the years, beginning in 1992 as Gloucester Housing Partnership, an offshoot of the Samaritan Group.… …
Keeping history alive for a quarter of a century (4/16/2025) - The past often feels out of reach due to the sheer volume of unknowns involved in the study of history. It can seem, to the skeptic, like a Sisyphean task,… …
Building roots: Growing your forever home (4/16/2025) - The house has always been a keystone of the American Dream. Regardless of origin, class, or creed, our homes have a tremendous influence on our lives. It comes as no… …
Gibson announces no second term, endorses Dr. Joe Leming (4/16/2025) - Ken Gibson, who was elected to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors in 2021, announced this week that he will not seek a second term as the Petsworth District representative… …
Daffodil Car Show (4/16/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers opened its 20th anniversary season Saturday with its Daffodil Car Show at the Main Street Center parking lot, Gloucester. Rodger and his mom Michelle Slaughter,… …Library to hold garden ornament craft program (4/16/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have a garden ornament craft program on Thursday, May 8, at 2 p.m. Registration opens April 24. For adults 18 and older.… …
Library now has hybrid meeting capability, thanks to gift (4/16/2025) - The Gloucester Main Library Community Room is now able to offer hybrid meeting capability thanks to a donation from Chesapeake Bank. The Community Room offers a free meeting space to… …
Volunteers needed for comp plan committee (4/16/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors is looking for five volunteers—one from each of the county’s magisterial districts—to take part in a comprehensive plan steering committee. The comprehensive plan acts… …
Tickets still available for Abingdon Seafood Festival (4/16/2025) - A limited number of tickets are still available for next month’s Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival. The popular event will be held on Wednesday, May 21, from 3-8 p.m. at… …