Residents urged to prepare for hurricane season (6/8/2022) - It is only a week into hurricane season and the first named storm in the Atlantic has already come and gone. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above… …
Catching peeler crabs a family affair for Healys (6/8/2022) - Max Healy of Gloucester and his son, Mickey, started catching peeler crabs together when Mickey was a teenager, and they’ve been peeler crabbers together for more than 50 years. Max… …
Covid cases down nationally, up in district (6/8/2022) - COVID-19 case rates decreased across the U.S. and in Virginia during the past week, with around 101,000 cases per day nationally and 2,859 cases per day in the state. In… …
Foundation expands open space at Woodville School (6/8/2022) - Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and $8,000 in private donations, the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation has purchased a 0.39-acre parcel adjacent to the Woodville School… …
Chesapeake Bay crabs hit population low (6/8/2022) - The blue crab, the Chesapeake Bay’s most valuable catch and a closely watched proxy for the health of its underwater ecosystem, is less abundant now than at any other time… …
Queen’s Jubilee (6/8/2022) - Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee was the theme for Gloucester Library’s May 31 meeting of the Yum Yum Cookbook Club. The meeting, which was held at the library’s Main Street Center… …
Peter Brewer & Friends to play Saturday at GBC (6/1/2022) - Peter Brewer & Friends will be playing at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Gloucester Brewing Company. This performance is free and open to the public. Brewer (saxophone), a 1985 graduate… …
Library lease on board’s agenda (6/1/2022) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will vote on a resolution to enter into a lease for the Main Street Library when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial… …
Meeting today on historic property addition (6/1/2022) - The Gloucester County Historical Committee will hold a special meeting at 10:30 today, Thursday, June 2, at the Gloucester Museum of History, 6539 Main Street. The meeting is being held… …
Summer reading kicks off (6/1/2022) - Gloucester Library will hold its Summer Reading Kick-Off event Saturday from 4-6 p.m. at the Main Street Center location. Families are invited to stop by the library to register for… …
Hearing tonight on Rick’s Country Store parcel (6/1/2022) - The Gloucester Planning Commission will meet at 7 o’clock tonight in the colonial courthouse for a public hearing to consider the proposed rezoning of a parcel of land on Hickory… …
Kiwanis fundraiser (6/1/2022) - The Gloucester Kiwanis Club raised approximately $1,700 in a spaghetti dinner fundraiser held on May 20 at the Courthouse Restaurant. Money from the event will help the organization with its… …
Horticulture Award of Merit (6/1/2022) - Emily Barbee, right, longstanding member of the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews, was presented the Horticulture Award of Merit by president Julie Stone, left, at the club’s annual picnic… …
Services held Sunday to honor America’s war dead (6/1/2022) - American Legion posts in Mathews and Gloucester took time out on Sunday afternoon to honor America’s military and its war dead in Memorial Day weekend observances. The first of the… …
Leadership and integrity: Cornerstones of one man’s life (6/1/2022) - It’s been a long, storied career for Lt. Col. Lewis H. “Bucky” Burruss (U.S. Army-ret.), both in the military and as an author. He spent his formative years in Gloucester,… …
COVID-19 case rates stabilize (6/1/2022) - COVID-19 cases stabilized across the U.S. over the weekend, with the nation averaging about 109,000 new cases per day, according to a press release from Dr. Richard Williams, medical director… …
Emergency landing (6/1/2022) - A small aircraft made an emergency landing last Thursday at 5:19 p.m. in a field off the 3500 block of Providence Road in Gloucester. There were no injuries. Sgt. Michelle… …
Flag retirement (6/1/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club held a flag retirement ceremony Memorial Day weekend. The service included the Pledge of Allegiance followed by individual placement of the flags in the fire pit… …
VSP holds memorial service; Dermyer among honored (6/1/2022) - Virginia State Police held a memorial service last week to honor public safety professionals who have lost their lives in service. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 25 program… …
100th birthday (6/1/2022) - Helen T. Verbyla of Gloucester, celebrated her 100th birthday last Thursday. She was born on May 26, 1922 in Laflin, Pennsylvania, to Stanley and Theodora Montville, and worked in a… …
Genealogist offers tips on identifying old photographs (5/25/2022) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia and the Guinea Heritage Association hosted a joint meeting on Monday at Buck’s Store and Museum in Bena. This meeting featured Newport News-based genealogist… …
Ruritan Sunday (5/25/2022) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club took part in Ruritan Sunday at Abingdon Episcopal Church, a day of worship in honor of those “thousands of dedicated persons who have given… …
Memorial Day BBQ (5/25/2022) - The Guinea Heritage Association will have freshly cooked and pulled BBQ by the pound for Memorial Day weekend. Pint containers of BBQ will be available for $10 at the Buck’s… …
75 seafood festivals (5/25/2022) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club held its Spring Seafood Festival last Wednesday at the club in Bena. Honored at the event were L.T. Wells, longtime member of the Abingdon Ruritans, and… …
VIMS professors honored with Plumeri Awards (5/25/2022) - Professors Eric Hilton and Juliette Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at Gloucester Point have been selected as recipients of Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence at the College… …