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… …
Food drive (5/25/2022) - Gloucester Post Office, Main Street Center, collected just over 1,300 pounds of food in just one week earlier this month. Carriers brought empty grocery bags to residences on their routes… …
A gift for GMCC (5/25/2022) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic was the beneficiary of a generous donation from Canon earlier this month. The business donated four printers with extra-large ink cartridges for the clinic and… …
Fixed broadband equipment arriving; network buildout underway (5/25/2022) - Despite international and national supply chain issues, fixed wireless broadband equipment is arriving, and the network buildout is underway. Open Broadband is working on the first phase of the local… …Programs offered at Machicomoco State Park (5/25/2022) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, has a number of programs scheduled throughout June. Tsenacomacoh Tools & Tech: This program will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3; at 6… …
New mural (5/25/2022) - The fifth mural along Gloucester’s Main Street went up earlier this month. Commissioned by the Cook Foundation, the 50-foot overhang of the Hudson Building (located next door to the Arts… …COVID-19 cases increasing across Three Rivers Health District (5/25/2022) - COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the Three Rivers Health District with an average of 30 new cases recorded per day. Cases are also increasing both statewide (an average of… …
Memorial Day services Sunday (5/25/2022) - Memorial Day observances will be held Sunday afternoon in Mathews and Gloucester counties, beginning with a 2 p.m. rifle salute and bell ceremony at American Legion Post 83 on Route… …