P.E.O. luncheon (7/8/2026) - P.E.O. Chapter BT Mathews recently honored one of their college granddaughters at lunch recently at Southwind Pizza. Chapter president Barbara Van Over, at left, and Chapter BT Projects Chair Kathy… …
The animal kingdom (7/8/2026) - Butterfly at Dixie Knoll, sent by Pearl Sadler. Bluebird eggs at the home of Louise Witherspoon in Port Haywood. Vanessa West of Hayes sent a photo of a sphinx moth… …Summer misery (7/8/2026) - The title of this week’s column isn’t very hopeful, is it? The extreme heat and humidity of the past week have gotten me down. Like everyone else, I can’t keep… …
Party like it’s 1776! (7/8/2026) - Ginger Rowe, Eva Mullins and Patty Emery, from left, celebrating the Fourth of July at Grace on Main, Gloucester. Catbird seat: Carla and Richard Hazlegrove watched the fireworks at Williams… …
Beautiful blooms (7/8/2026) - Look what’s surviving the drought! Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Crocosmia Lucifer amongst the whimsy, sent by Cheryl Battle of Bavon. Lilies at the home of Maxine and Ronnie… …
Three cheers for the red, white and blue (7/6/2026) - Even the flowers are celebrating the Fourth of July. We welcome your photos. Please send them to editor@gazettejournal.net. Nancy Richardson sends a photo of Gracie, ready to celebrate the 250th.… …Gloucester community members recite Declaration of Independence (7/1/2026) - Gloucester County Tourism has released “Voices of Independence,” a community film project completed in June that brings together local residents to commemorate the enduring significance of the Declaration of Independence.… …
DAV talk (7/1/2026) - Gloucester Ruritan Club vice president Henry Thompson, at left, thanked Curtis Matteson (U.S. Navy-ret.) for his presentation to the club on the services provided by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter… …
King’s Daughters scholarships (7/1/2026) - The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons presented two $1,000 scholarships last Thursday to local graduates. Bruton High School graduate Macie Evans, at left, was presented one… …
DAR recognition (7/1/2026) - The Augustine Warner chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented Gloucester High School graduate Cooper White with this year’s DAR Good Citizen Award. In photo above, DAR… …
5,000-hour milestone (6/24/2026) - Doug Dwoyer and Dave Harlan, from left, were recently recognized as having volunteered over 5,000 hours with the Middle Peninsula Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists. Dwoyer, a charter member of the… …The development of colonial pleasure gardens (6/24/2026) - When the first colonists arrived in Jamestown in 1607, they discovered what many considered an earthly paradise of trees, flowers, shrubs, and vines, the like of which they had never… …
Summer begins (6/24/2026) - And in spite of drought, Mother Nature is providing plenty of beauty. Watch for and please send us the red, white and blue next week. The address is editor@gazettejournal.net. Oswego… …
Garden Club of Gloucester, Mathews holds 98th annual meeting (6/17/2026) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews held its 98th annual meeting on June 3 at the home of Brownie Bartley. This year’s outgoing president, Lynne Manning, and many of… …Tick-borne diseases on the rise in this area (6/17/2026) - For the past decade or so, the health department has seen a slight increase in reported tick-borne diseases. According to Brenden Rivenbark, District Director of Three Rivers Health District, this… …
Daredevil hummingbirds (6/17/2026) - Of all the summer visitors to the front garden, my favorites are the ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) that flit from tree to feeder, performing breathtaking aerobatics with perfect precision like… …
Jubilant June (6/17/2026) - For our July 2 issue, we ask our readers to send us red, white and blue flowers and other scenes for this page. Please send them to editor@gazettejournal.net. A young… …
Garden Club closes out successful year (6/10/2026) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews Board of Directors met for one last time to close out the fiscal year and prepare for new initiatives in the coming years.… …Why are my arborvitae turning brown? (6/10/2026) - A recent phone call from a Gloucester resident sent Tree Stewards Bonnie Bernard, Chris Conley, and me on a quest to discover why a professional installation of 22 arborvitae resulted… …
Summery scenes (6/10/2026) - The cast of characters and activities is slowly but surely changing with the seasons. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Heuchera in the afternoon sun and allium, sent by Alexander… …
Daffodil Show winners named (6/3/2026) - The Gloucester Daffodil Show and American Daffodil Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Show was held on March 28 and 29 at Newington Baptist Church on Main Street in Gloucester. It is a… …
Marvin and Jean Brown longtime members of York River Circle (6/3/2026) - Marvin and Jean Brown of Gloucester, both 96, have been members of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons for most of their married life, and they… …Caring for azaleas and rhododendrons (6/3/2026) - When they are planted in the right spot with the right amount of sunlight, in the right soil with the right pH and the right drainage, and pruned the right… …
Barnett-McCrory (6/3/2026) - Alda and Lawrence Barnett of Cobbs Creek, announce the engagement of their daughter, Betsy Hudson Barnett, to Cody Levon McCrory, son of Greg McCrory. Betsy graduated from Mathews High School… …June colors (6/3/2026) - Lilies and daylilies enter the world of flowers in June. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rare broken color daylily from the garden of Bill DuPaul in Ware Neck. VA… …