School calendars: 2019-2020 (8/28/2019) - School officials in Gloucester and Mathews counties have announced the following calendars for the upcoming school year. GLOUCESTER Sept. 3, First day of school Oct. 17, Early dismissal (1:30 p.m.)… …
Offices close for Labor Day holiday (8/28/2019) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school board offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday, Sept.… …
‘Seasons of Mathews’ (8/28/2019) - P. Buckley Moss, right, creator of the 45th anniversary Mathews Market Days poster, describes the work, “Seasons of Mathews,” as Market Days committee member Dee Russell stands at left after… …
Septic system failures continuing problem on Gwynn’s Island (8/21/2019) - Flat land and a high seasonal water table are the primary culprits contributing to septic system problems on Gwynn’s Island. Pat Duttry of the Mathews County Health Department said during… …
16 graduate from MHS summer session (8/21/2019) - By far the largest class of summer graduates in Mathews High School history—16 students—received their diplomas in a ceremony Tuesday evening in the school’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium. The… …
Fire breaks out in Cobbs Creek P.O. building (8/21/2019) - A fire broke out behind the Cobbs Creek Post Office at 11:20 Saturday night, provoking a combined response by Mathews and Gloucester firefighters. Mathews, responding with three engines, one tanker… …
Mathews planners endorse Ware Towing rezoning (8/21/2019) - By a 5-1 margin Tuesday night, the Mathews County Planning Commission endorsed a request to rezone a 5.2-acre parcel from rural to business to allow changes to a Cobbs Creek… …
Broadband meeting today in Mathews (8/21/2019) - Chuck Kirby, vice president of broadband services at the Center for Innovative Technology, a non-profit organization, will address members of the Mathews County Broadband Advisory Board today in the historic… …
Mathews team prepared in case of emergency (8/14/2019) - Whenever a hurricane or other natural disaster threatens Mathews, the county’s emergency services team goes into gear, preparing to assist residents in a variety of ways, from helping with evacuations… …
Market Days poster signing Saturday (8/14/2019) - The annual Mathews Market Days Poster signing event will be begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Bay School Community Arts Center. Instead of a contest for this year’s poster,… …
Main Street improvements in Mathews (8/7/2019) - A handful of Mathews residents attended an open forum at Thomas Hunter Middle School on Tuesday afternoon to get a look at the proposed plans for enhancements to Main Street.… …
Globetrotting teacher calls Mathews home … sometimes (8/7/2019) - International teacher Liz Haske of New Point (and other points around the globe) did her student teaching semester years ago in Rome and loved it. She returned home to Iowa,… …
Mathews Meals on Wheels seeks volunteer drivers (8/7/2019) - The Mathews Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteers willing to serve two to three hours a week delivering meals to seniors in their community. Laura Matthews, Bay… …
Ice cream social on the island Saturday (8/7/2019) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League welcomes residents and visitors to its last ice cream social of the season, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the island civic center.… …
Mathews photo a top winner in contest (7/31/2019) - A photograph of Bethel Beach in Onemo by Barbara Houston of Quinton was among 10 top winners in the 2019 Virginia Vistas Photo Contest. Scenic Virginia conducts the annual photo… …