Rick's Country Store in Gloucester was robbed Wednesday night by a man with a handgun who took an undisclosed amount of cash before driving away.

The Ware River Circle of the King's Daughters never runs out of interesting country homes to decorate for the holidays.

Another day, another lawsuit in Richmond. Although this time it's an appeal. The 40 Gloucester petitioners filed an appeal Wednesday with the Virginia Supreme Court, saying that the $80,000 in sanctions levied against them by Judge Westbrook J. Parker violates the First and Fourteenth amendments to the Constitution.

Gary Adams was being driven to a Hampton store in the rain because he had a large cast on his leg after a recent surgery.

Current Unit: 89th Transportation Company Current Position: Motor Transport Operator/First Sergeant Component: Active Army Current Location: Gloucester, Va.

An agreement to allow a family in Guinea to hook up their trailer to a septic system on property owned by Gloucester County has been scuttled by state and federal agencies.

Occasionally a gift just falls into your lap. For an opinion writer, the Gloucester Gang of Four has been a blessing.

Last week's nor'easter that flooded a number of families out of their homes combined with approaching holidays have prompted county officials to put out a plea for non-perishable food items to stock Gloucester food pantries.

Casey Charnick uses a boat to traverse the ditch in front of his Maryus Road home.

Localities throughout and around the Peninsula have hunkered down to wait out the storm currently battering the region.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida proved to be no Isabel on the lower Middle Peninsula.

I heard on the local tv station, WAVY, that the National Guard had been sent to Gloucester.

Four county supervisors have each filed $1.35 million lawsuits against Commonwealth's Attorney Robert D. Hicks, saying that he made defamatory and false statements against them that smeared their reputations.

Building storm conditions are evident at the public dock on Winter Harbor at Onemo late Wednesday morning.

Assessments of Gloucester properties climbed an average of 8 percent in this year's reassessment.

Many people have a favorite kind of animal. For Lizz Lester, it's the animals of the feline persuasion that bring out her spirit of volunteerism.

Finally, the gloves are off. And so are the masks. Gone is the illusion that four hugely unpopular Gloucester County supervisors have the interests of constituents at heart.

Ellen Ruth Higgins pulls a freshly baked pecan pie from the oven with a smile, saying, "I don't like them, but I love making them." Photo by Betty Wrenn Day .

A line of voters waits at York district's Achilles precinct Tuesday morning to cast ballots.

Staff photos of life in Gloucester County and the rest of the Middle Peninsula. Image 1 of 26 The Catlett Islands that are part of the Timberneck Farms estate in Gloucester may be sold to the Virginia Institute for Marine Science.