COMPILED BY NANCY LAYNG

JANUARY: At-large supervisor Ashley Chriscoe is elected chairman of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and at-large supervisor John Meyer Jr. is elected vice chairman … Supervisors vote unanimously to allocate $15,000 to the Virginia Community Business Launch, a pilot program designed to encourage the creation of small business opportunities … Work begins on Burke’s Pond Road bridge; expected to be completed by mid-October … Five GHS hockey players—Izzy Morande, Taylor Green, Karly Harwood, Cheyenne Hollandsworth and Megan May—earn a trip to the U16 National Indoor Field Hockey tournament in Lancaster, Pa. … Freezing rain leaves icy coatings everywhere and causes delays in schools, public office and business openings … Troy M. Andersen is voted chairman of the Gloucester County School Board; Charles Records is vice chairman … 20 handguns stolen in smash-and-grab burglary at the Gloucester Pawn ...