GVFR blood drive (10/11/2023) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad held its Junior Members Blood Drive on Friday. Since 2007 the blood drive has been held in honor of Sean McNulty Jr. who was… …Entries sought for Gloucester’s Christmas and Holiday Parade (10/11/2023) - Entries are sought for Gloucester’s 2023 Christmas and Holiday Parade, which will be held on Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 3 p.m. Fees are $20 for businesses… …
Burleigh and Adner roads have partial closures (10/11/2023) - Burleigh Road in Gloucester is closed this week to through traffic as Gloucester employees fix a water main leak at the intersection of Burleigh and Route 17. In addition, one… …
Machicomoco species ID class Wednesday (10/11/2023) - Learn how to identify “scary” species at Machicomoco State Park in a program to be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center. “Outside Unafraid” will… …
Paul Harris Fellows (10/11/2023) - hree members of the Gloucester Rotary Club—Jean Hudgins, Herb Graham and Carol Steele—were recognized recently as Paul Harris Fellows in recognition of their continued support of the club and their… …
Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic marks 25 years with major gift (10/11/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic held its annual fundraising Oktoberfest on Oct. 1 at Ware River Yacht Club, receiving a gift for $25,000 from Abingdon Episcopal Church during the event. Chris… …
Bread for Life volunteers (10/11/2023) - Jenny George, Nancy Dykeman, Steve Humphrey, Lester Sterling and Barbara Weldon of the Gloucester Rotary Club, from left, volunteered their time at the Bread for Life Food Pantry on Wednesday,… …
In concert (10/11/2023) - Bill Jenkins, above, and the Virginia Mountain Boys will be in concert at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, on Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets, at $30, can be… …Battle of Hook markers to be unveiled at Abingdon Elementary (10/11/2023) - The American Society of Le Souvenir Français, Inc., will hold a dedication ceremony on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. for the unveiling of two interpretive markers at Abingdon Elementary School… …
Dog Days of Summer (10/11/2023) - For the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, the Dog Days of Summer Food Drive brought generous donations from the community for the eighth consecutive year. From Aug. 14-31, donation collection areas were… …
Radio club broadcasting from Abingdon Park on Saturday (10/11/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will set up a special event station Saturday at the Abingdon Park on Powhatan Drive in Hayes. The event, celebrating Captain John Smith and… …
Harmful waste collecton at Hayes on Oct. 21 (10/11/2023) - The fall collection of hazardous household waste in Gloucester will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hayes Convenience Center, 7599 Guinea Road. According to Waste Management,… …
‘Touch A Truck’ at Woodville on Nov. 4 (10/11/2023) - Gleaming trucks, tractors and vehicles of public agencies such as Gloucester Sheriff, local fire and rescue, Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will be the… …
Rangers speak (10/11/2023) - State park rangers Josh Mazzatenta and Courtney Kirberger-Lacombe, who work at Machicomoco State Park at Timberneck, recently addressed Gloucester Master Gardeners. They described plans for this park and encouraged volunteers… …
Heavenly fishing vessel (10/4/2023) - Becki Setterholm Roberts, Sophia Setterholm and Pam Belvin, from left, ride on the Achilles Shopping Center float in Saturday’s Guinea Jubilee parade, a workboat paying tribute to local watermen that… …American Legion Auxiliary (10/4/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 visited the Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue and Gloucester Fire and Rescue on Sept. 26. The group delivered a basket full of snacks… …
York River Garden Club to hold talk next Thursday (10/4/2023) - The York River Garden Club is hosting a talk by Joshua Mazzarenta, Chief Ranger of Law Enforcement/Operations at Machicomoco State Park, next Thursday, Oct. 12, at Bethany United Methodist Church,… …
Supervisors receive presentations on smart meters (10/4/2023) - Gloucester supervisors received a pair of presentations regarding AMI Smart Meters during Tuesday’s monthly meeting at the colonial courthouse. Mary Bauer of Virginians for Safe Technology gave the first presentation,… …
Paper flower artist (10/4/2023) - Ronda Bowden, at left, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Five Rivers Woman’s Club at Bethany United Methodist Church in Gloucester Point. Bowden shared information… …State Fair’s giant vegetable growers crush weigh-off records (10/4/2023) - Last year’s State Fair of Virginia Giant Butternut Squash Competition winner Paul Jarosh of Culpeper County, held the world record title briefly, before a Michigan grower bested his attempt. But… …
Covid booster clinics scheduled in Gloucester (10/4/2023) - The Gloucester County Health Department has three immunization clinics scheduled for October, offering a range of vaccines, including the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccine that immunizes against Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Clinics… …
Gloucester teen raises awareness of pectus excavatum through art (10/4/2023) - Rebekah Schrader, 18, of Gloucester, has been using her art as a way to raise awareness for pectus excavatum, a condition where the sternum caves into the chest. Schrader was… …
Gloucester Ruritans (10/4/2023) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Henry Thompson, above right, presented club member Eric Engle the club mug in appreciation for his presentation to the club at its September meeting at the… …‘Vote No’ meeting on referendum Tuesday (10/4/2023) - A “Vote No” meeting in opposition to the Nov. 7 ballot initiative calling for the issuance of $39.58 million in bonds for a number of county capital projects has been… …
Stay vigilant to possible fire dangers, GVFR officers urge (10/4/2023) - National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8-14, and Gloucester Fire Prevention Officers Tony Villani and Tony Saccaro want to get the word out about preventing fires. They also want to… …