Harris honored as GREA ‘Retired Educator of the Year’ (7/10/2024) - Wyllona E. Harris was named the 2024 Retired Educator of the Year on June 27 by the Gloucester Retired Educators Association (GREA). She was honored recently during a luncheon at… …
Donation (7/10/2024) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, donated $250 to the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation on July 6. PCL vice chair Mary Olekszyk is shown here presenting the donation to foundation president… …
Honoring vets (7/10/2024) - Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goodie bags filled with treats and handmade cards to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made to Sanders, Walter… …Honor rolls announced (7/10/2024) - Gloucester High School Gloucester High School recently released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period were: Seniors—Jacob… …
Jigsaw champs (7/10/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, held its Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown on June 20. Team members Melody Beshel, Beth Hogge, Tori Bridges and Julia Webb, clockwise from left, won… …School board celebrates student summer work (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to cover an array of agenda topics, including listening to students talk about their academic… …
11-year-old Gloucester girl qualifies for AAU Junior Olympics (7/10/2024) - An 11-year-old Gloucester County girl earned a spot in the 2024 AAU Junior Olympics following her performance in the AAU Region 5 Qualifier on June 26-29 at Todd Stadium in… …
BC United to hold Back to School Block Party Aug. 17 (7/10/2024) - BC United Outreach will hold its second annual Back to School Block Party and Resource Fair from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building, Bena.… …
Williams Wharf hosts ‘Row the Chesapeake’ Saturday (7/10/2024) - Two rowers will make their way across the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday in specially designed rowing shells, ending in Mathews County, to highlight public recreational opportunities of the local waterways.… …
Abingdon Ruritan scholarship (7/10/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club welcomed Charles Somervell III to its July 8 meeting, introducing members to the 2024 Gloucester High School graduate, recipient of this year’s scholarship, as well as… …87 take part in second annual Timberneck 5K (7/10/2024) - On June 22, the Peninsula Track Club held the second annual Timberneck 5K at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Proceeds from the race benefit the Fairfield Foundation to support the restoration… …
Motorhome fire (7/10/2024) - Last Thursday around 11:35 p.m., members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a motorhome fire on Glass Road. The first crews to arrive confirmed a fully involved motorhome,… …
Guinea youth art classes (7/10/2024) - Thanks to a grant from the Gloucester Community Foundation, children 9-12 years old participated in free art classes offered by the Guinea Heritage Association. Taught at Buck’s Store Museum by… …Car show Saturday in Gloucester (7/10/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold its Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Main Street Center parking lot, Gloucester, weather… …
Three books of Gloucester history donated to library (7/10/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History donated three of its recent publications to the Gloucester Library. The publications donated were “Gloucester County Survey Book 1 1817-1852 Plats,” “Lawyer Walker of Gloucester”… …
Flag retirement (7/10/2024) - Gloucester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8252 conducted a flag retirement ceremony prior to its Independence Day Celebration on Saturday. The event was hosted by Post Chaplain Jon Sawyer and… …$750 Green Grant to be used to spruce up Brown Park (7/10/2024) - Gloucester Clean Community was awarded a $750 Green Grant in the Community Beautification category to make improvements at Brown Park, as part of Keep Virginia Beautiful’s Annual Green Grants Program.… …
Slow and steady (7/10/2024) - April Nuttall sent a photo of “an old wise fella we found on the banks of our marsh in Ware Neck this week.” We hope he reached his destination on… …Clerks can now perform marriage ceremonies (7/10/2024) - Couples who want to get hitched in Virginia can now get same-day service at their local clerk of circuit court’s office. Mathews Clerk of Court Beth Brown said she performed… …
Gloucester man dies in crash (7/3/2024) - Bradley J. Perkins, a 43-year-old Gloucester man, died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:15 on Sunday morning on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County, according to Matthew… …
Boys and Girls State (7/3/2024) - Gloucester High School students have been selected to represent their school this summer at Boys State and Girls State. These weeklong summer programs are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary… …PCL to hold free concert July 12 (7/3/2024) - The Piankatank Community League, Harcum, will have a free community music event from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 12. Toby & Larry, a duo act who play acoustic guitars, will… …
4-H group holding fundraisers (7/3/2024) - The Gloucester Animal Science 4-H Group is currently holding a fundraiser with Northern Neck Popcorn Bag from now until July 22. To contribute to the fundraiser, people must order popcorn… …
Mathews July 4th fireworks a go; Fireworks also over York River (7/3/2024) - After Mathews County officials announced a burn ban last week—a ban that included fireworks—it was touch-and-go whether there would be a July 4th fireworks show in Mathews this year. But… …All-State (7/3/2024) - Two members of the Gloucester High School varsity baseball team were named All-State last week, as the Virginia High School League announced its 2024 Class 4 All-State team picks. Varsity… …