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‘Pirate Daddy’ still missing (12/4/2024) - The jon boat belonging to Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida, who went missing on Sunday, Nov. 24, after spotted heading toward Hole in the Wall from the western…
santa-claus-reads-letters-vector-1633134 Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the…
arts made in mathews tour 1 diane keen Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour continues (12/4/2024) - The first weekend of the Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour, held this past Friday through Sunday, was pronounced a success by tour spokesman Buz Rollins. Several artists had a…
church kingston rectory vintage Kingston rectory being converted to housing (12/4/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish in Mathews has released information about its plan, approved at a parish meeting on Nov. 17, to convert the unused, pre-1900 rectory to affordable housing for civil…
Mathews Community In Brief (12/4/2024) - Community Sing-along Sunday at Central UMC Central Village Homemakers will present its annual community Christmas Sing-along from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. This is the homemakers’…
Flu season is here; immunization clinics to be held (12/4/2024) - Flu season is here, and vaccination is the best way to protect against the virus, says the December newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Three Rivers Health District. Dec.…
community sally tompkins Remembering Captain Sally (11/26/2024) - Members of Captain Sally Tompkins United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 2626 placed a wreath on her grave in memory of her birthday. Tompkins, a Confederate nurse and the first…
1a holiday happenings Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey…
mathews courthouse square project 1 Review of Mathews Court Green condition underway (11/26/2024) - An extensive review of the physical condition of the buildings and grounds that make up the Mathews Court Green is now underway. Sponsored by Mathews Main Street, the $39,000 review…
mathews museum tree Trimming the tree (11/26/2024) - To go along with the ongoing Mathews Museum’s Quilt Exhibit, this year’s museum Christmas tree has been decorated by Ginger and Sherry Inabinet, from left. Each of their beautiful, one-of-a-kind,…
mathews library holiday events Mathews library to celebrate holidays beginning Dec. 8 (11/26/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library has a full season of holiday fun ahead, beginning with its annual decorating party on Sunday, Dec. 8. Join the library on Dec. 8 for its annual…
mathews gi museum santa claus 1 Christmas comes to G.I. (11/26/2024) - Donna Wyckoff of Gwynn, and her Shih Tzu Ira visited with Santa Claus on Saturday afternoon during Christmas Comes to the Gwynn’s Island Museum. The free family event offered a…
mathews tomkins cottage thanksgiving table Thanksgiving table (11/26/2024) - The Tompkins Cottage in Mathews was open to visitors on Saturday during the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market held on the Court Green. Simply decorated in period-appropriate style, the cottage was ready…
mathews missing person in boat 2 USCG searches for missing boater (11/26/2024) - The U.S. Coast Guard issued a missing person report Monday on Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida. According to a post shared on the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia…
BOS supports broadband, Williams Wharf projects (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors voiced support for two projects in the county after hearing presentations from project representatives during the monthly meeting, held on Thursday, Nov. 21, in…
Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools…
Hands Across Mathews gift (11/26/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP presented a $1,000 donation to Hands Across Mathews at the NAACP monthly meeting, held on Nov. 18 at Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. NAACP president…
Supervisors hold six-hour closed meeting Friday (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a six-hour closed meeting Friday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The special meeting convened at 10 a.m. and the board remained…
mathews new pt observation deck restoration 1 Rotary project to rehab New Point observation deck proceeding (11/20/2024) - The Mathews Rotary Club is seeing a project it’s been working on for four years finally come to fruition—reconstruction of the over 200-foot-long walkway and observation deck at the New…
mathews letters to santa Letters to Santa (11/20/2024) - The Mathews Museum (located at 200 Main Street), acting on behalf of Santa Claus, has installed a special mail box at its front door. Letters deposited from now to Christmas…
Ocean Products topic of upcoming museum talk (11/20/2024) - As Ocean Products Research celebrates its 60th anniversary, Sawyer Hutson—the Mathews County company’s new president and grandson of company founder Robert C. “Bobby” Hutson—will be the guest speaker at a…
Planners discuss tiny homes (11/20/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission held a lengthy discussion about tiny homes at its Nov. 12 meeting in the historic courthouse. Bobby Andrade, the county’s new planning and zoning director,…
Community Thanksgiving meals to be held (11/20/2024) - Community Thanksgiving meals will be held next Thursday in Gloucester and Mathews counties, with another Thanksgiving meal planned for this Sunday. The public is invited to each, free of charge.…
mathews providence conservation easement 1 Providence placed under conservation easement (11/20/2024) - Providence, a ca. 1800-1815 historic home on 125 acres in Cobbs Creek, has been placed under a conservation easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Owner Jim McKinnon of Cobbs Creek…
Early deadlines for Thanksgiving (11/20/2024) - Next week is Thanksgiving, and we at the Gazette-Journal will print our upcoming issue one day early, on Tuesday, rather than the traditional Wednesday afternoon. This should allow for complete…

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