Gun winner (12/4/2024) - Gloucester resident Tim Todd, center, recently won a Dagger 9mm pistol in a nationwide contest sponsored by the National Association for Gun Rights. He was one of three finalists in… …
Structure fire at Stokes Drive causes extensive damage (12/4/2024) - Crews from Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue squads responded to a structure fire which may have been caused by a cigarette butt in the 7000 block of Stokes… …
Meals on Wheels (12/4/2024) - On Thanksgiving morning, parishioners and friends of Abingdon Episcopal Church in White Marsh gathered to assist in Gloucester County’s Meals on Wheels duties. Volunteers prepared, assembled, and delivered 80 meals… …
Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Gloucester man survives 13-day active heart attack; needs community support (12/4/2024) - “Even if you feel good, you still need check-ups. You still need regular medical care.” This is the sentiment that 49-year-old Bobby Todd of Gloucester, took away after experiencing a… …
Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …
Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… …Sci-Fi writer due interview (12/4/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Christmas Love event to be held Dec. 21 (12/4/2024) - The third annual free Christmas Community Love event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, at American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be a buffet,… …
AVFR Christmas Party (12/4/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will hold its annual Christmas party from 6-9 p.m. next Friday, Dec. 13 at Station 2 (2146 Mark Pine Road, Hayes). Open to the… …
Wes and Elaine Wilson to lead Saturday’s Gloucester parade (12/4/2024) - Dr. Wesley Wilson and his wife, Elaine, have been selected as grand marshals for this week’s Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade. The annual parade will step off from Main Street… …
Retirement tribute (11/26/2024) - A parade of fire trucks from Gloucester and Abingdon, as well as patrol cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring, made their way around Gloucester’s Emergency Communications Center on Friday… …Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools… …
GHS junior acts FAST to save life (11/26/2024) - Spotting the first signs of a stroke can be difficult, but not for 16-year-old Hannah Broadwell who acted quickly to save the life of her best friend’s mother earlier this… …
Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey… …
Collards for Christmas (11/26/2024) - Bruce Williams of Hayes, looks over the collards he has ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for his family. …‘Allen the Lionhearted’ (11/26/2024) - A special blood drive was held on Nov. 15 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes, in honor of this young man, Allen Speer, above, with this drive held on the two-year… …
Cappahosic Academy featured in ornament (11/26/2024) - Gloucester County’s 2024 commemorative ornament featuring the Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial Institute is now available. For the past 25 years, the Gloucester County Historical Committee has chosen a historic location,… …Traffic signals at Rt. 17/Crewe Road modified (11/26/2024) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has modified the use of flashing yellow arrow signals at the Route 17 and Crewe Road intersection in Gloucester. The intersection is located near O’Reilly… …
King’s Daughters (11/26/2024) - James Luck, center, director of the Gloucester Boys and Girls Club, spoke at the Nov. 12 meeting of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons, held at… …
Children’s Christmas Party (11/26/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road in Bena. Gloucester County… …
VIMS pilots new Artist-in-Residence program (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science partnered with Colorado artist Tricia Bass this past spring to… …Chesapeake Bay dead zone nears average size but shorter duration (11/26/2024) - William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, as well as Anchor QEA, have released their 2024 Dead Zone Report Card… …
Fire destroys Burkes Mill Pond home (11/26/2024) - A fire Sunday evening destroyed a home in the 10200 block of Burkes Pond Road. Members of Gloucester Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene around 9 p.m. Arriving… …
Steele to interview Chesapeake Bay Writer (11/26/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …