How to get involved with Gloucester PR&T (6/28/2023) - There are many opportunities for people to get involved in their community with Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. “We always need volunteers in lots of different capacities,” said Katey Legg,… …
Historic district nomination postponed for Gwynn’s Island (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has postponed the nomination for the Gwynn’s Island Historic District after several island residents, speaking at the public hearing held in May, questioned the… …
VDOT meeting Tuesday on intersection improvements (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at the Gloucester County Library, Main Street Center, from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, to describe proposed improvements at two intersections. The… …
Summer baskets (6/21/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews created 10 summer baskets for the Social Services department to distribute to local children in need. Gloucester Social Services director Lisa Kersey, at left, is… …
Ruritan Club yard sale (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Ruritan Club recently held its annual spring yard sale on the lawn of Louis E. Serio Jr. and Associates, CPA, on Route 17. There was something for everyone,… …
Dolly Parton Library, Gloucester seeks to recruit every eligible child (6/21/2023) - A Gloucester installment of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library went live June 1, spearheaded by Marsha Weatherwax, Pam Dishman Coleman, Nancy Dykeman, Stephanie Beach and Carolyn Haupt. The program mails one… …Citizens for Common Good announces slate of candidates (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Citizens for the Common Good announced this week the slate of candidates the group supports in the upcoming local county elections. For Mathews Board of Supervisors, MCCG has… …
Godspeed (6/21/2023) - Godspeed, a replica of one of three ships that brought explorers to Virginia from England in 1607, was in the East River in Mathews on June 12. The wooden ship… …Mathews Kiwanis to hold Charter Night July 9 (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club will host its Charter Night program beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, at the Hyco House at 10941 Buckley Hall Road. The public is… …
Highland games (6/21/2023) - Mathews Memorial Library’s annual Highland Games were held last Friday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club at Hudgins. The day included a performance and lead-in march to the games by the… …Tower goes up (6/21/2023) - The second of Mathews County’s two American Rescue Plan Act-funded telecommunications towers was delivered last Thursday and stacked at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building on Cricket Hill Road. Once… …
Coast Guard training center has change of command (6/21/2023) - Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown held a change-of-command ceremony last Thursday. Capt. Scott D. Benson transferred command of the training center to Capt. Scott A. Rae under the supervision of Rear… …
Flag Day (6/21/2023) - On Wednesday, June 14 (Flag Day and also the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday), members of American Legion Post 83, Mathews, disposed of a total of 238 worn and tattered flags,… …
Willis honored (6/21/2023) - Raymond Willis Sr. of North, left, a member of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 177, Mathews, received a 50-year pin of continuous service recently from District Deputy Nathanial Boyd of the… …
He didn’t flinch (6/21/2023) - The man sitting on the bench reading a copy of the Gazette-Journal appears unfazed by the tree that came crashing around him on Wednesday morning. Strong winds blew into the… …
Gloucester County survey books digitized (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Museum of History has completed the digitization of Gloucester County survey books. Museums Coordinator Robert Kelly and museum volunteer William Lawrence digitized all of Gloucester’s survey books… …VDOT to construct turn lane on Rt. 619 (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Transportation was slated to begin work this week on building a turn lane from Route 619, Fiddlers Green Road in Gloucester, onto Route 17 southbound. The… …
G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/21/2023) - The annual Gwynn’s Island Festival, celebrating “The Road to Paradise,” will be held this weekend, rain or shine, at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League building, 1996 Old Ferry Road, Grimstead.… …
Fairfield Foundation celebrates opening of new archaeology park (6/21/2023) - Despite the incoming rainy weather, the Fairfield Foundation held the grand opening of its Fairfield Archaeology Park on Friday morning. The site of the 1694 manor house that gave the… …
Marion Randall: A rock in schools, church, community and family (6/21/2023) - “I worked here, retired here, and I’m still here,” Marion Randall quipped. And that’s a good thing too, for all the lives that the 81-year-old Gloucester native has touched, and… …
Juneteenth celebrated in Gloucester (6/21/2023) - Juneteenth was celebrated all day Monday in Gloucester, beginning with a morning march along Main Street and ending with an afternoon spent at the First United Baptist Church in Gloucester.… …Guinea Heritage Driving Tour highlights natural beauty, history (6/21/2023) - Gloucester residents and visitors alike will soon be able to explore Guinea in a whole new way thanks to the newly completed Guinea Heritage Driving Tour. The new tour features… …
Gloucester set to launch new website (6/21/2023) - Gloucester County is set to launch a new, revamped website this weekend. The county’s Information Technology Department has been working over the past several months on building the new site… …
ARRL Field Day (6/21/2023) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, under the leadership of Dean Marzocca, will deploy antennae on Saturday morning at Abingdon Park in preparation for the club’s participation in… …Lions Club to hold yard sale fundraiser (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester Lions Club will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Energy, 2586 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester Point. All of the proceeds… …