Cosby to speak (2/5/2025) - Nationally-acclaimed author S.A. Cosby, a Mathews native, will talk about his life and work at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. There will be a question-and-answer session… …Library to hold program on azaleas (2/5/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Deadlines approach for Daffodil Queen, Little Miss Daffodil, scholarship programs (2/5/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Festival is two months away, with deadlines approaching later this month for Daffodil Festival Queen, Little Miss Daffodil and the festival’s scholarship for a graduating senior.… …
Library to hold program on azaleas (1/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Gloucester School Board begins preliminary budget discussions (1/29/2025) - “We want every single child in GCPS to maximize their potential.” The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday evening in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to hear preliminary budget… …
Fire destroys home on Glass Road (1/29/2025) - A massive fire destroyed a home in the 8700 block of Glass Road in Hayes in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 22. Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded… …
Ruritan National Convention (1/29/2025) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club traveled to the 2025 Ruritan National Convention in Greenville, S.C., last weekend. Pictured from left are former Abingdon director Rick Taylor, Zone Lt. Governor… …Care Clinic to host community breakfast March 13 (1/29/2025) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic is hosting a community breakfast, its first, this spring. Held in partnership with GMCC’s Community Health Partners, individual sponsors and local leaders, the Business of… …
Planning meeting (1/29/2025) - The Gloucester Rotary Club met at Olivia’s in the Village on Jan. 7 to plan for the 40th annual golf tournament scheduled for May 23 at the Golden Eagle Golf… …
P&R Advisory Committee (1/29/2025) - Gloucester’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Committee held its first meeting of the year Monday night in the Stewart Building, electing at-large members Don Sandridge as its chair and Heather… …S.A. Cosby to speak at Gloucester library Feb. 9 (1/22/2025) - Local author Shawn Cosby, also known as S.A. Cosby, is scheduled to speak about his life and works at Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, on Sunday, Feb. 9,… …
Events Jan. 23-30 (1/22/2025) - SATURDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a retreat from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the press room at County Building One, 6467 Main Street,… …
Kelly to discuss Lafayette’s legacy Sunday (1/22/2025) - Robert Kelly, director of the Gloucester Museum of History, will discuss the Lafayette Bicentennial being observed, when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States, on Sunday. Kelly, who… …
Tickets go on sale March 3 for next Ruritan Seafood Festival (1/22/2025) - Tickets go on sale March 3 for the next Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival, which will be held on May 21 in Bena. This is a fundraising event which will… …
Drake Hall builds hammock stands at park for Eagle Scout project (1/22/2025) - Gloucester High School senior Drake Hall recently completed his Eagle Scout project, building four hammock stands at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Hall has been a part of Boy Scout Troop… …
Ruritan speaker (1/22/2025) - Dr. Joseph Lombard, local dentist and humanitarian, was guest speaker at the Abingdon Ruritan Club on Monday, Jan. 13. In his talk, he relayed specific true stories about individuals who… …
Little England scrapbook (1/22/2025) - Linda Hudgins Grow, a Guinea Heritage Association Board member and former resident caretaker of Little England, is shown presenting GHA historian/genealogist Hamilton Williams with a scrapbook-style book about Little England… …Car-top boat launch reopens Feb. 1 (1/22/2025) - The car-top boat launch at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, reopens on Saturday, Feb. 1. “The water is still very cold, but with the appropriate gear and planning you can once… …
Program Friday on Chesapeake Bay steamboats (1/22/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association’s January 2025 Fourth Friday program will be presented by local educator and historian Ed Morris. The program on Chesapeake Bay steamboats and the communities they served… …
Gloucester Friends of the Library seeks new members (1/22/2025) - For those who love working with books, visiting the library and supporting their community, joining Gloucester County Friends of the Library is a great way to stay involved and help… …
Program Monday on Gloucester’s country stores (1/22/2025) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The program, “Gloucester’s Country Stores and Their… …Gloucester Main Street holds annual meeting (1/22/2025) - Gloucester Main Street brought together local business owners, property owners, nonprofits, and community partners on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for its annual meeting. Held at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester,… …
Four Chaplains service to be held Feb. 1 (1/22/2025) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will host a Four Chaplains Service beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6470 Main Street, Gloucester. Jesse Hill,… …
Five Rivers Woman’s Club (1/22/2025) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club had a Soup and Salad Luncheon on Monday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Hayes. Club co-president Jane Nie-thamer, shown here at right, also presented Gloucester… …Chili tasting luncheon Saturday (1/22/2025) - Botetourt Lodge No. 7, AF&AM, Gloucester, will host a chili tasting luncheon on Saturday as a fundraising event to benefit the Masonic Home of Virginia. The event will be held… …