A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor once that individual retires, and second, to address new guidelines being considered that would raise auditorium use fees for community groups like Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry, the Court House Players and Concerts by the Bay and possibly lead to their no longer to be able to stage performances at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium. The school board also approved, by a 3-2 margin, its draft budget for 2026-2027, one based on a local contribution of $8.725 million, a decrease of $423,400 from the current allocation of $9.15 million, following several joint work sessions with the Mathews Board of Supervisors. Transportation issue A large contingent of school bus drivers attended Tuesday night’s meeting, concerned over the possibility that the duties of transportation direc...