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:… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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.… …
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… …
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… …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,… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
Here comes Santa (12/23/2025) - Santa Claus made many stops in the local area, ahead of his big trip on Christmas Eve. Among those stops, he visited the children at Mathews Volunteer Fire Department Station… …Offices close for holidays (12/23/2025) - All courts, county offices, and libraries in Gloucester and Mathews were closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and will remain closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25 and 26, for the Christmas… …
Board approves $1.34M increase in current budget (12/23/2025) - Mathews supervisors approved increases of $1.34 million to its current FY2026 budget at last Thursday’s board meeting, to a total of $37,490,623, or 3 percent above the budget originally approved… …
Care Clinic recognized for helping patients receive free prescription meds (12/23/2025) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic was recognized by statewide nonprofit Rx Partnership for its role in providing patients with free prescription medication to support their improved health. The clinic is… …