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… …
Brent and Becky’s acquires Flat Iron Crossroads (8/24/2022) - Brent and Becky’s Bulbs of Gloucester has purchased the Flat Iron Crossroads entertainment venue and plans to have the nonprofit corporation established by former owner Ray Friend continue its operations… …COVID cases increase in Mathews (8/24/2022) - COVID-19 cases in Mathews County increased over the past week (from Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Aug. 24), adding 16 new cases with a grand total of 1,719 cases since the… …
Shop with a Cop, DARE donations (8/24/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently made $500 donations to two Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office programs—Shop with a Cop and DARE. In top photo, ARC board member Mike Ekdahl presents the… …
New officer joins Gloucester Animal Control (8/17/2022) - Brooke Hudgins, a native of Mathews, was recently named a new Deputy Animal Control Officer for Gloucester County. From an early age, she has enjoyed a love of animals that… …Abingdon Ruritan donations (8/17/2022) - PHOTOS BY DEAN MARZOCCA The Boys & Girls Club of Gloucester, located in the Hayes Shopping Center, was recently presented with a $1,000 donation check from the Abingdon Ruritan Club.… …
Hayes resident files as independent for 1st CD seat (8/17/2022) - David Bruce Foster of Hayes, is running as an independent candidate in the 1st Congressional District race, appearing on the November ballot alongside incumbent Republican Rep. Rob Wittman and Democratic… …
Storytelling at Machicomoco (8/17/2022) - Professional storyteller Katrina White Brown, center, is surrounded by fellow park rangers at Machicomoco State Park following the debut of her program on Algonquin and African American fables, “When the… …
40 years’ service (8/17/2022) - Captain Robin Hogge of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office—the longest tenured current employee in Gloucester County—was recognized this week on his 40 years of service to the residents of Gloucester.… …
Achilles Masons receive Masonic Veterans Pins (8/17/2022) - Achilles Lodge No. 281, AF&AM had a big night on Aug. 9, with the awarding of Masonic Veterans Pins to two Masons acknowledging their years of service to the fraternity.… …
2,000+ take part in Comix Con (8/17/2022) - More than 2,000 guests took part in Saturday’s Comix Con at the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, looking for comics while taking part in games, trivia contests and other activities.… …Gloucester, Mathews not facing major teacher shortages (8/17/2022) - While Gloucester and Mathews school systems have had their share of challenges in hiring and retaining quality teachers, the situation locally is not nearly as dire as it is in… …