Mathews Sheriff holds forum on Flock Camera issue (9/2/2026) - The Flock LPR (License Plate Reader) Camera has generated a lot of public discussion lately, especially on social media, and that includes in Mathews County. At a public information session… …
Dine to Donate to benefit Mathews school music programs (9/2/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation is holding its next Dine to Donate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 10, at The Seafood Shack, 10744 Buckley Hall… …
Rudy Bear (9/2/2026) - Martha Frame, vice president of the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Mathews, introduced the club’s newest “member,” Rudy Bear, at the August dinner meeting. Rudy Bear is the official mascot of… …Mathews planners to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Kathryn Tatterson has requested a zoning amendment to rezone… …
Mathews YMCA to hold open house (9/2/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA, located at 33 Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins, invites the community to attend a free open house on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1… …Republicans to hold Constitution Day spaghetti supper on Sept. 17 (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Republican Committee will hold a Constitution Day spaghetti supper from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Constitution Day is… …
Mathews GOP holds fundraiser (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Republican Committee hosted a fundraising event for the reelection of Rep. Rob Wittman at Belmont (circa 1854), home of MCRC chairman Scott Gibbs and his wife Mari… …
School year starts in Gloucester, Mathews (8/26/2026) - Sunny skies and smiling faces greeted students back to school in Gloucester and Mathews counties bright and early Monday morning for the 2026-2027 academic year. The superintendents of both districts… …
Flock camera forum Aug. 27 in Mathews (8/26/2026) - A public forum will be held tonight in Mathews on the use of Flock Safety Cameras. The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is holding the forum at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday,… …
Treasures from the museum (8/26/2026) - Continuing our series on local museums, we present information on three Mathews County treasures which are under management by the Mathews County Historical Society. The Mathews County Historical Society partners… …
Mathews reassessment shows property values up 20-30 percent (8/26/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday, received an update on this year’s reassessment from Jason Cowan, chief assessor for Cowan Services LLC. Cowan reported that, since the… …Roundabout design public hearing to be held next week in Mathews (8/26/2026) - The Virginia Department of Transportation will show its plans for a roundabout at the intersection of Route 3 (Twiggs Ferry Road) and Route 198 (Buckley Hall Road) at a design… …
Piankatank Ruritans (8/26/2026) - At a recent meeting of the Piankatank Ruritan Club, RISP Clinical Head Kaylyn Moore, RN, at left, and RISP Early Intervention Program Coordinator Kimberly Marean presented an interesting and informative… …Bloodmobile to be held Sept. 8 in Mathews (8/26/2026) - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 12:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Donors can reserve a time by… …
Miss Mathews (8/26/2026) - The Mathews Market Days Miss Mathews Pageant was held on Sunday at Mathews High School. Fourteen girls ages 3-18 competed. The contest, conducted by Mathews Market Days and The Court… …Friday deadline to vote for Market Days poster (8/26/2026) - Voting in the 2026 Mathews Market Days Poster Contest is well underway, but community members still have until Friday to visit Mathews Memorial Library and cast a vote for the… …
Mathews to be setting for mockumentary; local actors sought (8/26/2026) - A mockumentary about contestants in a tandem kayak race is on the horizon, and the filmmakers will arrive in Mathews next month to prepare for filming a 15-minute video that… …Events Aug. 20-27 (8/19/2026) - THURSDAY BRAIN INJURY GROUP: The Brain Injury Survivor Monthly Meetup will be held from 1-2:30 this afternoon, Thursday, Aug. 20, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. For more information, call… …
Gloucester, Mathews students head back to school Monday (8/19/2026) - Flip open those new notebooks, take out a pencil and get ready to learn because Gloucester and Mathews public schools head back to the classroom on Monday. Both district superintendents—Dr.… …
School Calendars (8/19/2026) - 2026-2027 School officials in Gloucester and Mathews counties have announced the following calendars for the upcoming school year. Gloucester Aug. 24, First day of school Sept. 4 and 7, Labor… …
Summertime fun (8/19/2026) - Nothing quite says summer fun like kids playing in the water. Here—Jaxon, Mahixon and RyleeAnn Waitman, from left—family friends of Chuck and Allison Williams visited the couple’s Mathews home on… …
Mathews Ruritan Club to disband (8/19/2026) - Just five years shy of its 100th anniversary, the Mathews Ruritan Club is reluctantly disbanding. As of the end of this year, the club, whose core mission since 1931 had… …
Tourism roundtables continue (8/19/2026) - Roundtable meetings sponsored by the Mathews County Economic Development Authority to discuss Mathews County’s tourism assets, opportunities, and priorities, continue this week and next. Public participation is sought “to shape… …5 public hearings on tonight’s Mathews BOS agenda (8/19/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will conduct five public hearings during the August meeting, which begins at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Aug. 20, in the historic courthouse on Court… …
Party With a Purpose (8/19/2026) - The final donation total for the Mathews Rotary Club’s Party With a Purpose, benefitting uniforms for the Mathews High School Band, was $45,000 (not the previously reported $35,000) thanks to… …