VIMS announces winners of 25th annual photo contest (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have announced the winners of their 25th annual photo contest.… …
‘Make a Difference’ by shopping at RWRH this holiday season (11/20/2024) - The holiday shopping season is here and there is no better place to find meaningful gifts than at The Daffodil, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital’s gift shop. Proceeds from sales at… …
Library cookie contest returns (11/20/2024) - “This is our second cookie contest.” Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, is holding its second Yum Yum Cookie Baking Contest, following its success of last year. Nearly 50… …Christmas Traditions (11/20/2024) - Goodman’s Antiques & Estate Jewelry, Gloucester Point, will hold its Christmas Traditions event on Dec. 7 from noon until 3 p.m. Donna Strother Deeks will be in attendance to sell… …
Holiday Open House (11/20/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have its annual Holiday Open House & Bake Sale on Dec. 8 from 1-3 p.m. Visit with Santa Claus, make holiday crafts and meet shelter… …
Christmas in Guinea (11/20/2024) - Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, will welcome the community once again to its Christmas in Guinea celebration on Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Santa Claus is also scheduled… …
Franktronics light show (11/20/2024) - Franktronics, the computer sales and service company located at 3618 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes, renews its annual Christmas Lighthouse in 2024. Frank Farmer said the show will be illuminated… …
Christmas parades (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County will hold its Christmas & Holiday Parade on Dec. 7 and Mathews County will hold its Christmas Parade, “Blue Crab Christmas,” on Dec. 14. Both will take place… …Community Events (11/20/2024) - Friday, Nov. 22 KID’S MOVIE NIGHT: The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have Kid’s Movie Night on Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Garfield” will be shown. Reserve a seat by calling… …
GUEST to hold annual board meeting Sunday (11/20/2024) - The Board of Directors of the Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) will hold its annual board meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ware Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Route… …
Bay Aging initiative allows older adults to maintain independence (11/20/2024) - Bay Aging is unveiling a new community initiative in collaboration with USAging and Ring to help older adults maintain their independence and quality of life. USAging announced the national collaboration… …
Top Cop (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigator Kyrstin Shackelford (center) has been named the Greater Hampton Roads Crime Line Regional Top Cop. She was selected out of 15 local Top Cops… …Letters to Santa (11/20/2024) - 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… …
Early deadlines for Thanksgiving (11/20/2024) - Next week is Thanksgiving, and we at the Gazette-Journal will print our upcoming issue one day early, on Tuesday, rather than the traditional Wednesday afternoon. This should allow for complete… …
Community Thanksgiving meals to be held (11/20/2024) - Community Thanksgiving meals will be held next Thursday in Gloucester and Mathews counties, with another Thanksgiving meal planned for this Sunday. The public is invited to each, free of charge.… …
Cow Creek Mill faces uncertain future (11/20/2024) - The historic Cow Creek Grist Mill on Route 14 in Gloucester, known to many as the Old Mill, will possibly meet the bulldozer again, a fate that the structure faced… …
Exterior renovations of T.C. Walker House nearing completion (11/20/2024) - The historic Thomas Calhoun Walker House in Gloucester is expected to have its exterior renovations completed in a few weeks, according to project manager Bob Baer of Mark Turner Construction.… …
Let’s play chess (11/20/2024) - A new club is forming in Gloucester, with chess enthusiasts gathering on Thursday nights at Mobjack Tavern at White Marsh. Membership continues to grow and it’s free to come out… …
‘Memories of Gloucester’ topic of Monday’s GGSV program (11/20/2024) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “Memories of Gloucester,” will feature a 2002… …
Veterans Day (11/20/2024) - The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 had lunch with the veterans in Gloucester House on Veterans Day. Auxiliary members performed a flag-folding ceremony, sang patriotic musical selections, put a flag… …Point branch to hold holiday craft program (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Point Branch, will hold a Holiday Craft program on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. Create a sparkly holiday decoration.Registration is now open. For adults 18 and… …
Machicomoco great place for day trips in December (11/20/2024) - Don’t let winter trap you inside; Machicomoco State Park in Hayes is a great place for day trips in December. Explore its trails from dawn to dusk or check out… …
AVFR Santa Runs begin Nov. 30 (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will begin its yearly Santa Runs in lower Gloucester County on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and running each Saturday through Dec. 21. All the… …
Abingdon students receive grant for Colonial Williamsburg trip (11/20/2024) - Abingdon Elementary School’s fourth graders will soon head to Colonial Williamsburg on a charter bus, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. This… …
Five Rivers Woman’s Club (11/20/2024) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club met at the Guinea Heritage Museum (formerly Buck Rowe’s Store) in Bena this week and heard a talk by Hamilton Williams, below, of the Guinea… …