WMCL sale Saturday in Bohannon (6/12/2024) - The West Mathews Community League will hold a yard and plant sale on Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the league building, 4905 East River Road, Bohannon. The league owns… …

Dual-party primary to be held Tuesday (6/12/2024) - Voters will be able to head to the polls in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of Virginia on Tuesday to cast their ballots in dual-party primaries to decide Democratic and… …
Closings next week for Juneteenth (6/12/2024) - All courts, county offices, school facilities, DMV customer service centers, libraries, and post offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth… …
Early deadlines next week (6/12/2024) - Due to the closing of post offices for the observance of the Juneteenth holiday (Wednesday, June 19), each of the deadlines for next week’s issue of the Gazette-Journal will be… …

MHS set to graduate 58 Saturday (6/5/2024) - Valedictorian Andrew Greve and salutatorian Mary Elizabeth “Libbie” Hospodar will lead fellow members of the Mathews High School Class of 2024 into the Harry M. Ward Auditorium on Saturday morning… …

Robotics workshop to be held June 22 (6/5/2024) - A robotics workshop for students in grades 5-8 will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Mathews Memorial Library. Sponsored by Mathews 4-H, the class will… …

G.I. home under renovation destroyed by fire (6/5/2024) - A house under renovation on Gwynn’s Island was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. The call came in at around 10:30 a.m., said Mathews Fire Chief Ronnie Lewis, and… …
Truck ends up in waters off Gwynn’s Island (6/5/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident that occurred Monday night on Gwynn’s Island. According to Sheriff April Edwards, a 4-door GMC pickup truck was found front-end-down on… …






Changes to tuition waiver program affect veteran families (5/29/2024) - If you had asked Jenna Rowe a month ago whether she could ever see herself as an expert and an advocate, navigating the intricacies of state budgets and other legislative… …




Sheriff Edwards busy securing grant funding (5/29/2024) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards has been busy securing funding for her office during her brief tenure. She spoke before the board of supervisors on May 16, providing an update on… …
