Early deadlines for next two issues (12/18/2024) - With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays both falling on a Wednesday, the Gazette-Journal will have advanced deadlines for the Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 papers, with newspaper distribution… …
Winter begins Saturday (12/18/2024) - Saturday is the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, which begins at 4:21 a.m. From now until the summer solstice in June, each 24-hour period will have an… …
Dominion awards $32,500 in grants to local nonprofits (12/18/2024) - The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, which supports nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote education and encourage community vitality, recently awarded $32,500 to four local nonprofit… …
Case dismissed against Mathews supervisor (12/18/2024) - A charge of disorderly conduct that was brought against Mathews County supervisor Mike Walls last year by planning commission chairman Billy Cook was dismissed on Monday, Dec. 9 in Mathews… …
MPNN BH offers trainings, parenting classes (12/18/2024) - The Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Behavioral Health offers a wide selection of trainings free of charge, most of which include free continuing education units or… …
Ringing in the season with poetry (12/18/2024) - Stacie Wiatt challenged her fourth grade students at Mathews Elementary School to create Christmas-themed poems using a variety of poetic techniques. The students wrote cinquain poems (five-line poem with a… …
Letters to Santa (12/18/2024) - Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? How are the elves? How are you? I have been very GOOD! this year. This year I would like: an engine that you build;… …
Santa visits local children (12/18/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Following Saturday’s Mathews parade, Santa Claus stopped off at the Mathews Visitor and Information Center. Among those he met with, in photos… …$7,575 in donations received in first week of Christmas drive (12/11/2024) - After one week, the 2024 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Tom Robinson announced. Donations totaling $7,575 have… …
Deck the Halls (12/11/2024) - Lilliana Fogler, Lily Presnell and Layla Fogler, from left, entertained guests with the song “Deck the Halls” during the annual Deck the Halls celebration held on Saturday at Mathews Memorial… …
A visit from Santa (12/11/2024) - Members of Mathews Volunteer Fire Department Station 2, Bohannon, spent Friday evening preparing for a visit by Santa Claus to the children of Mathews by turning the engine bay of… …
Blood drive (12/11/2024) - The American Red Cross Mathews community blood drive, held on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 57 units, according to… …
Christmas traditions (12/11/2024) - The Mathews County Woman’s Club, at its Dec. 9 meeting, heard a rendition of Christmas traditions given by Cheryl Dale (shown at left accompanied here by club president Diana More).… …Mathews Rotary Club kicks off 2024-2025 grant cycle (12/11/2024) - Grant funds from the Mathews Rotary Club will be available in the 2024-2025 grant cycle, according to Ron Lambert, chairman of the club’s Community Service Committee. Lambert said that the… …
GMCC recognized for role in providing free medications (12/11/2024) - Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic was recognized by statewide nonprofit Rx Partnership for its role in providing free prescription medication to 179 patients this year, which represents more than 35 percent… …
Buz and Tamara Rollins to serve as Mathews grand marshals (12/11/2024) - Buz and Tamara Rollins were surprised when told they’d been selected to be grand marshals of this year’s Mathews Christmas Parade, which will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. “There… …
Mathews parade, Santa sightings and more this weekend (12/11/2024) - Do you hear those sleigh bells ringing? We are sure you do since Santa will be making appearances all weekend in Gloucester and Mathews counties, including at the Mathews Christmas… …Giving Circle awards grants to preschool, Tiny House projects (12/11/2024) - In its most recent round of grants, the Mathews Women’s Giving Circle is awarding $30,000 to the Mathews Family YMCA for the preschool initiative the organization plans to introduce in… …
Planners recommend denial of solar farms (12/11/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission resoundingly rejected two applications for conditional use permits for solar farms during Tuesday night’s meeting, held in the historic courthouse. The first application, located on… …
Early deadlines for Dec. 26, Jan. 2 issues (12/11/2024) - We want to give our readers and contributors plenty of notice to the Gazette-Journal’s holiday deadlines. With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays both falling on a Wednesday, we… …
Youth assistants (12/11/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish in Mathews turned to its youth to set up tables for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner, where 300 people were served by a group of churches. The… …
Working waterfront sites topic of public meeting (12/11/2024) - Eleven sustainable, convenient water access sites for commercial watermen to offload their catch could be coming soon to the Middle Peninsula. Developing such sites was the topic of a public… …Solar farm applications on Tuesday’s agenda (12/4/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold two public hearings on applications for solar farms when it meets Tuesday, starting at 7 p.m. in the historic courthouse on Court Street.… …
Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… … Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …