Community responds to possible school budget cuts (4/16/2025) - A large crowd, including all five members of the county’s board of supervisors, filled the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School Tuesday night, with many speakers expressing… …
Public hearing tonight on Mathews budget (4/16/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting for a fifth budget work session on Monday, wrangled over the FY2026 budget for eight hours, finally whittling a looming deficit in half,… …
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday in Mathews (4/16/2025) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday on the Mathews court green, rain or shine. This free event is open to children ages 3-10.… …
More than a dozen employers to be at job fair Tuesday (4/16/2025) - A job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. Organized by Mathews Social Services self-sufficiency specialist… …
Inn at Tabbs Creek undergoing extensive facelift (4/16/2025) - The Inn at Tabbs Creek changed hands in December and is now undergoing an extensive facelift in preparation for a grand reopening in May, just in time for the annual… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season (4/9/2025) - Mathews Farmers’ Market, selling a variety of locally-sourced vegetables and florals, home-baked goods, and handmade items, opened on Saturday to balmy weather and a better-than-expected turnout. New manager David Chrest… …Horse show Saturday in Dutton (4/9/2025) - The Mathews Horse and Pony Club is sponsoring its first spring horse show at 9 a.m. Saturday on Dancer Creek Road at Dutton. The entry fee for participants is $10… …
Events April 10-17 (4/9/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting with the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, April 10, in the… …
Mathews LOVEworks sign to be dedicated April 19 (4/9/2025) - Mathews County’s first official Virginia Tourism LOVEworks sign at Liberty Square will be dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 19, from 1-2 p.m. About the sign Designed by… …
North End Bridge repair work begins Monday (4/9/2025) - Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the repair and enhancement of the North End Bridge on Route 14 in Mathews, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced. The project, less… …
Thomas James Store reopens (4/9/2025) - MCHS President Reed Lawson, at right, speaks at a Mathews County Historical Society members’ reception on Friday to celebrate the reopening of the National Historic Register Thomas James Store in… …
Easter Egg hunt (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office held an Easter Egg hunt on Sunday afternoon, with around 40 children and their families in attendance. Over 700 Easter eggs, stuffed with stickers and… …
MCHS board (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Historical Society’s 2025 board met recently to discuss some of the organization’s upcoming events, including the Music on Maple Avenue event to be held at the Thomas… …
Museum talk (4/9/2025) - Karen Podd, co-owner with her husband Robert of The Poddery at Foster, above, spoke March 21 at the Mathews Museum about their business, established in 1973. Her talk was part… …Preparations underway for Mathews May Faire (4/9/2025) - Mathews May Faire is less than one month out from its first two-day celebration, to be held May 2 and 3 on and around the Mathews Court Green. The theme… …
Mathews looks to trim budget (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop Monday focused on trimming the draft $26.44 million FY2025-2026 budget and thereby lowering the 10 cents tax rate increase that… …
Canine Companions holds grand opening in Mathews (4/9/2025) - Canine Companions, a nationwide organization that provides service dogs at no charge to people with disabilities, hold its grand opening in Mathews on Saturday at its new field office—the historic… …MCSO makes arrest in shooting into occupied dwelling case (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office released a report on an arrest made on Wednesday, March 26, for shooting into an occupied dwelling. According to the report, deputies and investigators responded… …
Dispatchers recognized next week (4/9/2025) - National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is next week, April 13-19. Mathews Sheriff April Edwards said that public safety dispatchers are “the voice our citizens hear when disaster or tragedy strikes.… …
Li’l Ole Opry opens anniversary season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s “Lil Ole Opry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a lineup of shows featuring former Opry favorites. The first show, “All Star Opry,” will be held at… …
Events April 3-9 (4/2/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY COMMITTEE: The Gloucester County Bee City Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 3, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester.… …
Mathews BOS votes to advertise 10¢ tax increase (4/2/2025) - Mathews supervisors, meeting last Wednesday in the historic courthouse, voted to advertise a real estate tax rate increase of 10 cents per $100 of assessed value, but emphasized their intent… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Fresh vegetables, homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, meat, and a wealth of plants, flowers, and handmade crafts items will be available for purchase during opening day at the Mathews… …
Tompkins Cottage Museum opens for season (4/2/2025) - The Tompkins Cottage Museum will open for the 2025 season on Saturday. The small c. 1820 building, located on Brickbat Road in downtown Mathews, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a… …
Flotilla holds Boat Virginia class Saturday (4/2/2025) - Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 held a Boat Virginia class on Saturday at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hudgins. Eleven students received their lifetime Boating Education Certificate satisfying the… …