Spring officially arrives today (3/19/2025) - After a long and very cold winter, spring is here at last. The moment of the vernal equinox is 5:01 a.m. today, Thursday, March 20. The sun will rise in… …
B&G Club open house Tuesday (3/12/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. The open house is for… …
Events March 13-20 (3/12/2025) - THURSDAY SCHOOL BOARD: The Gloucester County School Board will have a work session without public input at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center… …
Book Author Luncheon to be held March 21 (3/12/2025) - Patti Procopi, author of “Please … tell me more” and other books will be the guest speaker at this year’s York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons Book… …
‘From Pearl Harbor to Calvary’ topic of Sunday talk (3/12/2025) - Philip Page will give a talk on “From Pearl Harbor to Calvary” at 5 p.m. Sunday at Petsworth Baptist Church, 2471 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester. Page will tell the WWII… …
VIMS study warns of deadly future marine heat waves (3/12/2025) - A study led by William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science is predicting estuaries along the East Coast of the United States will experience marine heat… …
VIMS holds 27th annual Blue Crab Bowl (3/12/2025) - The 27th annual Blue Crab Bowl, Virginia’s regional program of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, was hosted by the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of… …
Widow group meets (3/12/2025) - The Widows of Gloucester and Mathews met recently at the Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodville Road, Hayes, and Barbara Foster, above, spoke on “A Perfect Tool—Prayer,” Bible Bingo was… …
Abingdon Ruritans (3/12/2025) - Cathy Dale, Gloucester Circuit Court Clerk, who is also a member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, was guest speaker at the club’s March 10 membership meeting. Dale is shown with… …
Plastic bag recycling (3/12/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members Barbara and Paul Bauer delivered another 218.8 plastic bags recently to Food Lion to be recycled for the purchase of park benches for the county in… …Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (3/12/2025) - The Friends of Dragon Run will hold a spring nature walk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. Registration can be conducted online at DragonRun.org. This is a free event… …
Gloucester Institute to host Women’s History Month Tea (3/12/2025) - A Women’s History Month Tea will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, at the Moton Conference Center, 3201 Leadership Drive, Gloucester. This special event will honor the… …
VDOT conducting Rt. 14 online STARS survey (3/12/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation is in the midst of an online survey, inviting the public to share their feedback on existing travel conditions along Route 14 between Route 17… …
Storm causes power outages, building damage (3/12/2025) - A storm that raged through Virginia last Wednesday left 60,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers across the state without power—6,800 of those customers on the Middle Peninsula. In Gloucester, one house… …Rape Aggression Defense class offered in Gloucester (3/12/2025) - A free two-day Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class is being offered by the Mid-Tidewater affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness from 1–5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March… …
GVFD battles Meandering Lane house fire; trash truck fire (3/12/2025) - A fire on Meandering Lane in the Burkes Mill Pond subdivision last Thursday caused extensive fire and smoke damage to the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the home. Gloucester Volunteer… …
Derelict pot removal (3/6/2025) - Local watermen Ralph Bonniville and E.C. Hogge, from left, have been working with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to remove derelict crab pots from the Chesapeake Bay as part… …Library to hold program on retirement (3/6/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold “Retirement by Design,” on Thursday, March 20, beginning at 6 p.m. Carlos Britos, financial advisor at Edward Jones, will present the… …
Democrats to hold petition signings for HOD candidate (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will host petition signings next week for a candidate for Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates’ district seat currently held by Republican Keith Hodges.GCDC chair Pam… …
Gibson to seek second term on Gloucester Board of Supervisors (3/6/2025) - Ken Gibson, who was elected to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors in 2021, has announced his candidacy for reelection to a second term as the Petsworth District representative in… …Fairfield Foundation working on matching funds for $600,000 grant (3/6/2025) - The Fairfield Foundation is in the process of raising a required $200,000 in matching funds for a $600,000 state grant awarded earlier this year. The grant is intended to support… …
‘Lunch Around the World’ class (3/6/2025) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit #75, Gloucester, held a “Lunch Around the World” cooking class as a fundraiser taught by Michaela Lee. On the menu were Spring Rolls from Asia, Schnitzel… …
Ruritan presentation (3/6/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry “Hurricane” Thompson presented Arlene Armentor with a club mug in appreciation for her presentation to the club at the club’s February meeting. Armentor is executive… …
Ospreys return (3/6/2025) - An osprey was spotted on the Gloucester Point campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science last week returning from its yearly migration to Central/South America. The VIMS OspreyCam can… …GoFundMe page set up for Hayes mother (3/6/2025) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Hayes woman who is in the hospital ICU undergoing major health challenges. Tracy Ward, a single mother of two boys,… …