Democrats support HAM (11/1/2023) - Laura Jones and Diane Grice (left and center) of the Mathews County Democratic Committee delivered 654 pounds of food and $62 to Hands Across Mathews president Andy Jackson (right) raised… …
Fall festival (11/1/2023) - Al DeWitt, left, president of the West Mathews Community League, looks over door prizes for the league’s raffle with Loretta Garrett of Williamsburg and Gwynn’s Island. The raffle was part… …Disenrolled Medicaid recipients can get help with prescriptions from GMCC (11/1/2023) - Paying for medications can be a challenge when you have limited income. Customers who previously had prescriptions covered by Medicaid may be arriving at pharmacy pick-up counters only to find… …
A busy Election Day is coming Tuesday; many local races on ballot (11/1/2023) - The 2023 election season comes to a close next week, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Only one statewide race on this year’s local ballot is… …Closings Tuesday for Election Day (11/1/2023) - All courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for Election Day. Schools in both counties will be… …
Supporting Hands Across Mathews (11/1/2023) - The Cricket Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution collected items to support Hands Across Mathews. DAR members shown with some of the donated items are kneeling in… …Reservations due Tuesday for Veterans Day dinner (11/1/2023) - Reservations are required no later than Tuesday for the American Legion Post 83 annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Program, which will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (11/1/2023) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Main Street Trick-or-Treat Tuesday (10/25/2023) - Main Street Trick-or-Treat will be held on Tuesday (Halloween) in the stores along Gloucester’s Main Street.This community event is sponsored by the Gloucester Main Street Association, the Main Street Preservation… …
Board members question why no light atop Bohannon tower (10/25/2023) - Mathews supervisors’ chair Dave Jones and board member Paul Hudgins expressed concern Tuesday night about the fact that there was no light atop the county’s new broadband tower at Station… …
West Mathews Community League annual Fall Festival Saturday (10/25/2023) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its 10th annual Fall Festival on Saturday at the league headquarters at 4905 East River Road, Bohannon. Hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The… …
Legionnaires to hold Veterans Day program (10/25/2023) - American Legion Post 83 will hold its annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Program on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the post headquarters on Hookemfair Road, Hudgins. The observance will begin… …
Future plans of MVFD Station 1 discussed at joint workshop (10/25/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and more than a dozen members of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department held a joint workshop last Thursday to discuss plans for the future… …
YMCA donation (10/25/2023) - Hands Across Mathews volunteers Joe Noonan, Douglas Forrest and Andy Jackson, from left, begin sorting the more than 300 pounds of donations received from the members of Mathews Family YMCA. …Mathews Library to hold Halloween celebration Saturday (10/25/2023) - A special Halloween celebration will be held beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Mathews. Hosted by Mathews Memorial Library, with the support of Mathews Main Street Committee,… …
Halloween movie, trick-or-treat this weekend at Mathews Historical Museum (10/25/2023) - The Mathews Historical Museum celebrates Halloween this weekend with two events. “Nosferatu,” also known as “the original scary movie” will be shown at Movie Night on Friday. Doors at the… …
Their own dictionaries (10/25/2023) - Mathews Elementary School third grade students Levi Hidalgo, at left, and Conner Bristow examine the dictionaries they received from Mathews Memorial Library director Bette Dillehay and youth services head Carol… …Case against Walls postponed until December (10/25/2023) - A case involving charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery, and abusive language filed against a current member of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors by a candidate running for… …
MCRC members take part in road cleanup (10/25/2023) - Members of the Mathews County Republican Committee participated in a highway liter pickup on Saturday, beginning at Ward’s Corner (the intersection of Routes 14 and 198). “MCRC members enjoyed the… …
Change of venue approved for suit against former Mathews officials (10/25/2023) - A suit filed by Mark and Candy Eubank against former Mathews County officials has been continued beyond the previously scheduled November dates, and the venue has been moved to Middlesex… …
Oyster Roast and BBQ Riot (10/25/2023) - The Mathews Rotary Club held its annual fundraising Oyster Roast and BBQ Riot on Saturday, Oct. 14. Despite all the rain, there was a large turnout. More than 250 tickets… …NAACP holds final candidate forum in Mathews (10/25/2023) - The final forum for Mathews candidates for the 2023 election year was held last Wednesday night at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center. Sponsored by the Mathews Branch NAACP, the forum… …
A beautiful sunrise (10/25/2023) - Jeanne Williams of Hallieford captured this image of a beautiful sunrise coming over Gwynn’s Island on Sunday morning. …Virginians encouraged to file taxes to receive tax rebate (10/25/2023) - Virginia’s budget includes a tax rebate for eligible Virginians that file their taxes by Nov. 1 and have had a 2022 state tax liability. Taxpayers can go to tax.virginia.gov/rebate for… …
Speed Enforcement Trailer (10/25/2023) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has purchased a Kustom Signals Speed Enforcement Trailer, a solar-powered device that will be placed in areas of the county where speeding is believed to… …