Events Jan. 8-15 (1/7/2026) - THURSDAY TOURISM: The Gloucester Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 4 o’clock this afternoon, Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Gloucester Museum of History, 6539 Main Street, Gloucester. BEE CITY: The… …
Auditions for 2 musicals over next two Sundays (1/7/2026) - The Court House Players is holding back-to-back auditions over the next two Sundays for a pair of musicals: the comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” and the local period piece “Crickets… …
Bowen, Beattie to lead Mathews board (1/7/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors annual organizational meeting was held on Tuesday, with supervisors unanimously electing Tom Bowen as chair and newcomer Pat Beattie as vice chair. Bowen recognized… …
Bird counts continue (1/7/2026) - Audubon Christmas Bird Counts continued this week with Saturday’s Mathews count, led by compiler Mark Sopko. The counts began in Virginia on Dec. 14 and continued through Monday, where participants… …Mathews Library begins search for new director (1/7/2026) - The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees has appointed the library’s head of technical services, Greg Lewis, to serve as interim library director while it conducts a search for a… …
Dakota Cook raising funds for Ronald McDonald House (1/7/2026) - Seventeen-year-old Dakota Cook of Port Haywood, is a grateful childhood survivor of one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and he wants to show his gratitude by raising money… …Christmas Blessing Fund donations near $20,000 goal (1/7/2026) - After six weeks, the 2025 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Carroll “Andy” Jackson, has announced. Donations of… …
Planners to hold hearing on self-storage CUP Tuesday (1/7/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a request for a conditional use permit for a self-storage facility in Cobbs Creek at 7 p.m. Tuesday in… …
A look back to 2025 (1/7/2026) - In Gloucester JANUARY: A large group rings in the New Year at a First Day Hike at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes …A special award is presented by the Fairfield… …
Mathews YMCA to host osteoporosis education session next week (1/7/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA will present an educational program titled “Debunking the 7 Myths of Osteoporosis” at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14. The event is free and open to the… …
Fall prevention workshop (1/7/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA will host a fall prevention workshop on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop will be… …
Eastern screech owl now flying free (12/30/2025) - An Eastern screech owl found stranded in the road at Onemo in early December is now flying free. Jan Towne found the small owl sitting in the road, unable to… …
Stewart’s ‘Floor Guy’ disabled after major cardiac event (12/30/2025) - Longtime Mathews resident Dave Arthur, known as “The Floor Guy” at Stewart’s Tile and Carpet, is recovering from a major cardiac event that has left him paralyzed from the waist… …
Operation Christmas Child (12/30/2025) - Volunteers in Mathews packed 7,152 shoebox gifts this year to be sent to children around the world through Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. The boxes were packed… …Mathews BOS to hold organizational meeting Tuesday (12/30/2025) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The meeting will include election of chair and… …
Events Jan. 1-8 (12/30/2025) - THURSDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Piankatank Ruritan Club will have a Pancake Breakfast from 5-7 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 1, at 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. All-you-can-eat pancakes with bacon, sausage,… …
Remembering Wyatt Wolffe’s sister, Bertha (12/30/2025) - An article about Wyatt Wolffe for the Gazette-Journal uncovered a second story, told here. The Gazette-Journal was unable to locate a photo of Wyatt and Eoline Wolffe, either together or… …
Christmas Bird Counts underway (12/30/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday at locations in Gloucester, Middlesex and King and Queen counties. The species count for Sector 7 (from Ark… …
Wyatt Wolffe: remembering an early Mathews entrepreneur (12/30/2025) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: This exploration of Wyatt Wolffe’s role in building a vital business community in Mathews complements the story of R. Wesley Foster which appeared in the Gazette-Journal in May… …
Tradition (12/30/2025) - Members of American Legion Post 83 at Hudgins followed the tradition of decades on Christmas Day, purchasing festive meals of turkey and all the trimmings prepared by caterer Shirley Williams.… …
Breakfast with Santa (12/23/2025) - Kayla and Bill Scott of Peary and their children, Allison and Billy, enjoyed Breakfast with Santa on Saturday at Central United Methodist Church in Mathews. They are shown with the… …
Mathews flotilla holds Change of Watch ceremony (12/23/2025) - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 held its 74th annual Change of Watch at the Cole Building in Deltaville on Dec. 9. Leadership of the Flotilla was transferred from the… …
Emergency fund donation (12/23/2025) - Representing the NAACP Mathews Branch, Cindy Hayes (left) and Lorraine Forrest (right) present a gift of $1,000 to Tiffany Gordon, Director of the Mathews County Department of Social Services. The… …
Volunteer appreciation (12/23/2025) - The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center held a Volunteer Appreciation Reception and Holiday Party last week, saying that volunteers “are the heart of MCVIC.” Shown celebrating are, front row… …
Caroling kayakers (12/23/2025) - The Towne family of Onemo—Carson, Sawyer, Jan and Shawn, from left—prepare to launch their lighted kayaks (and selves) from Put-In Creek Park in Mathews on Saturday. They were embarking on… …