Maria Calloway named deputy county administrator (9/10/2025) - Gloucester County Administrator Carol Steele recently appointed Chief Financial Officer Maria Calloway to serve as the county’s deputy administrator, taking effect on Sept. 1. Calloway fills the position left vacant… …
Healthy living (9/10/2025) - Glenn Sturm provided his first presentation for the Nutrition and Healthy Living series, sponsored by the Gloucester Extension office, last Thursday at Gloucester County Public Library’s Main Street Center location.… …Hearings on HITW case postponed (9/10/2025) - Hearings in the case of The Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill v. The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Mathews County Administrator Ramona Wilson have been postponed for several… …
Gloucester library to holdcraft class on Sept. 18 (9/10/2025) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a clothes pin decor craft at 2 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 18. Participants will use a tin can and clothes… …
Gloucester NAACP to hold candidate forum Sept. 11 (9/3/2025) - With early voting just a couple of weeks away, the Gloucester Branch NAACP will hold a forum to give voters a chance to see where the local candidates stand on… …
VIMS announces September events (9/3/2025) - William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science has announced several upcoming events for the month of September. Join VIMS for “Building a Resilient Future: Solutions and… …
So many post offices here, back in 1966. Find them all! (9/3/2025) - Gloucester County had 23 post offices and three delivery routes in the spring of 1966, and Mathews County had 28 post offices. Arthur W. Jones of Susan designed a “Postoffice… …
Walls runs for second term on Mathews board of supervisors (9/10/2025) - Mike Walls, 65, of Hudgins, has announced his candidacy for a second term on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. Walls said in a press release that over the past… …
Walsh seeks seat on Mathews board (8/20/2025) - David Walsh, 57, of Bohannon, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. He is running as an independent. A Mathews native and Mathews… …
Machicomoco to hold Music in the Park on Sept. 13 (9/3/2025) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park will host Machicomoco’s third Music in the Park on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the park in Hayes. The opening act will be performed by Hunter… …
Catch the King 2025 to be held Oct. 10-12 (9/3/2025) - Wetlands Watch announced that Catch the King 2025, a community science effort inviting residents to map how far flooding reaches during the year’s highest tides, will be held Oct. 10-12.… …
‘Mathews Then and Now’ (9/3/2025) - In celebration of Mathews Market Days, Mathews Memorial Library has created a display exploring “Mathews Then and Now.” The highlight of the display is a chart/map of “business places in… …VIMS study finds coastal wetlands generate $90 million annually (9/3/2025) - A new study led by William & Mary’s Batten School and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that tidal marshes, including both natural wetlands and man-made living shorelines, generate… …
Offices closed during Mathews Market Days (9/3/2025) - Because Brickbat Road is closed today through Sunday for Mathews Market Days, Mathews County offices located on the Mathews Court Green will close at noon today and will remain closed… …
Professional scissors sharpener at MMD (9/3/2025) - The Mathews Museum will host a professional scissors sharpener on-site from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, during Mathews Market Days. Hubble Professional Shearing will be available to sharpen any… …
Blood drive (9/3/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. The drive, which is being held from 12:30-6 p.m.,… …Grant applications open for Mathews Women’s Giving Circle (9/3/2025) - The Mathews Women’s Giving Circle is accepting grant requests for 2025 from nonprofit and public organizations that serve the well-being of women and families in Mathews County, according to a… …
Transfer Station to close for paving (9/3/2025) - The Mathews Transfer Station/Convenience Center at 16824 John Clayton Memorial Highway will be closed Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 8-10, for paving and repairs. …
Mathews family has run-in with rabid feral cat (9/3/2025) - Chuck and Murphy Heasley of Mathews went through an ordeal recently. Both of them were attacked by a rabid cat on the deck of their home in the Glebe and… …
Mathews Market Days returns this weekend (9/3/2025) - Mathews Market Days 2025, with the theme “Bibs & Boots,” will be held Friday and Saturday on and around the Mathews Historic Court Green at the corner of Church Street… …
BioBlitz designed to increase awareness of variety of life around us (9/3/2025) - Gloucester County, Bee City Committee and Clean Community have partnered to hold a BioBlitz that began in August and will run until Sept. 30. “For those who aren’t sure what… …Gloucester supervisors approve public utilities financing plan (9/3/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse to consider options for the county’s water and sewer revenue bond financing. As recommended… …
Events Sept. 4-11 (9/3/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 this morning, Thursday, Sept. 4, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. A special executive session… …
Animal Jam to be held Oct. 5 at Seafood Shack (9/3/2025) - The annual Animal Jam fundraiser will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, at The Seafood Shack, 10744 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The cover charge is $10 and… …
Widows Ministry to meet on Sept. 16 (9/3/2025) - The Widows Ministry of Gloucester and Mathews, Virginia, will hold its monthly membership meeting at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodsville Road, Hayes. Members… …