Septic professionals invited to industry gathering in Mathews (1/10/2024) - Alcat Precast, a frontrunner in the precast concrete sector, invites septic industry professionals to the Alcat Precast Industry Gathering on Friday, Jan. 19 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins.… …Main Street grant applications available (1/10/2024) - Applications from the Main Street Preservation Trust for 2024 façade and interior grants are now available for businesses located in Gloucester’s historic district. Façade enhancement grants are a dollar-for-dollar matching… …
Food certification course offered in Gloucester (1/10/2024) - A food safety certification course will be held next month in Gloucester. From 2-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 6-15, Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold the… …
Activity books donated (1/3/2024) - Chuck Beadle, Director of Asset Protection for Walmart, donated boxes of word puzzles, sudoku, word finds, and coloring books to Bay Aging’s Caregiving Support programs, including the programs focusing on… …
GMSA to hold annual meeting Jan. 10 (1/3/2024) - The Gloucester Main Street Association Board of Directors invites current, past, and prospective members to take part in the group’s annual meeting, which will be held from 5:30 to 7… …Food certification course offered in Gloucester (1/3/2024) - A food safety certification course will be held next month in Gloucester. From 2-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 6-15, Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold the… …
Farmers can now enroll in USDA programs for 2024 crop year (1/3/2024) - Agricultural producers can now enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year. These… …
Chesapeake named a Best Bank to Work For … again (12/27/2023) - Chesapeake Bank has been named one of the 2023 Best Banks to Work For. This is the 11th consecutive year that Chesapeake Bank has received the honor. American Banker has… …
Open house held in Gloucester for Sentara Home Health and Hospice (12/27/2023) - Sentara held an open house for its new Home Health and Hospice location in Gloucester on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The business will provide accessible and high-quality nursing to residents of… …
Bay Aging gathers gifts for 70+ area seniors (12/27/2023) - Bay Aging made the holidays a little brighter for more than 70 low-income older adults in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Through the support of local residents, churches and… …BayPort supports renewable energy tech program in Va. Beach (12/27/2023) - BayPort Credit Union recently announced the official opening of the new Renewable Energy Technology Program for high school students at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools Advanced Technology Center. The… …
Chesapeake title sponsor for Ed Foundation run (12/20/2023) - Chesapeake Bank/Chesapeake Wealth Management will be the title sponsor for the Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation’s 13th annual 8K and 3K run/walk, which will be held on Saturday, March… …
New CBRAR president (12/20/2023) - Kandy Fisk, at left, an associate broker with Abbitt Realty, was recently elected president of the Chesapeake Bay and Rivers Association of Realtors. She is shown with CBRAR’s 2023 outgoing… …Mobjack Bay Seafood sold (12/20/2023) - Mobjack Bay Seafood, a longstanding Gloucester business, has been sold to Atlantic Aqua Farms USA of Eliot, Maine. The company is a division of Atlantic Aquafarms of Prince Edward, Canada.… …
Taylor’s Do it Center gives $15,000 to Wreaths Across America (12/20/2023) - Taylor’s Do it Center presented a $15,325 check last week to Team Bear’s Wreaths Across America fundraising effort. Team Bear is a local fundraising group for Wreaths Across America, a… …
Mistletoe and Munchies (12/13/2023) - Upsy Daisy Creative Reuse Center, Hayes, held its open house, “Mistletoe and Munchies,” on Saturday. Upsy Daisy volunteers Judy Burner, Dawn Cluts and Cathy Raines, from left, show off all… …Bay’s ‘dead zone’ smallest since monitoring began (12/13/2023) - This year, the Chesapeake Bay’s summer “dead zone” was the smallest it’s been since monitoring began in 1985, according to data released by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s monitoring partners: The… …
‘Get real’ this season with a Virginia-grown tree (12/13/2023) - If you’re having a hard time choosing your Christmas tree from one of Virginia’s 500 tree farms this season, just stop and listen. “You come here, walk around, and decide… …
Gambling-related gifts inappropriate for children (12/13/2023) - The Virginia Council on Problem Gambling has partnered with Virginia Lottery to remind adults that lottery scratch tickets are not appropriate gifts for children. Virginia Lottery’s interim director Tony Russell… …
Va. farmers prepare to shape agricultural policy at convention (12/13/2023) - Virginia Farm Bureau Federation members will join thousands of other Farm Bureau producers from across the country as they discuss and adopt national agriculture-related policies during the upcoming American Farm… …
Gloucester Brewing Co. to celebrate anniversary Sunday (12/6/2023) - Gloucester Brewing Company will celebrate its five-year anniversary this Sunday, from 1-8 p. m. There will be music under a large tent with The Jason Cale Band and Bobby BlackHat.… …
GMHS donation (12/6/2023) - Toni Wisen (center) and Trinidy Goff (right) dropped off pet food, supplies and a $787 cash donation from Belroi Marketplace’s fundraiser on Sunday at the Gloucester Moose Lodge pavilion to… …
At Coastal Kitchen (12/6/2023) - American Idol contestant Sam L. Smith will perform at Coastal Kitchen, Hayes, on Friday, Dec. 29 from 6-7:30 p.m. This is the country singer’s first performance in Virginia. The Kentucky… …
Gratitude & Giving (12/6/2023) - Sewlovelee, a female-owned small business in Irvington, recently completed its Gratitude & Giving quilt drive, collecting 55 quilts, donating them all to The Haven in Warsaw. Also, the shop’s Gratitude… …
Locks of Love (12/6/2023) - Claire Kramer, a senior at Mathews High School, donated over 14 inches of her hair for Locks for Love last Thursday at Hair Creations, a salon in Mathews. Kramer is… …