Museum open house (12/11/2019) - Tompkins Cottage Museum will have a Christmas Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The cottage is decorated for Christmas in the traditional style of the mid-1800s. Available… …Haiku House to hold Christmas brunch (12/11/2019) - The Haiku House (10941 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews) is inviting the public to a brunch on Christmas, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25. Those attending are… …
Christmas Blessing Fund kicks off next week (11/26/2019) - For the first time, the Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund will have a pair of honorary co-chairpersons, with Ron and Debbie Lambert serving in that post this year. Solicitation… …
Mathews Christmas Tree Lighting Sunday (11/26/2019) - The Mathews Community Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Sunday, beginning at 5 p.m., on the court green beside the Mathews County School Board office. The Mathews Visitor and… …
Mathews Christmas Store returns Dec. 13-14 (11/26/2019) - The annual Mathews County Christmas Store, sponsored by the Mathews County Department of Social Services and community volunteers, will be held all day Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14,… …
Coast Guard honors members who have ‘crossed the bar’ (11/26/2019) - In a day of remembrance and reflection, active duty Coast Guard men and women gathered alongside Coast Guard Auxiliarists at United States Coast Guard Station Milford Haven on Nov. 8… …
No December meeting for Mathews BZA (11/26/2019) - There will be no December meeting of the Mathews County Board of Zoning Appeals. No cases were filed. …
Blood drive Tuesday in Mathews (11/26/2019) - An American Red Cross bloodmobile will be held from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins. This Mathews blood drive is being sponsored by American Legion Post… …
County files response to Morrow suit (11/20/2019) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors has filed its response to county supervisor G.C. Morrow’s Oct. 17 complaint asking the court to restore him as board chairman. Morrow was ousted from… …
Car fire (11/20/2019) - A 1999 Ford Explorer located in the 700 block of Tabernacle Road in Mathews was destroyed by fire on Monday. Ricky Tomlinson of Mathews Volunteer Fire Department said the vehicle,… …
Peggy Hudgins to lead this year’s Christmas Parade (11/13/2019) - Longtime community volunteer Peggy Hudgins will be honored for her many contributions to the county as grand marshal of this year’s Mathews Christmas Parade. The Mathews Visitor and Information Center… …
Planners endorse aviation zoning change (11/13/2019) - The Mathews County Planning Commission on Tuesday night endorsed a change to the zoning ordinance that would allow aviation facilities with a conditional use permit in the rural and industrial… …
Bay Aging VP to speak to MCRC (11/13/2019) - The Mathews County Resources Council will meet at 9:15 a.m. next Thursday, Nov. 21, at Mathews Memorial Library. Michael B. Norvell, Vice President of Development and Marketing for Bay Aging,… …
Mathews Maritime Foundation to view ‘Great Unknown’ (11/13/2019) - John Bonner will present the film, the “Great Unknown” during the Mathews Maritime Foundation’s next speaker meeting, at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Nov. 21, at the MMF Museum, Main Street.… …
Daum replaces Wilks as interim building official (11/13/2019) - Stephen Daum of Gloucester has joined the staff of Mathews County as the interim building official. He replaces Jamie Wilks, who ended seven-plus years with the county on Friday. Wilks… …
Mathews Historical Museum open Saturday for Veterans Day (11/6/2019) - The Mathews Historical Museum will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in honor of Veterans Day. The museum posted this year a Wall of Remembrance, containing more than 800… …
Fall cleanup to be held Nov. 16 in Mathews (11/6/2019) - The Mathews fall roadside cleanup is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 16, with a rain date of Saturday, Nov. 23. Twice a year… …
Mathews planners to hear about funding for CIP project (11/6/2019) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hear a presentation on funding sources for capital improvements to county-owned properties on Tuesday. The planners will meet at 7 p.m. in the historic… …
County to proceed with revitalizing court green (11/6/2019) - Mathews supervisors approved a design for revitalization of the county’s historic court green during the board’s Oct. 22 meeting. The vote was 3-2, with supervisors Charles Ingram and G.C. Morrow… …
Broadband survey starts Friday (10/30/2019) - The Mathews County Broadband Advisory Board launches its broadband survey tomorrow. The online survey will be available at mathewscountyva.gov/bbsurvey, while paper copies will be available at the Mathews County Treasurer’s… …
Recognizing historic properties (10/30/2019) - Preservation Mathews is sponsoring a plaque program to recognize historic properties in Mathews County. Downtown Mathews and the court green are all part of an historic district recognized by the… …
Legionnaires to hold Veterans Day Dinner (10/30/2019) - Mathews Post 83 of the American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary will host their annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Program at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at the post… …
‘Hometown Heroes’ (10/23/2019) - New Point and Gwynn’s Island RV resorts, both part of Sun RV Resorts, held a pig and oyster roast fundraiser, “Fall by the Bay for our Hometown Heroes,” at the… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market season ends Saturday (10/23/2019) - The last regular season Mathews Farmers’ Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday on the court green. The Mathews Farmers’ Market is finishing its 31st… …
Fall Festival Saturday in Bohannon (10/23/2019) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its sixth annual Fall Festival from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at the league building in Bohannon. The league owns and maintains… …