Wittman, while unseated, wins G-M; Locally, Beck, Reagan win, Mathews sales tax loses (11/4/2026) - While a blue wave has swept over much of the nation, and Democratic challenger Shannon Taylor has unseated Republican incumbent Rob Wittman in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District overall, voters in… …
LeeNora Rice to be honored Saturday (11/4/2026) - LeeNora Rice of Gloucester, has spent over six decades playing the organ and piano at her home church, Rising Valley Baptist, as well as for other Gloucester churches and special… …
Lt. Col. Clements to be guest speaker at Sunday’s Veterans Day ceremony in Gloucester (11/4/2026) - A Gloucester native whose distinguished military career spanned nearly three decades will return to his hometown as the featured guest speaker for the county’s annual Veterans Day ceremony hosted by… …Grand prize is $250 in cake contest (11/4/2026) - A baker will win the $250 grand prize in the Gazette-Journal Cake-O-Rama this holiday season. Recipes are being taken through Friday for the contest, which is accepting entries in three… …
Offices close for Veterans Day (11/4/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, DMV customer service centers, and libraries in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in recognition of Veterans Day. Schools, waste… …
Halloween at Buck’s (11/4/2026) - Costumed young ladies lit up Buck’s Store Museum in Bena on Saturday, which happened to be Halloween. Above, Tiny Miss Guinea Jubilee Scarlett Lane dressed as Dorothy in the Wizard… …Point Beach Park receives grant from LWCF (11/4/2026) - The Gloucester Point Beach Park received one of 10 grants awarded to parks and outdoor recreation projects throughout Virginia from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. In total, the… …
Events Nov. 5-12 (11/4/2026) - THURSDAY PARKS & REC: The Mathews Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission will meet at 5 o’clock this afternoon, Thursday, Nov. 5, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. PLANNERS: The… …
Lions clubs fundraiser Saturday (11/4/2026) - The Gloucester and Mathews Lions clubs are holding a shrimp dinner for two fundraising event. For $40, people will receive two pounds of steamed shrimp with corn, coleslaw and a… …
Car show Saturday in Gloucester (11/4/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers hold the group’s final car show of the season this Saturday—the Shop With A Cop car show—which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3… …
Heartfelt Community serves 11 veterans through grant program (11/4/2026) - For six months, Heartfelt Community, a Gloucester-based nonprofit, provided massage therapy and Compassionate Touch to veterans living with dementia through a $5,000 Community Service Award from the Massage Therapy Foundation.… …
Election Day is Tuesday (10/28/2026) - Voters in Gloucester and Mathews counties, and across the state and country, will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in this year’s Congressional midterm elections. Aside… …
Enter your recipe in G-J Cake-O-Rama contest (10/28/2026) - The upcoming Cake-O-Rama contest being sponsored by the Gazette-Journal will have a grand-prize award of $250, the newspaper has announced. Competition is in three categories: pound cakes, layer cakes, and… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/28/2026) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time… …
GHS King and Queen (10/28/2026) - Gloucester High School seniors Aidan Davis and Kylie Jones were crowned this year’s King and Queen at halftime during Friday night’s homecoming game, where the Dukes fell to the visiting… …GUEST seeks five host sites to keep its night shelter running (10/28/2026) - The Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team is looking for five host sites to keep its night shelter running this winter. GUEST is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves homeless residents of… …
Juvenile striped bass maintain average abundance (10/28/2026) - Preliminary results from an ongoing, long-term survey conducted by William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science suggest that an average class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the… …
Work starts Monday on Main Street Business intersections (10/28/2026) - Construction work begins Monday to improve two Route 17 Business (Main Street) intersections in Gloucester, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Motorists should expect lane closures through November 2027… …Gloucester man dies in single-vehicle accident (10/28/2026) - A 38-year-old Gloucester County man died after a single-vehicle crash on Monday that occurred near the intersection of Belroi and Bellamy roads, according to the Virginia State Police. Aaron Matthew… …
Events Oct. 29-Nov. 5 (10/28/2026) - THURSDAY HAUNTED GHOST WALK: The Mathews Museum will hold a Haunted Ghost Walk, with tours leaving every 30 minutes from 7-8:30 tonight, Friday and Saturday at 200 Main Street Mathews.… …
NAACP holds Pathways to Leadership seminar (10/28/2026) - Gloucester County officials Cindy Saulman, vice chair of the Gloucester School Board; Dr. Anthony Vladu, superintendent of schools; and retired Gloucester Circuit Court clerk Margaret Walker spoke at a Pathways… …Gloucester PRT upcoming activities are announced (10/28/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism has a number of upcoming activities. GLO TOGETHER: Glo Together, an inclusive, multi-activity program for individuals with autism, physical disabilities and other support needs, ages… …
Protect yourself and others this cold and flu season (10/28/2026) - Throughout the cold weather months, influenza, COVID-19, the common cold and other respiratory conditions come out in full force. When people are supposed to be getting lost in corn mazes… …
Couple lovingly restores Gloucester Victorian home (10/28/2026) - James and Angelia Herndon of Gloucester came to Virginia last year with a plan to buy waterfront land with acreage and build a home. James had taken a job in… …