Settlement between Mathews County/Hole in the Wall to be voted on tonight (10/14/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has released the settlement agreement it has negotiated with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill on the suit the restaurant brought against the board… …
Candidates for Mathews Commonwealth’s Attorney to meet at NAACP forum on Oct. 21 (10/14/2026) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP will host a Candidates’ Forum featuring the two people running for the position of Commonwealth’s Attorney for Mathews County. Christopher Reagan and Grant Spears… …
Lemonade stand (10/14/2026) - Sisters Mackinac and Layne Hall set up a lemonade stand along Gloucester’s Main Street on Tuesday. …Lecture Saturday on Yorktown Campaign (10/14/2026) - A lecture about the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 featuring Major General Vicent de Kytspotter, retired from the French Army, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fine Arts… …
Knights of Columbus Council celebrates 40th anniversary (10/14/2026) - Knights of Columbus Council 9428 celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday at the Church of St. Therese, Gloucester. The council, a mainstay of community and Catholic religious life in Gloucester… …We want your cake recipes (10/14/2026) - The Gazette-Journal will hold a Cake-O-Rama to add some sweet delight to the upcoming holidays. Bakers are invited to send us their favorite cake recipes, as many as they like,… …
Workshop on Guinea marshes set for Oct. 24 (10/14/2026) - Community members are invited to a workshop on the future of the Guinea marshes, to be held from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
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… …