Offices close Monday for holiday (2/12/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of President George Washington’s birthday.… …
48 VSP Troopers graduate from Training Academy (2/12/2025) - Forty-eight new Virginia State Police Troopers were handed their diplomas Friday morning at the graduation of the 142nd Basic Session at the State Police Training Academy in Chesterfield County. Among… …
Rotary Chili Cook-off (2/12/2025) - What better way to get ready for Super Bowl Sunday than to enjoy Chili Bowl Saturday? A large crowd came out to the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins on… …
GHS vs MHS (2/5/2025) - Teams from Gloucester and Mathews high schools faced off on the court on Saturday, as the varsity and JV boys’ and girls’ basketball teams battled one another in the GHS… …
Observation deck (2/5/2025) - The New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck had been demolished on Tuesday and heavy equipment was at the site. The 200-foot walkway and deck will be replaced in the same… …Mathews boards address budget, CIP needs (2/5/2025) - Mathews school board members and supervisors held a work session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the proposed 2025-2026 school budget. Much of the conversation, however, again revolved around long-term capital needs… …
Mathews supervisors consider budget, CIP requests (2/5/2025) - Back-to-back board meetings were held in Mathews this week so members could work on prioritizing items in the county’s 2025-2026 budget. Mathews supervisors held a meeting on Monday to hear… …
64 units collected at Mathews blood drive (2/5/2025) - An American Red Cross blood drive, held on Jan. 28 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 64 units, according to volunteer Nan Cross. Sixty-two people… …
Mathews supervisor seeks to eliminate county’s IT department (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting in the historic courthouse on Friday, Jan. 31, immediately going into a closed session that lasted 4½ hours. Upon returning… …
Work begins on observation deck (2/5/2025) - Work has begun on replacement of the New Point Comfort Lighthouse observation deck at Bavon. On Tuesday afternoon, the previously existing 200-foot deck and walkway, completed in 1997, had already… …
Quilts on display (2/5/2025) - The Mathews Museum currently has an exhibit of handmade quilts from members of Bay Quilters of Mathews and by other county residents. The quilt show, running concurrently with a Black… …Mathews BOS drops its Hole in the Wall suit (2/5/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has dropped its August 2023 suit in Mathews Circuit Court requesting that the judge reverse a decision made by the Mathews Board of Zoning… …
Civic groups invited to tour Mathews schools (1/29/2025) - Mathews County Public Schools will open its doors for a tour of the county’s three public schools to representatives of community groups and civic organizations beginning at 9 a.m. next… …
Cold weather results in fish kill (1/29/2025) - Cold weather has resulted in fish dying in rivers and streams all over the southeast, including local waters. Commercial waterman Robert Minor of Gwynn’s Island, said he first noticed a… …
‘Sarge’ Van Zile’s lifelong dedication to ‘the uniform’ (1/29/2025) - Now 87 years of age and fully retired, former Mathews Sheriff’s Deputy Byron “Sarge” Van Zile Jr. spent 64 years of his life in uniform, always seeking to “have respect… …Mathews supervisors address water issue at elementary school (1/29/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors issued a statement on Monday regarding potential ethylene glycol exposure at Mathews Elementary School. This is the substance identified in the boiler system that,… …
Mathews boards to hold budget work session Tuesday (1/29/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint budget work session at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium at Thomas… …
Haven Beach to close to public Monday (1/29/2025) - Haven Beach will be closed to the public beginning Monday for the placement of dredge material on the beach, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors announced this week. Seaward Marine… …
Friends of Library Bookstore to hold reopening event Saturday (1/29/2025) - The Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library Bookstore will have a reopening event from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday in the Orrell Building on Maple Avenue, behind the library… …
‘Sharing Family Treasures’ topic of Black History Month presentation (1/29/2025) - Bessida Cauthorne White, a native and resident of Middlesex County, will give a public presentation, “Recognizing and Sharing Family Treasures,” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at First Baptist… …
Inauguration party (1/29/2025) - Around 20 like-minded friends gathered for food and fellowship in Mathews on Monday, Jan. 20, to celebrate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United… …
Mathews Museum opens Saturday (1/29/2025) - The Mathews Museum opens Saturday to kick off the 2025 season, with an exhibit on loan from Hampton Museum exploring the role played by Fort Monroe in accepting and harboring… …
Meals on Wheels donation (1/29/2025) - The Mathews Ruritan Club has donated $400 to Mathews Meals on Wheels in recognition of the organization’s work in the county. From left are club president Dan Reno, Laura Matthews… …Mathews BOS to meet Friday morning (1/29/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting, to be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The purpose of the meeting… …
Events Jan. 23-30 (1/22/2025) - SATURDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a retreat from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the press room at County Building One, 6467 Main Street,… …