1931: An outstanding teacher won praise from her superintendent; Achilles graduate had a distinguished teaching career (9/23/2026) - The Gloucester Gazette of Feb. 26, 1931 contained a profile of a teacher at Achilles High School, Miss Geraldine Rowe. The profile stated that she was an honor student of… …
What a terrible storm it was: The Great August Storm of ’33 (9/23/2026) - The morning of Aug. 24, 1933 found residents of Gloucester and Mathews, especially those of low-lying, flood-prone neighborhoods, gazing at the ruin strewn across yards, tidal marshes, and waterways. The… …
‘One of the worst hurricane disasters’: Isabel in 2003 (9/23/2026) - Area residents remember Sept. 18, 2003, as the day of one of the worst hurricane disasters to have occurred in Guinea since the August 1933 hurricane. Both events created flood… …
From 1954: Cook Oyster Co. grows with hope of local labor (9/23/2026) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: A local man who became a leading oyster producer in Gloucester and later a leading benefactor of good causes got his start in the early 1950s. Eldridge N.… …
Who was Eldridge Cook? (9/23/2026) - The successful oyster producer of Bena lived to be 98 and in addition to his long legacy in the seafood business, carried on an active presence in his home county… …
1942: An amazing story of survival on open seas (9/23/2026) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: The Summer of 1942 brought wave upon wave of tragic news to the people of Gloucester and Mathews in the early months of World War II. A number… …
Shackelford served aboard tanker sunk by U-boat (9/23/2026) - Joseph “Pat” Shackelford served aboard the S.S. Halo, a Cities Service Oil Co. tanker which was laden with crude oil on her unescorted route in the Gulf of Mexico. She… …
A winner at age 96 (9/23/2026) - Rebecca Smith Cooke of Bena, by mistake (it was intended for a bake sale), entered a cake in the Gloucester County Fair in 1983, and it won a blue ribbon!… …A close call with a bolt of lightning (9/23/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 27, 1906from the Mathews Journal Last Saturday night while Justice C.E. Diggs was driving to his home, near Cardinal, he met with a singular experience. He… …
Over the years (9/16/2026) - Callis Wharf on Gwynn’s Island has been a center of commerce since the 19th century, as a steamboat wharf, commercial fishing center, grocery store, boatbuilders, and many other uses in… …New school building; more needed (9/16/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 20, 1906from the Mathews Journal A letter from Blakes: In your last issue you had an article on education. The writer was congratulating the county on… …
The mood 25 years ago (9/9/2026) - In September of 2001, businesses, schools and churches across Gloucester and Mathews counties expressed their support for the nation in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by… …Merchants bring in their fall goods (9/9/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 13, 1906from the Mathews Journal Griffith S. Marchant left for New York on Tuesday to replenish his stock. He claims that he will bring as fine… …
GHS class officers (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester High School senior class officers in October 1970 included, from left, president Martha Dischinger, vice president Carolyn Sibley, secretary Yvonne King, and treasurer Harold Jackson. …$30 salary for a public-school teacher (9/2/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 6, 1906from the Mathews Journal Wanted: A thoroughly competent teacher for public school in the Chesapeake District. Salary $30. Apply Andrew J. Miller, Mathews, Va. A.C.… …
Cheering on MHS (8/26/2026) - Ready for a new year of sporting competitions, the Mathews High School cheerleading team attended a summer skills camp in 1977 and posed for this photo. In front from left,… …Escape from the city: summer fun at New Point (8/26/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 30, 1906from the Mathews Journal Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Hubin of Baltimore, Md., Mr. Claude Brooks, Mrs. Ida Brown and Miss Lottie Mason have been the… …
Football practice (8/19/2026) - Practice for the upcoming football season was well underway in August 2016. At Mathews High School, above, head coach Ken Hardcastle kept a watchful eye on running back Michael Cooke… …
Governor in town (8/19/2026) - Former Governor Linwood Holton was spotted in Gloucester in late August 1977, and told the Gazette-Journal he was vacationing with his family here. One of his stops was at Mike’s… …Railroad accident at Diggs Wharf (8/19/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, August 23, 1906from the Mathews Journal Susan correspondent reports: There was a railroad accident on Diggs Wharf last week. The car that is used to convey the… …
League champions (8/12/2026) - With a record of 12-3, the Little Beavers won the Mathews Little League championship in 1969. Team members included, front row from left, Bobby Mickelborough, Chris Moughon, Mark Dehoux, David… …Public high school planned at Mathews Court House (8/12/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 16, 1906from the Mathews Journal We are exceedingly glad to know that the members of the School Board of Mathews County have determined to establish a… …
Gloucester County Fair (8/5/2026) - Rain did not dampen spirits at the Gloucester County Fair in August 2011. Above, Danielle Keeton, 6, and Chase Steele, 3, of Gloucester took a spin on a carnival ride… …A shark story from New Point (8/5/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 9, 1906from the Mathews Journal There have been seen of late sea serpents and snakes with a bull’s head and whiskers in the Glebe, but sharks… …
Summer gasoline prices (7/29/2026) - Norman Harlow cleans a windshield while filling up a thirsty pickup at Ward’s Corner Gulf in Mathews in June 1977. An informal survey made by the Gazette-Journal of service stations… …