Mathews May Faire returns Friday, Saturday (4/30/2025) - This is a celebratory year for the Mathews Museum, now in its 10th year of operation, and the museum’s annual May Faire this Friday and Saturday will be, fittingly, a… …
Dine to Donate fundraiser Tuesday at Richardson’s (4/30/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its next Dine to Donate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson’s Café on Main Street, Mathews. A portion of… …
Gonzalez joins MLC Board of Directors (4/30/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy has announced that Cirse Gonzalez is the newest member of its board of directors. “We continue to expand our scientific and technical skill-sets on the board to… …
Blood drive (4/30/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on April 15 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 53 units of blood. A total of 54… …Mathews offices close for May Faire (4/30/2025) - Mathews County’s administrative offices will be closed Friday for May Faire. The county parking lot on Brickbat Road will close at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, May 1, for the festival,… …
Hands Across Mathews undergoes restructuring (4/30/2025) - Hands Across Mathews, a nonprofit established 1986 and dedicated to providing assistance to families experiencing crises in the Mathews area, is currently restructuring how certain items are donated and stored,… …
After almost a century, Abingdon Woman’s Club disbands (4/30/2025) - After 98 years of fun, fellowship and community service, the Abingdon Woman’s Club is no more. With a membership of just 10 women, only six of whom remained active, the… …
Garden Week 2025 (4/30/2025) - Plein air artists Jan Finn-Duffy and Kim Williams, from left, capture the beauty of the North River while guests walk the grounds of Blythelea, one of three homes open to… …
Medic 1 (4/30/2025) - Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue placed its newest medic unit, Medic 1, into service this week. GVFRS contracted with Horton Ambulance to remove the patient module from the department’s 2012… …
Animal Control Week (4/30/2025) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, dropped off a basket of treats recently for Gloucester’s animal control staff in appreciation for all they do for all animals. Members from… …
Victims’ Rights Week (4/30/2025) - Marie Walls, the Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney, and Sheriff April Edwards, from left, recently commemorated National Crime Victims’ Rights Week that focused this year on “Kinship: Connecting & Healing” for… …
BC United holds ‘I Am Enough’ Empowerment Retreat (4/30/2025) - Blessed Couples United Outreach hosted last weekend’s “I Am Enough” Empowerment Retreat, a transformative event designed to inspire and uplift young women. The retreat was held at Camp Piankatank, Hartfield,… …Library to hold program on health care and retirement (4/30/2025) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a program on health care and retirement on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. This program will be presented by Carlos… …
Funding for schools, nonprofits revisited by board (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors took another look at funding for Gloucester County Public Schools, as well as local nonprofits, at its budget work session Tuesday night, held in… …
GHA celebrates all things Guinea (4/23/2025) - Nestled near Gloucester Point sits the community of Guinea, an area full of rich history and the unique culture of life working on the water. The Guinea Heritage Association is… …
Mathews board holds budget public hearings (4/23/2025) - An edgy crowd attended last Thursday’s public hearings on Mathews County’s proposed $36.34 million FY2025-2026 budget and tax rates, with some attendees worked up over an advertised increase in the… …Deadline approaching for candidate filing (4/23/2025) - The deadline for local candidates to qualify for the November election is the same day as the June primary election—Tuesday, June 17—and voter registrars in Gloucester and Mathews are asking… …
Garden Week returns Saturday (4/23/2025) - Three riverfront homes and gardens in Gloucester will be open to visitors on Saturday in the 2025 segment of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Locally sponsored by the Garden Club… …
GMHS holds groundbreaking on new building project (4/23/2025) - The Gloucester- Mathews Humane Society broke ground last week on its new building project, The Williams Center, which will serve as an additional wing to its existing facility. The Williams… …
Earth Day (4/23/2025) - Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, held its Earth Day celebration on Saturday. Above, Terry Thorpe, Daniel Ortiz and Anne Ducey-Ortiz, from left, man the Friends of Dragon Run booth. …
Easter egg hunt (4/23/2025) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Tara M. Plotino Memorial Fund and the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center, was held on Saturday morning on the Mathews… …
Raising awareness (4/23/2025) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews set up packets of information, pinwheels and other items to raise awareness at Gloucester Public Library, Main Street… …
Temporary lot closure (4/23/2025) - Gloucester County will be making some improvements to the parking lot behind County Building 2 in the coming weeks, which will cause part of that parking lot to be temporarily… …
70th anniversary (4/23/2025) - Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church, Cobbs Creek, celebrated the 70th wedding anniversary of Evelyn and Thomas Edwards on April 13. The church presented them with a quilt made by church… …Mathews broadband group conducting survey (4/23/2025) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board is seeking information from Mathews residents about their need for high speed, reliable internet access. All residents 18 and older are asked to complete a… …