Tidal flooding (10/2/2024) - Although the area didn’t experience the flooding that devastated much of the Carolinas and other places as a result of Hurricane Helene, the area did experience some minor tidal flooding… …Harmful Waste Collection to be held Oct. 19 (10/2/2024) - Gloucester County’s Household Harmful Waste Collection Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Hayes Convenience Center, located on Guinea Road. At this… …
Democrats’ dinner was sold out; Northam speaks (10/2/2024) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee’s revived seafood dinner fundraiser on Sept. 12 was sold out, a release said. Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was the keynote speaker at the dinner,… …
Weather a mixed bag for Jubilee (10/2/2024) - The weather for this year’s Guinea Jubilee was a mixed bag, with rain and mud on opening day Friday, and a bright, hot sun on Saturday. Melissa Ashe, the Jubilee’s… …Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday in Gloucester (10/2/2024) - The 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s-Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck will be held on Saturday, starting from Botetourt Elementary School, 6361 Main Street, Gloucester. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., the… …
Democratic nominee Leslie Mehta (10/2/2024) - Leslie Mehta is the Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives’ 1st Congressional District. She is challenging longtime Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. Speaking with the Gazette-Journal in Mathews… …
Republican nominee Rob Wittman (10/2/2024) - Rep. Rob Wittman of Montross, a Republican, is seeking his ninth full term as Virginia’s 1st Congressional District representative. He is being challenged by Democrat Leslie Mehta of Chesterfield. Stopping… …
Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue to hold open house Sunday (10/2/2024) - An open house will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Station 1 on Main Street. The occasion will mark the beginning… …Gloucester to recognize PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day (10/2/2024) - Gloucester County will be changing the lighting of its administration building to green on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to recognize PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day. Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune… …
Gloucester Main Street’s newest mural officially dedicated (10/2/2024) - A group of some of Gloucester’s leading women gathered on Gloucester’s Main Street on Saturday afternoon to dedicate formally the newest mural in the Court House area—the Iconic Women of… …Rosewell: Gloucester’s legendary ruin (10/2/2024) - There is no other place in Gloucester as fabled as the Rosewell Ruins, with tales passed from generation to generation. Twelve-thousand-square feet, three stories over a tall English basement, with… …
T.C. Walker learned the law from 2 Confederate veterans (10/2/2024) - Did you know that the famous black lawyer of Gloucester County, Thomas Calhoun Walker, received his legal instruction from two men who had served as officers in the Confederate army?… …
Fish camps: a vanished part of the commercial seafood industry (10/2/2024) - Today the shoreline is quiet. A few old buildings give a hint of the once-bustling fish camp and seafood business that operated there. In decades past, fish camps dotted the… …Chamber concert Friday at Timberneck (9/25/2024) - The Courthouse Chamber Orchestra will present a concert of chamber music Friday at Timberneck in Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. The concert is indoors. Admission is $15 for adults, free for… …
Ruritans donate bench to Museum (9/25/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club donated a bench to the Gloucester Museum of History Tuesday morning. The benches are made by NexTrex, a company that has drop off locations across the… …Cats, dogs to be vaccinated Oct. 12 (9/25/2024) - Gloucester County Animal Control will be partnering with Three Rivers Health District and the Gloucester Veterinary Hospital to hold a rabies clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.… …
Wine etc. festival celebrates smooth day (9/25/2024) - “Everything went pretty smoothly.” The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce’s annual wine festival returned under a new name this year, “Wine, Whiskey and Whatnot.” Chamber president Cori Williams said the… …Guinea Jubilee celebrates 43rd year (9/25/2024) - The 43rd annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday at 8784 Guinea Road in Hayes, rain or shine. The festival opens Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with arts… …
Gloucester native named manager at Machicomoco State Park. (9/25/2024) - Adam Newland has been named the new Park Manager for Machicomoco State Park in Hayes. Newland, who is a native of Gloucester, began his career in retail and worked in… …
Lauren Stephens wins state title, to compete in nationals (9/25/2024) - Lauren Stephens, who currently lives in Hayes, was crowned the 2024 National American Miss Virginia Queen at the state pageant held August 17-19 in Reston. She also received Best Spoken model… …County board meets Tuesday (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will have its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the Colonial Courthouse at 6 p.m. Scheduled presentations for the evening are an Open Broadband update… …
Widows group meets October 7 (9/25/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews will meet from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. A notice said attire is casual, and to “come… …
Library announces upcoming programs (9/25/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a pair of programs next month. Underside of History will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Rosenwald School film debuts Tuesday; Woodville School featured (9/25/2024) - The premiere showing of the documentary “Monuments with Blackboards” exploring the history of Rosenwald Schools in Virginia takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History &… …Riverside to hold flu vaccine clinic Oct. 9 (9/18/2024) - Riverside Health is holding a free flu vaccine drive-thru clinic for those aged 9 years and older on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dominion Energy… …