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gloucester family fun day Family Fun Day (6/4/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold Family Fun Day from noon until 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be games, crafts, face painting, food, music and vendors. Refreshments will be available… …
point gee brownley Gee Brownley named Volunteer of Year (6/4/2025) - Galoris “Gee” Brownley of Mathews was recently recognized by Virginia State Parks as the 2024 Individual Volunteer of the Year. Brownley volunteers at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes, immersing herself… …
Nominees sought for Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/4/2025) - The Guinea Jubilee Committee arm of the Guinea Heritage Association is well underway in its planning for the 2025 Guinea Jubilee to be presented this year on Sept. 26-27 at… …
Public hearing tonight on Tyndall development (6/4/2025) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, June 5, on a rezoning request that would permit… …
point marine science day VIMS Marine Science Day (6/4/2025) - The entire Gloucester Point campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences opened its doors to the public on Saturday as the school celebrated its annual 23rd annual Marine Science… …
Procopi to be interviewed on WXGM (6/4/2025) - Novelist Patti Procopi of Gloucester will be featured on Monday’s interview program with radio host Neal Steele. The program can be heard at 8 a.m. on WXGM (99.1 FM). Steele… …
neighbors rural health Bay Rivers named nation’s Outstanding Rural Health Organization (5/28/2025) - The Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, a nonprofit telehealth network based in Tappahannock serving the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore, was one of the top winners at the National… …
gloucester library snl 2 SNL night (5/28/2025) - Live from Gloucester County Public Library, it’s Thursday night! The library held a Saturday Night Live theme night last Thursday at its Main Street Center location, celebrating the show’s 50-year… …
1a diggs school of dance Debbie Diggs hangs up her ballet slippers (5/28/2025) - After a long, full career in the dance industry, Debbie Diggs, founder of Diggs School of Dance in Gloucester and Bayside Youth Ballet has decided to retire. Bayside Youth Ballet… …
1a memorial day color guard Gloucester service honors America’s fallen heroes (5/28/2025) - A service to honor the men and women of America’s armed forces who sacrificed all in the defense of the nation was held on Sunday afternoon on the steps of… …
gloucester ruritan plastic bags Plastic bag donation (5/28/2025) - After Sunday’s Gloucester Memorial Day service, David Clements, Commandant of Marine Corps League Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317, donated 22 pounds of plastic bags to Gloucester Ruritan Club member Barbara Bauer… …
gloucester new mural New mural (5/28/2025) - Hunter LeClair, Sidney Ripley and Susan Ammons, from left, of Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism, painted a Gloucester-themed mural last Friday at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets to encourage passersby to… …
gloucester rosewell Dedication Sunday of Remembrance Structure at Rosewell (5/28/2025) - A dedication service will be held at Rosewell at 3 p.m. Sunday to celebrate past resilience and embrace renewal at the Remembrance Structure constructed on the manor’s north side, a… …
‘Hook, Line and Sinker’ to be held at Machicomoco State Park (5/28/2025) - June 6, 7 and 8 are free fishing days in Virginia, which means you don’t need a fishing license to participate in Machicomoco State Park’s introductory fishing program on Saturday,… …
point boat rgb Boat overturns in York River (5/28/2025) - A boat overturned in the York River near Sarah’s Creek on Saturday morning, May 24, throwing the three occupants into the air. They landed in the water and were rescued… …
point marine science day preview Marine Science Day to be held Saturday (5/28/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 23rd annual Marine Science Day on Saturday at its Gloucester Point campus from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This event is… …
Events May 29-June 5 (5/28/2025) - FRIDAY EXCAVATION: The Fairfield Foundation will conduct a public archaeology dig from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh. The public is invited… …
gloucester pow mia table 1 Gloucester resident displays POW/MIA table every Memorial Day (5/21/2025) - Col. David Schiller (USAF-ret.) of Gloucester pays special tribute each Memorial Day to U.S. prisoners of war and those missing in action. A decorated Vietnam veteran, Schiller creates a display… …
record GVFRS highlight Craig on the path to become a Paramedic (5/21/2025) - “I’ve always enjoyed just helping people, and it’s also kind of a family thing for me, too, so I’ve been around and exposed to it for probably about 12 years… …
gloucester summer carnival Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival planned for mid-June (5/21/2025) - The first-ever Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival will be held for two consecutive weekends, June 13-15 and 19-22, at the old Page Middle School site and will be operated by National… …
gloucester cancer center Gloucester Cancer Center renovations completed (5/21/2025) - Riverside Walter Reed Hospital hosted an open house last week to celebrate the completion of its newly expanded Riverside Middle Peninsula Cancer Center in Gloucester. The project, which began in… …
gloucester give me liberty 1 Give Me Liberty … (5/21/2025) - The Gloucester VA250 Committee, in partnership with the Gloucester Museum of History, hosted “Give Me Liberty … Raising the County Militia in 1775,” on Sunday afternoon in the colonial courthouse.… …
Memorial Day closings announced (5/21/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Gloucester libraries… …
Memorial Day program Sunday in Gloucester (5/21/2025) - Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317 of the Marine Corps League will host this year’s Memorial Day program in Gloucester. Sunday’s program will begin at 3 p.m. on the steps of the… …
Flag disposal ceremony Friday at Buck’s Store (5/21/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will host a special Fourth Friday program this Friday, May 23, at Buck’s Store Museum at Bena from 6-7 p.m. The GHA will be joined by… …

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