Offices close Monday for holiday (2/12/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of President George Washington’s birthday.… …
48 VSP Troopers graduate from Training Academy (2/12/2025) - Forty-eight new Virginia State Police Troopers were handed their diplomas Friday morning at the graduation of the 142nd Basic Session at the State Police Training Academy in Chesterfield County. Among… …
Black Men Cooking returns Saturday (2/12/2025) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host its annual Black History Celebration and Black Men Cooking Event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
GHS vs MHS (2/5/2025) - Teams from Gloucester and Mathews high schools faced off on the court on Saturday, as the varsity and JV boys’ and girls’ basketball teams battled one another in the GHS… …Gloucester board reviews county’s CIP plan (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors held its public hearing Tuesday night for the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. Before the hearing, County Administrator Carol Steele briefly went… …
Warm greetings from Peninsula Heating and Air (2/5/2025) - With the snow and bitter cold bearing down on us over the last few weeks, the necessity of home heating is indisputable. Unfortunately, this essential system is expensive, prohibitively so… …
Gloucester Boys & Girls Club seeks to increase membership (2/5/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, is holding an open house on March 17 from 5-7 p.m. in an effort… …
VIMS to hold ‘Romance Beneath the Waves’ After Hours lecture (2/5/2025) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced its upcoming events for the month of February.“Romance Beneath the Waves,” the next After Hours lecture, will be held Thursday, Feb. 13,… …
Shriner donation (2/5/2025) - Members of the Tidewater Shrine Club and Khedive Temple traveled to South Carolina last week to the Shriners Children’s Hospital-Greenville. On Jan. 27, members presented a check in the amount… …
Cosby to speak (2/5/2025) - Nationally-acclaimed author S.A. Cosby, a Mathews native, will talk about his life and work at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. There will be a question-and-answer session… …Library to hold program on azaleas (2/5/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Deadlines approach for Daffodil Queen, Little Miss Daffodil, scholarship programs (2/5/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Festival is two months away, with deadlines approaching later this month for Daffodil Festival Queen, Little Miss Daffodil and the festival’s scholarship for a graduating senior.… …
Library to hold program on azaleas (1/29/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host Master Gardener Jim Brant as he gives a presentation on restoring native azaleas on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m.… …
Gloucester School Board begins preliminary budget discussions (1/29/2025) - “We want every single child in GCPS to maximize their potential.” The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday evening in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to hear preliminary budget… …
Fire destroys home on Glass Road (1/29/2025) - A massive fire destroyed a home in the 8700 block of Glass Road in Hayes in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 22. Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded… …
Ruritan National Convention (1/29/2025) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club traveled to the 2025 Ruritan National Convention in Greenville, S.C., last weekend. Pictured from left are former Abingdon director Rick Taylor, Zone Lt. Governor… …Care Clinic to host community breakfast March 13 (1/29/2025) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic is hosting a community breakfast, its first, this spring. Held in partnership with GMCC’s Community Health Partners, individual sponsors and local leaders, the Business of… …
Planning meeting (1/29/2025) - The Gloucester Rotary Club met at Olivia’s in the Village on Jan. 7 to plan for the 40th annual golf tournament scheduled for May 23 at the Golden Eagle Golf… …
P&R Advisory Committee (1/29/2025) - Gloucester’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Committee held its first meeting of the year Monday night in the Stewart Building, electing at-large members Don Sandridge as its chair and Heather… …S.A. Cosby to speak at Gloucester library Feb. 9 (1/22/2025) - Local author Shawn Cosby, also known as S.A. Cosby, is scheduled to speak about his life and works at Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, on Sunday, Feb. 9,… …
Events Jan. 23-30 (1/22/2025) - SATURDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a retreat from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the press room at County Building One, 6467 Main Street,… …
Kelly to discuss Lafayette’s legacy Sunday (1/22/2025) - Robert Kelly, director of the Gloucester Museum of History, will discuss the Lafayette Bicentennial being observed, when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States, on Sunday. Kelly, who… …
Tickets go on sale March 3 for next Ruritan Seafood Festival (1/22/2025) - Tickets go on sale March 3 for the next Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival, which will be held on May 21 in Bena. This is a fundraising event which will… …
Drake Hall builds hammock stands at park for Eagle Scout project (1/22/2025) - Gloucester High School senior Drake Hall recently completed his Eagle Scout project, building four hammock stands at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Hall has been a part of Boy Scout Troop… …
Ruritan speaker (1/22/2025) - Dr. Joseph Lombard, local dentist and humanitarian, was guest speaker at the Abingdon Ruritan Club on Monday, Jan. 13. In his talk, he relayed specific true stories about individuals who… …