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 ...

Editor, Gazette-Journal: Rob Wittman has been making claims about how his vote for the Big Beautiful Bill has helped the Virginia economy, but he isn’t giving you all the facts. He stated that tax ...

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 ...

At stage left, the northward-sailing fleet of Virginia’s Royal Governor James Murray, Lord Dunmore, appeared in Hills Bay off Gwynn’s Island and dropped anchor. The date was May 26, 1776. Two hundred ...

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.

Martha Geraldine “Jackie” Crane, 95, of Mathews, Virginia, quietly passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026. She was born on September 25, 1930 to the late David and Hilda Newby. She was the widow of Bobby ...

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 ...

Brent Heath will lead a walk through the gardens of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. The cost is $5; to register, call 804-693-3966. Also, this month, daily from June 15-20, the ...