The Beehive is a quarterly community newsletter, free to all county residents, containing information about county news and resources, volunteer information, community events, and classes and activities for youth and adults.Recently, Gl...

This month, our Chief Animal Control Officer, Steve Baranek, talks to us about the services Gloucester Animal Control offers. He also offers some tips on keeping your pets safe as cold weather season approaches. Finally, he shares ...

What's better than enjoying the holiday decorations along Main Street? Enjoying interactive decorations with a purpose!The Gloucester Resource Council will be bringing together nonprofits, service organizations and businesses that serve...

This month, Dr. Anthony Vladu, Superintendent of Gloucester County Public Schools, joins us to discuss some hot topics going into the 2024-2025 school year. Division leadership has been working hard over the summer on a strategic p...

Many of you received a letter in the mail last week from our Planning & Zoning Department regarding a Zoning Ordinance update that will go before the Gloucester Planning Commission next Thursday, July 11.  No rezoning of property is pr...

In the era when many people find reading materials and conduct research online, public libraries have taken up the mission of remaining a community "place." For our Main Library, the draw isn't just the 90,000 print volumes in our ...

The 2024 Hurricane Season is set to begin June 1st. With the combination of record-breaking warm waters and a La Niña, this hurricane season is predicted to be very active. Forecasters predict 24 named storms, with 11 of those being hurricanes ...

We've had questions rolling in about the road work in progress at the Guinea Road and Route 17 intersection. Kelly Hannon, VDOT's communications manager for the Fredericksburg District, was kind enough to explain the reasons behind this median ...

Sticking with the theme of real estate this month, we've received many questions about why so much land is being cleared along Route 17 Southbound, just past the intersection of Burleigh Road, across from the Lowe's Home Improvement store. In P...

This month, we have a two-part podcast. For Part 1, we branch off a bit from County government, and speak with Kandy Fist, President of the Chesapeake Bay and Rivers Association of Realtors (CBRAR), about Gloucester's current housing market. Ka...

This month, we are joined by our School Superintendent, Dr. Anthony Vladu, who just completed his first six months on the job! He updates us on how his entry plan is going and discusses some of the current challenges the school system is facing...

Quinton Sheppard and Savannah Haugdahl with the Community Engagement and Public Information Department are uniquely privileged to work with all of the other departments, highlighting their work throughout the year. In the first week of January,...

Almost everyone knows that criminal defendants have rights, but often, victims and witnesses of crimes don't know that they ALSO have rights. Chelsea Pierce's team of Victim Witness Advocates help those people navigate our court system and acce...

In this episode, we chat with Christine Joyce, our Purchasing Agent, and Sherry Spring, our Economic Development Director about an exciting initiative coming up in December called the Reverse Vendor Fair. Are you interested in poss...

Nov. 7 is right around the corner, and Early Voting has actually already started! We have a few special circumstances on the ballot, and some new rules about voting absentee, so Bobbi Morgan is here to make sure you have the information you nee...

This month, we are joined by Dr. Anthony Vladu, the new Superintendent of Gloucester County Public Schools. Dr. Vladu talks a bit about his background, his vision for GCPS, and his passion for the students and their learning experiences. <...

Debra Falkenberg was a school coordinator at Page Middle School for six years, and was just promoted to become our senior coordinator. Her team is responsible for everything from arranging field trips, to organizing food assistance for families...

This month, we chat with Deputy County Administrator George Bains about what projects are happening at the County level. George oversees the Community Development team, which means he's in-tune with most of the projects that are in progress or ...

Tourism Coordinator Susan Ammons has all the details about upcoming sports, fishing tournaments, museum happenings and a 50th birthday party that you (and your family) are invited to!

Lisa Kersey, the director for Gloucester County's Department of Social Services, shares resources for adults during Older Americans Month. Social Services has resources to help people who are struggling with a disability, food insecurity, housi...

Welcome to Season 3 of the Current Conversations podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Eric Beach, Gloucester's Director of Information Technology, who provides us with the latest updates on the Broadband Project in Gloucester County. Eric...

This month, we are honored to be joined by Gloucester's County Administrator, Carol Steele. During this episode, she looks back on a few of the many accomplishments the County made in 2022 and also some of the challenges the County faced. She a...

Join us for this important episode as we address the Opioid Crisis locally, and ways the County is working to enhance existing opioid addiction services in the community. This month, Steve Wright, Gloucester's Deputy County Administrato...

Real Estate reassessment notices for property owners in Gloucester County will be mailed out in mid-November for the January 2023 General Reassessment. This month, County Assessor Dan Thomas explains the ins and outs of the reasses...

The month of October is Community Planning Month, so we sat down with Anne Ducey-Ortiz, Director of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs, and Carol Rizzio, Senior Comprehensive Planner, to discuss the history of Planning and Zoning in ...