Emergency preparedness (8/9/2023) - Gloucester County held its Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday at Home Depot. The event included food, safety resources and touch-a-truck experiences with first responders. Pictured above are Gloucester Community Emergency… …GMHS to take part in ‘Community Snoutreach’ this weekend (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is one of 18 shelters participating this weekend in a three-day adoption promotion dubbed the “Community Snoutreach Event.” The goal is to boost dog adoptions and… …
Lockerby resigns from Gloucester School Board (8/9/2023) - Kellie Lockerby, vice chair and at-large member of the Gloucester County School Board, resigned from the board Friday. At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which was held in the T.C.… …
Comix Con draws 1,400 to library (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library drew a crowd of Pokémon trainers, Jedi Knights and various superheroes to its sixth annual Comix Con held Saturday at the Main Street Center location.… …
Changes on the horizon for Beehive (8/9/2023) - Gloucester’s Community Engagement and Public Information Department has revamped how it will be delivering the county’s Beehive publication to residents. Beginning with the fall issue, the department will publish a… …
Back 2 School Block Party (8/9/2023) - B.C. United Outreach, a nonprofit organization, held a Back 2 School Block Party and Resource Fair Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. This event supported Gloucester County Public School… …
Gloucester family coworkers at Riverside Walter Reed (8/9/2023) - Dr. Dwayne North spent the first 18 years of his life with his father and mother in their native Guyana, a country in the northeastern coast of South America. Now,… …Aug. 18 deadline to sign up for TSWCD cost share program (8/9/2023) - Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District Cost Share Sign-up deadline is Aug. 18, by appointment only. The Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program and the Whole Farm Approach offers cost share… …
Bingo game to be held at Stewart Building (8/9/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Stewart Building. Winners are prizes; no… …
Guinea Heritage Association introduces children to ‘Wonders of the Water’ (8/2/2023) - On Saturday morning, campers ages 5-10 years old gathered at the Buck’s Store Museum at Bena to learn about the waterman’s heritage of the Guinea area in the program “Wonders… …
Traffic at a logjam (8/2/2023) - An overturned logging truck at the intersection of Routes 33 and 17 in northern Gloucester County last Wednesday afternoon resulted in a multi-vehicle pileup, snarling traffic for several hours, according… …
Library to hold annual Comix Con Saturday (8/2/2023) - Gloucester Public Library will hold its sixth annual Comix Con Saturday at the Main Street Center location from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event typically draws crowds of 2,000… …
Library to hold Barbie Blast Aug. 19 (8/2/2023) - Calling all Barbies, Kens and yes, even Allan, to walk the pink carpet at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30… …
20 years’ service (8/2/2023) - Captain David Shield of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, at left, was recently recognized by Sheriff Darrell Warren for 20 years’ service to the GCSO. …
GOP ribbon cutting (8/2/2023) - State Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville) and five Gloucester Republican elected officials cut the ribbon last Wednesday to officially open the Gloucester Republican 2023 Campaign Office on Route 17 South in… …
GMHS donation (8/2/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Services Committee chair Raven Cash, at left, presented a $1,000 donation recently from the club to Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown. The mission of… …
Gloucester teen dies in boating accident (8/2/2023) - A 16-year-old Gloucester resident died in a boating accident on the York River Sunday. According to a press release from Zachary M. Widgeon, director of communications for the Virginia Marine… …Board close to decision on capital needs referendum (8/2/2023) - Gloucester supervisors continued discussion on the possible long-range planning for future capital needs during the board’s meeting Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse. The board had four options to consider… …
Working in the heat (8/2/2023) - Temperatures soared to the mid- to upper-90s on Friday, but that didn’t put a stop to work. Above, a crew with Southern Paving completes a small job for VDOT, repaving… …
Bubbas in training (8/2/2023) - Ryder Yates practices tossing a crab pot as Landon Jordan and Matthew Perreault await their turn during Saturday’s Wonders of the Water camp, put on by the Guinea Heritage Association.… …
Abingdon Fire and Rescue seeks funds for creation of new bunkhouse (8/2/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors recently has been discussing funding a number of projects through long-range debt servicing, including a $1 million remodel of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station… …
Red Sponsor (8/2/2023) - Danny McCloud from Hodges and Bryant holds the Red Sponsor certificate the company received from the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews. The certificate was awarded in recognition of the company’s support… …Planning a summer beach day? (8/2/2023) - With summer in full swing, heading to the beach for some sunshine and a refreshing swim can sound too tempting to resist. However, it’s important to know the risks that… …
AVFR donation (8/2/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently made a $3,000 donation to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Public Services Committee Chair Raven Cash, second from left, presented the check to AVFR business… …Emergency Preparedness Expo Saturday at Home Depot (8/2/2023) - Gloucester County will hold an Emergency Preparedness Expo Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Home Depot, 6921 Walton Lane, Gloucester. This expo is organized by Gloucester CERT, Gloucester Emergency Management,… …