Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal

Opening pitch

Emmett Dye of the Susan T-ball squad had the honor of throwing out the first pitch of the Mathews Little League season at a brief…

Melany Slaughter April 15, 2026
Company’s blue catfish program a growing operation

On any given day, the Sopko family-owned Sea Farms and Shells Unlimited facilities on Ditch Bank Road in Guinea are bustling with activity. Trucks are…

Melany Slaughter April 15, 2026
Little Seed Library encourages support of local pollinators

Gloucester Bee City Committee and Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists have teamed up to encourage the support of local pollinators with the installation of a Little…

Melany Slaughter April 15, 2026

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1a gloucester interim county administrator

Bains named Interim County Administrator (4/15/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday night to appoint former Gloucester Deputy County Administrator George Bains as its Interim County Administrator, effective April 15, following its budget public hearing, held in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. County Administrator Carol Steele’s contract was terminated just two weeks before, effective April 1. In congruence of this appointment, the county has now entered into a contract with The Berkley Group, a government consulting agency,… …