Food safety course to be held (4/19/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will sponsor ServSafe Manager training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 9-18, from 2-5 p.m. at the Stewart Building on Main Street across from Botetourt Elementary.… …
Drug Take Back Day events Saturday (4/19/2023) - The Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance is observing National Prescription Drug Take Back Month and Drug Take Back Day with events taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday throughout… …
Investigator position added to budget (4/19/2023) - Budget talks continued during Tuesday’s meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors in the colonial courthouse. Originally the board was scheduled to adopt its Fiscal Year 2024 budget during that… …
Digital archive tells story of Gloucester A&I (4/19/2023) - A little-known, yet extremely significant piece of Gloucester County history is now available to the public online, with the recent addition of a digital database of original historical documents (along… …
600+ take part in Saturday’s Gloucester-Mathews Garden Week tour (4/19/2023) - Early morning dark clouds soon gave way to a near-perfect day Saturday as more than 600 visitors came to Ware Neck to take part in the 2023 Garden Club of… …Earth Day cleanup Saturday at Beaverdam (4/19/2023) - The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is partnering with Gloucester County Parks & Recreation to host a volunteer Earth Day litter cleanup event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at… …
Clean Community provides helpful tips this Earth Day (4/19/2023) - The Gloucester County Clean Community has provided its tips to help reduce litter in the community. The following are things everyone can do to help: —Cover your load. Litter is… …
On the air (4/19/2023) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club were active on Saturday from Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Belroi, sharing news of Gloucester and Mathews counties and information about Dr.… …Crime Victims’ Rights Week to be observed next week (4/19/2023) - The Gloucester Victim Witness Assistance Program along with the Gloucester Commonwealth Attorney’s Office will be observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week next week. Created in 1981 by former President Ronald… …
Mattocks sentenced to 35 years on drug trafficking charges (4/19/2023) - A Gloucester man was sentenced last week to 35 years in federal prison for drug, firearms, witness tampering and retaliation and obstruction of justice convictions, according to a release from… …
VIMS receives grant for aquaculture pilot project (4/12/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s proposal to create a co-culture of native grazers species with established farmed bivalves was one of four aquaculture pilot projects chosen to receive a… …
Abingdon Ruritans (4/12/2023) - Jeannie Smith-Pendergraft at left, president of Sanctuary of Hampton Roads LLC, was guest speaker at the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s monthly meeting Monday. In her talk, she focused on holistic lifestyles… …
GMCC to host Derby de Mayo fundraiser (4/12/2023) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic will host its first in-person fundraising gala since 2019 on Friday, May 5. The nonprofit’s goal is to raise $100,000 to support patient care for… …
Supervisors consider addition of HR position (4/12/2023) - Gloucester supervisors continued their deliberations on the county’s proposed 2023-2024 budget during a pair of work sessions last Wednesday, April 5, and on Monday, April 10, in the colonial courthouse.… …
Easter treats (4/12/2023) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary, Gloucester Unit 75, had a fun time making Easter cards and filling more than 60 goodie bags with treats for the veterans in convalescent care… …
Easter egg hunt (4/12/2023) - For children, Easter is synonymous with one thing: hunting for colorful (and candy-filled) eggs, and this past weekend didn’t disappoint. In Mathews (above photo), children rushed the court green on… …Flooding impact meeting next week at Achilles (4/12/2023) - Gloucester County Emergency Management and Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s Hurricane Program Manager Bruce Sterling will host a flooding impact informational meeting at 6 p.m. next Thursday, April 20, at… …
Community Health Fair to be held April 29 at LightHouse Church (4/12/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP and the Lighthouse Overcomers Support Group will host the second annual Community Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,… …Local Garden Week tour Saturday (4/12/2023) - Tours of homes and gardens in Ware Neck on Saturday mark the opening of the 90th Historic Garden Week in Virginia, and the renewal of a springtime tradition in Gloucester.… …
Environmentalist to speak on climate change to Friends of Dragon Run (4/12/2023) - William A. “Skip” Stiles Jr., executive director of Wetlands Watch, will speak next week at the next meeting of the Friends of the Dragon Run. Wetlands Watch is a statewide… …
Best Team Trophy (4/12/2023) - Jennifer Whitt, at right, presented the Best Team Trophy to the father-son duo Doug and Grayson Rowe at Saturday’s Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Daffodil Car Show at the Main Street… …Machicomoco State Park to hold Smoke and S’mores (4/12/2023) - Machicomoco State Park in Hayes will host Smoke and S’mores on Saturday, April 29 in the park’s Outdoor Classroom. Park guests can enjoy tasty treats while learning how indigenous peoples… …
Ham radio event (4/12/2023) - After a successful third annual Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, Hamfest this past weekend, members of the radio club will be moving to Walter Reed’s Birthplace this Saturday, April 15,… …4 p.m. burn law in effect until April 30 (4/12/2023) - With spring fully underway, the Virginia Department of Forestry reminds Virginians that the 4 p.m. burning law, which restricts open-air burning of any kind until after 4 p.m., remains in… …
GOP selects Ryan McDougle as nominee for 26th District Senate of Virginia race (4/12/2023) - On Friday, the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus announced that Republican nominees have been selected in 23 of the 40 Senate of Virginia districts being contested in the Nov. 7 general… …