MLC announces 2025 officers; Advisory Council formation (3/6/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy recently announced its 2025 slate of officers. Bernadette La Casse will serve as president, with Bernard Moughon as vice president and Rob Riddle as secretary/treasurer. MLC has… …
Fashion exhibit opens at Mathews Museum (3/6/2025) - A fashion exhibit opens Saturday at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, as the museum places an emphasis on Women’s History Month in March. Ladies Victorian, a business founded by… …School board looks at implications of preK-7 merge (3/6/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board took an extended look Friday at the implications of merging/consolidating Mathews Elementary and Thomas Hunter Middle School into one preK-7 school, as part… …
Mathews BOS wrangles with Hole in Wall issues again (3/6/2025) - Mathews supervisors wrangled over issues with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill once again at its most recent meeting, with supervisor Mike Walls initially moving that the county sue the… …
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2025) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
St. Croix man arrested in Mathews child sex assault case (3/5/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a lengthy investigation into a child sexual assault case with the arrest of a 28-year-old male resident of St. Croix in the U.S.… …
Wide range of topics covered at school board town hall (2/26/2025) - A wide range of topics—including everything from retention and promotion of students in grade levels and concerns about lowering standards for student achievement to how eighth graders are adjusting to… …
Meals on Wheels (2/26/2025) - Siblings Lyman Hayes and Carter Hayes, from left, helped their grandmother with delivery of Meals on Wheels in Mathews last Wednesday before the snowstorm. Meals on Wheels sent two meals… …Grant available for G.I. homeowners with failing septic systems (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Community Foundation has awarded the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission $9,000 to assist low-income homeowners on Gwynn’s Island with repair or replacement of their failing septic systems. According… …
Little Free Libraries (2/26/2025) - The Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library has sponsored the installation of two Little Free Library boxes—one in front of the group’s bookstore on Maple Avenue behind the library and… …
Mathews Rotary holds Charter Night program (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Rotary Club held its annual Charter Night on Saturday night with a prime rib dinner at the Mathews Yacht Club. Charter Night celebrates the founding of Rotary International… …Dine to Donate next Thursday at Howard-Dooley Café (2/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its first Dine to Donate of 2025 next Thursday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley… …
Mathews Museum to hold corned beef and cabbage dinner (2/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its first Dine to Donate of 2025 next Thursday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley… …
Chili When It’s Chilly (2/26/2025) - The West Mathews Community League held its annual Chili When It’s Chilly fundraiser on Saturday at the league building in Bohannon. People had their pick of a number of different… …
Digging out (2/26/2025) - Last week’s snowstorm caused school cancellations and other disruptions, as the area experienced accumulations of about a half a foot of the white stuff. Helping to dig out from the… …Hearing set to amend Mathews County budget (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, to consider adding $863,321 to the current budget that would allow the county… …
Dual party primary to be held June 17 (2/26/2025) - Preparations are underway for a June 17 dual party primary in Virginia, featuring candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as Virginia House of Delegates’ seats and… …
School board adopts FY26 budget (2/19/2025) - The Mathews County School Board, at its meeting Tuesday night at Thomas Hunter Middle School, adopted its proposed FY26 budget, a budget that calls for a 5 percent pay increase… …
James Brown finds his way home after five months (2/19/2025) - “We kind of gave up hope because it had been five months.” After nearly half a year, Lauren and Allen McBurney thought their missing cat, James Brown, was gone for… …Supervisors’ meeting postponed until Feb. 27 (2/19/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ monthly meeting, originally scheduled for tonight, has been postponed until the following Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the historic courthouse on Court… …
National actions, local impacts outlined (2/19/2025) - Around five dozen people showed up Monday for a local version of the National Day of Protest on President’s Day, held at Liberty Square in Mathews County. The group in… …
Central Village Homemakers (2/19/2025) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards was guest speaker at the Feb. 5 meeting of the Central Village Homemakers at Central United Methodist Church. Edwards made members aware of all the current… …
Boat Virginia class to be held on March 29 (2/19/2025) - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 instructors will conduct a free Boat Virginia class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. The class will be held at… …Chili When It’s Chilly to be held Saturday (2/19/2025) - Chili When It’s Chilly, an annual fundraiser of the West Mathews Community League, will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the league building, the 1913 former Peninsula Schoolhouse, at… …
MVFD responds to 6 accidents in 2 hours during storm (2/19/2025) - The Mathews County Volunteer Fire Department responded to six vehicle accidents in the space of two hours during last Tuesday’s snowstorm. Four of those accidents required the response of fire… …