Veterans Day program (11/15/2023) - A Veterans Day program was held on Sunday afternoon at the Gloucester Veterans Memorial Wall. Held by Middle Peninsula Detachment 1317 of the Marine Corps League, the guest speaker was… …
‘Walk for a New Day’ (11/15/2023) - “Walk for a New Day,” a suicide prevention walk, was held on Saturday morning in Gloucester Court House, beginning at Gloucester Library. The walk was sponsored by the Prevention, Health… …
Rudy bears (11/15/2023) - At Monday’s Abingdon Ruritan Club meeting, Danny and Mary Lou Privott presented four Rudy bears to Sheriff Darrell Warren. The bears will be given by first responders to children who… …Ruritans to hold Christmas Party Dec. 3 (11/15/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road, Bena. Gloucester County children… …
Parrot program at Gloucester Library Saturday (11/15/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library will have its Parrots from Around the World program at the Main Street Center location Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. Earthquest Conservation Educational Program will… …
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… …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,… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
Volunteer Recruitment Fair (11/8/2023) - Gloucester County, the Fairfield Foundation, Woodville Rosenwald School and the Guinea Heritage Association held a volunteer recruitment fair on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the community room of Gloucester County Public… …
Clean Community talk (11/8/2023) - Gloucester Ruritan Club vice president Bill Naquin thanks Sherry Kosakowski, Gloucester’s Clean Community Coordinator, for her presentation to the club during its October meeting at the Courthouse Restaurant. Kosakowski said… …
Gloucester bus involved in crash Monday (11/8/2023) - A two-vehicle crash involving a Gloucester County Public School bus took place early Monday afternoon on Short Lane, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police. An investigation… …