‘We must move ahead,’ Gloucester Juneteenth speaker urges crowd (6/25/2025) - Devon Henry, owner of the Newport News-based construction firm Team Henry Enterprises LLC, was the keynote speaker at this year’s local Juneteenth observance, “A Celebration of Freedom,” held under clear,… …
NARFE meeting (6/25/2025) - Service Officer Larry Mcilwee of the Virginia Federation of National Active and Retired Federal Employees, at left, was the guest speaker at the June 17 meeting of NARFE Middle Peninsula… …
Nature’s Palate (6/25/2025) - Bo Baker, shown above, of the Virginia Living Museum visited Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, on June 11 for a children’s program titled, “Nature’s Palate.” He brought along… …
Gloucester Rotary presents club awards (6/25/2025) - The Gloucester Rotary Club recently presented awards to several of its members. Nancy Dykeman, James Dykeman, Sarah Burney and Dick Foard received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. This award is… …Library to hold drawing workshop on July 8 (6/25/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold “Let’s Draw Summer,” a drawing workshop for children in kindergarten through fifth grade on July 8, beginning at 6 p.m. Local… …
Four detained in Gloucester ICE arrest (6/25/2025) - Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were seen in Gloucester County on Friday morning taking four people into custody. According to surveillance video from Horn’s Ace Hardware at Hayes,… …
Exchange Club officers (6/25/2025) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews inducted officers for the 2025-2026 year at its meeting June 18 at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House, Gloucester Point. They include, standing from left, new… …
Shop with a Cop (6/25/2025) - Liz Turner, chair of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s Citizen and Patriotism Committee, stopped by the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office on June 24 to present a donation of $1,000 from the… …Events June 26-July 3 (6/25/2025) - THURSDAY PLANNERS: The Gloucester Planning Commission will hold a work session at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, June 26, in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium, 6099 T.C. Walker Road, Gloucester. FRIDAY… …
Cooling stations available in Gloucester, Mathews (6/25/2025) - As the U.S. battles extreme heat, cooling stations have been set up in Gloucester and Mathews counties. In Gloucester Those needing a break from the heat in Gloucester can visit… …
Summer begins Friday (6/18/2025) - Summer begins at 10:42 p.m. Friday, the moment of the summer solstice. From now until the winter solstice in December, days will grow shorter. …
Events June 19-26 (6/18/2025) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today in the Fellowship Hall of New Point Friends Church. CARNIVAL:… …
VIMS graduates (6/18/2025) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science celebrated 27 students who earned their M.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees throughout the academic year on… …
Calm sailing day (6/18/2025) - Photographer Mike Cunningham wrote, “I’ve been trying to get a shot of Delaware’s Kalmar Nyckel with sails extended for a couple of years now, and caught her today on a… …
Decoy artist to give Fourth Friday talk at Buck’s Store (6/18/2025) - Guinea Heritage Association’s next Fourth Friday program will feature Mike Burnett, owner of Salty Water Decoys. It will be held from 6-7 p.m. next Friday, June 27, at Buck’s Store… …Antioch Homecoming to be held June 27-28 (6/18/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with The Truth in The Spirit, stewards of Historic Antioch Baptist Church in Coke, will host the second annual Antioch Homecoming on June 27 and… …
VDOT hearing June 30 on widening Rt. 17 at Point (6/18/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a design public hearing on Monday, June 30 about a proposed project to widen Route 17 from four to six travel lanes between… …
Juneteenth celebration in Gloucester (6/18/2025) - The Juneteenth Celebration Committee, in partnership with the Gloucester and Mathews branches of the NAACP, and The Gloucester Institute, invite the community to join the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration from 1-6… …
LOVEworks sign (6/18/2025) - Gloucester’s new LOVEworks sign, located on the gazebo lawn at Sanders Riverside Active Living Community, just off Main Street, was dedicated last Thursday, June 12, a day known as Loving… …Closings today for Juneteenth (6/18/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school facilities, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today, Thursday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.… …
The carnival’s in town (6/18/2025) - The Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival opened Friday at the site of the old Page Middle School on Route 17, with rides, games, fair food and more. The carnival resumes today,… …Fish fry Saturday in Gloucester to benefit GUEST program (6/18/2025) - Morning Glory Baptist Church, Woods Cross Roads, is sponsoring a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with proceeds benefitting the GUEST program. The event will be held… …
Supervisors consider future of county (6/18/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held a joint meeting with members of the county’s Economic Development Authority Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium where the two boards… …
Nominations still sought for Guinea Jubilee grand marshal (6/18/2025) - Nominations are still being accepted for the 2025 Guinea Jubilee’s grand marshal. This year’s festival will be held Sept. 26-27 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. The nominating process closes… …
Gloucester man sentenced for trafficking drugs, firearms (6/18/2025) - A Gloucester man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Newport News, to four years and nine months in prison for dealing firearms without a license and possession with intent… …