Talk next week on two Confederate vets who served Kingston Parish (9/17/2025) - Historian Paul Mitchell will give a talk on “How two Confederate soldiers faithfully served God and changed the course of history after the Civil War” at 7 p.m. next Thursday,… …
70-year Veteran Award (9/17/2025) - Oriental Masonic Lodge #20, Mathews, at its September meeting presented member Robert Lee Morris Jr. with his 70-year Veteran Award. Morris became a Master Mason in September 1955. Morris has… …
Blood drive (9/17/2025) - Fifty-four units were collected at the American Red Cross blood drive held on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, according to Red Cross volunteer Nan… …
9/11 remembered (9/17/2025) - Members of the U.S. Coast Guard held a ceremony last Thursday at Station Milford Haven to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. …
Mathews BOS to meet tonight (9/17/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 18, in the historic courthouse on Court Street, will have a public hearing and several presentations. The… …Fall begins Monday (9/17/2025) - Fall begins at 2:19 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. This moment of the autumnal equinox represents the division of a day into equal periods of daylight and darkness. From now until… …
Mathews County’s VA250 Committee working hard on planning events (9/17/2025) - The Mathews VA250 Committee is working hard on event planning and fundraising so it can provide Mathews residents with a memorable celebration for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of… …
Early voting begins tomorrow across Virginia (9/17/2025) - In-person early voting begins Friday for the November general election, featuring the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, two local House of Delegates’ seats, as well as a… …
High tide (9/17/2025) - The ditches were full and water crossed the road at the Davis Creek public dock in Bavon shortly after the 6 p.m. high tide on Tuesday, but the dock itself… …Events Sept. 18-25 (9/17/2025) - Thursday SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Hearings on HITW case postponed (9/10/2025) - Hearings in the case of The Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill v. The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Mathews County Administrator Ramona Wilson have been postponed for several… …
Mathews YMCA to host free fall prevention workshop (9/10/2025) - The Mathews Family YMCA will offer a free fall prevention workshop on Monday, Sept. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. The event is open to both YMCA members and the… …
Meals on Wheels box lunch fundraiser next week (9/10/2025) - Next Thursday, Sept. 18, a box lunch fundraiser will be held to support Mathews County Meals on Wheels. The annual event is held to supplement meal preparation costs for the… …
EDA, BOS have wide-ranging discussion (9/10/2025) - The Mathews Economic Development Authority and the county Board of Supervisors held a wide-ranging, friendly discussion on Aug. 28, during what may have been the first ever joint meeting of… …
Jones seeks second term on Mathews BOS (9/10/2025) - Dave Jones, 62, of Mathews has announced his candidacy for a second term on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. He is running as a Republican. Jones said he is… …
Walls runs for second term on Mathews board of supervisors (9/10/2025) - Mike Walls, 65, of Hudgins, has announced his candidacy for a second term on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. Walls said in a press release that over the past… …
Mathews NAACP to hold Freedom Fund dinner on Oct. 4 (9/10/2025) - NAACP Mathews Branch will hold its annual Freedom Fund dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, 176 Lovers Lane, Mathews. The theme of… …
Genealogy group to meet Saturday (9/10/2025) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold a virtual meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday. Dennis Richmond Jr. will speak on the topic, “Almost to the Revolution: Rediscovering… …Mathews Y to hold open house Saturday (9/10/2025) - The Mathews Family YMCA is inviting the community to attend an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Mathews Y is located at 33 Cricket Hill Road,… …
Planners to meet with G.I. residents about park (9/10/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, following a discussion Tuesday night of the proposed public park on the county’s two-acre parcel at the end of South Bay Haven Drive on Gwynn’s… …
Cats with Careers: Purrfect place for Lola (9/10/2025) - Filled with soft purrs and purposeful meows, cats in the workplace add a unique twist to the working world. In this series, we explore the lives of local cats who… …
An estimated 4,500 attend this year’s Mathews Market Days (9/10/2025) - Mathews Market Days 2025 was held under a bright, hot sun on and around the Mathews Court Green Friday and Saturday, but a steady morning breeze offered relief both days,… …
Workboat reunion to be held Sept. 20 (9/10/2025) - Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina in Port Haywood will hold its annual workboat reunion from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The event will include vendor booths, food… …
Raffle winners (9/10/2025) - Kathy Yent, at right in top photo, with Carla Hill, won the Bark Basket, and Mike Scanlan the Purrfect Basket, raffled by P.E.O. Chapter BT of Mathews at Mathews Market… …Boat Virginia classes offered in Mathews (9/10/2025) - A Boat Virginia class will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27; and a second opportunity on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building in Hudgins. U.S. Coast… …