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No party primary elections to be held locally (5/3/2023) - While primary elections will be held next month for a number of contested seats across Virginia, there are no party primaries in June for either state or local candidates in…
Tyrell Lamont Samuel DOB 7-7-1998 Suspect in 2022 murder indicted Monday (5/3/2023) - The suspect in a 2022 Gloucester County home invasion and murder was indicted this week on a number of felony charges. Tyrell Lamont Samuel, 24, of Saluda, was directly indicted…
record gvfrs fire at founders mill 1 Fires destroy two Gloucester homes (5/3/2023) - Fire recently destroyed two homes in Gloucester, one in the 8400 block of Guinea Road and the other on Carrington Road in the Founder’s Mill subdivision. The Guinea Road fire…
point gha fourth friday Betty Carroll Williams Brown Fourth Friday program (4/26/2023) - Betty Carroll Williams Brown will discuss her time as postmaster of Maryus this Friday at the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday program, beginning at 6 p.m. at the C.B. Rowe…
VIMS to lead national program for managing derelict fishing gear (4/26/2023) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science as home base for a new national program focused on protecting U.S. coastal waters…
Health, Resource Fair Saturday at LightHouse Church (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP and the Overcomers Adult Support Group will hold their Community Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at LightHouse Church,…
Grant funds available to help with septic pump-out (4/26/2023) - Middle Peninsula residents required to pump out septic tanks could be eligible for financial assistance through the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission, Executive Director Lewie Lawrence announced this week. Limited…
gloucester dispatchers Honoring ‘Headset Heroes’ (4/26/2023) - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 recognized the Gloucester 911 dispatchers in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications week. Last Wednesday, some of the Auxiliarists stopped by the sheriff’s office to…
Gloucester kicks off superintendent search (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester County School Board has begun the process of hiring a new superintendent, with an online survey to receive input from county residents and a public hearing on the…
Gloucester supervisors continue talks on FY 2024 budget (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held a pair of work session meetings last week as it prepares to adopt its FY 2024 operational budget and the accompanying tax rates. The…
Body cam footage shows self-inflicted gunshot wound (4/26/2023) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office showed members of the press Friday morning body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting that took place the evening of March 25 in the 7000…
record briggs Williamsburg man arrested on charges in connection with Gloucester Point shooting (4/26/2023) - A 30-year-old Williamsburg man was taken into custody Friday and faces multiple charges stemming from a shooting incident late last month in Gloucester Point, according to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s…
School board taken to court over FOIA request denial (4/26/2023) - Members of the Gloucester School Board appeared in Gloucester General District Court last Wednesday, April 19, for a hearing related to its denial of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act…
general dredge projects 3 Two local dredging projects win funding (4/26/2023) - Two local dredge projects are moving ahead under funding from the Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund—the Hole in the Wall channel between Milford Haven in Mathews and the Chesapeake Bay, and…
event narfe talk NARFE talk (4/26/2023) - Connor McNeil, right, director of the Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center in Gloucester, gave a program at the April 18 luncheon meeting of the local chapter of the National Active…
GMHS donation (4/26/2023) - Carolyn Molly, Supervising Broker at Abbitt Realty Company, at right, recently made a $250 onation from the business to Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Communications and Development Coordinator Caitlin Donnelly. Joining Molly…
Flooding informational meeting tonight (4/19/2023) - Gloucester County Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management will be teaming up to host a flooding impact informational meeting today. The meeting will be held at 6…
point masons Masonic award (4/19/2023) - Achilles Lodge No. 281, AF&AM, has received the Stokes Award from the Grand Lodge of Virginia for their financial gifts in 2022. This is an award given to Masonic lodges…
point scouts The Constitution (4/19/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club paid a visit to Boy Scout Troop 133 Monday to pass out copies of the Pocket United States Constitution. Jeannie Pendergraft represented the club…
point boys state Supporting Gloucester youth (4/19/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club donated $3,000 in support of Gloucester High School students attending the American Legion’s Girls State, Boys State and Youth Law Enforcement programs. At the club’s April…
Maryus postmaster to speak to GHA (4/19/2023) - Betty Carol Williams Brown will speak at the Guinea Heritage Association’s Fourth Friday gathering at 6 p.m. on April 28 at the C.B. Rowe & Son General Store Museum, Bena.…
Historical reenactment of Baptist Preacher Trial to be held in Gloucester (4/19/2023) - An interactive historical performance capturing a pivotal moment in religious freedom in colonial America will be held next month in Gloucester.“A Question of Religious Freedom: The 1773 Baptist Preacher Trial,”…
gloucester rotary Welcoming new members (4/19/2023) - The Gloucester Rotary Club welcomed new members at its Fifth Thursday Social held at IDK Raw Bar & Grill on March 30. Shown here are, from left, Sergeant at Arms…
gloucester mural Welcome to Gloucester (4/19/2023) - The newest mural in the Gloucester Court House area went up this week at Horn’s Ace Hardware, a design reminiscent of old-fashioned tourist post cards. Among those painting the design…
Snakes at the library (4/19/2023) - Gloucester Library at Main Street Center will host a program from Gloucester Master Gardeners on snakes at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10. Learn about the snakes that call Gloucester…

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