Teacher appreciation (5/10/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered two baskets filled with yummy snacks to Petsworth Elementary School on Friday. Seated is Family Engagement Coordinator Mollie Tranium; standing behind the… …
Hedrick will not seek second term on BOS (5/10/2023) - Gloucester Board of Supervisor member Michael Hedrick has announced that he will not be seeking reelection to a second term representing the Ware District. Hedrick was elected in November 2019… …GCPS announces superintendent application process (5/10/2023) - The Gloucester School Board held a work session Friday evening to discuss specific qualifications it should include in its superintendent job announcement. During the meeting, board member Darren Post made… …
CERT new member training to be held May 20-21 (5/10/2023) - Gloucester County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a class for new members on May 20-21. The course, which will be held in the county’s Emergency Operations Center, will… …
Woods X-Roads RCUT proposal denied (5/10/2023) - A crowd filled the Gloucester colonial courthouse for last week’s Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to voice their opposition of a proposed restricted crossing U-Turn or RCUT at Woods… …
Baptist Preacher Trial (5/10/2023) - Historical interpreter Bill Rose portrayed Col. Archibald Cary, magistrate of Chesterfield County, reenacting a pivotal moment in American history, the 1773 trial of Baptist preacher John Weatherford for preaching and… …
Reality Store (5/10/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club took part in a Reality Store program held at Page Middle School on May 2. Students were presented with real-life buying scenarios, making decisions… …VIMS to hold Marine Science Day June 10 (5/10/2023) - Virginia Institute of Marine Science graduate student Rachel Dixon will present a program on the diversity of fishes in the Chesapeake Bay at a lecture on Monday, June 5, at… …
Lawrence to address NARFE group on Tuesday (5/10/2023) - Local historian and author Bill Lawrence will give a talk at next week’s monthly luncheon meeting of Chapter 1757 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees. The NARFE chapter… …
Woodville School to reopen soon (5/3/2023) - The historic Woodville Rosenwald School in Gloucester will soon reopen its doors for cultural and educational programming, thanks to a highly successful fundraising campaign. According to a press release from… …
Habitat to celebrate life of Anne Dyal (5/3/2023) - To commemorate and celebrate the life of longtime volunteer Anne Dyal, ReStore of Gloucester-Mathews Habitat for Humanity will hold promotions Tuesday-Saturday, May 9-13. Daily specials, raffles for a Mother’s Day… …May 19 fundraiser to benefit Salvation Army (5/3/2023) - A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army of Gloucester-Mathews will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 19, at the Courthouse Restaurant, Main Street, Gloucester. Tickets are… …
Fourth Friday (5/3/2023) - Betty Carroll Williams Brown spoke about her time as Maryus postmaster during the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday program last week at the C.B. Rowe & Son General Store Museum… …1773 Baptist Preacher Trials topic of Sunday living history program at colonial courthouse (5/3/2023) - The Gloucester Museum of History is hosting an interactive living history performance of the 1773 Baptist Preacher Trials at 2 p.m. Sunday inside Gloucester’s colonial courthouse. As participants walk through… …
Gloucester adopts FY2024 budget, tax rates (5/3/2023) - Following months of deliberation, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s operating budget for fiscal year 2024 and set the advertised tax rates for fiscal year 2023… …
No party primary elections to be held locally (5/3/2023) - While primary elections will be held next month for a number of contested seats across Virginia, there are no party primaries in June for either state or local candidates in… …
Suspect in 2022 murder indicted Monday (5/3/2023) - The suspect in a 2022 Gloucester County home invasion and murder was indicted this week on a number of felony charges. Tyrell Lamont Samuel, 24, of Saluda, was directly indicted… …
Fires destroy two Gloucester homes (5/3/2023) - Fire recently destroyed two homes in Gloucester, one in the 8400 block of Guinea Road and the other on Carrington Road in the Founder’s Mill subdivision. The Guinea Road fire… …