Year in review: A look back at 2024 in Mathews (1/8/2025) - JANUARY: The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to widen North End Branch Bridge in Mathews … Winter storm causes power outages throughout region, winds ranging 50-60 mph and rain falling… …
Smith, Chriscoe to lead Gloucester board in ‘25 (1/8/2025) - Kevin Smith was elected chairman and Ashley Chriscoe vice chair during Tuesday’s organizational meeting of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. Smith was nominated for chairman by Chriscoe and he… …
First Day Hike (1/8/2025) - A large group of people decided to ring in the New Year by connecting with nature at a First Day Hike last Wednesday at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Interpretive Ranger… …
The Full Hike (1/8/2025) - Shelley Kelsey, at left, and Matthew Bychowski, right, welcomed in 2025 last Wednesday by taking part in Gloucester, Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s Full Hike of Beaverdam Park. The two met… …March hearing date set for HITW case (1/8/2025) - A civil case filed by Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill in November of 2023 against the Mathews Board of Supervisors as a whole and supervisors Dave Jones and Mike… …
Camellia Solar becomes operational in Gloucester (1/8/2025) - Dominion Energy recently completed construction on a large-scale solar facility in Gloucester and is now connected to the electric grid. The new solar farm, Camellia Solar, is located a few… …Recycle your Christmas tree in Gloucester (1/8/2025) - Christmas has come and gone. So now, what should you do with the tree? If you’re in Gloucester, head to any of the county’s five convenience centers with your tree.… …
Community cat meeting at library on Jan. 16 (1/8/2025) - The Friends of Gloucester Community Cats and the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society’s Fixin’ to Save Spay & Neuter Clinic are holding a meeting on the trap, neuter/spay and release (TNR) process… …
First snow (1/8/2025) - Eager for the first snow of the season, sisters Zoe and Abby Carrier, from left, are all smiles Sunday night at their Gloucester home as the snow falls. …
Snow pup (1/8/2025) - One-year-old Hattie enjoys her first snow Monday morning at the Hayes home of Caitlin Donnelly. She was adopted from the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society last February, where Donnelly works as the… …
Snow fun (1/8/2025) - The Stafford family enjoyed a very snowy morning in Hayes by building a small snowman. Shown, from left, are sisters Katriel, Sosiella and Hadlyn all bundled up in their winter… …Events Jan. 9-16 (1/8/2025) - THURSDAY PARKS & REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 9, in the Historic Courthouse on Court Street. BEE CITY: The… …
Mathews Polar Plunge to be held Jan. 18 at Haven Beach (1/8/2025) - The sixth annual Mathews Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels in Mathews, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Haven Beach in Diggs, beginning at 8 a.m.… …
Hearing Tuesday on aviation facility CUP (1/8/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a request for a conditional use permit during its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on… …
Virtual meeting Saturday for MPAAGHS (1/8/2025) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold a virtual meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday to review the organization’s highway marker initiative and to hold a discussion of… …
Snow man (1/8/2025) - The newspaper-reading man in Seward Johnson’s statue Inner World, Outer World on Main Street in Gloucester appeared to be chill with Monday’s first snow of the season. …USPS, federal offices close today (1/8/2025) - All executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including all post offices in Gloucester and Mathews and the USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, both located… …
Mathews Land Conservancy recognizes Muffelmans (1/8/2025) - At its annual Volunteer Appreciation Day Oyster Roast in December, Mathews Land Conservancy presented Pam and David Muffelman with the organization’s Distinguished Service Award for their decades of “quiet dedication… …
Fun in the snow (1/8/2025) - Steven Rowe of Cobbs Creek (above), took full advantage of Monday’s snow day. “I hope someone else has a kid as crazy as mine, out before 7 a.m. playing in… …
Museum raffle winners (1/8/2025) - At the close of the 2024 Mathews Museum year, winners of two raffle contests were named. Linda Stemple, top photo, a visitor from Irvington and a member of the Rivah… …Christmas Blessing Fund surpasses $20,000 goal (1/8/2025) - After six weeks, thanks to the generosity of Mathews citizens, the 2024 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund has surpassed its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Tom Robinson announced. Donations… …
Aviation group meets Jan. 16 in Topping (1/8/2025) - The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society will meet on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Pilot House Restaurant in Topping for its monthly buffet lunch meeting… …
4 generations (1/2/2025) - Christmas is all about family, and this group knows that more than most. Four generations gathered on Christmas Day at the Chesapeake home of Ashley Guilbault. They are, from left,… …
Tillage Christmas lights (1/2/2025) - The home of Tim and Alease Tillage on Glebe Road in Mathews is a wonderland of Christmas lights, erected purely for the enjoyment of the community. During the season, it… …
Christmas Bird Count (1/2/2025) - Birding enthusiasts had a beautiful, unseasonably warm day Sunday as they walked all around Mathews County to take part in the Mathews Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Mathews CBC compiler Mark… …