Virginians may now indicate blood type on license (7/19/2023) - Virginians may now choose to indicate their blood type to include on their driver’s license to assist first responders in the event of an emergency. Virginians have the option to… …
Reins loosened slightly on Chesapeake Bay crab harvest (7/19/2023) - The Chesapeake Bay’s watermen are getting green lights to catch a few more blue crabs, a year after dismal population numbers led to steep cutbacks in their allowance. The region’s… …
Best Years Trips, Bingo planned (7/19/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism has several programs specifically designed for those ages 55 and older, including a pair of Best Years Trips next month. The trips are planned for… …
Guinea Road work (7/12/2023) - Construction on Guinea Road has been underway since June and according to the Virginia Department of Transportation, is expected to be complete in early September. Drivers are currently experiencing a… …
Scholarship awards (7/12/2023) - Abingdon Ruritan Club presented two scholarship awards at the July monthly membership meeting on July 10. Ruritan member Don Sandridge, center, presented the awards. Kamila Miles, left, received the club’s… …
Constitution speaker (7/12/2023) - Gary Porter, founder and executive director of the Constitution Leadership Initiative, Inc., above, spoke on “Five Words or Phrases in Our Founding Documents You Should Understand” at the Abingdon Ruritan… …Library to hold program on wild edible plants (7/12/2023) - Master Naturalist Bill Blair will present a program about local wild edible plants at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. Registration opens today. The… …
Seats still available for Dragon Run paddle season (7/12/2023) - The Friends of Dragon Run summer paddle season begins on July 19, less than a week away. Seats are still available, but are filling up fast, a release noted. Paddle… …Gloucester board holds off on reassessments following report (7/12/2023) - The Gloucester Board of Supervisors continued its discussion of the county’s property reassessment process during its Wednesday, July 5, meeting in the colonial courthouse. County Assessor Dan Thomas gave an… …
A promising signLocal waterways much cleaner, according to VDH standards (7/12/2023) - Local waterways are much cleaner than they were at this time last year, according to the standards applied by the Virginia Department of Health for the harvesting of oysters and… …
School board meeting stalled due to observations of apparently armed individuals (7/12/2023) - Tuesday night’s Gloucester County School Board meeting was suddenly stalled after one to four apparently armed individuals were observed at the meeting. The meeting was held in the T.C. Walker… …
Orth seeks fourth term on Gloucester BOS (7/12/2023) - Robert “JJ” Orth, 75, has announced his reelection campaign as an independent candidate for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. Orth won election for this… …
BBQ & Bags (7/12/2023) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews held its first BBQ & Bags event at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Saturday, June 24. The recently-organized club collaborated with the Gloucester United Emergency… …
Honoring vets (7/12/2023) - The members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 delivered goody bags containing cards made by its members and yummy treats to veterans in care for Independence Day. Deliveries were made… …Best Years Trips planned to Charlottesville, Chrysler Museum (7/12/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring a Best Years Trip (for those 55 and older) to Charlottesville to visit Mr. Jefferson’s Monticello from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on… …
Beach access (7/5/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism crew rolled out a new Mobi-Mat rollout beach access mat last week at the Gloucester Point Beach Park, paving the way for wheelchair access so… …
Rotary annual dinner (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester Rotary Club held its annual dinner on June 29 at the IDK Restaurant, White Marsh. The program included installation of officers and induction of new members. Officers for… …
JoAnne Harris seeks second term as Commissioner of Revenue (5/24/2023) - JoAnne Harris has announced that she is seeking a second term Gloucester County’s Commissioner of the Revenue. Harris began serving in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office in 1983 under… …Gloucester blood drive nets 60 units (7/5/2023) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Tuesday, June 27 at the Gloucester Moose Lodge, resulted in the collection of 60 productive units, one more than the drive’s goal… …
A full slate of local, state candidates on November ballot (7/5/2023) - This year’s ballot will be one filled with local elections in Gloucester and Mathews. The final ballots have been set in the two counties and throughout Virginia. The ballot will… …
VDOT considers shared use path on Ware House Road (7/5/2023) - VDOT is seeking input on a proposal to build a shared use path along Ware House Road from Gloucester’s Main Street to the Ware House Landing Boat Ramp which would… …
Local history talks at Edge Hill House (7/5/2023) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will be hosting talks of local historic and community interest at 7 p.m. on the following Wednesday evenings—July 12, 19 and 26—at historic Edge Hill House,… …
Gloucester Ruritans (7/5/2023) - Jackie Beyea, acting president of the Gloucester Ruritan Club, at right, presents a club mug to Cathy Raines for her talk to the club during its June meeting at the… …
Rotary talk (7/5/2023) - Bootmaker Steve Christo of Perrin Creek Custom Cowboy Boots, right, was the guest speaker at the June 22 meeting of the Gloucester Rotary Club, which was held at Sanders Retirement… …
Population aging locally, nationally (7/5/2023) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are right in step with the nation, and with Virginia. All have populations that are aging. The U.S. Census Bureau announced on June 22 that the… …