Rev. Fred Carter, Marion Randall honored in special celebration (10/16/2024) - The contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Fred Carter and Marion Randall—were honored at a special celebration on Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena. The Legacy… …
Gloucester’s Union Zion Baptist added to Virgnia Landmarks Register (10/16/2024) - Union Zion Baptist Church, which has served Gloucester’s black community since the days following the Civil War, was added recently to the Virginia Landmarks Register.The Ware Neck church, and seven… …
The Northern Lights (10/16/2024) - Residents looking into the sky last week got a treat, something that almost never visible this far south of the Arctic circle. Experts say the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis,… …100 years of DMV celebrated at classic car show (10/16/2024) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to show appreciation for the community, DMV Commissioner Gerald Lackey has teamed up with the Colonial Rod Club… …
Friends of Machicomoco donate $500 in hurricane relief (10/16/2024) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park recently donated $500 to provide assistance to park rangers who have been affected by Hurricane Helene. The funds, managed through the Virginia State Park Employee… …
Flu vaccine clinics planned for Warsaw, Hartfield (10/16/2024) - The Three Rivers Health District has partnered with two Middle Peninsula localities to offer free drive-thru influenza vaccine clinics this month to people ages 16 and older. They will take… …
Library announces upcoming events (10/9/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced two of its upcoming events. The library will hold Planning Your Estate on Oct. 17, beginning at 6 p.m. Carlos Britos,… …
Supervisors express frustration with slow rollout of broadband (10/9/2024) - Gloucester supervisors expressed frustration with the rollout of the Open Broadband project designed to provide underserved homes in the county with access to broadband services during the board’s Oct. 1… …
Achilles Elementary gathering (10/9/2024) - Twenty-three former staff members of Achilles Elementary gathered last Thursday, Oct. 3 for lunch at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House to share memories and rekindle old and new friendships. The… …Legacy for Gloucester Citizens to celebrate 2 community leaders (10/9/2024) - The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens will honor the contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Frederick Risdon Miles Carter and Marion Randall—at a special celebration at 5 p.m. Saturday.… …
Residents invited to participate in community science project (10/9/2024) - The Norfolk-based environmental nonprofit, Wetlands Watch, is seeking volunteers from Oct. 17-20 for its annual partnered community science project, Catch the King. This program invites participants in your own community… …
GVFR Open House (10/9/2024) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc., held an open house Sunday at Station 1 on Main Street. People got a chance to come out to see the apparatus, take… …
Plastic bags to park benches (10/9/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members bagged 286.2 pounds of plastic bags since Aug. 31. Members Paul and Barbara Bauer, assisted by Ruritan Zone 4 Governor Don Sandridge (not pictured), delivered the… …Fairfield to hold House Party, candlelight tours of Rosewell (10/9/2024) - The Fairfield Foundation has a pair of upcoming events, starting with Saturday’s annual Historic House Party fundraiser at “Exchange,” 8711 Exchange Lane, Gloucester. From 5-7 p.m., Fairfield staff and the… …
Peninsula Campaign topic of talk next week (10/9/2024) - Local author and historian Jeff Toalson will give a talk on the lower Virginia Peninsula from Fort Monroe to Richmond during the opening year of the Civil War on Wednesday,… …
GHS homecoming parade tonight (10/9/2024) - The Gloucester High School homecoming parade will step off this evening, Thursday, Oct. 10, from Main Street Center at 5:15, traveling along Main Street until it reaches Botetourt Elementary School.… …
Local Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises $65,000 … so far (10/9/2024) - A sea of people dressed in purple descended upon Gloucester Court House on Saturday morning with a single goal in mind—putting an end to a terrible, deadly disease that touches… …
Local residents mobilize for hurricane relief (10/9/2024) - After Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, it didn’t take long for local individuals, churches and businesses to jump into action and start working on relief efforts. Dozens of people have… …Offices close Monday for holiday (10/9/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day/Yorktown Victory Day. Gloucester schools will… …
Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue to begin insurance-only billing (10/9/2024) - Faced with new regulations that require rescue squads to purchase their own drugs rather than having the hospital provide them, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad has made the difficult… …
Free rides to the polls (10/9/2024) - “I really want to vote. I just don’t have a ride to the polls.” Well, Bay Transit has taken that excuse off the list. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day,… …
Comet gazing (10/2/2024) - Stargazer Mike Cunningham spotted Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) slightly before sunrise on Sunday while camping out for a shot at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at Gloucester Point. This was… …
Tom Euler Trio entertains at park event (10/2/2024) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park held its first Music in the Park event in partnership with Virginia State Parks on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The Tom… …Battle of Hook memorial to be dedicated Oct. 18 (10/2/2024) - A memorial to the French soldiers who fought and died for American independence at the 1781 Battle of the Hook will be dedicated on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 18… …