Fisk, Dehoux earn top honors at CBRAR program (4/16/2025) - Real estate professionals from throughout the region gathered at Mobjack Tavern in White Marsh on April 8 for a luncheon to honor the industry’s best and brightest at the Chesapeake… …
Ribbon cutting (4/16/2025) - These are exciting times on Gloucester’s Main Street. In a little over a week, the third new business held its ribbon cutting. Buoy 22 Apparel was welcomed into the local… …
Crafted Wonders to celebrate one-year anniversary Saturday (4/16/2025) - A year ago today, Tiffany Newman opened Crafted Wonders in West Point Square Shopping Center and will celebrate that milestone anniversary Saturday. “We focus on all handmade items,” said Newman.… …Military/Business Career Fair to be held May 20 in Newport News (4/16/2025) - The Virginia Peninsula Chamber will present the 2025 Military/Business Career Fair on Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive,… …
Atlantic Union completes acquisition of Sandy Spring (4/16/2025) - Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation announced earlier this month that it has completed its previously announced merger with Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. This transaction creates the largest regional banking franchise headquartered… …
Gloucester’s Main Street is bustling (4/9/2025) - Gloucester’s Main Street business community is on the rise with ribbon cuttings for two new storefronts—The Nook and The Cereal Plug—last Thursday. The first ribbon cutting was held for The… …
Chesapeake celebrates 125th birthday; earnings up 12.9 % (4/9/2025) - The shareholders of Chesapeake Financial Shares celebrated the company’s birthday a few days early at Friday afternoon’s 125th anniversary annual Stockholders Meeting at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington. Chesapeake Financial Shares… …Keep an eye out for bank phishing scams, Atlantic Union warns (4/9/2025) - Banks across the country, including Atlantic Union Bank, have seen a sharp increase in attempted phishing scams in recent weeks and according to recent reports, digital scams for financial institutions… …
REAL ID deadline approaching (4/9/2025) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Transportation Security Administration reminds Virginians that the enforcement deadline for REAL ID is May 7. REAL ID is a choice for Virginians,… …
New bookstore, gift shop opens in Gloucester C.H. (4/2/2025) - The Nook, a bright, colorful new bookstore and gift shop on Gloucester Main Street, is having its grand opening tonight from 5-7 o’clock. Shoppers are invited to stop by, browse… …
The Cereal Plug set to open today (4/2/2025) - A mysterious new business has popped up on Gloucester’s Main Street and piqued the community’s curiosity as it prepares to open its doors. For a while, the only source of… …Gloucester Brewing Co. to hold ‘Pints for Parkinson’s’ (4/2/2025) - Gloucester Brewing Company will hold “Pints for Parkinson’s” event on Saturday, April 19—an all-day fundraiser to raise awareness and funds to support finding a cure for Parkinson’s. The brewery will… …
Businesses invited to take part in job fair (4/2/2025) - Friday is the deadline for employers to register for an upcoming job fair sponsored by the Mathews Department of Social Services and the Job Assistance Center, Inc. The fair will… …
GMCC raises awareness, funds at Business of Caring Breakfast (4/2/2025) - Leaders from across the Gloucester, Mathews and King and Queen community got together on March 13 for the first Business of Caring Breakfast. Hosted by the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic,… …
Mushroom knowledge (3/26/2025) - Pat Hanners, Christian Brown and John Jarvis, from left, of the Forest Mushroom Growers Association, held an event at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield on March 13-15. They… …Virginia’s sheep, goat flocks are growing (3/26/2025) - Small ruminants are a growing presence on Virginia farms, according to a recently-released national survey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Sheep and Goats report indicated… …
Atlantic Union recognized as a Top Workplace (3/26/2025) - Atlantic Union Bank has been recognized with the 2025 Top Workplaces USA award issued by Energage for the third year in a row. The Top Workplaces program, with an 18-year… …
USDA issuing up to $10B directly to ag producers (3/26/2025) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm… …
Ag trade conference to be held April 22 in Richmond (3/26/2025) - Policymakers, agribusiness professionals and academic leaders will soon share their insights regarding the Virginia agriculture and forestry industry’s role in the international trade landscape. Over 250 people are expected to… …
New reporter (3/19/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal has welcomed Cheyenne Fenton into the newsroom as a part-time reporter. Originally from Arkansas, Fenton moved to Gloucester in 2021 with her family after graduating from Arkansas… …
Lena Weisman to lead Main Street organization (3/19/2025) - Lena Weisman has been officially named the executive director of Gloucester Main Street. She has been at Main Street for six months of “dedicated leadership” according to a press release,… …
Printing press trainee (3/19/2025) - Gloucester High School senior Keith Shelton has joined the Gazette-Journal as a printing press trainee, receiving class credit while learning the ropes to becoming a press operator. Shelton will learn… …Highly pathogenic avian influenza driving egg prices higher (3/19/2025) - To state the obvious: Eggs are expensive. Consumers are feeling the pinch from the increasing cost of everyday expenses. But while inflation is causing goods and services to rise in… …
Lease agreements keep farmers in business and ag land in production (3/19/2025) - Farm real estate values are up. Land available for lease is down. And the rent still comes due. About a third of all agricultural acreage in Virginia was leased in… …
House of Ren opens on Main Street, Gloucester (3/12/2025) - House of Ren—a business offering acupuncture, herbal medicines, cryotherapy, infrared sauna, facials, and classes on meditation and Asian-inspired fitness—opened recently on Main Street in Gloucester. The facility can accommodate corporate… …