Carmichael addresses NAACP at Freedom Fund banquet (10/8/2025) - Christine Carmichael, etiquette coach and founder of The Flemming Academy of Etiquette & Protocol, served as guest speaker for the Mathews County NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund banquet on Saturday at… …Events Oct. 9-16 (10/8/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet at 1 o’clock today, Thursday, Oct. 9, in order to hold a closed session to discuss the performance… …
G.I. Civic League to host candidate forum next Thursday (10/1/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League is hosting a candidate forum next Thursday, Oct. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the G.I. Civic Center, 1996 Old Ferry Road. All candidates campaigning for… …
Mathews sheriff shares good news with county board (10/1/2025) - Mathews County Sheriff April Edwards had nothing but good news for the Mathews Board of Supervisors during the board’s Sept. 18 meeting. Edwards told the board during public comment period… …
Fire open houses Sunday, next Saturday (10/1/2025) - Back-to-back open houses at fire departments in Gloucester and Mathews will give residents of both counties a chance to view fire apparatus and gear and learn a few things about… …
Events Oct. 1-8 (10/1/2025) - THURSDAY PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center auditorium, 6099 T.C. Walker Road, Gloucester. FRIDAY THE… …
Supporting Hands Across Mathews (9/24/2025) - Libby Crawford (left) and Sheila Crowley (right) with the Mathews County Democratic Committee, present Jan Mohr, chair of the Board of Directors of Hands Across Mathews, with funds collected at… …Mathews supervisors look at Main Street concept plan (9/24/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, during its regular meeting last Thursday, got a look at the concept plan for Phase II of the Main Street Enhancement Project. This phase… …
Workboat reunion (9/24/2025) - Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina at Port Haywood was the location for Saturday’s annual workboat reunion, giving visitorsa chance to appreciate the craftsmanship of the shipwrights who built these floating works… …
Lions Club gets new machine to process eyeglass donations (9/24/2025) - An upgrade has been made to the Mathews Lions Club Eyeglass Recycling Center, with a new Visionix VX 40 Lensometer now in operation. “We are proud of the work this… …Events Sept. 25-Oct. 2 (9/24/2025) - THURSDAY BOOK LAUNCH: M.P. Slaughter will have a book launch and signing for her debut poetry collection, “Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home,” from 4-6 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 25,… …
DAR meeting (9/24/2025) - The Cricket Hill Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, met on Friday at Kingston Parish, Mathews. Members listened to Fred Lyon, chairman of Mathews VA250 talk… …
Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill files brief in lawsuit (9/17/2025) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill filed a brief last week in opposition to Mathews County’s request for a demurrer and motion to dismiss the case of Hole in the… …
VDOT names new Fredericksburg District Engineer (9/17/2025) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has named Greg Henion, P.E., as its new Fredericksburg District Engineer.Henion has more than 32 years of transportation and engineering experience in public and private… …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… …