Mathews Circuit Court audit turns up troubling findings (10/7/2026) - A recent audit of internal records kept by Mathews Clerk of Circuit Court Elizabeth Brown turned up some findings that the auditor determined could “lead to noncompliance with laws and… …
VIMS announces October programming (10/7/2026) - The College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Batten School, Gloucester Point, has announced its program calendar for the month of October.Lab & Trunk-or-TreatVIMS will host… …
EPA grant to fund remote monitoring of marsh vegetation (10/7/2026) - The William & Mary Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Center for Coastal Resources Management has received a grant for $118,318 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The funding… …
Archaeological dig (10/7/2026) - Dr. Colleen Betti, alongside members of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Descendents Community and the Fairfield Foundation, conducted an archaeological dig at the Woodville Rosenwald School, Hayes, on Sept. 18.… …VMFA fellowship apps being accepted (10/7/2026) - Applications for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowship are being accepted now through Nov. 6.Professional artists, graduate and undergraduate art students, graduate art history students and college-bound… …
Community’s help sought for Mathews Christmas Store (10/7/2026) - The holidays are right around the corner, and that means that the Mathews County Christmas Store will be returning as well.“For almost half a century, the Mathews County Christmas Store… …
Author to discuss his Lafayette book at Gloucester Library, Mathews Museum (10/7/2026) - Author Ryan Cole will discuss his book, “The Last Adieu,” about the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to America decades after the American Revolution in a pair of programs, at 6… …
Chowning to discuss ‘Chesapeake Bay Folklife’ on Oct. 22 in Mathews (10/7/2026) - Noted local author Larry Chowning will host a discussion featuring his soon-to-be released book “Chesapeake Bay Folklife” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Mathews Maritime Foundation museum,… …The Hatchery to host Empty Bowls event Oct. 24 (10/7/2026) - The Hatchery is hosting a paint-your-own pottery Empty Bowl event from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 425 Callis Wharf Road, Grimstead. It will benefit the Bay School Community… …
Gloucester 4th grader raises money for Imagination Library (10/7/2026) - To celebrate turning 10, homeschooled fourth grader Maggie Speer of Gloucester has decided to raise $1,000 for the DeGood Foundation, the Gloucester program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. “She… …Transportation issues addressed at brief town hall (10/7/2026) - The Mathews County School Board held a brief town hall meeting on Tuesday night in the Brooks Auditorium at the Thomas Hunter Education Center, with only one member of the… …
MHS band (10/7/2026) - After missing homecoming due to inclement weather, the Mathews High School Marching Blue Devil Band is in full swing. Last Thursday night the band presented its field show, Journey of… …
RFA concert (10/7/2026) - Solas founders (left to right) Winnie Horan, John Wiliams and Séamus Egan will be joined by Alan Murray and Eimear Arkins on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lancaster High School… …
Work begins on ‘Tandem’ mockumentary in Mathews (10/7/2026) - The cast and crew of the independent film “Tandem” flew in from Los Angeles last week and spent the weekend in Mathews, shooting a proof-of-concept short film to get the… …Preschooler dies of influenza (10/7/2026) - A preschool-age child in the Virginia Department of Health’s Eastern Region, which includes Gloucester and Mathews counties, was recently determined to be the third confirmed influenza-associated pediatric death for the… …
Registration being accepted for Mathews Christmas Parade (10/7/2026) - Registration is now being accepted for this year’s Mathews Christmas Parade, to be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, in downtown Mathews. This year’s theme is “The Pearl… …
Abingdon Ruritan Club turns 70 today (10/7/2026) - Today is a very special day in the history of the Abingdon Ruritan Club. The civic organization, which has become synonymous with its signature seafood festivals, as well as its… …Mathews deputy charged with DUI (10/7/2026) - A Mathews County deputy was charged last week with one count each of driving under the influence and following too closely following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of John… …
Taylor to receive liver donation from former student (10/7/2026) - This morning, Meaghan Koehler of Urbanna is scheduled to donate a portion of her liver to Tiffany Taylor of Hayes in a surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.… …Board expected to bring partial resolution to Hole in Wall issues (10/7/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 15, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. At that time, the board… …
Gloucester supervisors approve CUP for Small Town Burger (10/7/2026) - By a 6-1 margin, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit to allow a permanent mobile food vendor court along Main Street for the… …
Station Milford Haven to return to full operational status in 2027 (10/7/2026) - U.S. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven in Mathews is scheduled to return to full operational status next year for the first time since 2024, when it transitioned to Scheduled Mission… …
Gazette-Journal hosts October shelter fundraiser (10/7/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal is hosting a fundraiser throughout October in support of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. Anyone who brings in a pet food or other shelter donation to the Gazette-Journal… …
Gloucester’s Fall Trash Bash ongoing through October (10/7/2026) - Throughout October, Gloucester’s Clean Community Office is holding a “Fall Trash Bash” to encourage people to clean up litter around the county. Instead of just one Clean Gloucester Day event,… …
GHA Fourth Friday (10/7/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association will hold its Fourth Friday program at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Buck’s Store Museum, Bena, featuring local musician Bill Jenkins and his band, The… …