250th anniversary of Battle of Cricket Hill commemorated (7/15/2026) - Members of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard stand ready for “battle” with the replica 18th century sloop “Luna” during Mathews VA250 ceremonies last Thursday celebrating the Revolutionary… …
North End Bridge replacement is complete (7/17/2026) - Work on the Route 14 bridge over North End Branch in Mathews is now complete. Traffic was able to drive across in both travel lanes as of Friday morning, said… …
Mythic Mathews (7/22/2026) - Mythic Mathews, a Comic Con event for the whole family, was held on Saturday at Mathews Memorial Library. Featuring a cosplay contest, fan art exhibit, live demonstrations, raffle prizes, crafts,… …
Lighthouse talk set for Aug. 6 (7/22/2026) - In observance of National Lighthouse Day, Aug. 7, Mathews Memorial Library, in partnership with Mathews County Historical Society, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Fannie M.… …
Sunshine Acres Farm a therapeutic oasis for those with special needs (7/22/2026) - At Sunshine Acres Farm in Hayes, Lori Balch and her husband Tom are building a therapeutic oasis for children and adults with special needs. Rooted in her own family’s journey,… …
Abingdon Ruritans (7/22/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club welcomed a new member at its July membership meeting. In top photo, from left, club vice president David Bowles and president Antonio Donald are shown with… …
Living shoreline company aims to restore shoreline and prevent future erosion (7/22/2026) - Jeff Corbin of Native Shorelines was astonished when he revisited a Gloucester home recently and saw the shoreline project he and co-worker Lucy Deigman installed there almost exactly a year… …Island foundation to hold two Dine to Donate functions next week (7/22/2026) - Two Dine to Donate events sponsored by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will be held on Mathews Main Street next week. The first will be on Thursday, July 30… …
North End Bridge replacement is completed (7/22/2026) - Work on the Route 14 bridge over North End Branch in Mathews is now completed. Traffic was able to drive across in both travel lanes as of Friday morning, said… …
Meet-and-greet Saturday for new librarian (7/22/2026) - A meet-and-greet will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Mathews Memorial Library so the community can meet new Library Director Robin Eno. There will be light refreshments and music… …
Water project wins award (7/22/2026) - The Mathews Rotary Club has received a District Governor’s Citation for its work on the Water for Everyone initiative.The project provides free, clean drinking water for home use at publicly… …Barn quilt workshop Saturday at library (7/22/2026) - Gloucester Library will hold a barn quilt workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday at Main Street Center. The program will focus on the history of barn quilts and participants will paint… …
Comix Con on Aug. 1; theme is Liberty (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Main Library in Main Street Center will hold its annual Comix Con 2026 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1. An announcement from the library said this… …
Intersection improvement to begin in Gloucester (7/22/2026) - Work to improve two busy intersections in Gloucester will begin Sunday, Aug. 2, the Virginia Department of Transportation has announced. In this project, existing directional crossovers at Route 17 and… …
‘We can do it’ (7/22/2026) - Tracie West, left, and Bridget Sibley, appropriately dressed, flank the statue of Rosie the Riveter on Main Street in Gloucester. They want to tell the world that they know about… …Woodville School site of historical society meeting Sunday (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S. George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The program will include an update from the… …
College of William & Mary refreshes VIMS brand (7/22/2026) - After more than 85 years of advancing coastal and marine science, William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences is launching a… …When word of the Declaration of Independence reached Gloucester (7/22/2026) - To close out a month of celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Gloucester County on Saturday will commemorate the time in July 1776, when word of the Declaration of Independence… …
Reading the Declaration (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, parishioners at Abingdon Episcopal Church marked the occasion on Sunday with a special reading of America’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence. The… …Mathews BOS reviews new state legislation (7/22/2026) - Mathews County Attorney Andrea Erard, during last Thursday’s meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, reviewed a number of pieces of legislation that had passed during the 2026 session… …
Septic pump-out notices to be mailed soon to local residents (7/22/2026) - Mathews households that have conventional septic systems will soon be receiving notices from the Three Rivers Health District about the requirement that their septic tanks have to be pumped out… …
Treasures from the museum (7/22/2026) - As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, communities across the country are reflecting on the people, places and stories that shaped American history. Here in Gloucester and Mathews, local museums… …
Two more weekends to celebrate America’s 250th on tap in July (7/15/2026) - Two more weekends of events to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary are on tap this month. Friday, July 17 The musical “Crickets on a Hill,” which opened July 2 continues this… …
Condemned waterway total acreage drops (7/15/2026) - Total acreage of local waterways where shellfish may not be harvested, seasonally or year-round, has dropped. From 2024 until July 1, 2026, according to records kept by the Virginia Department… …
New book tells stories of local Revolutionary War participants (7/15/2026) - Mathews resident Martha McCartney, a research historian and writer, has compiled a resource book containing biographical information on over 700 local people who participated in the Revolutionary War. She worked… …