Funding secured to dredge Winter Harbor (2/4/2026) - Residents of the Winter Harbor area of Mathews got some good news last week. A big chunk of federal money has been awarded to dredge the harbor channel and open… …
Deep freeze (2/4/2026) - Gloucester and Mathews counties (as well the rest of the Southeastern U.S.) has been dealing with a deep freeze for more than a week, with temperatures finally above the freezing… …Wittman to visit Mathews today (1/28/2026) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) will be in Mathews this morning to present funding he secured as a Community Project Funding request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the… …
Events Jan. 29-Feb. 5 (1/28/2026) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a workshop on an unrestricted budget, outlining budget guidelines and hearing presentations from various departments, at 1 o’clock today, Thursday,… …
Winter storm brings power outages to area (1/28/2026) - A snow and ice storm brought power outages to a large number of Mathews residents on Monday, with 2,500 customers without power at once during the peak of the storm.… …
Liberty Square vigil (1/28/2026) - About 40 people met at the Liberty Square courts complex in Mathews on Tuesday to hold a vigil for Alex Pretti and Renee Good—two Minneapolis residents who were killed by… …
VDOT hearing today on planned bike/pedestrian improvements in Gloucester (1/28/2026) - A design public hearing on bike and pedestrian improvements to Route 17 and Gloucester Main Street will be held by VDOT from 4-6 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 29, at Gloucester… …
Mathews firefighters have a busy weekend (1/28/2026) - Fires at Moon and North kept the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department busy this past weekend. In Moon on Saturday, a home sustained extensive damage when a generator caught fire on… …Mathews board considers adding on debt (1/21/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors heard two presentations on financial matters during its meeting last Thursday, including a suggestion that the county take out a loan that would require… …
King’s legacy remembered in local programs (1/21/2026) - Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated in story, song and prayer at community gatherings in Gloucester and Mathews over the weekend. On Sunday, the Mathews NAACP held the program… …Saturday’s Polar Plunge fundraiser canceled (1/21/2026) - Amy Ashberry has canceled the seventh annual Polar Plunge which had been set for Saturday morning at Haven Beach in Mathews to benefit Operation Christmas Child. Anticipated severe weather, including… …
3 new members join Mathews Community Foundation board (1/21/2026) - The Mathews Community Foundation Advisory Board recently welcomed three new members—Susan Murdoch, Terri Mock and Meredith MacDougall. Each will serve a three-year term and contribute their time and expertise through… …
Events Jan. 22-29 (1/21/2026) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today in the fellowship hall of New Point Friends Church. FRIDAY WINTER BINGO:… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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.… …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… …