Bread for Life volunteers (11/15/2023) - The Bread for Life Community Food Pantry, Gloucester, welcomed the collective generosity of new volunteers, who came to help on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “Their devotion exemplifies the level of care… …Kiwanis Club hosts Santa at Hyco House (11/15/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club has invited Santa Claus to kick off this Christmas season at Hyco House on Saturday, Dec. 2, for two breakfast seating options for the children of… …
Vaccination clinic Tuesday at Shepherdsville (11/15/2023) - A COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday at Shepherdsville Baptist Church, 8729 Farys Mill Road, Gloucester. Those attending are asked to bring their insurance… …
Bingo game to be held Nov. 29 (11/15/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the Stewart Building. Winnings are prizes; no… …
Early deadlines at G-J for Thanksgiving (11/15/2023) - The Gazette-Journal will print next week’s Thanksgiving issue of next week one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 21 rather than the traditional Wednesday. This should allow complete distribution of the… …
Machicomoco—645 acres of awesome, right in our backyard (11/15/2023) - Nestled in the heart of Hayes, Virginia is 645 acres of awesome. Within the area indigenously known as Tsenacomacoh lies Machicomoco State Park. In the language of the Algonquian Tribe,… …
Jacobs moves to Philadelphia to save her unborn child (11/8/2023) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs has a rocky road ahead, but with the help of family and friends, she’s facing it with hope and determination. Now 28 weeks through her second… …
Common Good candidates sweep BOS race; Edwards wins Mathews Sheriff (11/8/2023) - Tuesday’s election was a sweeping victory for Mathews Citizens for the Common Good’s three supervisor candidates, who handily won the highest vote totals in the nine-candidate field. Supervisor candidate Janice… …
Gibbs, Diggs, Morgan win school board seats (11/8/2023) - Dr. Marianne “Mari” Gibbs led the ticket in the six-person race for three At-large seats on the Mathews County School Board, receiving over 19 percent of the vote (2,293 votes),… …
County turns down bond referendum (11/8/2023) - The people of Gloucester made their voices heard on Tuesday, with a sizeable majority (57 percent) voting against the capital improvement bond referendum. In the only contested race among Gloucester… …
Saulman, Scruggs, Arsenovic, McDonough, Andersen post wins (11/8/2023) - Four newcomers were voted into office for the Gloucester County School Board at the conclusion of Tuesday’s election. Cindy Saulman beat current Ware District school board member Darren Post for… …
Indigenous Peoples Celebration (11/8/2023) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Indigenous Peoples Celebration Saturday. Malina Fortune, dancer and drummer for the Rappahannock Dance Group and Maskapow Drum Group, is shown here performing for the… …
Touch A Truck (11/8/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism held a “Touch A Truck” event Saturday at Woodville Park, Hayes, where children could interact with fire trucks, forestry trucks, tractors, rescue vehicles, police vehicles,… …
Woodville School fence painted (11/8/2023) - Eagle Scout Aidan Wells, a freshman at Christopher Newport University, stained the Woodville School fence as his Boy Scouts of America Venturing Summit project. He had a lot of help… …
Band Alumni Night (11/8/2023) - The Marching Blue Devils had a busy weekend, beginning Friday night with a performance on Ken Brown Field at Mathews High School with alumni joining in with current band members.… …
VIMS hosts upcoming events (11/8/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced several upcoming events. “A Scientist Walks into a Distillery: Seaside Shellfish Stories” will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15,… …
Frost and fog (11/8/2023) - It looks like a change in the weather, as this dock on Butler Creek, Hayes, disappears in early Friday morning’s fog and frost. Colder temperatures are returning. …
Joyce named secretary of state procurement group (11/8/2023) - Gloucester Purchasing Agent Christine Joyce was recently named secretary of the Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement, which serves as the commonwealth’s chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Procurement. VAGP… …
Jacobs moves to Philadelphia to save her unborn child (11/8/2023) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs has a rocky road ahead, but with the help of family and friends, she’s facing it with hope and determination.Now 28 weeks through her second pregnancy,… …Wetlands board approves Milford Haven shoreline improvement (11/8/2023) - The Mathews County Wetlands Board, meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 1, unanimously approved an application to place a rock groin and a rock sill with nourishment and plantings along the Milford… …
Hearing tonight on CUP for a proposed apartment complex (11/8/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Nov. 9, on a request for a CUP to build… …
Homecoming celebration Saturday for Indian Road Chapel (11/8/2023) - The Indian Road Chapel Foundation will sponsor a homecoming celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Woods Cross Roads. The Rev. Vincent Pryor, pastor of New… …
American Legion Auxiliary (11/8/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit delivered goodie bags and cards recently to the veterans in the local care facilities in Gloucester and Mathews. Pictured in the group’s delivery to… …
Gloucester woman winsthe lottery … twice (11/8/2023) - Jennifer Minton was incredibly excited when she won $50,000 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Safari Quest online game. Turns out, she was just getting warmed up. Just a week later, the… …
Abingdon firefighters tackle brush fire (11/8/2023) - Abingdon firefighters battled two fires Tuesday night/Wednesday morning in the area behind the York River Crossing Cinemas at Hayes, according to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad training captain Drew… …