Holiday parades (11/21/2023) - Gloucester County’s Christmas and Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. along Main Street, with the tree lighting following. The Mathews County Christmas Parade, “Elf… …
Holiday open house (11/21/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have its Holiday Open House and Bake Sale from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the animal shelter on Jackson Lane. Meet Santa Claus,… …
WRCKDS to hold Christmas Open House Dec. 12 (11/21/2023) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters Sons is celebrating its 34th annual Christmas Open House, “A Colraine Christmas Celebration,” at Colraine Estate, Naxera, on Tuesday, Dec. 12. This… …
Holly Knoll, Gloucester Institute featured on this year’s ornament (11/21/2023) - Gloucester County’s 2023 commemorative ornament featuring historic Holly Knoll and the Gloucester Institute is now available. For the past 25 years, the Gloucester County Historical Committee has chosen a historic… …
Jigsaw puzzle champs (11/15/2023) - Rebecca Brueggeman, Laura Patrick and Michelle Phillips, pictured from left, placed first in Gloucester County Public Library’s Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown, held last Thursday in the Main Library’s community room. The… …
Gloucester County names new HR director (11/15/2023) - Gloucester County recently named Tami Nunn as its new Human Resources Director. Bringing with her over 30 years of leadership experience, Nunn will begin her role with the county on… …
Honoring vets (11/15/2023) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, thanked the nation’s veterans for their service. On Nov. 8, the unit delivered goodie bags to Sanders and Walter Reed care facilities in Gloucester.… …
Moose Lodge donation (11/15/2023) - The Gloucester Moose Lodge collected 893 pounds of food when the lodge held its Haunted Trail on Oct. 28 and 29, donating the food to the Bread for Life Community… …
Shop with a Cop (11/15/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Farm Bureau recently donated $250 to “Shop with a Cop,” the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office program that provides the opportunity for approximately 100 children each year to shop… …
Courthouse Restaurant to hold one last Thanksgiving meal (11/15/2023) - After 14 years of giving back to the Gloucester County community, Gloucester’s Courthouse Restaurant will be closing its doors on Monday, as its owners Doug and Kim Hibbs retire. During their… …
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… …