A mobile home at 10543 Figg Shop Road in Gloucester sustained extensive damage Tuesday night from a fire caused by an electrical malfunction. No one was in the singlewide home, which was owned and occupied by a single female, said C.W. Miller, spokesman for Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Full Story »
The Gloucester County Wetlands Board will hold public hearings on six shoreline improvement applications during a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the old courthouse. Full Story »
Smoke testing of Gloucester’s sanitary sewer system has been postponed until further notice because of wet weather, according to county spokesperson Christi Lewis. Full Story »
The Gloucester County Codes Compliance Office received 22 complaints during October, topped by nine complaints about zoning matters, codes compliance director Ron Peaks said. Full Story »
The Gloucester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing tonight about a transitional housing plan for the county. The meeting will begin at 7:30 in the old courthouse, with the hearing to start at 7:45. Full Story »
Recently elected and reelected Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and School Board members will be sworn-in during a special ceremony on Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. in the colonial courthouse on the historic court green. Full Story »
The Gazette-Journal will print letters to Santa Claus in its Dec. 17 and 24 issues. Children are asked to send their letters by Dec. 18 to P.O. Box 2060, Gloucester, Va. 23061. Full Story »
Long-time educator Lillian Cox, of Gloucester has been named as grand marshal of this year’s Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday from Botetourt Elementary School. Full Story »
The upcoming weekend will be full of holiday activities in both Gloucester and Mathews. Full Story »
Westbrook J. Parker, the chief Circuit Court judge from Suffolk who ordered Gloucester County to pay over $170,000 of attorney’s fees and ordered 40 Gloucester citizens to pay $80,000 in sanctions, will retire next year. Full Story »
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 Tuesday night to forward eight names from the county’s volunteer board bank to Gloucester Circuit Court Judge R. Bruce Long for the county’s board of equalization (BOE). The decision went against the judge’s wish, which was reportedly for the board to choose five names. Full Story »
The number of residents requesting help feeding their families continues to climb in Gloucester and Mathews, and local food pantries are stepping up to the challenge. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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