Fall begins Sunday (9/18/2024) - Fall begins at 8:44 a.m. Sunday, the moment of the autumnal equinox. From then until the spring equinox, each 24-hour period will have more darkness than daylight. …
Bethel Church donation (9/18/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office received a $100 donation recently from the Bethel Church of Mathews to help fund some toys for a family in need this Christmas. Here, Nancy… …
Near-perfect weather prevails at Market Days (9/11/2024) - Two days of near-perfect weather, with temperatures in the 70s and barely a hint of rain, favored the 50th anniversary of Mathews Market Days, held on Friday and Saturday on… …
23 years later: Service remembers 9/11 tragedy (9/11/2024) - A 9/11 Remembrance and Patriotic Service held on Sunday at Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church drew more than 120 people to remember the many lives lost and sacrifices made by first… …Mathews planners endorse change to short-term rental rule (9/11/2024) - After four months of wrangling over the issue, Mathews planners on Tuesday night voted to recommend to the board of supervisors that a provision in the zoning ordinance that allows… …
Mathews resident takes temporary custody of Richard III seal (9/11/2024) - Liz Bateman of Mathews has been asked to take temporary custody of the Great Seal of King Richard III after the item came up in auction in Northern Virginia. The… …
Left turns from Route 3 to Route 14 prohibited for now (9/11/2024) - The Virginia Department of Transportation began, as of Monday, to prohibit left turns from Route 3 (Windsor Road) to Route 14 eastbound in Mathews County. Work is underway at that… …One injured in Thursday collision (9/11/2024) - One driver was injured in a two-car accident that occurred at 6:10 a.m. last Thursday, Sept. 5, at the intersection of Routes 3 and 14 at Windsor Road. Sgt. J.… …
Left turns closed from Windsor Road to Route 14 (9/9/2024) - Left turns from Route 3 (Windsor Road) onto Route 14 eastbound to Mathews are being prohibited by the Virginia Department of Transportation starting Monday, Sept. 9, because of the work… …
School spirit on display (9/4/2024) - School spirit was on full display last week, with both Gloucester and Mathews hosting home football games. Above, Hannah Turnage of the Gloucester High School color guard team performs with… …
VMRC committee recommends no crab dredge season (9/4/2024) - A Virginia Marine Resources Commission committee has recommended that the state agency not open a crab dredge fishery this winter in Virginia waters. At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Crab… …Market Days to celebrate golden anniversary (9/4/2024) - Mathews Market Days is celebrating its 50th year this Friday and Saturday with two days that are chock-full of activities, including the brand-new Kids Block Party on Friday night and… …
BOS receives update on public safety radio system (9/4/2024) - Mathews supervisors heard a special presentation at its Aug. 15 meeting on the progress made on issues surrounding implementation of the public safety radio system that was approved by the… …
Rotary’s vision for 2024-2025 (9/4/2024) - Amelia Stansell, at left, District Governor, Rotary District 7610, met with the Mathews Rotary Club at its meeting last Thursday to discuss the vision for the 2024-2025 year. This year’s… …
PFC Hobert graduates from basic training (9/4/2024) - Private First Class Nicholas Hobert, 19, of Mathews and Fairfax, graduated from United States Marine Corps Recruit Basic Training at Parris Island on June 28. Hobert successfully completed 13 weeks… …$5M short-term loan approved by Mathews supervisors (8/28/2024) - At a special meeting last Thursday, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution approving a short-term loan of $5 million in lease revenue bond financing to support the… …
Applications due by Sept. 6 for free beehive lottery (8/28/2024) - Applications will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 6, for the state program that provides Virginia residents free equipment for assembling new beehives. Recipients are selected by lot at random from… …
Quilt exhibit debuts Oct. 5 (8/28/2024) - A special quilting exhibit, “Threads of Our History: Quilts of Mathews Virginia,” will open at the Mathews Museum on Oct. 5 and will remain on exhibit through the end of… …
Mathews VA250 Committee teams with CHP (8/28/2024) - Mathews County’s VA250 Committee, like other localities across the U.S., has been busy making plans for the 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But Mathews… …Museum presents talk on ‘How to Tell Your Family Story’ (8/28/2024) - Local historian and genealogist Lori Jackson Black will present “How to Tell Your Family Story,” with a strategy for being successful in developing your own family history at 7 p.m.… …
Brunswick stew available at Market Days (8/28/2024) - Sons of Confederate Veterans Lane-Armistead Camp #1772 will have Brunswick stew prepared by the Stew Brothers, and SCV 5th Platoon available at Mathews Market Days (131 Main Street, Mathews) for… …
Mathews Y to hold open house Sept. 7 (8/28/2024) - The Mathews Family YMCA, 33 Cricket Hill Road, Hudgins, will hold its fall open house on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The public is invited to… …
Local family to thank community in welcome-home celebration (8/28/2024) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs and her family, including infant daughter Waverly, are back home in Gloucester after living in the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia for eight months, and they’re… …Offices close for Labor Day (8/28/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Schools in the two… …
Gloucester, Mathews students head back to school Monday (8/21/2024) - Set those alarm clocks, fill up that water bottle and get ready to put your learning caps on, because students start the 2024-2025 academic year on Monday in Gloucester and… …