Audubon Christmas Bird Count underway (12/28/2022) - The 124th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, is underway. In our area, birding enthusiasts went out Tuesday in Gloucester County as… …
Mathews native to run in Boston Marathon (12/28/2022) - A dream of running the Boston Marathon for one Mathews native is about to come true, but she needs the help of her community to make it happen. Tammy Stoops,… …
MCVIC reaches fundraising goal for Sibley’s Store renovation project (12/28/2022) - The Mathews County Visitor Center has announced that it has raised sufficient funds for the upcoming renovation of Sibley’s Store, and that the organization will be undergoing a number of… …Planners discuss Mathews capital needs (12/28/2022) - The Mathews County Planning Commission looked at the county’s FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Members also elected officers for the coming year, unanimously… …
PATH Christmas party (12/28/2022) - People Aging in Their Homes (PATH) held a Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins. Members of the organization, the motto of which is “A… …
‘Faith, Hope and Love’ (12/28/2022) - The Mathews Rotary Club, in last Thursday’s breakfast meeting held at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, heard a talk on “Faith, Hope and Love” from cancer survivor Norah… …Christmas Blessing Fund nearing goal (12/28/2022) - After three weeks, the 2022 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Raymond Willis Sr. announced. Donations of $16,440… …
Spirit of the season (12/28/2022) - Members of the Gloucester Moose Lodge gathered Christmas morning to serve dinner to any and all comers. Several dozen dinners with all the trimmings had been served when this photo… …
Winter sunset (12/28/2022) - Bruce Meador of Port Haywood captured this beautiful winter sunset on Monday looking from Weston Creek to the East River and Mobjack Bay, with a Christmas tree in the foreground. …Mathews supervisors get good financial report (12/21/2022) - Mathews supervisors had lots of good news Tuesday night to carry them into the holidays, from a glowing financial report by Davenport and Company to news from the Broadband Advisory… …
Closings announced for Christmas, New Year’s (12/21/2022) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Friday and Monday, Dec. 23 and 26, for the Christmas holiday, as well as Monday, Jan. 2… …
Living Nativity (12/21/2022) - Joan Noble, Sandra Williams, Paulette Ewell and Diane McKnight, above from left, portray shepherds witnessing the birth of Jesus in the Living Nativity scene on Tuesday night at the Gwynn’s… …
Cheerleaders in training (12/21/2022) - Mayson Griffith and Harmony Williams, from left, take their cues from the Mathews High School varsity cheerleaders to their left as they try to learn the routines during last Thursday’s… …
Christmas party (12/21/2022) - The Mathews Active Lifestyle Center held its annual Christmas party and luncheon on Monday at the center on Buckley Hall Road in Mathews. Those in attendance were, seated in front,… …
Christmas Store (12/21/2022) - Mathews NAACP president Edith Turner, at left, presents a $1,000 check from the branch to Mathews Department of Social Services Receptionist Lauren Oden to support the Christmas Store sponsored by… …
ROMCA officers (12/21/2022) - Lewis Hubbard, center, congratulates Dan Hill, at left, as the new president of ROMCA (Retired Officers of Mathews County Association) and Pat Roane, right, the new vice president at the… …Christmas Blessing Fund passes halfway mark (12/21/2022) - After two weeks, the 2022 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Raymond Willis Sr. announced. Donations of $10,080… …
Caroling kayakers likely scuttled for Friday night (12/21/2022) - The forecast isn’t good for Friday night, with high winds and plunging temperatures. And the outlook for caroling boaters is poor as well. So, Jan Towne, who planned to lead… …
Historical marker tells of enslaved peoples’ ‘Flights to Freedom’ (12/21/2022) - The Virginia Department of Historical Resources, meeting earlier this month, approved seven new historical markers for various localities across the state, covering a period from 1776 to the present day.… …
Mathews broadband projects nearing completion (12/21/2022) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board held its regular monthly meeting in person at Mathews Memorial Library and online via Zoom on Dec. 12. Chair Judy Rowe gave an update on… …
Letters to Santa Claus (12/21/2022) - Dear Santa, I would like a pregnant barbie doll, Lego sets, a squishmello, Meirmad Tales 19-21 but I already have 20. Thank you,LoveRaeganAge 11 P.S. I want Christmas to go… …
Santa Claus (and the Grinch) are coming to town (12/21/2022) - Petsworth Elementary School celebrated “Don’t be a Grinch” day on Dec. 13 for holiday spirit week. The school also had a very special guest, the Grinch himself. Here is the… …White isn’t crossing Mathews off her list (12/14/2022) - Mathews native Roz White of Washington, D.C., and Gwynn spent most of her adult life in Atlanta, Georgia, moving there when her late husband, Jeff White, also a Mathews native,… …
Mathews planners endorse Dollar General proposal; CUP request heads to supervisors (12/14/2022) - The Mathews County Planning Commission wasted no time Tuesday night giving its unanimous stamp of approval to a request by Rhetson Companies LLC for a conditional use permit to place… …
Mathews blood drive (12/14/2022) - Sixty units were collected at the American Red Cross community blood drive on Dec. 6 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins. A total of 62 potential donors showed up;… …