42 entries in Saturday’s Gloucester holiday parade (12/11/2024) - Gloucester’s Main Street welcomed a huge crowd on Saturday afternoon to kick off the holiday season with the annual Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade. The parade this year consisted of… …
Mathews parade, Santa sightings and more this weekend (12/11/2024) - Do you hear those sleigh bells ringing? We are sure you do since Santa will be making appearances all weekend in Gloucester and Mathews counties, including at the Mathews Christmas… …Early deadlines for Dec. 26, Jan. 2 issues (12/11/2024) - We want to give our readers and contributors plenty of notice to the Gazette-Journal’s holiday deadlines. With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays both falling on a Wednesday, we… …
Working waterfront sites topic of public meeting (12/11/2024) - Eleven sustainable, convenient water access sites for commercial watermen to offload their catch could be coming soon to the Middle Peninsula. Developing such sites was the topic of a public… …
Dr. Gross to serve as Bay Aging 2025 chairman (12/11/2024) - Dr. Barry Gross of Gloucester was named chairman of the Bay Aging Board of Directors as the organization recently selected its leadership for 2025. “I am honored to step into… …
MPCC donation (12/11/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers donated $2,000 to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office Shop with a Cop program last Thursday. This program provides the opportunity for approximately 100 children each… …
Recycled plastic bench donation (12/11/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club has been collecting plastic as an ongoing effort to support a clean Gloucester County environment. Abingdon member Roger Dick has spearheaded this plastic collection effort for… …
25 years of service (12/11/2024) - Gloucester’s Chief Animal Control Officer Steve Baranek is celebrating 25 years of service to the county this month. County Administration and Animal Control staff gathered Friday morning for a special… …
AVFR Christmas Party (12/4/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will hold its annual Christmas party from 6-9 p.m. next Friday, Dec. 13 at Station 2 (2146 Mark Pine Road, Hayes). Open to the… …Christmas Love event to be held Dec. 21 (12/4/2024) - The third annual free Christmas Community Love event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, at American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be a buffet,… …
Sci-Fi writer due interview (12/4/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… …
Wes and Elaine Wilson to lead Saturday’s Gloucester parade (12/4/2024) - Dr. Wesley Wilson and his wife, Elaine, have been selected as grand marshals for this week’s Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade. The annual parade will step off from Main Street… … Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …
Gloucester man survives 13-day active heart attack; needs community support (12/4/2024) - “Even if you feel good, you still need check-ups. You still need regular medical care.” This is the sentiment that 49-year-old Bobby Todd of Gloucester, took away after experiencing a… …
Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Structure fire at Stokes Drive causes extensive damage (12/4/2024) - Crews from Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue squads responded to a structure fire which may have been caused by a cigarette butt in the 7000 block of Stokes… …
Gun winner (12/4/2024) - Gloucester resident Tim Todd, center, recently won a Dagger 9mm pistol in a nationwide contest sponsored by the National Association for Gun Rights. He was one of three finalists in… …
Gloucester Resource Council to host Festival of Trees (12/4/2024) - The Gloucester Resource Council will shine the light on Gloucester’s nonprofit organizations with the first-ever Festival of Trees event, which will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday along Main Street… …
March for Jesus (12/4/2024) - Members of various area churches met at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, recently to rehearse for the March for Jesus in the Gloucester Christmas parade on Saturday. Afterwards, the participants… …Flu season is here; immunization clinics to be held (12/4/2024) - Flu season is here, and vaccination is the best way to protect against the virus, says the December newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Three Rivers Health District. Dec.… …
Gloucester supervisors consider pair of rezoning requests (12/4/2024) - Gloucester supervisors, meeting on Tuesday in the colonial courthouse, held a pair of public hearings to consider two rezoning requests. The board unanimously approved the first request, rezoning a 5.02-acre… …
Steele to interview Chesapeake Bay Writer (11/26/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Fire destroys Burkes Mill Pond home (11/26/2024) - A fire Sunday evening destroyed a home in the 10200 block of Burkes Pond Road. Members of Gloucester Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene around 9 p.m. Arriving… …
VIMS pilots new Artist-in-Residence program (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science partnered with Colorado artist Tricia Bass this past spring to… …