Gloucester Institute to hold Alumni Weekend Aug. 25-27 (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester Institute will hold its Alumni Weekend at historic Holly Knoll in Cappahosic from Friday, Aug. 25 through Sunday, Aug. 27. Since Charles and Kay Coles James founded the… …
Chamber music concert at Timberneck kicks off Fairfield fall activities (8/9/2023) - The Fairfield Foundation will host a variety of activities this fall to involve the community in archaeology and historic preservation at its five historic properties in Gloucester. A chamber music… …
Avalon Center accredited (8/9/2023) - The Avalon Center, a regional organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, received accreditation as a sexual and domestic violence agency in June from the… …
Parks and rec donation (8/9/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club made a $1,000 donation to Gloucester County’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department. Club environmental co-chair Roger Dick and chair Rick Scott presented the check to Gloucester… …Roving Ranger to visit Machicomoco (8/9/2023) - The Roving Ranger mobile visitor center will visit Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for a pop-up program focused on indigenous and colonial watermen of… …
AVFR training (8/9/2023) - Members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue held a training event on Monday at Station 2 in Bena. The exercise included vehicle stabilization and extrication techniques utilizing Rescue 3 and… …
Mother recounts details of tragic accident (8/9/2023) - Sharlynne Wermter of Woods Cross Roads has experienced something no mother ever wants to have to go through—unsuccessfully trying to save the life of her injured child. Her 16-year-old son,… …
Emergency preparedness (8/9/2023) - Gloucester County held its Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday at Home Depot. The event included food, safety resources and touch-a-truck experiences with first responders. Pictured above are Gloucester Community Emergency… …GMHS to take part in ‘Community Snoutreach’ this weekend (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is one of 18 shelters participating this weekend in a three-day adoption promotion dubbed the “Community Snoutreach Event.” The goal is to boost dog adoptions and… …
Lockerby resigns from Gloucester School Board (8/9/2023) - Kellie Lockerby, vice chair and at-large member of the Gloucester County School Board, resigned from the board Friday. At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which was held in the T.C.… …
Comix Con draws 1,400 to library (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library drew a crowd of Pokémon trainers, Jedi Knights and various superheroes to its sixth annual Comix Con held Saturday at the Main Street Center location.… …
Changes on the horizon for Beehive (8/9/2023) - Gloucester’s Community Engagement and Public Information Department has revamped how it will be delivering the county’s Beehive publication to residents. Beginning with the fall issue, the department will publish a… …
Back 2 School Block Party (8/9/2023) - B.C. United Outreach, a nonprofit organization, held a Back 2 School Block Party and Resource Fair Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. This event supported Gloucester County Public School… …
Gloucester family coworkers at Riverside Walter Reed (8/9/2023) - Dr. Dwayne North spent the first 18 years of his life with his father and mother in their native Guyana, a country in the northeastern coast of South America. Now,… …Aug. 18 deadline to sign up for TSWCD cost share program (8/9/2023) - Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District Cost Share Sign-up deadline is Aug. 18, by appointment only. The Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program and the Whole Farm Approach offers cost share… …
Bingo game to be held at Stewart Building (8/9/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Stewart Building. Winners are prizes; no… …
Guinea Heritage Association introduces children to ‘Wonders of the Water’ (8/2/2023) - On Saturday morning, campers ages 5-10 years old gathered at the Buck’s Store Museum at Bena to learn about the waterman’s heritage of the Guinea area in the program “Wonders… …
Traffic at a logjam (8/2/2023) - An overturned logging truck at the intersection of Routes 33 and 17 in northern Gloucester County last Wednesday afternoon resulted in a multi-vehicle pileup, snarling traffic for several hours, according… …
Library to hold annual Comix Con Saturday (8/2/2023) - Gloucester Public Library will hold its sixth annual Comix Con Saturday at the Main Street Center location from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event typically draws crowds of 2,000… …
Library to hold Barbie Blast Aug. 19 (8/2/2023) - Calling all Barbies, Kens and yes, even Allan, to walk the pink carpet at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30… …
20 years’ service (8/2/2023) - Captain David Shield of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, at left, was recently recognized by Sheriff Darrell Warren for 20 years’ service to the GCSO. …
GOP ribbon cutting (8/2/2023) - State Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville) and five Gloucester Republican elected officials cut the ribbon last Wednesday to officially open the Gloucester Republican 2023 Campaign Office on Route 17 South in… …
GMHS donation (8/2/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Services Committee chair Raven Cash, at left, presented a $1,000 donation recently from the club to Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown. The mission of… …
Gloucester teen dies in boating accident (8/2/2023) - A 16-year-old Gloucester resident died in a boating accident on the York River Sunday. According to a press release from Zachary M. Widgeon, director of communications for the Virginia Marine… …Board close to decision on capital needs referendum (8/2/2023) - Gloucester supervisors continued discussion on the possible long-range planning for future capital needs during the board’s meeting Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse. The board had four options to consider… …