JANUARY

: New Year’s Day annual Audubon-sponsored count spots 13,200+ birds … New county sheriff Mark Barrick makes personnel changes; John Williams is chief deputy … New county commissioner of revenue Les Hall encounters some glitches with DMV computers on his first day at work … Mathews County YMCA recognizes Jeff Bass as its 2011 Coach of the Year …Westville Baptist Church pastor D.C. "Mike" Kelley retires after nearly a quarter century of service … Mathews County Woman’s Club member Gertrude Hurst receives a 50-year membership pin … Dante Pomposini of Port Haywood and his brother Josh’s quick action saves a Reedville couple from the creek following a single-car accident on Route 14 … Three Blue Devil wrestlers—Willie Moore, Caleb Miller and James Pavik—win titles at the Mathews Invitational tri-meet … Vandals do $700 in damage to structures at Mathews Memorial Library … Janine Burns is ...