Gazette Journal – News and Information for Gloucester and Mathews, Virginia

RCC purchases new CDL truck for student use

Rappahannock Community College recently purchased a new tractor-trailer for its Commercial Driver’s License students to practice on. “I think it’s one of the best kept…

Tyler Bass May 12, 2021
Waiting to fill up

Motorists line up for their turn at the pump on Wednesday morning at the 7-Eleven on Route 14 at Gloucester. They were the lucky ones,…

Melany Slaughter May 12, 2021
Tour de Chesapeake returns Saturday

After having to cancel last year due to COVID-19, Mathews County, along with the Mathews Visitor Center and Mathews Land Conservancy are teaming up to…

Melany Slaughter May 12, 2021

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Only 11 new cases in Gloucester; 1 in Mathews (5/12/2021) - Local COVID-19 case rates continued on a downward trend during the past week, with just 11 new cases recorded for Gloucester, one for Mathews, and four for Middlesex since last Wednesday. While there were two new hospitalizations listed for Gloucester, for a total of 61 since the pandemic began, there were no new hospitalizations in Mathews or Middlesex, leaving those numbers at 22 and 24 respectively. There were no deaths from the virus in the… …

COVID vaccine now available for adolescents