Events March 5-12 (3/4/2026) - THURSDAY EQUALIZATION: The Gloucester County Board of Equalization will meet from 9-11 this morning, Thursday, March 5, in the Environmental Conference Room on the second floor of County Building Two,… …
Dine to Donate fundraiser next weekat Howard-Dooley Cafe (3/4/2026) - Dine 2 Donate, a fundraising effort of the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation, will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. next Thursday, March 12, at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303… …
‘Chili When It’s Chilly’ (3/4/2026) - Members of the West Mathews Community League opened the doors of the old Peninsula School building in Bohannon to the public on Saturday, Feb. 21, for the group’s annual “Chili… …No action taken following closed meeting (3/4/2026) - Mathews supervisors spent two hours on Tuesday evening in a closed session on issues regarding Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill and the lawsuit the Gwynn’s Island restaurant has brought… …
Supervisors turn down resolution opposing early voting (3/4/2026) - By a 3-2 margin last Thursday afternoon, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors voted against adopting a proposed resolution that would have opposed early voting in the upcoming statewide election… …
Charter Night (3/4/2026) - The Mathews Rotary Club held its 39th consecutive annual Charter Night on Saturday at the Mathews Yacht Club. The event celebrates when Mathews Rotary received its charter from Rotary International.… …
Pam Manz named museum’s Volunteer of the Year (3/4/2026) - Pam Manz has been named Volunteer of the Year at the Mathews Museum, honoring her for the four murals she has painted at the site at 200 Main Street. Manz… …
‘Our Indigenous People’ opens next week at museum (3/4/2026) - A new exhibit, “Our Indigenous People,” will open next week at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street. Russell Reed, who grew up in Mathews and is a descendant of the… …Redistricting forum held in Mathews (3/4/2026) - The redistricting measure that’s coming up for a vote in Virginia localities starting tomorrow was the subject of a meeting held on Monday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Mathews.… …
Aug. 4 party primary set for November general elections (3/4/2026) - Party nominations for all offices appearing on the November 2026 General Election ballot, which will include in Virginia a Senate race and Congressional elections, will be decided in an Aug.… …
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/4/2026) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
County to get consultant on emergency radio coverage (3/4/2026) - Mathews supervisors voted unanimously to authorize county administrator Ramona Wilson to seek a consultant to come up with solutions to a coverage problem with the emergency radio network used by… …
Supervisors seek help in upcoming Commonwealth’s Attorney election (3/4/2026) - Mathews supervisors are seeking help from Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia General Assembly ahead of what chairman Tom Bowen sees as a significant problem for Mathews County in the… …
Mathews Memory Café to meet March 24 (3/4/2026) - The Mathews Memory Café will meet March 24, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center, located at 10494 Buckley Hall Road. This social gathering offers a… …
Events Feb. 26-March 5 (2/25/2026) - FRIDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a Capital Improvement Plan Facilities Tour from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, beginning in the parking lot of County… …
Population up slightly in Gloucester, drops in Mathews (2/25/2026) - At the midpoint of the 2020s, the population of Gloucester County is estimated to have grown 0.6 percent from 38,711 in the 2020 census, to 38,933 as of July 1,… …
Special meeting today to address early voting in Mathews (2/25/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 26, for two purposes, including the consideration of a resolution asking the county’s voter… …
Mathews BOS adopts proclamation honoring Marie Walls (2/25/2026) - The late Marie Walls, commonwealth’s attorney for Mathews County, who died on Feb. 10, was on everyone’s mind during the board of supervisors meeting held last Thursday evening in the… …
MLC hosts talk on Middle Peninsula Dredge Program (2/25/2026) - The Mathews Land Conservancy launched its 2026 lecture series last Wednesday with a presentation on the Middle Peninsula Dredge Program. Lewie Lawrence, managing director of the Middle Peninsula Planning District… …BOS hears presentation on possible septic solution (2/25/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors heard several presentations at its meeting last Thursday in the historic courthouse. One of those presentations was on a possible septic system solution for… …
‘Don’t Tread on Parents’ (2/25/2026) - Members from three local conservative groups—Speak Up Gloucester and Mathews of the Family Foundation, the Middle Peninsula Breakfast Club and World Outreach Worship (WOW) Center of Newport News—gathered in the… …Events Feb. 19-26 (2/18/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Feb. 19, in the conference room at the Department of Social Services, 6641 Short Lane,… …
Free wellness workshop Monday at Y (2/18/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA will hold a free wellness workshop, “Train Smarter: Why Your Routine Isn’t Getting Results,” led by Ivy Brotherton at 10 a.m. Monday at 33 Cricket Hill… …
Reed to give program on local Native American history (2/18/2026) - Mathews native and public historian Russell Reed, site manager for American Indian Encampments of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will speak on “Mathews, Virginia, and the Eastern Woodlands: A Native History” on… …GICLF partners with local businesses on savings book (2/18/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation has launched its spring fundraiser, a Community Savings Book offering discounts to local businesses and nonprofit sales outlets. Funds raised by the sale of… …