Open house (10/22/2025) - Braxton and Tessa Hall (L-R), great-grandchildren of longtime Mathews Volunteer Fire Department member Terry Putt and his wife Neena, try out the jump seats in Engine 1 during an open… …Mathews parade now taking entries (10/22/2025) - Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Mathews Christmas Parade, themed “Jingle on the Bay.”Sponsored by the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center (MCVIC), the parade will be held… …
Hunter-landowner meeting next week in Mathews (10/22/2025) - Mathews County residents are invited to a hunter-landowner meeting at 6 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 30, in the general district courtroom at Liberty Square, 10622 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The… …
Fauber named to another term on state waterworks committee (10/22/2025) - Tom Fauber of Cobbs Creek, has been reappointed to a second 3- year term on the Virginia Department of Health’s Waterworks Advisory Committee (WAC) by State Health Commissioner Karen Shelton.… …Mathews countywide cleanup to be held Nov. 8 (10/22/2025) - The Mathews Visitor Center will sponsor a countywide Community Cleanup from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Nov. 8. In a survey available on its website (visitmathews.com, click on events),… …
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.… …
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… …
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.… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
Northeast storm brings extensive flooding to area (10/15/2025) - The Rev. Kristie Askew, pastor of Grace-Providence United Methodist Church in Mobjack, points out the tide waters covering the end of East River Road as she takes a stroll through… …Light agenda tonight for Mathews BOS (10/15/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors appears to have a light agenda planned tonight, for its Thursday, Oct. 16 monthly meeting, to be held at 6 o’clock in the historic… …
Light agenda tonight for Mathews BOS (10/15/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors appears to have a light agenda planned tonight, for its Thursday, Oct. 16 monthly meeting, to be held at 6 o’clock in the historic… …
MVFD Open House rescheduled to this Sunday (10/15/2025) - The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department Open House that was scheduled for this past Sunday was canceled because of the impending weather and will be held instead this Sunday, Oct. 19,… …
Historical marker to be set at Antioch Rosenwald School (10/15/2025) - A historical marker has been approved by The Virginia Board of Historic Resources for the Antioch (Rosenwald) School in the Susan area of Mathews. The board approved seven additional markers… …
‘Aging, Isolation and Depression’ (10/15/2025) - Mathews Family YMCA will host a free community presentation, “Aging, Isolation and Depression,” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Guest speaker Haley Hamilton from Commonwealth Senior Living will lead… …Second round of fundraising underway for workforce housing initiative (10/15/2025) - Renovations are underway at the historic Kingston Rectory on Main Street in Mathews, and a second round of fundraising has begun to fund the structure’s conversion into two apartments for… …
Planners recommend against proposed Gwynn’s Island park (10/15/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting on Tuesday night, voted to recommend that the Mathews County Board of Supervisors not proceed with a request to establish a public waterfront park… …
Candidates take part in final Mathews forum (10/15/2025) - The four candidates for two seats on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, and the two running for two seats on the Mathews County School Board, faced voters last Thursday… …Closings Monday for holiday (10/8/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day. Gloucester schools will be open, but… …
Plans for new Mathews Volunteer Fire Dept. Station 1 to be unveiled at Sunday’s Open House (10/8/2025) - The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department is making progress on plans to convert the former Boys and Girls Club building on Church Street into a modern, well-equipped fire station to replace… …
Mathews holds first of several candidate forums (10/8/2025) - The Mathews NAACP kicked off the local candidate forums, with about 50-60 gathered at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center last Wednesday to hear from candidates for the county’s board of… …