Two teams battle it out to claim victory during a tug-of-war at the Locust Grove Church Fall Festival, held Sunday on the church grounds on Windsor Road at Dutton. The downhill team appeared to be ...

Bowen explained that the original agreement between the county and Hole in the Wall, signed in May 2022 by Tsamouras only, concerned safety issues with the building that required repairs. The county ...

Members of the Gloucester High School Class of 1972 gathered at Porter’s on Main on Sunday afternoon. The group is planning a 55th class reunion for 2027 and is looking for classmates who may be ...

A Halloween Dog Costume contest will be held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at The Bean Spot, a coffee shop inside The Vintage Pearl at 256 Main Street, Mathews.

Michael Greene Sr., who was selected as grand marshal of the 2026 Guinea Jubilee, has shared two favorite seafood recipes with the Gazette-Journal. Greene is a lifelong waterman, and the son of ...

The Hatchery on Gwynn’s Island will host its annual Oyster Equinox event from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at 425 Callis Wharf Road, celebrating local aquaculture, food and community. The Farmers and Fishermen ...

The Rev. Dr. MarQuita Carmichael, former Antioch pastor, led three church members through a libation ceremony, saying that “water returned to the soil brings forth life,” and urging those present to ...

The Mathews High School Beta Club inducted new members at a ceremony last Thursday at the school. Inductees included, from left, Micah Schurlknight, Paige Morris, Kadin Inabinet, Sophia Eno, Atticus ...

The Mathews High School varsity girls’ volleyball team swept its only match this week, beating Northampton on the road Friday, 3-0. The JV girls, meanwhile, lost a close 2-1 match to the Yellowjackets ...

Spurred on apparently by the division’s most recent teacher resignation, people took to the podium at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mathews County School Board to express their concern about the ...

Chesapeake Financial Shares Inc. (parent company of both Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management) has reported earnings of $5.57 million for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $4.85 ...

The Gazette-Journal is sponsoring a Cake-O-Rama cake baking contest, and asks you to send your cake recipes. Finalists will be selected in three categories—layer cakes, pound cakes and everything else ...