Woodville School site of historical society meeting Sunday (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S. George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The program will include an update from the… …
College of William & Mary refreshes VIMS brand (7/22/2026) - After more than 85 years of advancing coastal and marine science, William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences is launching a… …When word of the Declaration of Independence reached Gloucester (7/22/2026) - To close out a month of celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Gloucester County on Saturday will commemorate the time in July 1776, when word of the Declaration of Independence… …
Reading the Declaration (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, parishioners at Abingdon Episcopal Church marked the occasion on Sunday with a special reading of America’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence. The… …Treasures from the museum (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, communities across the country are reflecting on the people, places and stories that shaped American history. Here in Gloucester and Mathews, local museums… …
New book tells stories of local Revolutionary War participants (7/15/2026) - Mathews resident Martha McCartney, a research historian and writer, has compiled a resource book containing biographical information on over 700 local people who participated in the Revolutionary War. She worked… …
Sail Beyond Cancer (7/15/2026) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Meggie Bombard, at left, presented Kim Lawver, Executive Director of the nonprofit Sail Beyond Cancer, a club mug for her presentation at the club’s June meeting… …
Quick thinking saves life of Gloucester woman (7/15/2026) - Mary Williams of Gloucester, has been dealing with asthma since high school, when she had a bout of bronchitis and pneumonia, but the respiratory illness never before impacted her the… …
Ruritans give $5,000 to GVFRS; $1,000 to GRA, Samaritans (7/15/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club recently presented a $5,000 donation to Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, continuing a long-standing partnership between the two community organizations. Don Sandridge, past president of… …
Minor coastal flooding (7/15/2026) - A couple of rainy days led to this minor coastal flooding on Butler Creek in lower Gloucester County on Sunday, with the heron fishing where there is usually no water.… …
Apartment fire causes injury, takes life of 2 pets (7/8/2026) - A fire on Sunday afternoon at Colonial Point Apartments in Gloucester Point left a 40-year-old man on life support, took the lives of two pets (a cat and a dog)… …
Celebrating independence (7/8/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation had a day of activities on Friday to commemorate the first known countywide celebration of Independence Day in Gloucester, held on July 6, 1858. That first celebration… …Gloucester supervisors approve two solar farm projects (7/8/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved the siting agreements and conditional use permit applications for Fox Mill Solar and Daffodil Fields Solar, both located along Fary’s Mill Road, by… …
Gloucester Library to hold quilting programs (7/8/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced three upcoming programs for July. The Point Branch will be holding a coffee, coloring, games and conversation program for adults 18 and older on… …
Bay Aging offers activities for seniors, caregivers (7/8/2026) - Bay Aging has a number of activities for seniors and their caregivers in July. Virtual Support Groups Meeting on the first Monday of each month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.,… …
Nursing facility responds to AC concerns (7/8/2026) - Temperatures soaring over 100 degrees last weekend caused many people to try to find refuge from the unbearable heat, as well as raise concerns about places where they believed not… …
Grace on Main marks July 4 with ceremony Saturday (7/8/2026) - Gloucester’s Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church was once again the site for an annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but the ceremony went well beyond reading the… …
Woodville Park donation (7/8/2026) - Abingdon Ruritan Club supports Woodville Park annually. Here, Matt Barber, Gloucester Director of Parks and Recreation, receives a $1,000 donation for the Hayes park from club member Julianna Woolley. …
Traffic tie-up (7/8/2026) - Last Thursday afternoon, northbound traffic on Route 17 near LightHouse Church in Hayes was disrupted after what appears to be an accident involving a gravel truck that left a large… …
Gloucester receives congratulations from Gloucester, England, for 375th (7/8/2026) - Gloucester County recently received a special message of congratulations from the City of Gloucester, England, recognizing the county’s 375th anniversary and celebrating the enduring historic ties shared between the two… …Confidential support group formed by NAMI (7/8/2026) - A confidential Family Support Group is being formed by the Mid-Tidewater Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. A news release about the group said it will meet on… …
Virtual genealogy program to be held Saturday (7/8/2026) - Genealogist Karen M. Skelton will speak at a virtual meeting of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society at 11 a.m. Saturday. Skelton will offer a presentation on how… …Events July 9-16 (7/8/2026) - THURSDAY BATTLE COMMEMORATION: A ceremony commemorating the Battle of Cricket Hill will be held at 10 o’clock today, Thursday, July 9, at Morningstar Marinas, 249 Mill Point Road, Hudgins. Presented… …
14-year-old dies in minibike accident in Gloucester (7/8/2026) - A 14-year-old is dead and a 16-year-old sustained serious life-threatening injuries following a crash involving a minibike on Monday night in Hayes. At approximately 10 p.m., the Virginia State Police… …
Keeping the electoral wheels rolling for decades (7/1/2026) - There is perhaps nothing more quintessentially or patriotically American than serving one’s community as an election official. Two local election officials, Easby “Buddy” King of Gloucester, and Mary Marshall of… …