Scholarship awards (7/12/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club presented two scholarship awards at the July monthly membership meeting on July 10. Ruritan member Don Sandridge, center, presented the awards. Kamila Miles, left, received the club’s… …
Constitution speaker (7/12/2023) - Gary Porter, founder and executive director of the Constitution Leadership Initiative, Inc., above, spoke on “Five Words or Phrases in Our Founding Documents You Should Understand” at the Abingdon Ruritan… …Library to hold program on wild edible plants (7/12/2023) - Master Naturalist Bill Blair will present a program about local wild edible plants at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Registration opens today. The… …
Seats still available for Dragon Run paddle season (7/12/2023) - The Friends of Dragon Run summer paddle season begins on July 19, less than a week away. Seats are still available, but are filling up fast, a release noted. Paddle… …Gloucester board holds off on reassessments following report (7/12/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors continued its discussion of the county’s property reassessment process during its Wednesday, July 5, meeting in the colonial courthouse. County Assessor Dan Thomas gave an… …
A promising signLocal waterways much cleaner, according to VDH standards (7/12/2023) - Local waterways are much cleaner than they were at this time last year, according to the standards applied by the Virginia Department of Health for the harvesting of oysters and… …
School board meeting stalled due to observations of apparently armed individuals (7/12/2023) - Tuesday night’s Gloucester County School Board meeting was suddenly stalled after one to four apparently armed individuals were observed at the meeting. The meeting was held in the T.C. Walker… …
Orth seeks fourth term on Gloucester BOS (7/12/2023) - Robert “JJ” Orth, 75, has announced his reelection campaign as an independent candidate for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. Orth won election for this… …
BBQ & Bags (7/12/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews held its first BBQ & Bags event at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Saturday, June 24. The recently-organized club collaborated with the Gloucester United Emergency… …
Honoring vets (7/12/2023) - The members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goody bags containing cards made by its members and yummy treats to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made… …Best Years Trips planned to Charlottesville, Chrysler Museum (7/12/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip (for those 55 and older) to Charlottesville to visit Mr. Jefferson’s Monticello from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on… …
Beach access (7/5/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism crew rolled out a new Mobi-Mat rollout beach access mat last week at the Gloucester Point Beach Park, paving the way for wheelchair access so… …
Rotary annual dinner (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester Rotary Club held its annual dinner on June 29 at the IDK Restaurant, White Marsh. The program included installation of officers and induction of new members. Officers for… …Gloucester blood drive nets 60 units (7/5/2023) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Tuesday, June 27 at the Gloucester Moose Lodge, resulted in the collection of 60 productive units, one more than the drive’s goal… …
A full slate of local, state candidates on November ballot (7/5/2023) - This year’s ballot will be one filled with local elections in Gloucester and Mathews. The final ballots have been set in the two counties and throughout Virginia. The ballot will… …
VDOT considers shared use path on Ware House Road (7/5/2023) - VDOT is seeking input on a proposal to build a shared use path along Ware House Road from Gloucester’s Main Street to the Ware House Landing Boat Ramp which would… …
Local history talks at Edge Hill House (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will be hosting talks of local historic and community interest at 7 p.m. on the following Wednesday evenings—July 12, 19 and 26—at historic Edge Hill House,… …
Gloucester Ruritans (7/5/2023) - Jackie Beyea, acting president of the Gloucester Ruritan Club, at right, presents a club mug to Cathy Raines for her talk to the club during its June meeting at the… …
Rotary talk (7/5/2023) - Bootmaker Steve Christo of Perrin Creek Custom Cowboy Boots, right, was the guest speaker at the June 22 meeting of the Gloucester Rotary Club, which was held at Sanders Retirement… …
Population aging locally, nationally (7/5/2023) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are right in step with the nation, and with Virginia. All have populations that are aging. The U.S. Census Bureau announced on June 22 that the… …Winnington convicted of involuntary manslaughter (7/5/2023) - Corbin Chase Winnington, 16, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of unlawful wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony following a trial late last… …
Morton named to second term on CNU board (7/5/2023) - Christy Tomlinson Morton of Gloucester has been named by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a second term on the Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University, Newport News. Morton is vice… …
Narron to run for commissioner of revenue (7/5/2023) - Sarah Narron, 41, of Gloucester has announced her candidacy in the November election for the commissioner of the revenue. She is running as an independent. “I have a passion for… …Library to hold program on goldfinches (7/5/2023) - Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program about goldfinches at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 20. The program will be presented by Michelle Schopp, Community Outreach Coordinator at… …
Democrats’ picnic (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee held its annual Patriots’ Picnic on Saturday at Whitcomb Lodge in Beaverdam Park. The picnic’s special guest was Democratic candidate for State Senate and U.S.… …