VDEM announces federal emergency preparedness grants (10/23/2024) - Gloucester County is set to receive $13,644 and Mathews County will get $7,500, part of more than $2.6 million in Virginia Department of Emergency Management grant funding for its Emergency… …
Volunteer drivers needed (10/23/2024) - Mathews Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteer drivers who are willing to give up two hours once a month to deliver meals to Mathews seniors who are homebound.… …
Gwynn’s Island man circumnavigates the globe (10/16/2024) - Klas Abrahamsson of Gwynn’s Island completed a lifelong dream this year—a dream to circumnavigate the globe.The 62-year-old native Swede took part in Clipper Round the World, a biennial challenge organized… …
Homecoming royalty (10/16/2024) - The kings and queens of Gloucester and Mathews high schools were crowned at roughly the same time on Friday night during halftime celebrations of the two schools’ homecoming games. Above,… …
May Faire planned for two days in 2025 (10/16/2024) - Organizers for next year’s two-day May Faire event (May 2 and 3, 2025) have announced plans for “A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices and Wharfs.” Building upon the success… …
Dads Supporting Dads (10/16/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews created a new group called Dads Supporting Dads. The group’s first meeting was held last Thursday at American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, and it was… …Donations sought for Mathews Christmas Store (10/16/2024) - The all-volunteer Mathews County Christmas Store is seeking donations for the annual holiday event that provides a holiday shopping experience for over 680 county residents in need. Everyone who participates… …
Special closed session today on Hole in the Wall litigation (10/16/2024) - Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chair Janice Phillips has called a special meeting to hold a closed session at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 17, in the historic courthouse on… …
Flu vaccine clinics planned for Warsaw, Hartfield (10/16/2024) - The Three Rivers Health District has partnered with two Middle Peninsula localities to offer free drive-thru influenza vaccine clinics this month to people ages 16 and older. They will take… …
Date set for Tin Can Alley suit (10/9/2024) - A court case regarding zoning violations at Tin Can Alley on Gwynn’s Island that’s been lingering in Mathews Circuit Court for years has finally been set for trial. Candy and… …
Supporting Tiny House project (10/9/2024) - At a recent Mathews Rotary Club meeting, the group listened to a presentation given by Dr. David S. Daniel, Superintendent of Mathews County Public Schools. Daniel spoke about the progress… …
Residents invited to participate in community science project (10/9/2024) - The Norfolk-based environmental nonprofit, Wetlands Watch, is seeking volunteers from Oct. 17-20 for its annual partnered community science project, Catch the King. This program invites participants in your own community… …
Master Gardeners hold landscaping day for Canine Companions (10/9/2024) - Mathews Extension Master Gardeners held a volunteer landscaping day on Saturday at Eastbrooke Estate in Mathews, the new home of the nonprofit organization Canine Companions. The 220-acre estate was donated… …
Freedom Fund Banquet (10/9/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a Freedom Fund Banquet at the Church… …Revolutionary War talk next week at arts center (10/9/2024) - Phillip Hamilton, author of a number of books and journal articles dealing with America’s founding era, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center.… …
MHS homecoming court (10/9/2024) - Mathews High School will hold its homecoming on Friday; and for the first time in several years, the celebration will include a football game, with the return of the Blue… …Boards to address long-term school needs (10/9/2024) - A discussion of issues heading into the upcoming 2024-2025 Mathews County Public Schools’ budget cycle eventually took on a wider focus. Members of the board of supervisors and school board… …
Local residents mobilize for hurricane relief (10/9/2024) - After Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, it didn’t take long for local individuals, churches and businesses to jump into action and start working on relief efforts. Dozens of people have… …Offices close Monday for holiday (10/9/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day/Yorktown Victory Day. Gloucester schools will… …
Mathews High School senior a National Merit Commended Student (10/9/2024) - Jaxon McDonald, a senior at Mathews High School, has been recognized as a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program.The commendation was presented to McDonald by MHS principal Dr.… …
Free rides to the polls (10/9/2024) - “I really want to vote. I just don’t have a ride to the polls.” Well, Bay Transit has taken that excuse off the list. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day,… …
60th reunion (10/9/2024) - The Thomas Hunter High School Class of 1964 held a 60th class reunion earlier this month. Class members Grace Cooke, Frank White, Charles Kelley, Loretta Smith and Doris Foster, from… …
Bette Dillehay is one tough cookie (10/2/2024) - As most everyone in Mathews County knows, Mathews Memorial Library Director Bette Dillehay is one tough cookie. A tiny woman with “tall energy,” Dillehay is notoriously hardworking and demanding of… …Concerns expressed about condition of Mathews tennis court (10/2/2024) - Mathews supervisors heard from a number of people at its Sept. 19 board meeting who are concerned about the condition of the county’s tennis courts, which were installed at least… …
Democratic nominee Leslie Mehta (10/2/2024) - Leslie Mehta is the Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives’ 1st Congressional District. She is challenging longtime Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. Speaking with the Gazette-Journal in Mathews… …