Married 1930s luminaries at rest in Christ Church cemetery (10/2/2024) - Two starring figures of the 1930s … one of the silver screen, and one of the blue skies … rest side-by-side under the same headstone at Christ Episcopal Church in… …
Reminiscing about growing up on Callis Wharf (10/2/2024) - Growing up on Gwynn’s Island in the 1950s had its charms. I was a bike ride or a few steps away from several beaches, afternoon football games, adventures in the… …Helping Hands (9/25/2024) - Dan Reno, left, president of the Mathews Ruritan Club, recently presented Jan Mohr, president of Hands Across Mathews with a $300 check in honor of the organization’s good work in… …
Single-handing a sailboat around an Atlantic hurricane (9/25/2024) - Jim Bateman of Mathews and Fairfax didn’t intend to sail his 2012 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 509 charter sailboat during a hurricane, and he wasn’t particularly worried that he was flirting… …Work day set at Canine Companions estate (9/25/2024) - Mathews County Canine Companions will have a work day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the organization’s new facility at Eastbrooke Estate on John Clayton… …
65 units collected at Mathews blood drive (9/25/2024) - The American Red Cross Mathews community blood drive, held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins, resulted in the collection of 65 units, according to Red Cross… …
Genealogy workshops at library next month (9/25/2024) - October is National Family History Month, and Mathews Memorial Library is presenting a free four-part workshop series to help individuals effectively research and compile their family history. The workshops will… …Island foundation benefit dinner planned (9/25/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a Dine to Donate from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Olivia’s in the Village, 6597 Main Street… …
Registration opens for Mathews parade entries (9/25/2024) - Registration is now open for Mathews County’s annual Christmas Parade, to be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, in downtown Mathews, beginning at Thomas Hunter Middle School and… …
On display (9/25/2024) - Two musical instruments from the Civil War are on display now at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews, on loan from museum president Tom Robinson. They are a cornet,… …
Rotary donates $36,000 to community in fiscal year (9/25/2024) - Mathews Rotary, through the fundraising efforts it conducts all year, was able to give $36,000 in support to community projects during its past fiscal year. Non-profit organizations receiving funds were… …
Board, Rotary honor generous resident (9/25/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation during last Thursday’s board meeting recognizing entrepreneur and philathropist Roz White for her many contributions to Mathews County. In addition, the… …Sheriff outlines problems at Route 14/3 bridge project (9/25/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards discussed the ongoing VDOT project to replace a Route 14 bridge at the county line near Fort Nonsense on Thursday at a meeting of the county… …
NAACP chapter to mark 80 years at dinner (9/25/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP will celebrate its 80th anniversary at its annual Freedom Fund Dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Church of… …
Supporting Mathews schools (9/18/2024) - Members of the Mathews Lions Club recently made a $300 donation to the Mathews County Public Schools, intended as discretionary money for each school principal, a release said. Club president… …
Maritime Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary with cookout (9/18/2024) - The Mathews Maritime Foundation marked its 25th year with a membership appreciation cookout on Saturday at Williams Wharf Landing, on the East River in Mathews. The MMF was established in… …
Lecture next week on ‘Forgotten Black Patriots’ (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society, in partnership with Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture titled, “Forgotten Black Patriots, Loyalists and Women,” at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at… …Special closed meeting today on Hole in the Wall (9/18/2024) - Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chair Janice Phillips has scheduled a special meeting to hold a closed session at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Sept. 19, in the historic courthouse on… …
Early voting begins Friday (9/18/2024) - Early voting in the Nov. 5 presidential election begins at 8:30 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 20, and the local voter registrars, Carla Faulkner in Mathews and Bobbi Morgan in Gloucester,… …
Fall begins Sunday (9/18/2024) - Fall begins at 8:44 a.m. Sunday, the moment of the autumnal equinox. From then until the spring equinox, each 24-hour period will have more darkness than daylight. …
Bethel Church donation (9/18/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office received a $100 donation recently from the Bethel Church of Mathews to help fund some toys for a family in need this Christmas. Here, Nancy… …
Near-perfect weather prevails at Market Days (9/11/2024) - Two days of near-perfect weather, with temperatures in the 70s and barely a hint of rain, favored the 50th anniversary of Mathews Market Days, held on Friday and Saturday on… …
23 years later: Service remembers 9/11 tragedy (9/11/2024) - A 9/11 Remembrance and Patriotic Service held on Sunday at Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church drew more than 120 people to remember the many lives lost and sacrifices made by first… …Mathews planners endorse change to short-term rental rule (9/11/2024) - After four months of wrangling over the issue, Mathews planners on Tuesday night voted to recommend to the board of supervisors that a provision in the zoning ordinance that allows… …
Mathews resident takes temporary custody of Richard III seal (9/11/2024) - Liz Bateman of Mathews has been asked to take temporary custody of the Great Seal of King Richard III after the item came up in auction in Northern Virginia. The… …