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  • MHS Homecoming

    Mathews High School will celebrate its 2026 homecoming on Friday with a parade, band performance, crowning of the king and queen and culminating in the…

    Melany Slaughter September 23, 2026
  • Repair work begins at Poplar Grove Tide Mill

    Work began last week on the repair and stabilization of the tide mill at historic Poplar Grove in Mathews. Ben Hassett, considered by some to…

    Melany Slaughter September 23, 2026
  • Restoration in progress at Antioch Rosenwald School

    In the spring of 1948, the last students and the remaining teacher, Mrs. Clara H. Brothers, left Antioch School in Mathews County for the final…

    Melany Slaughter September 23, 2026

Top Stories

record call and hailey FBI declares Wilmer responsible for disappearance of Call and Hailey (9/23/2026) - After more than 38 years of unanswered questions, the FBI Norfolk Field Office, working alongside its law enforcement partners, announced Friday a resolution in the disappearances of Richard “Keith” Call of Gloucester and Cassandra Lee Hailey of Grafton. The two, both students at Christopher Newport University (then College) went missing in April 1988 and are believed to be two of the victims of the Colonial Parkway murders, a series of the serial murders of at… …
Mathews facing problems with emergency radio system
County issues apology; HITW case one step closer to resolution
1a gloucester bos Forensic audit falls by wayside for now; revealed at town hall
1a jubilee queens Guinea Jubilee returns this weekend

School News

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RCC RILL to hold CPR, history programs
GHS Class of ’81 to hold reunion

Business News

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business PHA PHA under new leadership
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business kekoka yoga Record Kekoka Yoga Retreat held

Sports News

sports ghs football Dukes best York in ‘Battle of the Bridge’ game
sports mhs varsity volleyball MHS volleyball teams post two wins
sports ghs boys volleyball #6 GHS volleyball back on home court
Lady Dukes secure another shutout win

Food

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rgb food juliet bey Tasty, salt-free recipes found in new book
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D1 July 2 250: Standing Strong on the Home Front Places and legacies that have survived the passing centuries …
C1 July 2 Happy Birthday to the U.S.A. Celebrating our nation's glorious history …
C1 May 28 Class of 2026 Join us in recognizing the Class of 2026 for Gloucester High School and Mathews High… …
spring home Spring Home …
Gloucester Daffodil Festival The 40th annual Gloucester Daffodil Festival, “Anchored in Tradition,” will take place this Saturday and… …
Year in Review 2025 …
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2025 Holiday Calendar …