23 years’ service (5/8/2024) - Sue Haywood, at left, retired as the Mathews County Building Department’s permit technician on Tuesday, April 30, after nearly 23 years of service. She was recognized both for the “pride… …
Large crowds turn out for May Faire (5/8/2024) - Saturday’s May Faire, the annual spring heritage festival sponsored by the Mathews Historical Museum, attracted one of the largest crowds in its six-year history, as visitors to the Mathews court… …Board keeps tax rates unchanged (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special called meeting last Wednesday, May 1, to set the tax rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and to appoint an interim… …
HITW dredging (5/8/2024) - Mathews supervisor Mike Walls gave the Gazette-Journal a boat ride out to Hole in the Wall on Friday to observe the dredging project that’s underway in the channel. A large… …Mathews Sheriff’s Office to hold service Tuesday to mark Police Appreciation Week (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will hold a service to mark National Police Appreciation Week at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins. The public is invited. In… …
Bay Aging releases FY2023 annual report (5/8/2024) - Bay Aging served a total of 34,439 people in 2023, provided 130,711 rides to ensure essential transportation services and distributed 180,452 nutritious meals to those in need. Those are just… …Saturday’s May Faire has ‘something for everyone’ (5/1/2024) - Mathews County’s spring festival, May Faire 2024: A Rural Life will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the Mathews Court Green and at the Mathews Historical… …
Bridal memories restored thanks to online sleuths (5/1/2024) - Longtime Mathews resident Harriet Galbraith has had her image splashed across television screens and in magazines and newspapers across the nation for the past few months, all because of a… …Early voting starts Friday in June 18 dual primary (5/1/2024) - Early voting begins Friday in two primary elections held in Gloucester and Mathews counties, and across Virginia. Locally, Democrats will be asked to choose between two candidates for the 1st… …
Events May 2-9 (5/1/2024) - Thursday PARKS AND REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 4:30 this afternoon, Thursday, May 2, in the historic courthouse. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Gloucester County Planning… …
Board touches on number of topics, from Smart Poles to county park (5/1/2024) - During the Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ April 18 meeting, county administrator Ramona Wilson and several supervisors touched on a variety of topics, from Smart Pole usage to the possibility… …
Boat Virginia (5/1/2024) - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66, Mathews, held a Boat Virginia class on April 20. Students and instructors at the class were, seated from left, Arthur B. Call Jr., Brent… …
‘Litter critters’ (5/1/2024) - Mathews Main Street got a sprucing up recently when members of Mathews Memorial Library’s Dungeons & Dragons Club accepted the challenge to become “litter critters” for the afternoon. Those who… …Dine to Donate to help purchase school supplies (5/1/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a Dine to Donate event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson’s Café, Main Street, Mathews. Richardson’s has agreed to… …
Mathews deputy receives life-saving commendation (5/1/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards recognized Deputy Bryan Longest during the Mathews Board of Supervisors’ April 18 meeting for three incidents in 2022 and 2023 in which he was instrumental in… …
Animal Control Week (5/1/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors recognized the week of April 14-20 as Animal Control Appreciation Week and acknowledged appreciation of the county’s animal control officers during the board’s April… …
DAR outing (5/1/2024) - Members of Cricket Hill Chapter DAR recently enjoyed tea and a tour of Belle Grove in King George. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, was born at… …
500 attend Saturday’s Garden Week tour; nearly 400 Sunday (4/24/2024) - A warm, overcast day was waiting for the 500 visitors of the 2024 Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews Historic Garden Week tour Saturday. Nearly 400 braved the rain for… …Hearing held on proposed Mathews FY25 budget (4/24/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the county’s proposed $39.77 million budget last Thursday, but no one from the public commented on the matter and… …
Mathews Community Foundation awards $173,000+ in grants (4/24/2024) - The Mathews Community Foundation has announced that 31 grants totaling $173,241 will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations serving Mathews County. Made possible by donor funds, Community Impact grants support… …Plans in the works for Mathews 250th celebration (4/24/2024) - America’s 250th anniversary is just around the corner, and Mathews County’s VA250 Committee is gearing up to make sure the county is one of Virginia’s go-to spots for the celebration… …
‘Flights to Freedom’ marker to be unveiled May 11 in Mathews (4/24/2024) - A new Virginia Historic Highway Marker will be unveiled in Mathews County on Saturday, May 11. The public is invited. Titled “Flights to Freedom,” the marker will commemorate the enslaved… …
Democratic Congressional hopefuls take part in candidate forum (4/24/2024) - Area Democrats gathered last Thursday night at St. Clare Walker Middle School in Middlesex to hear from the two candidates vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Robert J. Wittman… …
Mathews blood drive (4/24/2024) - Sixty-four units of blood were collected at the Mathews Community American Red Cross Blood Drive, held on Tuesday, April 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. A total… …
102nd birthday (4/24/2024) - Marguerite “Maggie” DeVita of Cardinal reached a milestone of 102 years on April 19. Westville Christian Church of Mathews helped her celebrate on Sunday. The Rev. Timothy Dice, pastor of Westville,… …