Ruritan club donations (7/13/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently made three separate $1,000 donations to community organizations. In top photo, club vice president Mary Lou Shepherd, at right, presents a check to Arlene Armentor,… …Flapjack fundraiser raises $2,400 for CHKD (7/13/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club hosted a community flapjack breakfast on June 25 at Applebee’s, raising $2,400 for the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. The serving crew consisted of 26… …
Beehive restoration (7/13/2022) - The 2021-2022 project for the Augustine Warner Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution has been completed—a restoration of the 2001 beehive sculpture, “Angel in the Whirlwind.” The… …Planners recommend approval of Glenns rezoning (7/13/2022) - The Gloucester Planning Commission met last Thursday night in the colonial courthouse to discuss the county-sponsored Glenns rezoning case; the planners voted unanimously to recommend approval. Twenty-four parcels, totaling 152.69… …
Gloucester Ruritan Club talk (7/13/2022) - Homer and Owen Lanier gave presentations to the Gloucester Ruritan Club at its June meeting. Homer, manager of the Visitor’s Experience for the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (jyfmuseums.org) praised… …
Jigsaw champs (7/13/2022) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, held its Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown competition Friday. Winning team of Stephanie Conley, at left, and Josephine Hurd completed a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in one hour… …Supervisors allow schools to apply for SRO grant (7/13/2022) - Gloucester supervisors, at the board’s July 5 meeting, voted to allow Gloucester County Public Schools to apply for a grant through the state Department of Criminal Justice School Resource Officer… …
$25,000 grant to be used to help stabilize Timberneck House (7/13/2022) - The Fairfield Foundation is one of 12 inaugural recipients to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & Culture’s Commonwealth History Fund. Fairfield’s grant is in the amount of… …
Volunteers sought to raise oysters for restoration work (7/13/2022) - The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is seeking people to raise oysters in Virginia’s tidal waters this summer to help support oyster restoration in the bay. Those interested in helping can attend… …
Nan Pointer’s dedicated service to Gloucester (7/13/2022) - Nan Pointer’s career in education and later as a volunteer for her church and community includes a long list of accomplishments. The 92-year-old Gloucester resident and her husband Joe recently… …COVID-19 case rates remain stable (7/13/2022) - COVID-19 case rates are remaining stable, decreasing slightly across the nation, as well as locally. According to the Three Rivers Health District’s weekly pandemic update, the U.S. is averaging about… …
Gloucester man charged with homicide (7/7/2022) - A Gloucester man was arrested by the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday night after allegedly shooting his wife, who died at the scene. According to a media release from Capt.… …
Fire and rescue donations (7/6/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club made two donations of $2,000 each to the Abingdon and Gloucester volunteer fire and rescue departments. Above, from left, club vice president Mary Lou Shepherd presents… …Gloucester launches ‘BEE Alert’ notification system (7/6/2022) - Gloucester County Emergency Management launched this week a new emergency notification service for residents called “BEE Alert.” All residents must manually register to receive emergency notifications even if they are… …
VDOT crew resurfacing Gloucester roads (7/6/2022) - A Virginia Department of Transportation crew is resurfacing a number of secondary roads this week in Gloucester. While the surface treatment is being applied, a flagging crew will alternate one-way… …
VIMS study shows rural areas are expected to bear the brunt of sea-level rise (7/6/2022) - Many scientists have debated whether coastal wetlands can survive sea-level rise by migrating inland. A new analysis by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science using highly detailed elevation maps of… …
VIMS hosts public tours through August (7/6/2022) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is hosting in-person public tours at its Gloucester Point campus from 10-11:30 a.m. every Friday through August. During these guided tours, guests will receive… …
Residents speak out on voting laws (7/6/2022) - Gloucester’s colonial courthouse was full for Tuesday night’s meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors, as residents came to voice their opinions regarding a petition on changing the county’s voting… …
Planners to hold hearing tonight on proposed Glenns rezoning (7/6/2022) - The Gloucester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 o’clock tonight in the colonial courthouse on the county-sponsored Glenns rezoning case. Twenty-four parcels, totaling 152.69 acres, are proposed… …
Food pantry/garden (7/6/2022) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic received a $1,000 grant from AARP Community Challenge to implement a food pantry and vegetable garden at the clinic, which is located on Industrial Drive… …
NARFE meeting (7/6/2022) - Linda Fletcher and Doug Hudgins of Anthem Blue/Cross Blue Shield discussed health plan options and associated benefits at the June 21 meeting of Chapter 1757 of the National Active and… …
Celebrating Independence Day in style (7/6/2022) - Monday was a day of celebration as the nation marked its 246th anniversary with cookouts, parties, parades and, of course, fireworks. At left, 2022 Daffodil Festival Little Miss Emeryson Byrd… …
Fox fun (7/6/2022) - A pair of fox kits play at the base of a magnolia tree in Hayes. They chased each other in circles, and then tried to play rough, but they were… …
8,000+ acres contain some oyster harvesting limitation (7/6/2022) - Acreage in local waterways containing at least partially limited for the harvesting of oysters and other shellfish increased by more than 15 percent over the past year, according to figures… …
Library seeks input on potential improvements (7/6/2022) - As part of an updated lease agreement, Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will be receiving approximately $200,000 from the Main Street Preservation Trust over the next two years for improvements… …