Gloucester supervisors take a look at AI (2/12/2025) - Gloucester supervisors took a deep dive into the use of Artificial Intelligence, as heads of various county departments provided an update on AI, originally planned as a possible topic during… …
From humble origins, Peace Frogs celebrates 40 years (2/12/2025) - What started off as a hobby during Catesby Jones’s time as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia back in the mid-1980s has blossomed into a Gloucester-based business that sells… …Population up slightly in Gloucester, down in Mathews (2/12/2025) - Gloucester County is growing in population, slowly, and Mathews County is decreasing, according to 2024 estimates released Jan. 27. The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, a department of the… …
Fundraiser today for Bread for Life Pantry (2/12/2025) - A fundraiser for the Bread for Life Community Food Pantry will be held from 5-9 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester. Monetary… …Gloucester Rowing Association to hold Polar Plunge March 15 (2/12/2025) - The Gloucester Rowing Association invites the public to the Gloucester Point Beach on Saturday, March 15, for its Polar Plunge. The event, a fundraiser for the GRA, will be held… …
Improving the trail (2/12/2025) - On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 1, a group of dedicated Gloucester Rotarians came together to work on the Antler Trail at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Above, Machicomoco’s Chief Ranger… …W&M’s coastal and marine sciences major approved (2/12/2025) - Virginians will soon have their first in-state, public option to pursue an undergraduate degree in coastal and marine sciences. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia gave formal approval… …
$50M scholarship pledged for VIMS coastal & marine sciences students (2/12/2025) - William & Mary alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz, Class of 1982, and the Brunckhorst Foundations have pledged a $50 million scholarship gift to provide full tuition support for students pursuing… …Second-quarter honor rolls announced (2/12/2025) - In Gloucester Page Middle School Page Middle School has released its honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period… …
Blood drive next week in Gloucester (2/12/2025) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews will sponsor a community blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at Singleton United Methodist Church, 5869 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester.… …
Gloucester Library to hold Mardi Gras-inspired programs (2/12/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced two upcoming Mardi-Gras inspired programs.Create a Mardi Gras mask at the library on Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning at 2 p.m. Registration… …
Legionnaires’ breakfast Sunday (2/12/2025) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast this Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The breakfast is $12 for adults; $6 for children ages 5-10… …
Black Men Cooking returns Saturday (2/12/2025) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host its annual Black History Celebration and Black Men Cooking Event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
Friends of Dragon Run to meet Feb. 23 (2/12/2025) - Kati Booth will speak on “Accelerating Wetland Restoration in the Bay on Private and Public Lands” at the next meeting of the Friends of the Dragon Run. The meeting will… …Deadlines approach for Daffodil Queen, Little Miss Daffodil, scholarship programs (2/5/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Festival is two months away, with deadlines approaching later this month for Daffodil Festival Queen, Little Miss Daffodil and the festival’s scholarship for a graduating senior.… …
Library to hold program on azaleas (2/5/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Cosby to speak (2/5/2025) - Nationally-acclaimed author S.A. Cosby, a Mathews native, will talk about his life and work at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. There will be a question-and-answer session… …
Shriner donation (2/5/2025) - Members of the Tidewater Shrine Club and Khedive Temple traveled to South Carolina last week to the Shriners Children’s Hospital-Greenville. On Jan. 27, members presented a check in the amount… …
VIMS to hold ‘Romance Beneath the Waves’ After Hours lecture (2/5/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced its upcoming events for the month of February.“Romance Beneath the Waves,” the next After Hours lecture, will be held Thursday, Feb. 13,… …
Gloucester Boys & Girls Club seeks to increase membership (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is holding an open house on March 17 from 5-7 p.m. in an effort… …
Warm greetings from Peninsula Heating and Air (2/5/2025) - With the snow and bitter cold bearing down on us over the last few weeks, the necessity of home heating is indisputable. Unfortunately, this essential system is expensive, prohibitively so… …Gloucester board reviews county’s CIP plan (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held its public hearing Tuesday night for the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. Before the hearing, County Administrator Carol Steele briefly went… …
GHS vs MHS (2/5/2025) - Teams from Gloucester and Mathews high schools faced off on the court on Saturday, as the varsity and JV boys’ and girls’ basketball teams battled one another in the GHS… …
P&R Advisory Committee (1/29/2025) - Gloucester’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Committee held its first meeting of the year Monday night in the Stewart Building, electing at-large members Don Sandridge as its chair and Heather… …
Little Free Pantry (1/29/2025) - Eli Storrs, 16, created Little Free Pantries for Gloucester as his Eagle Scout project last fall. One of his pantries is now located in front of Southern States on Main… …