Santa’s coming to the Middle Peninsula (12/3/2025) - Santa’s on his way … on his way here! The Gazette-Journal is keeping a list of where children small and large can expect to see and to visit with Santa… …
Lighted boat parades start this weekend (12/3/2025) - Lighted boat parades on local waterways start this weekend and continue through the month. East River The 2025 East River Lighted Christmas Boat Parade, sponsored by the Mathews Volunteer Fire… …
Letters to Santa (12/3/2025) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 25. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …Mathews Museum to have extended hours (12/3/2025) - The Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street, will be open weekdays during the holidays whenever work on exhibits is underway. A sign outside will indicate whether the museum is… …
Mathews Democrats to caucus Dec. 13 (12/3/2025) - The Mathews County Democratic Committee will hold its biennial Reorganization Caucus on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Chesapeake Bank Community Room, 10458 Buckley Hall Road. Those attending are asked to… …
School board to holdclosed meeting Dec. 5 (11/25/2025) - The Mathews County School Board will hold a special closed meeting in the school board office beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5. The meeting is specifically for the… …
Events Nov. 27-Dec. 4 (11/25/2025) - THURSDAY THANKSGIVING LUNCH: Abingdon Episcopal Church is offering Thanksgiving Lunch to all from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 27, at 4645 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. There… …
Williams Wharf made a Chesapeake Gateways site (11/25/2025) - With its 400-year history and its contributing role in the forming of the nation, Williams Wharf Landing has always been a vibrant port, commercial hub, and cherished waterway asset of… …
‘Magical ’50s Christmas’ (11/25/2025) - The Mathews Museum on Mathews Main Street has a new window display for the holidays, featuring “A Little Girl’s Magical ’50s Christmas.” Created by Amanda Robinson of Richmond, the display… …Mathews Night Market, Tree Lighting to be held Dec. 12 (11/25/2025) - The Mathews County Holiday Night Market and Tree Lighting will be held on Friday, Dec. 12, with stores remaining open until 7 p.m., followed by the tree lighting on the… …
Ruritan Club launches Christmas Blessing Fund (11/25/2025) - The Mathews Ruritan Club has launched its 2025 Christmas Blessing Fund campaign, with solicitation letters mailed in early December, according to fund chairman Charles H. “Sonny” Richardson Jr. Since 1931,… …
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… …