Early voting now includes Saturday hours (10/26/2022) - As early in-person voting enters its second month in advance of the Nov. 8 general election, voters in Gloucester and Mathews now have the additional opportunity to cast their ballots… …
Animal ambassadors (10/26/2022) - Gloucester Library hosted members of the Alliance of Wild Animal Rehabilitators and Educators (AWARE) on Oct. 15 at the Main Street Center location. Deb Woodward (left) and Colleen Harlow presented… …
A quilt for Dr. Reed (10/26/2022) - Bonnie Betz of Mathews, shown at right, presented a new quilt, handmade and hand-appliqued, to the Walter Reed Birthplace, Bellamy during the second annual Birthday at the Birthplace held Sept.… …Library renovations set to begin in early 2023 (10/26/2022) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors recently allocated approximately $450,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding for renovations to be conducted inside the main branch of the Gloucester Public Library.… …
Halloween fun in Gloucester, Mathews this weekend, Monday (10/26/2022) - Halloween will soon be here, and there’s plenty of fun (and candy) to be had for young boys and girls in the coming days. Two of the area’s biggest events… …
Rosewell Foundation hosts An Evening with Lafayette (10/26/2022) - The Gloucester Museum of History and the Rosewell Foundation hosted An Evening with Lafayette at the Rosewell Ruins on Saturday. The fundraising dinner featured reenactors performing as revolutionary soldiers, including… …18-year-old allegedly robbed by six-member group (10/26/2022) - Four arrests have already been made, and two more are expected, in an armed robbery and maiming by mob that allegedly took place on Sunday, Oct. 16 in Hayes, according… …
‘Drug Take Back’ event Saturday at Walmart, Kroger stores in Gloucester (10/26/2022) - The Gloucester Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, will be at both the Walmart and Kroger stores in Gloucester from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday… …
Free resources available for mental health, substance abuse recovery (10/26/2022) - The Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance has been awarded federal grant funds to create an outpatient and telehealth delivery system infrastructure to provide free resources for individuals seeking help and/or treatment… …
Medal of Honor winners: one was born here; another is buried here (10/26/2022) - Two individuals with local ties have received the Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in the United States military. James Daniel Gardner, also known as Gardiner, was a… …
The sad, mysterious death of Harry Monsell; and other tales of lighthouse keepers (10/26/2022) - Long nights on the job, surviving vicious storms, short stays at home, entertaining the family aboard: except for being fixed in one place, the keeper at a lighthouse was very… …
8 lighthouses once guarded our local waters (10/26/2022) - From the head of the York River near West Point, around New Point and up Chesapeake Bay to entrances of the Rappahannock River, at one time eight lighthouses guarded our… …
Legendary moments in local history (10/26/2022) - Saved a life here. Born here. Slept here. Spoke here. Ran away from here. Wouldn’t give up her seat here. Wrote here? Walked the woods here Gloucester and Mathews, nestled… …
‘Cappahosic Child’ (10/26/2022) - This poem by Warner Tabb, formerly of Summerville, Gloucester, appeared in the Jan. 13, 1955 issue of the Gazette-Journal. The paper said “Cappahosic Child” brought to light a very old… …
Tales from the graveyard (10/26/2022) - The sadness of saying farewell, unrelieved grief at the loss of children, tragedies that tore apart families, traditions that connected a people to their almost-lost identity: all of these can… …Poison Jenny: The tale of a Guinea witch (10/26/2022) - Many have not heard of her, but to some Guinea residents the legend of the witch Poison Jenny (pronounced Pyzen) runs deep in family history. Guinea Heritage Association member and… …
Spooky sightings at the Rosewell Ruins (10/26/2022) - With mysterious deaths ranging from the Georgian era through the early 20th century, bodies buried without tombstones and the ghosts that still claim the ruins as their home, the Rosewell… …
Point neighborhood residents complain of poor road conditions (10/20/2022) - Randy Orga and Tom Townsend, above from left, meassure a stretch of Oyster Cove Road. In some places the pavement only reaches around 10 feet in width. Below, the roads… …
Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration to be held at Machicomoco (10/19/2022) - Machicomoco State Park will hold an Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Interpretative Area of the park, located in Hayes. “This… …
Knights support GMCC (10/19/2022) - Arlene Armentor, Executive Director of the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, at left, presented an informational briefing about the clinic to Knights of Columbus Council 9428 at the Church of St.… …Wetlands board approves shoreline improvement projects (10/19/2022) - The Gloucester County Wetlands Board unanimously approved a number of requests from residents during its Oct. 12 meeting in the courthouse office building. Lee and Courtney Barber of Ditchley Place… …
Salvation Army volunteer bell ringers sought in Gloucester (10/19/2022) - Salvation Army red kettle season is almost here, and volunteers are needed to lend a hand in the annual fundraising effort. The familiar red kettle collections have been a part… …
Library to hold lecture on Walter Reed (10/19/2022) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will host a presentation on Dr. Walter Reed and how his medical research pertains to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lecture, given by Sara Lewis of… …
Siege of Yorktown topic of Sunday talk (10/19/2022) - Owen Lanier will speak on “Big Guns in the Tidewater: Yorktown’s 1862 Siege” at a meeting Sunday of the Gloucester Historical Society.The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at… …
Vaccination clinic (10/19/2022) - A COVID-19 vaccination clinic, sponsored by the Gloucester NAACP and the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Epsilon Eta Chapter, was held on Oct. 8 at The First United Baptist Church. Nurses… …