You can win a getaway to Mathews … even if you already live in the county.

A contest, put together by the Mathews County Visitor Information Center and held on the Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine website, offers one winner the following package: a two-night stay at the Inn at Tabbs Creek, dinner for two at the White Dog Bistro, a $100 gift certificate to Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill and a gift basket from MCVIC.

The winner will be drawn on Dec. 12 and must use the gift package before March 31, 2022. To enter the contest, visit www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/contests/coastal-getaway-giveaway.

Shop Local BOOST

Another giveaway to support local businesses is now underway. Chesapeake Bank has partnered with the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, the Gloucester Main Street Association and MCVIC on the Shop Local BOOST Program.

Drawing boxes were set up in local businesses on Nov. 1 and ending Dec. 17. Each week, winners will be selected at random from participating retailers and r...