Blood drive to be held Jan. 27 in Mathews (1/14/2026) - The next American Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Mathews will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. in the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Spring… …
Events Jan. 15-22 (1/14/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Registration underway for Mathews Polar Plunge (1/14/2026) - Registration is now underway for the seventh annual Mathews Polar Plunge, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 a.m. at Haven Beach in Diggs. This event is… …
Courthouse protest (1/14/2026) - People from Gloucester, Mathews and Lancaster counties gathered on Saturday in the Liberty Square courthouse complex in Mathews to remember Renee Nicole Good. Good was the woman who was killed… …State approves highway marker in Mathews for Kiskiak Indians (1/14/2026) - A state highway marker recognizing the Kiskiak Indians has been approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for placement in Mathews County on Route 3, Twiggs Ferry Road, near… …
Progress continues on providing service from Mathews towers (1/14/2026) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board, meeting on Tuesday, learned from consultant Jeff Beekhoo of Broadband Telecom Services that progress continues on providing wireless internet from the two telecommunications towers the… …
Interim library director sets out goals (1/14/2026) - The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees held its first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, welcoming interim library director Greg Lewis, who will also continue serving as the library’s head… …
3 presentations on tonight’s Mathews BOS agenda (1/14/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has three special presentations scheduled for the regular monthly meeting, to be held at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, Jan. 15, in the historic… …
Planners endorse self-storage facility plan for Cobbs Creek (1/14/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting on Tuesday night, voted unanimously to recommend that supervisors approve an application for a conditional use permit for a self-storage facility at Cobbs Creek.… …Closings Monday for MLK Day holiday (1/14/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, DMV customer service centers, libraries, and schools in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Waste… …
King Day services to be held in Mathews, Gloucester (1/14/2026) - Services will be held Sunday and Monday afternoons in Mathews and Gloucester to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the two counties. The slain civil rights leader would have… …
Ho Ho Bingo (1/14/2026) - Mathews Triad’s annual Ho Ho Bingo was scheduled before Christmas but was postponed because of the weather and was instead held on Tuesday, with a crowd attending at the Piankatank… …
Triad recognizes Proffitt (1/14/2026) - Mathews Triad recognized Nicholas Proffitt, community liaison for the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, during a gathering on Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club. Over the four years… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …