Defamation suit filed against Mathews County (3/4/2020) - Mathews brothers George and David Jones and their business, JB Property Development LLC, have filed a $1.55 million defamation suit against Mathews County Planning and Zoning Director Thomas Jenkins and… …
Detailed information about county legal matters addressed on website (3/4/2020) - Mathews County Administrator Mindy Conner issued a statement this week, saying that concerns raised by various residents during the board of supervisors meeting on Feb. 25 will be addressed in… …
History of Mathews to be ‘launched’ at yacht club (3/4/2020) - “A Select History of Mathews County Virginia” by Conrad Mercer Hall will be released at the Mathews Yacht Club on Saturday, March 21, beginning with a reception at 10 a.m.;… …
Judy Ward scholarship concert Sunday (3/4/2020) - A concert for the Judy Ward scholarship will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church. A free-will offering will be taken for the scholarship given each… …
MHS indoor track competes at state meet (3/4/2020) - The Mathews High School indoor track team traveled to Roanoke College this weekend to compete in the VHSL 1A/2A State Championship meet. On Friday, Melody Smith, Caroline Bray, Sarah Taylor… …
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/4/2020) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 1. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
MHS talent show to be held March 13 (3/4/2020) - The Mathews High School talent show has been postponed to Friday, March 13, after the original Feb. 21 date was canceled due to snow. The talent show, hosted by the… …
1,220 responses received from broadband survey (2/26/2020) - The Mathews County Broadband Advisory Board shared the results of its countywide broadband survey with the Mathews County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. After hearing the report, supervisors took action… …
Info session on G.I. Historic District (2/26/2020) - Preservation Mathews, Inc., will present a program on the status of the Gwynn’s Island Historic District at the March meeting of the Gwynn’s Island Civic League. The meeting will be… …
May Faire 2020 to celebrate county’s water heritage (2/19/2020) - May Faire 2020, a spring heritage festival of the Mathews Historical Museum, will take the theme “Celebrating Our Mathews Water Heritage” when it is held Saturday, May 2. May Faire… …
‘Chili When it’s Chilly’ returns Saturday (2/19/2020) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its second annual “Chili When it’s Chilly” sale from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the league building in Bohannon. Chili will be available in… …
Sam Forrest to talk about his travels tonight (2/19/2020) - Sam Forrest of Mathews will present “a worldwide travelogue of adventures” at a meeting at 7 o’clock tonight at the Mathews Maritime Foundation Museum, 482 Main Street, Mathews. A release… …
Mathews planners table rezoning again (2/19/2020) - The Mathews Planning Commission tabled action Tuesday night on a request to rezone a 7.168-acre parcel on Godfrey Bay Road from rural to residential in order to build a minimum… …
Mathews County Wetlands board approves number of requests (2/19/2020) - The Mathews County Wetlands Zoning Board approved a number of requests for shoreline improvements coming before the board during its Feb. 5 meeting, which was held in the historic courthouse.… …
Black History Month event Saturday at library (2/12/2020) - The Mathews Memorial Library will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in recognition of February as Black History Month, celebrating the freedom, culture and heritage… …
B&G Club officer to address MCRC (2/12/2020) - The Mathews County Resources Council will meet at 9:15 a.m. next Thursday, Feb. 20, at Mathews Memorial Library. Michele Benson, Chief Development Officer from the administrative offices of the Boys… …
Planners to discuss 2020 goals (2/12/2020) - The Mathews Planning Commission will review its 2019 Annual Report and discuss its goals for 2020 at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the historic courthouse. Other items… …
Supplemental invoices sent to some county taxpayers (2/12/2020) - Personal property supplemental invoices have been mailed to Mathews residents that were not billed for personal property items included in the regular billing cycle for the tax years of 2017-2019,… …
Procedural violation alleged in bids (2/12/2020) - An allegation that the county failed to follow proper procedures in its awarding of bids for home elevation projects in 2016 and 2017 was apparently the subject of an exchange… …
Aids to navigation replaced in Mathews (2/5/2020) - At long last, aids to navigation that were removed from Mathews County’s Davis Creek and the Hole in the Wall portion of Milford Haven have been replaced. Waterfront Development Corporation,… …
MHS seniors register to vote (2/5/2020) - The Mathews County Electoral Board visited Mathews High School on Tuesday to register eligible seniors to vote. During three different class periods, Electoral Board Secretary Jeff Bohn explained the importance… …
USCG Rear Admiral visits Milford Haven (1/29/2020) - Rear Admiral Keith Smith, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic, recently visited Coast Guard Station Milford Haven. Accompanying him were Captain Kevin Carroll, Commander Sector Virginia, and Lt. Bryce Kessler,… …
‘The movement wasn’t in vain,’ speaker tells Mathews crowd (1/22/2020) - Air Force Capt. Tisha J. Yates, the guest speaker at Sunday afternoon’s Mathews King Day service, held up herself as an example of the progress that continues as a result… …