Can we bring back lightning bugs? (5/15/2024) - Last weekend was an exciting one in many regions of the United States and other countries. Millions of people were fortunate enough to observe and record on their cameras and… …
Parker-Rachita (5/15/2024) - Peter and Suzanne Parker of Gloucester, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Parker, to Joshua Rachita, son of David and Laura Rachita of Houston, Texas. A June 2024 wedding… …
Spring beauty (5/15/2024) - A doe nuzzles her fawn, born Tuesday morning on the front lawn of the home of Lisa and Allen Sutton at Mobjack. …
Victorian Tea (5/15/2024) - Central Village Homemakers member Ellen Bernsdorf presented the club’s program for May on Victorian Tea. Bernsdorf, at left, dressed in a Victorian outfit and had a display of paraphernalia used… …
School music fundraiser (5/15/2024) - On Saturday, May 11, the Mathews County Woman’s Club hosted a yard sale to raise funds for the county’s public school music programs. Proceeds from the event were split between… …So much beauty… (5/8/2024) - So much, we were unable to fit everything in. But please continue sending your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Gladiolus Byzantinus from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Dark purple iris sent by Janet Clark… …
Periodical cicadas are in the news (5/8/2024) - Articles, videos and projection maps related to the Spring 2024 emergence of not one, but two broods of periodical cicadas abound on the internet. This event last occurred in 1803… …
Slaughter-Cecchi (5/8/2024) - Tracy and Robbie Whitehurst of Dutton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Melany Slaughter, to Gino Cecchi, son of Amanda and Lee Cecchi of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Melany graduated from… …York River KDS donates to GHS Care Closet (5/8/2024) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons recently delivered two carloads of supplies for Gloucester High School’s Care Closet, items collected from circle members at the group’s… …
Games Day (5/8/2024) - The Five Rivers Woman’s Club held Games Day, a fundraiser for the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, on April 15 at Abingdon Episcopal Church. Forty-seven people attended the event, enjoying lunch… …
Spring Basket fundraiser (5/8/2024) - The Central Village Homemakers Club, Mathews, raffled off a Spring Basket to raise scholarship money for Mathews High School students. Martha Arnold is shown presenting the basket to the lucky… …
2024 Daffodil Show winners named (5/8/2024) - The winners of the 2024 Gloucester Daffodil Show, held April 6 and 7 at Newington Baptist Church during the Gloucester Daffodil Festival, were recently announced. This year’s show included 84… …
Gloucester Daffodil Club members attend national convention (5/8/2024) - Twenty-three members of the Gloucester Daffodil Club attended the American Daffodil Society National Convention in Herndon, held April 10-14.Daffodil growers, showers and enthusiasts from around the world were also in… …
Genealogy workshop (5/1/2024) - The Genealogy Resource Workshop sponsored by the Augustine Warner Chapter NSDAR was a big success. Held in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, on April 20,… …
DAR outing (5/1/2024) - Members of Cricket Hill Chapter DAR recently enjoyed tea and a tour of Belle Grove in King George. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, was born at… …Springing to life (5/1/2024) - Do all the beautiful sights help you to forget winter? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Swiss chard and a happy frog in Cheryl Battle’s garden in Bavon. Cherie Camechis… …
Pollen overload (5/1/2024) - Do you spend the first weeks of every spring with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and a hacking cough? Even worse, you can’t stop sneezing, and you sometimes have sinus… …
Vegan cooking class offered in Gloucester (5/1/2024) - A free class in vegan cooking will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Disabled American Veterans Building at 6265 Professional Drive in Gloucester. A release said vegan cooking… …
New club to explore international cuisine (5/1/2024) - A new club, sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will explore international cuisine, characteristic cooking practices and traditions. The International Cuisine Culinary Club, for ages 16 and older, will… …
Reunion at beloved home (5/1/2024) - The Garden Week tour on April 20 brought together three present and former residents at Paget, one of the tour homes. Current owners Barry Aldrich and Whittier Brown bought the… …
Full color (4/24/2024) - Everything is showing its style…goodbye to the browns and grays of the past season. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Kale flowers providing pollen for honey bee, sent by Cheryl… …
Potter-Clark (4/24/2024) - Adriana Clark and Christopher Potter were married Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Hornsbyville Baptist Church in Yorktown. The Rev. John Pouchot of Petsworth Baptist Church, Gloucester, officiated.… …Virginia’s favorite tree (4/24/2024) - Considered by many people to be the loveliest of the spring-flowering trees, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is the state tree and flower of Virginia. Cornus florida is native to eastern… …
For the birds (4/24/2024) - Young ones have hatched at the home of Martha Thompson Hudgins, Gloucester. Janice and Steve Nuckolls of Bavon have a bluebird family. First time home owners moving in at Jerry… …
Color explosion (4/17/2024) - Something to see, wherever you look. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Japanese Rose (Kerria japonica), left, and Money Plant (Lunaria) sent by Betty Ackerson of Hayes. Cheryl Battle of… …