Dillehay reluctantly steps down as library director (11/12/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library Director Bette Dillehay reluctantly submitted a letter of resignation to the library’s board of trustees during a meeting last Wednesday. “It’s very painful for me,” said Dillehay.… …
Christmas Comes to G.I. set for Nov. 22 (11/12/2025) - Christmas Comes to Gwynn’s Island, a free family event hosted by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation with sponsorship by New Point Life Services, will be held from 1-5 p.m.… …Community Conservation Day to be held Dec. 6 in Mathews (11/12/2025) - Residents of Mathews and Middlesex counties are invited to the first Community Conservation Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, hosted by Mathews Land Conservancy at… …
Brunswick stew fundraiser to be held (11/12/2025) - The Sons of Confederate Veterans Mechanized Cavalry 5th Platoon will hold a Brunswick stew fundraiser on Saturday at 125 Blue Crab Drive in Moon. Stew sales begin at 10 a.m.… …
Events Nov. 13-20 (11/12/2025) - THURSDAY TOURISM: The Gloucester Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Museum of History, 6539 Main Street. UTILITIES: The Gloucester Utilities Advisory Committee… …
Friends of Library to meet Nov. 18 (11/5/2025) - Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library will have its fall general meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Cooke Conference Room at Mathews Memorial Library. The public… …
Kingston Housing Initiative (11/5/2025) - The Mathews Economic Development Authority donated $5,000 to the Kingston Housing Initiative last week to support efforts to provide workforce housing in Mathews County, including renovation of the former Kingston… …
Hound Hunters and Landowners (11/5/2025) - A Hound Hunters and Landowners meeting held by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources last Thursday was packed, with an attentive standing-room-only audience, but… …
Tompkins statue to be on display at Mathews Museum (11/5/2025) - A bronze statue of Capt. Sally Tompkins, the Mathews County native who operated Robertson Hospital in Richmond during the Civil War, was delivered to Mathews last Wednesday and will soon… …Closings Tuesday for Veterans Day (11/5/2025) - All post offices, county offices, courts, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observation of Veterans Day. All schools,… …
Beattie, Walsh win BOS races in Mathews (11/5/2025) - Voters in Mathews County handed decisive victories on Tuesday night to two board of supervisors challengers—Patrick Beattie, who garnered 31.6 percent of the vote, and David Walsh, who came in… …State goes Democratic, G-M vote (mostly) for GOP (11/5/2025) - Virginians elected the Democratic candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, with Democrats also reaching at least a 62-seat majority in the House of Delegates, which marks the largest… …
Movie production (11/5/2025) - A number of sites in Mathews County are being used for filming the upcoming independent film “The Ice at the Bottom of the World,” which features Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen… …
Captain Speth to speak later this month about Susan Constant (11/5/2025) - Captain Eric Speth of Cobbs Creek, will speak later this month in a program on the re-created 17th century ship Susan Constant, of which he serves as captain, in a… …Main Street Phase 2 improvements topic of talk (11/5/2025) - The Mathews Main Street Committee got an update on Phase 2 of the Main Street Enhancement Project last Thursday from committee chair Bette Dillehay and senior landscape architect Ricky Wiatt… …
Mathews VA250 group working hard on next year’s celebration (11/5/2025) - The Mathews VA250 Committee is working hard on next year’s celebration of the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and that includes getting the word out about the many activities… …Events Nov. 6-13 (11/5/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will have a special called meeting at 9 o’clock this morning, Thursday, Nov. 6, for the purpose of going into closed session… …
Brunswick stew fundraiser on Nov. 15 (11/5/2025) - The Sons of Confederate Veterans Mechanized Cavalry 5th Platoon will hold a Brunswick stew fundraiser on Nov. 15 at 125 Blue Crab Drive in Moon. Stew sales begin at 10… …
Burke Mill Bridge project on Route 14 completed (10/29/2025) - Reconstruction of the westbound Burke Mill Stream Bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester-Mathews line is completed.Darragh Frye of the Virginia Department of Transportation said the project was completed ahead… …Supervisors discuss dredging Put-In Creek, other ideas (10/29/2025) - Mathews supervisors shared a number of ideas and thoughts on current and future matters during the supervisors’ comments portion of the monthly meeting held on Oct. 16. Supervisor Janice Phillips… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/29/2025) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
SNAP recipients to be covered in Virginia following declaration (10/29/2025) - While millions of Americans are poised to lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming days amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Virginia SNAP recipients will be… …
Cormier murder charges certified to grand jury (10/29/2025) - Carol Paul Cormier, 33, of Cardinal, accused of the July 10 double murder of Chad Wayne Ashford and Audrey Elaine Hudgins of Mathews, appeared in Mathews General District Court Tuesday… …
Voters decide Tuesday on state, local races (10/29/2025) - Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor… …
Halloween happenings begin tomorrow (10/29/2025) - Make sure your candy bowls are filled to the brim because little ghouls, goblins and witches are scheduled to descend upon Gloucester Main Street tomorrow evening from 5-7. Traffic will… …