Mathews Main Street paving begins (5/27/2020) - The Virginia Department of Transportation announced Wednesday morning that it is prepared to start paving primary and secondary roads in Mathews this week. The resurfacing includes Main Street in the… …
Mathews board meets Tuesday (5/20/2020) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its May meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. It will again be an electronic meeting, with public participation enabled through a variety of… …
Wetlands board approves 9 shoreline projects (5/20/2020) - The Mathews County Wetlands Zoning Board unanimously approved nine requests during its May 6 meeting, which was held electronically. The Mathews Wetlands Zoning Board meets on the first Wednesday of… …

Gallery reopens with limited hours (5/20/2020) - The Bay School’s Art Speaks Gallery on Main Street in Mathews reopened Tuesday with limited hours during the state’s Phase 1 schedule for reopening. Visitors are welcome to stop by… …




MCVIC focuses on ‘information’ part of mission (5/14/2020) - The coronavirus pandemic has brought a halt to tourism in Mathews, leading the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center to focus primarily on the “information” part of its mission—providing information… …

COVID-19 cases rise slightly in Gloucester, Mathews (5/13/2020) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Gloucester rose slightly over an eight-day period from last Tuesday, at 26, to this Wednesday, at 28. Mathews saw the addition of one case,… …

House fire rekindles memories of a long-ago blaze (5/13/2020) - The Old Hotel of Gwynn’s Island in a family photo, and at right, burning in 1964, in a Gazette-Journal file photo. Things happen that trigger memories, good things and bad. … …

Campground employee tests positive (5/6/2020) - Sun RV Resorts informed Mathews County Monday that an employee working at New Point RV Resort had tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. The employee has been quarantined from the… …
Mathews supervisors approve request for additional cafeteria funds (5/6/2020) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors took about 30 minutes Tuesday evening to approve the school board’s request to appropriate an additional $168,844 to the division’s cafeteria fund to cover… …
Nine hearings on Mathews Wetlands Board agenda (5/6/2020) - The Mathews County Wetlands Zoning Board was scheduled to hold public hearings on nine requests for proposed projects at its meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday night. The meeting can be… …
Market Days poster contest theme is ‘Strength in Community’ (5/6/2020) - The 46th annual Mathews Market Days has announced that the theme for its official poster contest is “Strength in Community: Maintaining Strong Bonds through Tough Times.” “This has been a… …
MCVIC sponsors DIY community cleanup (5/6/2020) - The Mathews Visitor Center bi-annually hosts its community cleanups, during which residents gather to pick up trash along the roadways of Mathews. This year’s spring cleanup was canceled to prevent… …
HRSD to keep rates at current levels (5/6/2020) - The Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission’s FY 2021 budget is holding wastewater rates at current levels through June 30, 2021. A planned 9 percent regional wastewater rate increase that would… …


Mathews adopts $28.71M budget (4/29/2020) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted a $28.71 million FY2021 budget as presented by County Administrator Mindy Conner. The vote was 4-1, with supervisor Paul Hudgins dissenting.… …
