Lee Dawson, right, of Foster, has been named to the Mathews County Economic Development Authority. Dawson, who has lived in the county for more than 20 years, recently retired from Verizon ...

Editor, Gazette-Journal: We are all familiar with the phrase, “All politics is local,” which was former House Speaker Tip O’Neill’s way of saying that successful elected officials concentrate on the ...

A new cookbook celebrating this country’s 250th anniversary is in the works, guided by popular local cooking teacher Michelle ...

James and Austin Coates of Hayes, from left, caught and released a pair of citation red drums in the Chesapeake Bay on May 8, according to the May 27 report of vasaltwaterjournal.com. The fish caught ...

Matt Kleinfelter led a trio of pitchers that stifled the Richmond River Dogs offense, as the Deltaville Deltas cruised to a 7-2 victory on Saturday night. The Deltas jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the ...

Lilies and daylilies enter the world of flowers in June. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rare broken color daylily from the garden of Bill DuPaul in Ware Neck. VA TECH daylily ...

The Nook, a bookstore and gift shop on Gloucester Main Street, is opening its own café. Beginning Saturday, customers can purchase a 12-oz. hot beverage or a 16-oz. iced drink while they shop and ...

Marvin and Jean Brown of Gloucester, both 96, have been members of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons for most of their married life, and they have been married for 75 years.

Audrey Hudgins Wright, 88, passed peacefully to her Heavenly home on May 10, 2026 in Mathews, Virginia. She was born April 8, 1938 in Susan, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Captain ...

Dolores Marjorie VanderLinden, 84, of Hartfield, Va., passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Center in Saluda, Va. Born on October 22, 1941 in the ...

Parents, other family members and friends filled the Harry M. Ward Auditorium on Saturday morning to celebrate the 65 Mathews High School seniors as they received their diplomas, wishing them well as ...

Carolyn Jeanette Hogg Treyz, age 85, of Hayes, passed away at home on May 28, 2026. Carolyn was born on June 16, 1940 in Hampton, Virginia, and was raised in Gloucester County. She graduated from ...