COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC INFORMATION
Contact Us
6382 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
Phone: 804-693-5730
E-mail Us
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Services
The Community Engagement & Public Information Department ensures that factual, up-to-date information regarding Gloucester County Government is provided to its citizens. This is accomplished through leveraging a variety of media to reach as many residents and visitors as possible in the County. The Department fosters local and school partnerships, and works to engage citizens to access resources and opportunities to shape their community.
County Videos
Gloucester County’s YouTube channel offers a robust selection of videos depicting Gloucester County and Gloucester County Public School events, projects, and meetings. Our YouTube channel is broken down into playlists, making it easy to seek out what subject matter you desire to view. Most of our videos are produced in-house, offering an in-depth look into the programs and projects that your County Government and school system is offering.
Current Conversations Podcast
Gloucester's Community Engagement & Public Information Department has launched the County's first Podcast, "Current Conversations." The podcast will feature a different topic each month and will be published the first Wednesday of each month on the County's website and where you listen to your favorite podcast.
Town Crier
The official digital newsletter of Gloucester County, Virginia. The Town Crier features important announcements, county news, events, and resources for the community and local nonprofits. It’s always available online, or you can sign up to get this emailed to you weekly by clicking here.
The Beehive Periodical
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.
Click on the cover to access the most recent edition. In winter’s edition of The Beehive, you can learn about the County's new water meters, upcoming holiday events, Parks, Recreation & Tourism offerings and more. In this edition of The Beehive, we’re also starting a new search-and-find! You can find a little black-and-white bee within the pages of our magazine... but be sure to look closely, we hid it well!
Since 2023, we’ve gone digital, but you can still visit either of Gloucester’s public libraries to pick up a print copy (while supplies last).
CE&PI Annual Report
The Annual Report highlights the milestones the Department has achieved over the past year and includes a look into top priorities of the Department moving into the next year.
Our goal is to empower every citizen to engage in building a safe, supportive, and successful community by facilitating and connecting families and individuals with information and opportunities that enhance and enrich their daily lives through the utilization of community resources.
Gloucester in the News
Gloucester BOS receives utilities update; info on possible encroachment (Gazette-Journal)
Gloucester’s revamped Beehive publication wins VACo Award (Gazette-Journal)
Gloucester PRT hosts Play All Day VA event (Gazette-Journal)
Gloucester County celebrates the return of the Daffodil Festival (WTKR)
Hometown Radio Interview: Susan Ammons, Gloucester Daffodil Festival (WYDaily)
WAVY Archive: 1983 Gloucester Point Archeological Site (WAVY)
Museum receives grant to update second-floor gallery (Gazette-Journal)
Library cookie contest draws large participation (Gazette-Journal)
A busy Election Day is coming Tuesday; many local races on ballot (Gazette-Journal)
Newly unveiled markers tell story of the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester County (WTKR)
Video keeps memory of Leigh’s Market alive (Gazette-Journal)
What is a Gloucester tart? Chef Chris figures it out (Gazette-Journal)
Fire, Smoke & Muskets Program Scheduled for Sept. 9-10 in Gloucester
Gloucester County School Board appoints new active Superintendent (WAVY)
Gloucester Deputy County Administrator Wins Service Award (Peninsula Chronicle)
Excellent Educator: Gloucester special ed teacher Megan Fettrow (WAVY)
Gloucester Museum Of History Hosting Living History Weekend May 20-21 (Peninsula Chronicle)
CERT Class In Gloucester To Be Held May 20-21 (Peninsula Chronicle)
Gloucester Tourism Receives Grant to Expand Marketing Efforts (WYDaily)
Coleman branches out to 2nd Main Street restaurant (Gazette-Journal)
Las Vegas Artist Leaving Her Mark In Gloucester And Beyond (Peninsula Chronicle)
Gloucester County Schools to begin superintendent search (WAVY)
Contact Us
Quinton Sheppard
Director
Savannah Haugdahl
Public Communications / Media Specialist
Bobbi Langston
Administrative Assistant
Deborah Bone
Achilles Elementary School Coordinator
Alma Kuennen
Page Middle School Coordinator
Linda Buswell
Peasley Middle School Coordinator
Debra Falkenberg
Senior Coordinator/Bethel Elementary School Coordinator
Lauren Ginder
Abingdon Elementary School Coordinator
Mollie Trainum
Petsworth Elementary Coordinator
Ashley Walker
Botetourt Elementary School Coordinator
Cannot Attend Board Meetings?
You can still participate!
Members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend in person meetings. If attendance in person is not possible, you are invited to engage and participate in meetings of certain groups by submitting comments through one of the means below. Not all boards, committees or commissions have public comment periods or accept comments through these methods.
Where noted, meetings will be broadcast live on Cox Channel 48 and on the County’s meeting portal.
PLEASE NOTE: Comments that are submitted anonymously or with fictitious names will not be accepted. Comments are limited to one submission per person, per comment period. In the case of multiple submissions for the same comment period, only the last submission will be read/played.
“Form letters” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period shall be read only once per letter along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.”
Comments submitted through these methods must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting or public hearing:
Submitting Comments Online
To submit comments online, complete the Public Comment Submission form. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate the meeting or public hearing on which you want to comment. Comments submitted via this method will be read aloud during the appropriate comment or public hearing period up to the time limit set by the chair.
Submitting Comments by US Mail
To submit comments via US mail, send to:
County Administration
ATTN: Public Comment
6489 Main St.
Gloucester, VA 23061
Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the meeting and item you are commenting on clearly printed at the top. Comments submitted via this method will be read aloud during the appropriate comment or public hearing period up to the time limit set by the chair.
Submitting Comments by Phone
Call 804-824-2760 and listen to the recorded menu. Instructions will be provided on selections to make in order to leave a recorded comment. Comments submitted via this method will be played during the appropriate comment or public hearing period up to the set time limit of three minutes.