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

Seniors face added challenges during pandemic

The home is the safest place to be for those looking to avoid the current pandemic, especially to senior members of the community. Though the…

Melany Slaughter September 16, 2020
In remembrance

Ware Academy students and staff social-distanced on the front lawn of their campus for a moment of silence, the Pledge of Allegiance and the National…

Melany Slaughter September 16, 2020
A beautiful yet harmful algal bloom in local waters

For the first time in three years, Alexandrium monilatum, a harmful algal bloom, has been spotted in the York River and Mobjack Bay. Harmful algal…

Melany Slaughter September 16, 2020

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Increased community transmission of COVID-19 reported in health district (9/16/2020) - According to a COVID-19 update release from the Three Rivers Health District, the district is “experiencing indicators of increased community transmission.” Mathews is the only jurisdiction in Three Rivers Health District that is below five cases per 100,000 moving seven-day average. Gloucester has been reported as having between 5-10 cases per 100,000 and Middlesex has over 10 cases per 100,000. The health district experienced 132 new cases of COVID-19 last week which is “the largest… …