Beattie, Walsh win BOS races in Mathews (11/5/2025) - Voters in Mathews County handed decisive victories on Tuesday night to two board of supervisors challengers—Patrick Beattie, who garnered 31.6 percent of the vote, and David Walsh, who came in… …Closings Tuesday for Veterans Day (11/5/2025) - All post offices, county offices, courts, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observation of Veterans Day. All schools,… …
Tompkins statue to be on display at Mathews Museum (11/5/2025) - A bronze statue of Capt. Sally Tompkins, the Mathews County native who operated Robertson Hospital in Richmond during the Civil War, was delivered to Mathews last Wednesday and will soon… …
Hound Hunters and Landowners (11/5/2025) - A Hound Hunters and Landowners meeting held by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources last Thursday was packed, with an attentive standing-room-only audience, but… …
Kingston Housing Initiative (11/5/2025) - The Mathews Economic Development Authority donated $5,000 to the Kingston Housing Initiative last week to support efforts to provide workforce housing in Mathews County, including renovation of the former Kingston… …Friends of Library to meet Nov. 18 (11/5/2025) - Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library will have its fall general meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Cooke Conference Room at Mathews Memorial Library. The public… …
Events Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (10/29/2025) - THURSDAY WORK SESSION: The Mathews County School Board will hold a day-long fall work session today, Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room of… …
WMCL Fall Festival (10/29/2025) - Susan and Walter Stillman supplied gentle harmonies on Saturday during the West Mathews Community League’s Fall Festival, held at the league headquarters, the historic Peninsula School at Bohannon. Below, Donnie… …
Ribbon cutting held for new Y preschool (10/29/2025) - The Mathews Family YMCA hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for its new preschool at Westville Baptist Church on Main Street in Mathews. The event, which was attended… …
May Faire planners (10/29/2025) - Planning has begun for May Faire 2026, a community heritage celebration sponsored by the Mathews Museum to be held May 2-3. Committee members include, front row from left, Barbara Bass,… …
Halloween happenings begin tomorrow (10/29/2025) - Make sure your candy bowls are filled to the brim because little ghouls, goblins and witches are scheduled to descend upon Gloucester Main Street tomorrow evening from 5-7. Traffic will… …Cormier murder charges certified to grand jury (10/29/2025) - Carol Paul Cormier, 33, of Cardinal, accused of the July 10 double murder of Chad Wayne Ashford and Audrey Elaine Hudgins of Mathews, appeared in Mathews General District Court Tuesday… …
Voters decide Tuesday on state, local races (10/29/2025) - Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor… …SNAP recipients to be covered in Virginia following declaration (10/29/2025) - While millions of Americans are poised to lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming days amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Virginia SNAP recipients will be… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (10/29/2025) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Supervisors discuss dredging Put-In Creek, other ideas (10/29/2025) - Mathews supervisors shared a number of ideas and thoughts on current and future matters during the supervisors’ comments portion of the monthly meeting held on Oct. 16. Supervisor Janice Phillips… …
Burke Mill Bridge project on Route 14 completed (10/29/2025) - Reconstruction of the westbound Burke Mill Stream Bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester-Mathews line is completed.Darragh Frye of the Virginia Department of Transportation said the project was completed ahead… …Events Oct. 23-30 (10/22/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 23, at Mathews Memorial Library to discuss the performance of… …
Dale Garrett Memorial (10/22/2025) - The 15th annual Dale Garrett Memorial Golf Benefit was held on Sunday at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Irvington. In his memory, the family of Dale Garrett of Mathews… …
Funds approved to continue work on new MVFD Station 1 (10/22/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16, voted unanimously to provide Mathews Volunteer Fire Department with $600,000 in funding to continue its work on revamping the… …
No Kings Day (10/22/2025) - Several hundred protestors gathered in front of Liberty Square in Mathews on Saturday afternoon to take part in the No Kings Day demonstration. Nationwide, 2,700 gatherings in communities big and… …Mathews Christmas Store seeks donations (10/22/2025) - For almost half a century, the Mathews County Christmas Store has made a heartfelt difference during the holidays for residents and families in need. The annual event serves over 650… …
Mathews Mah-Jongg (10/22/2025) - A new group, Mathews Mah-Jongg, was organized on Monday at Mathews Memorial Library. The group will play Mah-Jongg, a tile-based game of chance and skill, on Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m.… …
Potluck dinner (10/22/2025) - Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 and the Mathews Outdoor Club gathered for a potluck dinner on Oct. 14 to celebrate their ongoing partnership. The event, hosted… …West Mathews Fall Festival Saturday (10/22/2025) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its 12th Fall Festival from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the league building, the historic Peninsula Schoolhouse, at 4905 East River Road, Bohannon.… …