The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation recently awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Mathews High School graduating seniors ...

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge toll removal project is well under way. Taking advantage of the clear, sunny weather, ...

Numerous members of the Mathews High School track and field team qualified for this year’s state meet following their performance at last week’s regional ...

The Nook, a bookstore and gift shop on Gloucester Main Street, is opening its own café. Beginning Saturday, customers can purchase a 12-oz. hot beverage or a 16-oz. iced drink while they shop and ...

After two region wins, the Gloucester High School varsity softball team has earned a spot in the state tournament and will advance to the Class 4 Region A finals tonight. The Lady Dukes picked up a ...

Editor, Gazette-Journal: Rob Wittman has been making claims about how his vote for the Big Beautiful Bill has helped the Virginia economy, but he isn’t giving you all the facts. He stated that tax ...

Editor, Gazette-Journal: We are all familiar with the phrase, “All politics is local,” which was former House Speaker Tip O’Neill’s way of saying that successful elected officials concentrate on the ...

The Atherton Memorial Scholarship, established by the Joseph Atherton family to honor a Mathews High School graduate pursuing further education in trades, technical training or community college, was ...

Editor, Gazette-Journal: As we move into summer, I want to share what the numbers are telling us about the Middle Peninsula housing market—and what’s driving them. The Chesapeake Bay & Rivers ...

The Gloucester High School varsity boys’ soccer team competed in the VHSL Class 4, Region A tournament this past week, beating Grafton in last Thursday’s quarterfinals, 4-1, but falling to Jamestown, ...

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 have been married for 75 years.

Audrey Hudgins Wright, 88, passed peacefully to her Heavenly home on May 10, 2026 in Mathews, Virginia. She was born April 8, 1938 in Susan, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Captain ...