Sentara introduces new name, logo (5/10/2023) - Sentara announced last week the next evolution of the Sentara brand. Its new name, Sentara Health, reflects “our enhanced focus on promoting the overall health and well-being of our consumers—our… …
$3.2M in tourism grants awarded (5/10/2023) - To kick off National Travel and Tourism Week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that more than $3.2 million in matching grant and sponsorship funds will be awarded to 236 tourism… …
Rose & Womble, Towne Realty join forces (5/10/2023) - Rose & Womble Realty Company and Towne Realty have combined forces to become the joint real estate venture, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty. “The amazing abilities of over 750… …
Remarkable Futures Scholarships (5/3/2023) - The Gloucester Chick-fil-A restaurant awarded seven scholarships to its employees on April 22 as part of the company’s Remarkable Futures Scholarship program. Franchise operator John Gordon said the scholarships are… …
Chesapeake Wealth Management celebrates 50 years (5/3/2023) - Retired Navy Capt. Thomas B. Denegre Jr. created the Northern Neck’s first-ever trust company at Chesapeake National Bank in 1973. Fifty years later, Chesapeake Wealth Management has evolved into a… …
Flower arranging workshop at Brent and Becky’s (5/3/2023) - Events this month at Brent and Becky’s, Ware Neck, include a workshop to create a living flower arrangement in a container. The workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday,… …
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (5/3/2023) - With approximately 15 percent of American adults reporting difficulty hearing, Dr. Ann DePaolo Wietsma, owner and audiologist at The Audiology Offices, is encouraging people to learn the signs of hearing… …
Business After Hours (4/26/2023) - The Village Cleaners, Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy and the Village Blacksmith invited members of the local business community to socialize at last Thursday’s Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce Business… …
Land & Coates opens Gloucester location (4/26/2023) - The new location of the Gloucester Land & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment, an outdoor power, tractor and construction equipment retailer, has opened along Route 17, south of Gloucester Court House.… …
JS Esthetics opens at Gloucester Point (4/26/2023) - Master Esthetician Jen Schuman opened her own business, JS Esthetics, on April 4 at Little England Mercantile in Gloucester Point. “I’ve been in the beauty industry since 2007,” said Schuman.… …
Middlesex County Job Fair to be held May 6 (4/26/2023) - The Middlesex County Job Fair will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Cooks Corner Office Complex in Saluda. The event, sponsored by the… …
Chesapeake Financial Shares reports first-quarter earnings (4/26/2023) - Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc., parent company of both Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management, reported earnings of $3,694,765 for the first quarter of 2023, a 13.5 percent decrease from the… …
Barks and Wiggles offers mobile grooming services (4/19/2023) - The Barks and Wiggles Mobile Grooming van is now making its way through the community to give local dogs a fresh look. Owner Heather Robinson recently moved to Mathews County… …
Coleman branches out to 2nd Main Street restaurant (4/19/2023) - Something new and exciting is coming to Main Street, the Gloucester Main Street Association announced this week. When Dave Coleman purchased Lulu Birds Kitchen less than a year ago, he… …
Morgan and Edwards begins real estate referral company (4/19/2023) - Morgan and Edwards Real Estate has started a new venture, Morgan and Edwards Realty Referral Company LLC to assist Real Estate license holders who may not want to be actively… …
Milstead named Chesapeake’s Chief Experience Officer (4/19/2023) - Chesapeake Bank Senior Vice President Paula A. Milstead, who has been with the bank for more than two decades, has been promoted to the position of Chief Experience Officer, Jeffrey… …
Virginia ag, forestry exports reach record high (4/19/2023) - Virginia agriculture and forestry exports reached a record high value of $5.1 billion in 2022, according to recently released data from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That’s… …
Heart Felt Touch adds acupuncturist, shiatsu practitioner (4/12/2023) - Licensed acupuncturist and shiatsu practitioner Lauren Ho is the newest provider at Gloucester’s Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy. With around five years of experience in her field, Ho is glad… …
Attorney recognized by Gloucester BOS (4/12/2023) - John A. Singleton, partner at GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys, was recognized by the Gloucester Board of Supervisors at its April 4 meeting for his 15 years of legal service to… …
Stan Day (4/12/2023) - Mathews Farmers’ Market opened Saturday for the 2023 season, without the familiar face of Stan Cath, a weekly vendor for years who died in February. Shown here in 2017, Cath… …
$79,000+ awarded in MSPT facade grants (4/12/2023) - Gloucester’s Main Street Preservation Trust has awarded more than $79,000 in its most recent round of Facade and Interior Improvement Grants. Including this year’s grants to seven Gloucester Court House… …
Chipotle unveils ‘responsible restaurant design’ (4/12/2023) - Chipotle unveiled its new all-electric “responsible restaurant design” in its Gloucester restaurant this week, according to a news release. The new restaurant design aims to maximize energy efficiency, and utilizes… …
Natalie Conway marks 25 years as Gloucester physical therapist (4/12/2023) - Natalie Conway, regional director of Pivot in the Middle Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg region, celebrated her 25th anniversary this month since opening up the first physical therapy clinic in Gloucester.… …
USDA predicts food prices will climb at slower rate this year (4/12/2023) - Consumers may find price tags ticking up at the grocery store in coming months, as a 2023 inflation report predicts food prices could rise as much as 10 percent this… …
Real estate professionals honored at CBRAR luncheon, awards program (4/5/2023) - The region’s real estate professionals gathered together to honor their best and brightest last Thursday afternoon at the Chesapeake Bay and Rivers Association of Realtors Honor Society Awards Luncheon, which… …