Events Aug. 14-21 (8/13/2025) - FRIDAY PARTY AT THE WHARF: The Tin Can Fish Band will perform from 5-9 p.m. Friday at Williams Wharf Landing, 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews. Food trucks and cash bar… …
Ever-glowing (8/6/2025) - The sun sets behind New Point Lighthouse, now in its 210th year marking the entrance to Mobjack Bay. Pam Howlett of Dutton took this photo on July 5 as the… …
National Night Out (8/6/2025) - Tuesday’s National Night Out event, hosted by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, was a big success, with huge crowds filling the Mathews High School football field to listen to the… …HITW owners refile suit against Mathews supervisors (8/6/2025) - In the wake of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ July 10 eviction of Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill from county-owned property on Gwynn’s Island, owners of the restaurant… …
Hole in the Wall restaurant issue dominates yet another BOS meeting (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met last Thursday to continue its July 17 regular monthly meeting, and the hot topic was once again the Hole in the Wall Waterfront… …
Mathews planners to meet Tuesday; hearing on park idea (8/6/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Mathews High School Media Center, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The hearing will be… …
Events Aug. 7-14 (8/6/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 5:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 7, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. PLANNERS: The… …
Finney, Tripp awarded Toddsbury President’s Cup (8/6/2025) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews held its 97th annual meeting and awards ceremony in June. Each year, the club awards the Toddsbury President’s Cup to one or two… …Mathews celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week Saturday (8/6/2025) - Mathews Farmers’ Market is celebrating National Farmers Market Week with a variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A special performance from 10 a.m. to noon by… …
Little Miss Mathews Pageant Sunday at MHS (8/6/2025) - The Little Miss Mathews Pageant will return to Mathews this year under the auspices of Mathews Market Days and the Court House Players theater group. It will be held beginning… …
HITW allowed to reopen (7/30/2025) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill was granted an emergency injunction in circuit court on Friday, with Judge William H. Shaw III (ret.) ordering the Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
National Night Out Tuesday at MHS (7/30/2025) - National Night Out, a free-for-everybody, fun-for-all event, will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the football stadium at Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Sponsored by the… …
Give me liberty: Revolutionary War leader remembered in library talk (7/30/2025) - The breadth and depth of Patrick Henry’s contributions to American independence became clear in a talk last Thursday at Mathews Memorial Library by historian and author Jon Kukla of Richmond.… …Mathews BOS to meet tonight (7/30/2025) - After a lengthy, contentious regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 17, that ended with numerous agenda items remaining to be addressed, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors will meet again… …
Blood drive collects 59 units (7/30/2025) - A Red Cross blood drive held July 15 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 59 units, reported chair Nan Cross. She had 60 people attend,… …
‘Dine 2 Donate Doubleheader’ to benefit student scholarships, grants (7/30/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a “Dine 2 Donate Doubleheader” beginning today, Thursday, July 31, at Mathews Grill and Deli and continuing on Sunday, Aug. 3, at… …
County moves ahead with broadband coverage (7/30/2025) - After years of planning and negotiations, the Mathews Broadband Advisory Board is set to partially fulfill chair Judy Rowe’s promise of universal broadband for Mathews County. On July 9, Verizon… …CA&J Farm to host ‘Coop Camp’ Saturday (7/30/2025) - CA&J Farm, Foster, will be host to a full-day, on-farm chicken-raising workshop on Saturday, organized by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia State University College of Agriculture. “Coop Camp–Chicks &… …
Events July 31-Aug. 7 (7/30/2025) - THURSDAY EDA: The Mathews Economic Development Authority will meet at 4 p.m. today in the historic courthouse on Court Street. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will meet at… …
HITW granted preliminary injunction (7/25/2025) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill was granted a preliminary injunction in court on Friday morning, allowing the Gwynn’s Island restaurant to reopen after it was evicted two weeks ago… …
Farm to table talk postponed (7/23/2025) - A talk and tasting of home-grown products, which had been set for tonight at the Mathews Museum, has been postponed until Oct. 23 due to construction at the museum. Christian… …
Gwynn’s Island restaurant eviction dominates discussion (7/23/2025) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors had an ambitious agenda for its July 17 meeting, held in the auditorium at Mathews High School, but discussions of the county’s eviction of Hole… …
HITW files request for emergency injunction (7/23/2025) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill has filed a request for an emergency injunction in Mathews Circuit Court against both the Mathews County Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Ramona… …
New LOVE sign at Williams Wharf honors shipbuilding tradition (7/23/2025) - Williams Wharf Landing is the home of the latest LOVE sign in Mathews County. The design honors the deep maritime and shipbuilding tradition of Williams Wharf, the East River and… …
Mathews Outdoor Club advocates for wider shoulders (7/23/2025) - In an effort to create safer bicycling and pedestrian conditions, Mathews Outdoor Club is advocating for the creation of wider shoulders where rumble strips are present in the county. “Even… …