Supporting Guinea Heritage (8/14/2024) - Abby Bowles, Social Development Committee chair of the Abington Ruritan Club, at right, recently presented a $1,000 donation check to Ginny Snowden, left, and president Rose Marie Smith of the… …
Union Baptist food pantry (8/14/2024) - Dave and Abby Bowles, Social Development Committee chairs of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, presented a $1,000 donation check to Audrey Berry and Sarah Joann Anderson of Union Baptist Church, from… …VIMS hosting tours of Point campus (8/14/2024) - Throughout August, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is hosting several behind-the-scenes tours of its Gloucester Point campus, revealing the local and global impact of its research. These 90-minute tours… …
Widows’ group meets Aug. 24 (8/14/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews counties will meet from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodsville Road, Hayes. Attire is casual.… …
Concert on the Green (8/14/2024) - The Courthouse Community Orchestra will perform in the next Concert on the Green, which will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, on Gloucester’s court green in the… …
Salvation Army gift (8/14/2024) - Abby Bowles of the Abington Ruritan Club, at left, presents a $500 donation from the club to Stephanie Todd, social worker for the Salvation Army at Hayes. The Salvation Army… …Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (8/14/2024) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The breakfast, featuring biscuits, eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, sausage gravy, fruit, coffee and… …
VIMS receives $224,491 grant for wetlands project (8/14/2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $2.4 million to projects that will help protect, manage and restore wetlands in the mid-Atlantic region, including a $224,491 grant to the Virginia Institute… …
What’s buzzing at Brent and Becky’s? Saturday is National Honey Bee Day (8/14/2024) - National Honey Bee Day will be celebrated from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester.The Colonial Beekeepers Association will be at the business to demonstrate how… …
Supporting Bay Aging (8/14/2024) - Abingdon Ruritan Club representative Don Sandridge, second from right, presented Bay Aging on behalf of the club with donations totaling $4,000: $2,000 for Gloucester Meals on Wheels, $1,000 for the… …
Car show winners (8/14/2024) - Brothers Mason and Kody Kopacki, from left, were the winners of the Ant’s GANG (Going After New Goals) Best Team Trophy at the Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers car show, which… …Gloucester Library announces upcoming events (8/14/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library has announced its upcoming events, which will be held at the Main Street Center location. The library will hold its next Yum Yum Cookbook Club… …
Coming Events (8/14/2024) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will… …
Input sought for Tidewater SWCD strategic plan (8/14/2024) - The Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District is requesting community input in preparing its new 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Tidewater SWCD’s current mission statement is to promote the conservation of natural… …
Bay Aging wins multiple awards at USAging conference (8/7/2024) - Bay Aging received multiple awards at last month’s USAging 49th annual Conference and Tradeshow, “Answers on Aging,” in Tampa, Fla. This event recognizes national innovative programs that serve older adults… …
Leadership Institute (8/7/2024) - Investigator Kyrstin Shackelford, center, and Master Deputy Betty Sawyer, at right, recently graduated from the 18th annual Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy Leadership Institute, held on the campus of… …Riverside launches dementia support program (8/7/2024) - Riverside Health System is one of two organizations in Virginia to launch the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience model program. The GUIDE program was designed by The Centers for Medicare… …
Emergency repairs complete (8/7/2024) - An emergency repair to the Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line was completed last Thursday, according to the Virginia Department of… …
GMHS executive director resigns for new position in Florida (8/7/2024) - Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown has resigned to accept a similar position with the Port Charlotte, Florida, Animal Welfare League shelter. According to GMHS Board Vice President Elizabeth… …
Gen. Lafayette to visit Gloucester Sunday (8/7/2024) - Actor/interpreter Mark Schneider of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will portray the Marquis de Lafayette in a program on Sunday afternoon in Gloucester. The Augustine Warner Chapter, National Society Daughters of… …Planners endorse zoning ordinance changes (8/7/2024) - By a 6-0 margin last Thursday night, members of the Gloucester County Planning Commission voted to recommend supervisors adopt proposed changes to the zoning ordinance following an in-depth overhaul of… …
Emergency Preparedness Expo (8/7/2024) - Amanda Adams with the Virginia Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps talks to Gloucester residents David, Bethany, Frank, and Aiden Zoll, from left, about the role of the volunteer corps… …CERT New Members Class begins Aug. 17 (8/7/2024) - A free CERT New Members Class will be taught over two Saturdays, Aug. 17 and Sept. 14, at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building, 94 Cricket Hill Road, Hudgins. Hours… …
Canine Companions to hold programs for volunteer puppy raisers (8/7/2024) - Canine Companions, the organization has been providing service dogs to people with disabilities since 1975, is holding two programs in Gloucester and Mathews for those interested in helping out to… …
Comix Con (8/7/2024) - Vikings, witches, Jedi warriors, a life-sized ape, a robot, and more turned out for the Comix Con held on Saturday at Gloucester Library in Main Street Center. There were games… …