Minimize garden damage by thwarting destructive deer (7/5/2023) - Hardly any plant is off limits to deer, but gardeners can employ a few techniques to help keep them away from summer gardens. Familiar with human activity, perceptive deer observe… …
Four ABC laws go into effect (7/5/2023) - Beginning this past Saturday, July 1, four laws impacting the operation of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses took effect. The Virginia General… …
Fun after the rain (6/28/2023) - Torrential rains came down Friday night, causing flooding problems throughout Mathews County. But some were able to find the good in the deluge, including 6-year-old Hunter Kellum who went kayaking… …
Aviation pioneer to speak at museum’s Movie Night (6/28/2023) - Mary Bush Shipko of Gloucester, one of the first female airline pilots in the country, will be guest speaker at the Mathews Historical Museum for Movie Night on Friday, July… …
Hall seeks fourth term as Commissioner of Revenue (4/5/2023) - Mathews Commissioner of the Revenue Les Hall, 74, of New Point, has announced that he is seeking a fourth term in office and will run as an independent candidate in… …Virginia to receive funding for broadband, transit projects (6/28/2023) - Federal funding is coming to Virginia for broadband and transit projects. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced that Virginia has been awarded $1.48 billion in federal funding to deploy… …
Board adopts noise ordinance (6/28/2023) - A year after Gwynn’s Island residents first complained to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors about a neighbor playing loud music at all hours, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
Fireworks display Saturday in Mathews (6/28/2023) - Fireworks will rain down on Mathews County a bit early this year—on Saturday, July 1—with festivities commemorating Independence Day to begin at 6 p.m. and the fireworks display to start… …
Independence Day holiday closings announced (6/28/2023) - County offices, district court, J&DR court, libraries, and school board offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, in celebration of Independence… …
Early deadlines next week (6/28/2023) - To work around the July 4 Independence Day holiday on Tuesday, the Gazette-Journal will have early deadlines for its Thursday, July 6 issue, as follows: Friday, June 30: Real estate… …
‘Faith and flexibility’ lead to successful festival (6/28/2023) - The theme of this year’s Gwynn’s Island Festival was “The Road to Paradise,” and although roads and parking areas were flooded by Friday night’s downpour, presenting challenges to organizers, vendors,… …
MVFD handles house, boat fires (6/28/2023) - A house fire in the Glebe area of Mathews late Saturday afternoon caused extensive damage to the home’s kitchen and utility room. Captain Ricky Tomlinson of Mathews Fire Station 1… …
Senior Safety Fair (6/28/2023) - Mathews County’s Triad Senior Safety Fair was held Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building, Hudgins. Seniors heard informative talks, socialized, were entertained with music, and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.… …
Never too young to learn financial literacy (6/28/2023) - Jerry Ligon of Grimstead is teaching his granddaughters, Avalyn, 8, and Coralie, 5, how to be entrepreneurs. A retired aviation manager and pilot, Ligon spent nine years after retirement teaching… …Historic district nomination postponed for Gwynn’s Island (6/21/2023) - The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has postponed the nomination for the Gwynn’s Island Historic District after several island residents, speaking at the public hearing held in May, questioned the… …
Citizens for Common Good announces slate of candidates (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Citizens for the Common Good announced this week the slate of candidates the group supports in the upcoming local county elections. For Mathews Board of Supervisors, MCCG has… …
Godspeed (6/21/2023) - Godspeed, a replica of one of three ships that brought explorers to Virginia from England in 1607, was in the East River in Mathews on June 12. The wooden ship… …Mathews Kiwanis to hold Charter Night July 9 (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club will host its Charter Night program beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, at the Hyco House at 10941 Buckley Hall Road. The public is… …
Highland games (6/21/2023) - Mathews Memorial Library’s annual Highland Games were held last Friday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club at Hudgins. The day included a performance and lead-in march to the games by the… …Tower goes up (6/21/2023) - The second of Mathews County’s two American Rescue Plan Act-funded telecommunications towers was delivered last Thursday and stacked at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building on Cricket Hill Road. Once… …
Flag Day (6/21/2023) - On Wednesday, June 14 (Flag Day and also the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday), members of American Legion Post 83, Mathews, disposed of a total of 238 worn and tattered flags,… …
Willis honored (6/21/2023) - Raymond Willis Sr. of North, left, a member of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 177, Mathews, received a 50-year pin of continuous service recently from District Deputy Nathanial Boyd of the… …G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/21/2023) - The annual Gwynn’s Island Festival, celebrating “The Road to Paradise,” will be held this weekend, rain or shine, at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League building, 1996 Old Ferry Road, Grimstead.… …
Broadband committee discusses connection delays (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board, meeting on Tuesday, June 13, discussed the delay in people being connected to broadband through a recently-completed project that was funded with a Virginia Telecommunications… …
Care Clinic donation (6/21/2023) - Dr. Chuck Harris, a dentist and member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s board of directors, presented a $2,000 donation from the club to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic. Accepting the… …