Preparations underway for Mathews May Faire (4/9/2025) - Mathews May Faire is less than one month out from its first two-day celebration, to be held May 2 and 3 on and around the Mathews Court Green. The theme… …
Mathews looks to trim budget (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop Monday focused on trimming the draft $26.44 million FY2025-2026 budget and thereby lowering the 10 cents tax rate increase that… …
Canine Companions holds grand opening in Mathews (4/9/2025) - Canine Companions, a nationwide organization that provides service dogs at no charge to people with disabilities, hold its grand opening in Mathews on Saturday at its new field office—the historic… …MCSO makes arrest in shooting into occupied dwelling case (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office released a report on an arrest made on Wednesday, March 26, for shooting into an occupied dwelling. According to the report, deputies and investigators responded… …
Dispatchers recognized next week (4/9/2025) - National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is next week, April 13-19. Mathews Sheriff April Edwards said that public safety dispatchers are “the voice our citizens hear when disaster or tragedy strikes.… …
Li’l Ole Opry opens anniversary season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s “Lil Ole Opry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a lineup of shows featuring former Opry favorites. The first show, “All Star Opry,” will be held at… …
Events April 3-9 (4/2/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY COMMITTEE: The Gloucester County Bee City Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 3, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester.… …
Mathews BOS votes to advertise 10¢ tax increase (4/2/2025) - Mathews supervisors, meeting last Wednesday in the historic courthouse, voted to advertise a real estate tax rate increase of 10 cents per $100 of assessed value, but emphasized their intent… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Fresh vegetables, homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, meat, and a wealth of plants, flowers, and handmade crafts items will be available for purchase during opening day at the Mathews… …
Tompkins Cottage Museum opens for season (4/2/2025) - The Tompkins Cottage Museum will open for the 2025 season on Saturday. The small c. 1820 building, located on Brickbat Road in downtown Mathews, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a… …
Flotilla holds Boat Virginia class Saturday (4/2/2025) - Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 held a Boat Virginia class on Saturday at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hudgins. Eleven students received their lifetime Boating Education Certificate satisfying the… …
Li’l Ole Opry marks half century of top-notch entertainment (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry, also known as Donk’s Theater, is marking its 50th anniversary this year, looking back on five decades of entertainment by top-notch local country music performers and… …To our readers (4/2/2025) - A press breakdown in our production plant last week forced us to have many of the A sections printed elsewhere, and to remain with the remote printing until the problem… …
Mathews Maritime Museum opens for season April 4-5 (3/26/2025) - The Mathews Maritime Museum, located at 482 Main Street, Mathews, will open for the season next week, starting on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, and every Friday and… …
New executive director named for local YMCAs (3/26/2025) - Sarah Rae has been named district executive director of the Mathews and Middlesex YMCAs, replacing Buzz Lambert, who is now vice president of operations for the YMCA of the Virginia… …
G.I. Museum opens April 4 for season (3/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Museum will be opening at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 4, for the 2025 season, featuring family memorabilia and many artifacts representing the long history of the… …
MLC holds lecture on living shorelines (3/26/2025) - The Mathews Land Conservancy recently continued its series of quarterly environmentally focused educational lectures. February’s speaker was Mary-Margaret McKinney, Director of Coastal Restoration for Native Shorelines, a division of Davey… …
Grand re-opening of Thomas James Store to be held April 5 (3/26/2025) - The Thomas James Store, circa 1820, will open to the public on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. It is one of the best-preserved early 19th-century mercantile… …
‘The Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Mathews Museum talk (3/26/2025) - Philip Page of Gloucester will discuss “The Pages of Rosewell” in a talk at 7 p.m. next Friday, April 4, at Mathews Museum. He is a descendant of the Page… …Mathews employees’ salaries lag behind region, report says (3/26/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, heard a report on an employee compensation and classification study conducted by Management Advisory Group of Woodbridge in late 2024 that… …
School board put on notice budget cuts ahead (3/26/2025) - “I don’t want to cut your budget … but I don’t see how we cannot cut this budget,” Mathews supervisor Janice Phillips said during a joint work session Friday morning… …
March 5 storm damages Dutton home (3/19/2025) - The March 5 storm that destroyed the boathouse at Ginney Point Marina in Cobbs Creek and caused extensive damage to a private home off Short Lane and the Moton Center… …
Mathews supervisors to meet tonight (3/19/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 20, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. According to the agenda, the meeting will kick… …
Weighted Angels benefit dinner to be held March 20 (3/19/2025) - The Thomas Hunter Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students are sponsoring a charity dinner today, March 20, at the Howard-Dooley Cafe from 4-6:30 p.m. to… …
Mathews Main Street holds March Madness fundraiser (3/19/2025) - March Madness is coming to Mathews for the remainder of March, sponsored with a touch of humor by the Mathews Main Street Committee. The giving opportunity consists of making contributions… …