How to prepare for peak hurricane season (8/27/2025) - According to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 with the peak of the season occurring between mid-August and late… …
How to prepare for menopause and perimenopause (8/27/2025) - “Menopause is like puberty in reverse. A lot of women aren’t expecting it.” Dr. Elizabeth Lunsford, an OB/GYN (obstetrician and gynecologist) with Riverside Partners in Women’s Health Gloucester, is knowledgeable… …Offices close for Labor Day (8/27/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer services centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Gloucester libraries will be closed on… …
County files motions in response to Hole In The Wall (8/27/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Ramona Wilson have filed motions asking Mathews Circuit Court to dismiss the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill’s temporary injunction that… …
Market Days Poster Contest (8/27/2025) - Mathews Market Days announced the winner of the 2025 Market Days Poster Contest in a brief ceremony Saturday at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. The winning artist… …
Supervisors review county’s financial investments (8/27/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, eased swiftly through its compact agenda, handling business with little discussion before adjourning after just an hour and 10 minutes. Treasurer… …Five years of service (8/27/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors recognized deputy commissioner Dawn Lewis, at left, of the Mathews Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office and Deputy William Hargis of the Mathews Sheriff’s Office… …
LIVESTRONG (8/27/2025) - LIVESTRONG, a 12-week program for those surviving and fighting cancer, begins next month at the Mathews Family YMCA in Hudgins. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Sept. 16… …Events Aug. 28-Sept. 4 (8/27/2025) - THURSDAY LIBRARY BOARD: The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 9 o’clock this morning, Thursday, Aug. 28, in the historic courthouse on Court Street,… …
Gloucester, Mathews students head back to school Monday (8/20/2025) - School buses will be rolling and students will be back in classrooms as the 2025-2026 school year begins Monday in public schools across Virginia, including Gloucester and Mathews. In Gloucester… …
Daniel speaks about Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (8/20/2025) - As Mathews County Public Schools gears up for another academic year, Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel provided an update on the division’s ongoing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support efforts… …
Walsh seeks seat on Mathews board (8/20/2025) - David Walsh, 57, of Bohannon, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. He is running as an independent. A Mathews native and Mathews… …
Beattie runs for Mathews BOS seat (8/20/2025) - Patrick Beattie, 54, of Dutton, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. He is running as an independent. Beattie also ran for the… …
Mathews Museum reopens Sept. 5 (8/20/2025) - The Mathews Museum will host a new show, “The Art of the Quilt,” when it reopens Friday, Sept., after two months of renovation. The show is sponsored by the Mathews… …
End of summer concerts (8/20/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library is ending the summer with back-to-back concerts, one tonight and the other on Friday, both sponsored by Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library. The Virginia Symphony Brass… …Events Aug. 21-28 (8/20/2025) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews… …
Valenta named to state nursing board (8/13/2025) - Dolores Valenta of Moon, a retired Licensed Practical Nurse, was named last week by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a four-year term on the Virginia Board of Nursing. The 14-member board… …
VA250 Committee working to present ‘Crickets’ in 2026 (8/13/2025) - Plans are underway to mount a production of the musical “Crickets on a Hill” next summer, as part of America’s 250th celebration. First performed for the bicentennial in 1976 and… …
‘A Voyage through Time’ (8/13/2025) - Children who participated in Mathews Memorial Library’s summer program “A Voyage through Time” shared some of their experiences with invited guests who visited them on Friday, Aug. 1. The program… …
Mathews YMCA Preschool set to open Aug. 25 (8/13/2025) - An open house for the Mathews YMCA Preschool, now enrolling students, was held over four days this week, from Monday through Thursday, Aug. 11-14, in advance of the school’s opening… …Planners hold off on G.I. park request (8/13/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission tabled a request Tuesday night from the board of supervisors that they determine if placing a park on county-owned waterfront property at the end of… …
Russell Reed brings pre-colonial history to life (8/13/2025) - If you have ever wondered what it was like to live in 17th century North America, then Russell Reed is your man. He has spent the last 15 years of… …
The world is their oyster; TOGA helps people cultivate bivalves (8/13/2025) - Oysters are often thought of as a popular food dish, or associated with the lucky find of a pearl. Often overlooked is that a single oyster can filter up to… …Events Aug. 14-21 (8/13/2025) - FRIDAY PARTY AT THE WHARF: The Tin Can Fish Band will perform from 5-9 p.m. Friday at Williams Wharf Landing, 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews. Food trucks and cash bar… …
Ever-glowing (8/6/2025) - The sun sets behind New Point Lighthouse, now in its 210th year marking the entrance to Mobjack Bay. Pam Howlett of Dutton took this photo on July 5 as the… …