Next week’s issue of the Gazette-Journal will come out after New Year’s Day, which falls on Wednesday.

We will prepare the paper before closing Tuesday afternoon, and return to work early on Thursday, Jan. 2, to print and distribute the paper.

The deadlines are noon Monday for classified and legal ads, church news, and social notices, and at 4 p.m. Monday for all other material. Real estate ads are due by noon Friday and all other display ads by 3 p.m. Friday. For more information, please call 804-693-3101. ...