Bena couple recalls a lifetime full of adventures (3/19/2025) - When Graham Blake ran out of his burning house in the middle of the night, he realized he had forgotten one important thing—his wife. It only took Graham a few… …
‘Guinea Dipping’ raises $10K for GRA (3/19/2025) - About 40 rowers, coaches, rowing alumni and community supporters hopped into the cold waters of the York River Saturday in support of the Gloucester Rowing Association’s “Guinea Dipping” event at… …
Top website (3/19/2025) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s website has been selected as the best in the Ruritan organization, which consists of about 900 clubs, club president Dean Marzocca announced at the March meeting.… …
Crab pot season (3/19/2025) - Linda Tjossem of Hayes, was buying seafood at a local marina when she spotted Casey Charnick, above, preparing his crab pots for the 2025 season, which began Monday. He was… …
Fary family is topic of genealogists’ meeting (3/19/2025) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. Daniel V. Fary, local historian, will present a program on the Fary… …GHA hosts sock burning at Bena on Friday (3/19/2025) - The Guinea Heritage Association will be holding its first-ever Burning of the Socks event on Friday night at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, and the GHA will also announce a new… …
Birdwatching (3/19/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Bird Club visited the Gloucester Country Club Golf Course on Tuesday, March 4, identifying 29 species of birds and counting 177 birds. Sightings included a flock of… …Gloucester library announces spring programs (3/19/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced two of its upcoming spring programs, both scheduled to be held at its Main Street Center location. Master Naturalist Hurricane Thompson of the Gloucester… …
Gloucester Library announces teen photo contest (3/19/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced its teen photography contest for students in ninth through twelfth grades with the theme, “This is Gloucester.” Students are encouraged to submit their most… …
Former White House official to speak tonight (3/19/2025) - The Piankatank Community League will meet at 6:30 tonight, March 20, at the league building in Harcum. Rich Yamomoto will speak about the White House where he spent seven years… …
Steele recommends $88M budget, 4.3 cent tax increase (3/19/2025) - “This is by far the hardest budget I’ve had to put together.” The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met Monday evening in the colonial courthouse to hear County Administrator Carol… …
Spring officially arrives today (3/19/2025) - After a long and very cold winter, spring is here at last. The moment of the vernal equinox is 5:01 a.m. today, Thursday, March 20. The sun will rise in… …
B&G Club open house Tuesday (3/12/2025) - The Gloucester Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Hayes Shopping Center, will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. The open house is for… …
Events March 13-20 (3/12/2025) - THURSDAY SCHOOL BOARD: The Gloucester County School Board will have a work session without public input at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center… …
Book Author Luncheon to be held March 21 (3/12/2025) - Patti Procopi, author of “Please … tell me more” and other books will be the guest speaker at this year’s York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons Book… …
‘From Pearl Harbor to Calvary’ topic of Sunday talk (3/12/2025) - Philip Page will give a talk on “From Pearl Harbor to Calvary” at 5 p.m. Sunday at Petsworth Baptist Church, 2471 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester. Page will tell the WWII… …
VIMS study warns of deadly future marine heat waves (3/12/2025) - A study led by William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science is predicting estuaries along the East Coast of the United States will experience marine heat… …
VIMS holds 27th annual Blue Crab Bowl (3/12/2025) - The 27th annual Blue Crab Bowl, Virginia’s regional program of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, was hosted by the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of… …
Widow group meets (3/12/2025) - The Widows of Gloucester and Mathews met recently at the Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodville Road, Hayes, and Barbara Foster, above, spoke on “A Perfect Tool—Prayer,” Bible Bingo was… …
Abingdon Ruritans (3/12/2025) - Cathy Dale, Gloucester Circuit Court Clerk, who is also a member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club, was guest speaker at the club’s March 10 membership meeting. Dale is shown with… …
Plastic bag recycling (3/12/2025) - Gloucester Ruritan Club members Barbara and Paul Bauer delivered another 218.8 plastic bags recently to Food Lion to be recycled for the purchase of park benches for the county in… …Legionnaires to hold breakfast Sunday (3/12/2025) - The Friends of Dragon Run will hold a spring nature walk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. Registration can be conducted online at DragonRun.org. This is a free event… …
Gloucester Institute to host Women’s History Month Tea (3/12/2025) - A Women’s History Month Tea will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, at the Moton Conference Center, 3201 Leadership Drive, Gloucester. This special event will honor the… …
VDOT conducting Rt. 14 online STARS survey (3/12/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation is in the midst of an online survey, inviting the public to share their feedback on existing travel conditions along Route 14 between Route 17… …
Storm causes power outages, building damage (3/12/2025) - A storm that raged through Virginia last Wednesday left 60,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers across the state without power—6,800 of those customers on the Middle Peninsula. In Gloucester, one house… …