Canine Companions (11/25/2025) - Fifteen veteran service dog teams came from across the U.S. to the Canine Companions facility in Mathews earlier this month to brush up on their training and learn some new… …Telecommunications tower proposal encounters ‘hiccup’ (11/25/2025) - Mathews supervisors’ chair Tim Doss repeatedly expressed embarrassment and apologized to residents during the board’s November meeting last Thursday when a scheduled public hearing on a Verizon Wireless request to… …
RiverStreet receives broadband funding for Gloucester, Mathews (11/25/2025) - RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc., is the big winner of federal funding to provide universal broadband in Gloucester and Mathews counties under Virginia’s Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment plan. RiverStreet… …
Gubernatorial race with two female candidates drove high turnout (11/25/2025) - Turnout, the number of ballots cast in proportion to registered voters, for the historic election of Virginia’s first female governor, nearly matched the high turnout of 2021, according to unofficial… …
Offices, stores close for Thanksgiving (11/25/2025) - All post offices, ABC stores, and waste facilities in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed today, Thursday, Nov. 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Courts, county offices, and DMV… …
Holiday Calendar: Community Events (11/25/2025) - THURSDAY, NOV. 27 TURKEY TROT: Mobjack Rowing Association will hold its annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Walk, run or bike from Williams Wharf Landing to… …
MVFD to hold lighted boat parade Dec. 6 (11/25/2025) - The 2025 East River Lighted Christmas Boat Parade, sponsored by the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 6-8 p.m. In case of inclement weather,… …
Mathews Library to celebrate holidays with 5 programs (11/25/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library, Main Street, has five holiday-themed programs on the horizon. Join the library on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 1-3 p.m. to “Deck the Halls.” Help decorate seven trees… …
Pet parade (11/25/2025) - Local pets are wanted to participate in the 2025 Mathews Christmas Parade, “Jingle on the Bay,” on Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at 1 p.m. Pets and their owners are asked… …
Lighted boat parade (11/25/2025) - The third annual Horn Harbor Lighted Boat Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13. Participants will gather at Horn Harbor Marina, Port Haywood, at 5:30 p.m. and head as… …Planners to consider changes to short-term vacation rental rules (11/19/2025) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, voted unanimously to hold a public hearing next month on proposed changes to the county’s special regulations for short-term vacation… …
Events Nov. 20-27 (11/19/2025) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane. SUPERVISORS:… …
Blood drive to be held Dec. 2 (11/19/2025) - The next Mathews community blood drive will be held from 12:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. American Legion Post 83 and the… …
Mathews farmers donate to food pantries (11/19/2025) - Farmers Mark Zamanian of Blessed Harmony Farms in Cobbs Creek and Christian Brown of Mush Love mushroom farm in Mathews visited a sweet potato farm in Farnham recently and gleaned… …Hearing tonight on telecommunications CUP request (11/19/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on a request for a conditional use permit during the regular monthly meeting beginning at 6 o’clock this evening,… …
Ho Ho Bingo to be held Dec. 9 (11/19/2025) - Mathews Triad’s annual holiday event for senior citizens, Ho Ho Bingo, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club at… …
Community Thanksgiving meals next week (11/19/2025) - Thanksgiving is only a week away and churches in Gloucester and Mathews counties invite the public to share in the celebration. Abingdon Episcopal Church will open its doors once again… …Early deadlines for Thanksgiving (11/19/2025) - The Gazette-Journal will print our Thanksgiving issue (Nov. 27) one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, rather than the traditional Wednesday afternoon. This should allow complete distribution of the paper… …
Closings next week for Thanksgiving (11/19/2025) - All post offices, ABC stores, and waste facilities in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed next Thursday, Nov. 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Courts, county offices, and DMV… …
Events Nov. 13-20 (11/12/2025) - THURSDAY TOURISM: The Gloucester Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 4 o’clock today, Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Museum of History, 6539 Main Street. UTILITIES: The Gloucester Utilities Advisory Committee… …
Brunswick stew fundraiser to be held (11/12/2025) - The Sons of Confederate Veterans Mechanized Cavalry 5th Platoon will hold a Brunswick stew fundraiser on Saturday at 125 Blue Crab Drive in Moon. Stew sales begin at 10 a.m.… …
Community Conservation Day to be held Dec. 6 in Mathews (11/12/2025) - Residents of Mathews and Middlesex counties are invited to the first Community Conservation Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, hosted by Mathews Land Conservancy at… …
Dillehay reluctantly steps down as library director (11/12/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library Director Bette Dillehay reluctantly submitted a letter of resignation to the library’s board of trustees during a meeting last Wednesday. “It’s very painful for me,” said Dillehay.… …
Christmas Comes to G.I. set for Nov. 22 (11/12/2025) - Christmas Comes to Gwynn’s Island, a free family event hosted by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation with sponsorship by New Point Life Services, will be held from 1-5 p.m.… …Mathews Museum reopens Saturday after renovation (11/12/2025) - After an extensive period of renovation, the Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street in Mathews Court House, reopens to the public from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The recently-acquired statue… …