Preparations underway for Mathews May Faire (4/9/2025) - Mathews May Faire is less than one month out from its first two-day celebration, to be held May 2 and 3 on and around the Mathews Court Green. The theme… …
Museum talk (4/9/2025) - Karen Podd, co-owner with her husband Robert of The Poddery at Foster, above, spoke March 21 at the Mathews Museum about their business, established in 1973. Her talk was part… …
MCHS board (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Historical Society’s 2025 board met recently to discuss some of the organization’s upcoming events, including the Music on Maple Avenue event to be held at the Thomas… …
Easter Egg hunt (4/9/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office held an Easter Egg hunt on Sunday afternoon, with around 40 children and their families in attendance. Over 700 Easter eggs, stuffed with stickers and… …
Thomas James Store reopens (4/9/2025) - MCHS President Reed Lawson, at right, speaks at a Mathews County Historical Society members’ reception on Friday to celebrate the reopening of the National Historic Register Thomas James Store in… …
North End Bridge repair work begins Monday (4/9/2025) - Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the repair and enhancement of the North End Bridge on Route 14 in Mathews, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced. The project, less… …Mathews LOVEworks sign to be dedicated April 19 (4/9/2025) - Mathews County’s first official Virginia Tourism LOVEworks sign at Liberty Square will be dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 19, from 1-2 p.m. About the sign Designed by… …
Events April 10-17 (4/9/2025) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting with the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, April 10, in the… …
Horse show Saturday in Dutton (4/9/2025) - The Mathews Horse and Pony Club is sponsoring its first spring horse show at 9 a.m. Saturday on Dancer Creek Road at Dutton. The entry fee for participants is $10… …
Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season (4/9/2025) - Mathews Farmers’ Market, selling a variety of locally-sourced vegetables and florals, home-baked goods, and handmade items, opened on Saturday to balmy weather and a better-than-expected turnout. New manager David Chrest… …To our readers (4/2/2025) - A press breakdown in our production plant last week forced us to have many of the A sections printed elsewhere, and to remain with the remote printing until the problem… …
Li’l Ole Opry marks half century of top-notch entertainment (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry, also known as Donk’s Theater, is marking its 50th anniversary this year, looking back on five decades of entertainment by top-notch local country music performers and… …
Flotilla holds Boat Virginia class Saturday (4/2/2025) - Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 held a Boat Virginia class on Saturday at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hudgins. Eleven students received their lifetime Boating Education Certificate satisfying the… …
Tompkins Cottage Museum opens for season (4/2/2025) - The Tompkins Cottage Museum will open for the 2025 season on Saturday. The small c. 1820 building, located on Brickbat Road in downtown Mathews, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a… …Mathews Farmers’ Market opens for season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Fresh vegetables, homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, meat, and a wealth of plants, flowers, and handmade crafts items will be available for purchase during opening day at the Mathews… …
Mathews BOS votes to advertise 10¢ tax increase (4/2/2025) - Mathews supervisors, meeting last Wednesday in the historic courthouse, voted to advertise a real estate tax rate increase of 10 cents per $100 of assessed value, but emphasized their intent… …
Li’l Ole Opry opens anniversary season Saturday (4/2/2025) - Virginia’s “Lil Ole Opry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a lineup of shows featuring former Opry favorites. The first show, “All Star Opry,” will be held at… …
Events April 3-9 (4/2/2025) - THURSDAY BEE CITY COMMITTEE: The Gloucester County Bee City Committee will meet at 5 o’clock this evening, Thursday, April 3, in the Stewart Building program room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester.… …
School board put on notice budget cuts ahead (3/26/2025) - “I don’t want to cut your budget … but I don’t see how we cannot cut this budget,” Mathews supervisor Janice Phillips said during a joint work session Friday morning… …
Mathews employees’ salaries lag behind region, report says (3/26/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, heard a report on an employee compensation and classification study conducted by Management Advisory Group of Woodbridge in late 2024 that… …
‘The Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Mathews Museum talk (3/26/2025) - Philip Page of Gloucester will discuss “The Pages of Rosewell” in a talk at 7 p.m. next Friday, April 4, at Mathews Museum. He is a descendant of the Page… …
Grand re-opening of Thomas James Store to be held April 5 (3/26/2025) - The Thomas James Store, circa 1820, will open to the public on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. It is one of the best-preserved early 19th-century mercantile… …
MLC holds lecture on living shorelines (3/26/2025) - The Mathews Land Conservancy recently continued its series of quarterly environmentally focused educational lectures. February’s speaker was Mary-Margaret McKinney, Director of Coastal Restoration for Native Shorelines, a division of Davey… …
G.I. Museum opens April 4 for season (3/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Museum will be opening at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 4, for the 2025 season, featuring family memorabilia and many artifacts representing the long history of the… …
New executive director named for local YMCAs (3/26/2025) - Sarah Rae has been named district executive director of the Mathews and Middlesex YMCAs, replacing Buzz Lambert, who is now vice president of operations for the YMCA of the Virginia… …