Gloucester Museum refreshes Old Country Store display (4/24/2024) - The Gloucester Museum of History updated and refreshed its Old Country Store display, which has been at the museum for about 10 years. Intern Sidney Ripley and museum coordinator Robert… …
FODR speaker to address invasive aquatic species (4/24/2024) - Clint Morgeson of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will discuss invasive aquatic species introduction in Virginia and will review past, present and future invasive species management at the next… …
Oyster restoration (4/24/2024) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles and representatives from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Virginia Institute… …
Library renovations on track for May 30 completion (4/24/2024) - Renovations to Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center, are on track to be completed by May 30. Until that time, library staff members have said they appreciate the patience of… …
Democratic Congressional hopefuls take part in candidate forum (4/24/2024) - Area Democrats gathered last Thursday night at St. Clare Walker Middle School in Middlesex to hear from the two candidates vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Robert J. Wittman… …
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser (4/24/2024) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Sunday at Station 2 in Bena for AVFR Capt. David Thurston, who is battling Stage 4 lung cancer. The… …
Abingdon Ruritan donation (4/24/2024) - Abingdon Ruritan Club Citizens and Patriotism Committee chairman John Atherton, at left, presented three checks from the club to American Legion Post 75 commander Dr. David C. Workman. The combined… …
Lodge Foundation donation (4/24/2024) - The Botetourt Lodge #7, AF & AM Foundation, recently donated $2,500 to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic as the clinic’s newest Community Health Partner. This gift will benefit patient care… …Final defendant sentenced in Gloucester meth trafficking conspiracy (4/24/2024) - A Gloucester man was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber of the Eastern District of… …
Drug Take Back Initiative Saturday in Gloucester (4/24/2024) - In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office will be at both the Gloucester Walmart and Kroger from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to receive… …
Best Years Trip planned to Henricus (4/24/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip to Henricus Historical Park in Chester on Wednesday, May 15. The bus will leave Gloucester at 8:45 a.m. and… …
Machicomoco holds ‘Clean the Park for Earth Day’ Saturday (4/17/2024) - In recognition of Earth Day, Virginia State Parks are hosting more than 50 events to celebrate and preserve the natural wonders of the commonwealth. Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, is hosting… …
Library to hold next Yum Yum May 9 (4/17/2024) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold its next Yum Yum Cookbook Club meeting on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. Library Chef Chris Thomas will demonstrate… …
Library to hold woven craft program May 4 (4/17/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold a woven wreath craft on May 4 at the Main Street Center location, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Master Weaver Tamme Durant will teach participants… …
Free prostate cancer screenings offered Saturday (4/17/2024) - The Gloucester NAACP Health Committee, in collaboration with Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host Prostate Cancer Early Detection Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday… …
Historical marker to be unveiled Saturday at Bethel School site (4/17/2024) - A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday to unveil a historical marker celebrating Gloucester’s Bethel Rosenwald School, which served the black community of Sassafras in the days of… …
Classic Cruisers Car Show (4/17/2024) - Bill Naquin, above at left, of Gloucester, displayed his 1920 Model T Ford during at the Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers Car Show held on Saturday at Main Street Center, Gloucester.… …Thursday Thoughts at Beaverdam (4/17/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a series of talks in the amphitheater of Beaverdam Park on the second Thursday of the month. The May talk, on May 9,… …
Beaverdam Park’s Full Hike to be held Saturday (4/17/2024) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will hold The Full Hike, an approximately 9-mile hike from one end of Beaverdam Park to the other, on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Participants… …
‘Gasoline Alley’ remembered in GHA Fourth Friday program (4/17/2024) - In the Guinea Heritage Association’s April Fourth Friday program, Norman Snowden, one of the founding members of the Alley Cats group, will talk about “Gasoline Alley: Guinea Music from the… …Harmful waste collection Saturday at Hayes Convenience Center (4/17/2024) - A collection of harmful household waste will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hayes Convenience Center, 7599 Guinea Road, Gloucester Point. This free collection is… …
Bluebird house sale (4/17/2024) - Abingdon Ruritan Club members took part in the Gloucester Daffodil Festival earlier this month. Lead by the club’s Community Engagement committee, chaired by Regina Scott, committee members handcrafted and sold… …GHS locked down after incident with firearm (4/17/2024) - Gloucester High School was briefly placed in lockdown on Tuesday morning after a construction worker at the school property allegedly brandished a firearm. Travis Sentel Evans Jr., 18, of Virginia… …
Gloucester board adopts FY25 budget (4/17/2024) - By two 4-2 votes, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors adopted the county’s FY 2025 budget and set the corresponding tax rates during Tuesday night’s meeting in the colonial courthouse.… …
Gloucester playwright to have work featured (4/17/2024) - Ellis Finney, a young up-and-coming playwright from Gloucester, will see his monologue featured this weekend at SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories, an annual evening of storytelling that explores the black experience… …