GHS to graduate 300+ (6/5/2024) - Gloucester High School is scheduled to graduate more than 300 of its seniors in the school’s 71st annual commencement exercises. The 2024 commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and… …
George Sherman Carter, hidden no longer (6/5/2024) - Physicist and author Hattie Carwell is writing a book about black scientists who were involved in the Manhattan Project (1942-1945) and came across a man who was a Gloucester native… …
Symphony Under the Stars draws 2,000 (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Arts Festival and The Cook Foundation held the annual “Symphony Under the Stars” free family concert Saturday night, attracting a crowd of 2,000, according to festival representatives, to enjoy… …
Library celebrates renovation and summer reading program (6/5/2024) - “Almost 20 years ago to the day, we stood in this very same place to open a brand-new library.” Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, celebrated its extensive renovation… …
Dukes on the diamond (6/5/2024) - The Gloucester High School varsity softball and baseball teams celebrated double wins in the Class 4 Region A final last week, but both teams ended their seasons Tuesday night in… …
GMHS Family Fun Day (6/5/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society held its Family Fun Day on Saturday afternoon at the shelter on Jackson Lane in Gloucester. The event included children’s games and face-painting, informational and craft… …
Insurance talk (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Bill Naquin, at right, presented Joshua Junker a club mug for his presentation to the Gloucester Ruritan Club at its May meeting at Ann’s Family Diner.… …Repair work underway on Rt. 17 bridge at Dragon Run (6/5/2024) - Route 17 northbound is reduced to a single lane at the bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line for emergency repairs to fix damage caused… …
Mission to Guatemala (6/5/2024) - The week of April 7, several residents from Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties traveled to Guatemala on a medical mission. As part of this mission, health kits and glasses were… …Supervisors receive legislative update (6/5/2024) - Gloucester supervisors received a legislative update Tuesday from two of the county’s representatives in the General Assembly. The board also held a public hearing to consider a tower lease agreement… …
Poker Run (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members and spouses stand ready to serve hungry riders who participated in Saturday’s American Legion and Riders Chapter 75 Ridedown the Need of Veterans Poker Run. Those… …
Dolphin watching trip planned for July 10 (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip (for ages 55 and older) to Virginia Beach for dolphin watching on Wednesday, July 10 from 8:30 a.m. to… …
Oysters on the agenda for Gloucester BOS (5/29/2024) - Oysters were on the menu, er, agenda, for the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors at its May 21 meeting. Topics of discussion included an Oysters Forever proposal for construction of… …
Widows’ luncheon (5/29/2024) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews came together to share experiences, insights and fellowship at a luncheon Saturday at First Morning Star Baptist Church, Hayes. Organized by Marion Randall and Charlotte… …
Newest GMCC board members (5/29/2024) - Roxane Yarina, Cher Gingues and Steve Gingues, from left, are the newest members of the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic’s board of directors, joining the board earlier this year. Roxane Yarina… …Gloucester County awarded opioid abatement grants (5/29/2024) - Gloucester County was awarded three grants totaling over $72,000 and, as part of a regional partnership with Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties, received another $215,485 in funding announced this week… …
Gloucester ceremony honors those who gave all (5/29/2024) - In spite of a sweltering sun, a sizeable crowd attended American Legion Post 75’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony held Sunday afternoon on the grounds of Gloucester Courthouse on Justice Drive.… …Symphony Under the Stars Saturday in Gloucester (5/29/2024) - The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Under the Stars, one of the signature events of the Gloucester Arts Festival, will take place on Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. on the lawn… …
Hodges to provide legislative update (5/29/2024) - Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna) will provide an update of the recently concluded General Assembly session at Tuesday’s meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors. Hodges is one of two people… …
Changes to tuition waiver program affect veteran families (5/29/2024) - If you had asked Jenna Rowe a month ago whether she could ever see herself as an expert and an advocate, navigating the intricacies of state budgets and other legislative… …
Summer fun (5/29/2024) - With the Memorial Day weekend come and gone, summer has unofficially arrived. And with summer, come all the fun things to do, like picnics and boat trips. Above, this little… …
Daily visitor (5/29/2024) - Amanda Riley-Gross photographed this heron on the shoreline of Sarah’s Creek, Hayes. “He comes every day and waits for my husband to feed him,” Riley-Gross said. “We eat a lot… …Black Birders Week event Saturday at Beaverdam (5/29/2024) - The fifth annual Black Birders Week is currently underway and, this Saturday, June 1, members of the Gloucester NAACP and the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists invite the public to Beaverdam… …
Marine Science Day to beheld Saturday (5/29/2024) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 22nd annual Marine Science Day open house event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the VIMS Gloucester Point campus.… …
GMHS to hold Family Fun Day Saturday (5/29/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will host its Family Fun Day from noon until 3 p.m. this Saturday. The whole family, including furry members, can enjoy games, face painting, crafts, food,… …