Radio club broadcasting from Abingdon Park on Saturday (10/11/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will set up a special event station Saturday at the Abingdon Park on Powhatan Drive in Hayes. The event, celebrating Captain John Smith and… …
Harmful waste collecton at Hayes on Oct. 21 (10/11/2023) - The fall collection of hazardous household waste in Gloucester will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hayes Convenience Center, 7599 Guinea Road. According to Waste Management,… …
‘Touch A Truck’ at Woodville on Nov. 4 (10/11/2023) - Gleaming trucks, tractors and vehicles of public agencies such as Gloucester Sheriff, local fire and rescue, Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will be the… …
Rangers speak (10/11/2023) - State park rangers Josh Mazzatenta and Courtney Kirberger-Lacombe, who work at Machicomoco State Park at Timberneck, recently addressed Gloucester Master Gardeners. They described plans for this park and encouraged volunteers… …
Heavenly fishing vessel (10/4/2023) - Becki Setterholm Roberts, Sophia Setterholm and Pam Belvin, from left, ride on the Achilles Shopping Center float in Saturday’s Guinea Jubilee parade, a workboat paying tribute to local watermen that… …American Legion Auxiliary (10/4/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 visited the Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and Gloucester Fire and Rescue on Sept. 26. The group delivered a basket full of snacks… …
York River Garden Club to hold talk next Thursday (10/4/2023) - The York River Garden Club is hosting a talk by Joshua Mazzarenta, Chief Ranger of Law Enforcement/Operations at Machicomoco State Park, next Thursday, Oct. 12, at Bethany United Methodist Church,… …
Supervisors receive presentations on smart meters (10/4/2023) - Gloucester supervisors received a pair of presentations regarding AMI Smart Meters during Tuesday’s monthly meeting at the colonial courthouse. Mary Bauer of Virginians for Safe Technology gave the first presentation,… …
Paper flower artist (10/4/2023) - Ronda Bowden, at left, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Five Rivers Woman’s Club at Bethany United Methodist Church in Gloucester Point. Bowden shared information… …State Fair’s giant vegetable growers crush weigh-off records (10/4/2023) - Last year’s State Fair of Virginia Giant Butternut Squash Competition winner Paul Jarosh of Culpeper County, held the world record title briefly, before a Michigan grower bested his attempt. But… …
Covid booster clinics scheduled in Gloucester (10/4/2023) - The Gloucester County Health Department has three immunization clinics scheduled for October, offering a range of vaccines, including the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccine that immunizes against Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Clinics… …
Gloucester teen raises awareness of pectus excavatum through art (10/4/2023) - Rebekah Schrader, 18, of Gloucester, has been using her art as a way to raise awareness for pectus excavatum, a condition where the sternum caves into the chest. Schrader was… …
Gloucester Ruritans (10/4/2023) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry Thompson, above right, presented club member Eric Engle the club mug in appreciation for his presentation to the club at its September meeting at the… …‘Vote No’ meeting on referendum Tuesday (10/4/2023) - A “Vote No” meeting in opposition to the Nov. 7 ballot initiative calling for the issuance of $39.58 million in bonds for a number of county capital projects has been… …
Stay vigilant to possible fire dangers, GVFR officers urge (10/4/2023) - National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8-14, and Gloucester Fire Prevention Officers Tony Villani and Tony Saccaro want to get the word out about preventing fires. They also want to… …
Offices close Monday for holiday (10/4/2023) - 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/Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Mathews County schools… …
Fiorina comes to Cappahosic as guest speaker (10/4/2023) - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Chair Carly Fiorina was the guest speaker at The Return of Sunday Dinner held on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Holly Knoll on the historic Moton Conference Center… …Gloucester library announces upcoming programs (10/4/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library will hold several programs this month at the Main Street Center location. The library will host author Lorraine Hanson and her English Angora and French… …
Talk in Gloucester on feral cats Oct. 18 (10/4/2023) - Charles Brown, executive director of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, will discuss Gloucester’s feral cat problem at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Edge Hill House in Gloucester village. His talk… …
Gloucester man part of VSP graduation (10/4/2023) - Jefferson P. Cullison of Gloucester, was one of 31 new state troopers who participated in the graduation of the 139th generation of Virginia State Troopers. The Sept. 15 commencement exercises… …
Gloucester High School homecoming parade (10/4/2023) - Gloucester High School got a chance to show off its school spirit during last Thursday’s homecoming parade, with parade goers lining Main Street to cheer on the Dukes. held its… …
42nd annual Guinea Jubilee (10/4/2023) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Waterman’s contests are a big part of the Guinea Jubilee. This year’s winners included, top left photo, from left: women’s crab pot pulling--Mae Lynn Belvin (third… …Covid vaccines beginning to become available locally (9/27/2023) - The newest COVID-19 vaccine is now being made available across the U.S., but it is in limited supply. Brenden Rivenbark of Three Rivers Health District said the district has not… …
Survey aims to combat digital divide among Virginia communities (9/27/2023) - The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development Office of Broadband recently announced the launch of a statewide survey to gather data that will help develop the Virginia Digital Opportunity… …
Citation catches reported (9/27/2023) - Bailey Hudgins of Glouces-ter, trolling offshore in Norfolk Canyon on Sept. 8, caught and released a blue marlin, sailfish and white marlin. These catches qualified him for three citations in… …