Habitat for Humanity (8/31/2022) - Habitat for Humanity of Gloucester-Mathews installed a ramp for a disabled man on Aug. 16. Volunteer Willie Hayes is shown here at the top of the ramp with volunteer Ron… …Be prepared (8/31/2022) - After an emergency such as a hurricane, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to… …
You still have time to get flood insurance coverage (8/31/2022) - In a season marked by flooding across the commonwealth, country and world, Virginians can protect themselves from catastrophic losses due to floods from future storms. September through mid-October is historically… …
Storm surge can be deadly (8/31/2022) - Storm surge from a hurricane is often the greatest threat to life and property, posing a significant threat for drowning, according to information provided by the National Hurricane Center. A… …
STAR Program (8/31/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club made a $2,000 donation to the Gloucester Parks and Recreation’s STAR Program. ARC Board member Mike Ekdahl is shown here presenting the check to Stephanie Jenkins,… …Sept. 21 hearing on Atlantic Menhaden fishery at VIMS (8/31/2022) - One of a number of in-person and hybrid meetings to consider proposed changes to the Atlantic Menhaden fishery will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Watermen’s… …
Registration opens today for Dragon Run paddle trips (8/31/2022) - Online registration for fall Dragon Run paddle trips opens at 9 a.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 1 (DragonRun.org). The paddle trips are conducted by Friends of Dragon Run in the spring,… …
Sign up now for Bee Alert to be prepared for hurricanes (8/31/2022) - As the height of hurricane season approaches, Gloucester’s Emergency Management Coordinator Jane Wenner encourages Gloucester residents to sign up for the county’s new alert system, Bee Alert. Announced earlier this… …
Covid case rates remain stable in Virginia (8/31/2022) - COVID-19 cases continued to decrease across the United States during the past week, with about 88,400 cases per day over a seven-day average. In Virginia, cases remained stable during the… …
Gloucester Day to be observed Saturday (8/31/2022) - Gloucester County, Virginia will be celebrating its inaugural Gloucester Day on Saturday in collaboration with other Gloucesters around the nation and the globe. On this day, Gloucester County Administrator Carol… …Bridge over Dragon Run expected to reopen soon (8/31/2022) - The Virginia Department of Transportation began carrying out emergency repairs this week to the Route 17 northbound bridge over the Dragon Run at the Gloucester/Middlesex county line, after a series… …
Offices close for Labor Day (8/31/2022) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Gloucester schools and libraries will… …
Be preparedRecollections of Isabel, 19 years later (8/31/2022) - With Hurricane Isabel approaching on Sept. 18, 2003, Billy and Gail Kellum of Hayes went out to buy groceries to ride out the storm. They returned to their home in… …
Clean Community hands out reusable bags (8/31/2022) - The Gloucester County Clean Community is handing out almost 500 reusable bags at Gloucester farm stands thanks to grant funding from Keep Virginia Beautiful. On Aug. 13, volunteers from Cub… …
Ruritan donations (8/31/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club presented donations last week to two organizations. In top photo, club president Frank Gillerlain, at right, presents a check for $1,000 to Gloucester Housing Partnership executive… …Wetlands board approves shoreline projects (8/31/2022) - The Gloucester County Wetlands Board unanimously approved several shoreline improvement requests at its Aug. 10 meeting in the colonial courthouse. First on the agenda was a request from Dominion Energy,… …
Bridge over Dragon Run expected to reopen in early September (8/26/2022) - Starting next week, the Virginia Department of Transportation will carry out emergency repairs to the Route 17 northbound bridge over the Dragon Run at the Gloucester/Middlesex county line, after a… …Cook Foundation awards $75,000 grant to Woodville School (8/24/2022) - The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation has been awarded a $75,000 matching grant from the Cook Foundation for the continued renovation of the school. The grant is the Cook Foundation’s way… …
GHA to hold screening of Setterholm documentary at 4th Friday program (8/24/2022) - The Guinea Heritage Association will hold a screening of “The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Setterholm” at 6 p.m. Friday at C.B. Rowe & Son General Store Museum. The 30-minute… …Fairfield Foundation to receive $500,000 from NPS (8/24/2022) - The Fairfield Foundation was named the recipient of a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service to perform rehabilitation work at the historic Timberneck House, which is located on Machicomoco… …
Historic House Party fundraiser at Timberneck on Oct. 1 (8/24/2022) - Timberneck House will be the location of the ninth annual Historic House Party, a fundraiser of the Fairfield Foundation. Timberneck, a Gloucester County landmark located at Machicomoco State Park, is… …
New executive director named for Main Street Preservation Trust (8/24/2022) - Diana West has been named the new executive director of Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust. The nonprofit executive first came to Gloucester in 1994, visiting Brent and Becky’s to plan… …Gloucester, Mathews schools open Monday (8/24/2022) - School buses, a familiar sight, will return to the roads of Gloucester and Mathews counties on Monday morning as the two school divisions begin the 2022-2023 school year with hopes… …
Wiatt reunion (8/24/2022) - Descendants of Alexander Taliaferro Wiatt and Maude Roberta Sinclair held a reunion on Aug. 14 at Newington Baptist Church, Gloucester. Eleven of those pictured are also descendants of the Rev.… …
School Calendars 2022-2023 (8/24/2022) - School officials in Gloucester and Mathews counties have announced the following calendars for the upcoming school year. GLOUCESTER Aug. 29, First day of schoolSept. 2 and Sept. 5, Labor Day… …