Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… …
Wes and Elaine Wilson to lead Saturday’s Gloucester parade (12/4/2024) - Dr. Wesley Wilson and his wife, Elaine, have been selected as grand marshals for this week’s Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade. The annual parade will step off from Main Street… …
Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …
Gloucester man survives 13-day active heart attack; needs community support (12/4/2024) - “Even if you feel good, you still need check-ups. You still need regular medical care.” This is the sentiment that 49-year-old Bobby Todd of Gloucester, took away after experiencing a… …
Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Structure fire at Stokes Drive causes extensive damage (12/4/2024) - Crews from Abingdon and Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue squads responded to a structure fire which may have been caused by a cigarette butt in the 7000 block of Stokes… …
Gun winner (12/4/2024) - Gloucester resident Tim Todd, center, recently won a Dagger 9mm pistol in a nationwide contest sponsored by the National Association for Gun Rights. He was one of three finalists in… …
Gloucester Resource Council to host Festival of Trees (12/4/2024) - The Gloucester Resource Council will shine the light on Gloucester’s nonprofit organizations with the first-ever Festival of Trees event, which will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday along Main Street… …
March for Jesus (12/4/2024) - Members of various area churches met at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, recently to rehearse for the March for Jesus in the Gloucester Christmas parade on Saturday. Afterwards, the participants… …Flu season is here; immunization clinics to be held (12/4/2024) - Flu season is here, and vaccination is the best way to protect against the virus, says the December newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Three Rivers Health District. Dec.… …
Gloucester supervisors consider pair of rezoning requests (12/4/2024) - Gloucester supervisors, meeting on Tuesday in the colonial courthouse, held a pair of public hearings to consider two rezoning requests. The board unanimously approved the first request, rezoning a 5.02-acre… …
Steele to interview Chesapeake Bay Writer (11/26/2024) - Listeners can catch science fiction author D.L. Farrar on WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Farrar will join Neal Steele for an in-depth discussion about her… …
Fire destroys Burkes Mill Pond home (11/26/2024) - A fire Sunday evening destroyed a home in the 10200 block of Burkes Pond Road. Members of Gloucester Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene around 9 p.m. Arriving… …
VIMS pilots new Artist-in-Residence program (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science partnered with Colorado artist Tricia Bass this past spring to… …
Children’s Christmas Party (11/26/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. at its facility, located at 8784 Guinea Road in Bena. Gloucester County… …
King’s Daughters (11/26/2024) - James Luck, center, director of the Gloucester Boys and Girls Club, spoke at the Nov. 12 meeting of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons, held at… …Traffic signals at Rt. 17/Crewe Road modified (11/26/2024) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has modified the use of flashing yellow arrow signals at the Route 17 and Crewe Road intersection in Gloucester. The intersection is located near O’Reilly… …
Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey… …
Cappahosic Academy featured in ornament (11/26/2024) - Gloucester County’s 2024 commemorative ornament featuring the Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial Institute is now available. For the past 25 years, the Gloucester County Historical Committee has chosen a historic location,… …‘Allen the Lionhearted’ (11/26/2024) - A special blood drive was held on Nov. 15 at Providence Baptist Church, Hayes, in honor of this young man, Allen Speer, above, with this drive held on the two-year… …
Collards for Christmas (11/26/2024) - Bruce Williams of Hayes, looks over the collards he has ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for his family. …
GHS junior acts FAST to save life (11/26/2024) - Spotting the first signs of a stroke can be difficult, but not for 16-year-old Hannah Broadwell who acted quickly to save the life of her best friend’s mother earlier this… …Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools… …
Retirement tribute (11/26/2024) - A parade of fire trucks from Gloucester and Abingdon, as well as patrol cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring, made their way around Gloucester’s Emergency Communications Center on Friday… …VIMS announces winners of 25th annual photo contest (11/26/2024) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have announced the winners of their 25th annual photo contest.… …