Empty Bowls raises $7,000+ for Hands Across Mathews (12/14/2022) - The Bay School Community Arts Center’s ninth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for Hands Across Mathews was held in person at the gallery on Sunday. Community enthusiasm for the event was… …Covid cases increase 56 percent in last two weeks (12/14/2022) - What a difference a couple of weeks can make. Two weeks ago, the Three Rivers Health District reported low levels of COVID-19 throughout the district and decreasing levels of the… …
Ballet teacher Jeanne Biggs and her year-round Christmas tree (12/14/2022) - Many in the community know Jeanne Biggs. She has taught ballet to countless children, grandchildren, and perhaps great-grands through many decades. However, many may not know the story of her… …
Riverside RN recognized for coming to injured woman’s aid (12/14/2022) - To express her gratitude to the nurse that came to her rescue, Joyce Webb stopped by Riverside Walter Reed Hospital this week to surprise Registered Nurse Heather Thacker with some… …Winter begins Dec. 21 (12/14/2022) - Winter arrives at 4:48 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, the moment and day of the winter solstice. From this day until the summer solstice in June, the daylight in any 24-hour… …
Letters to Santa (12/14/2022) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 22. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than today,… …
Guilty plea in Mathews murders (12/14/2022) - Jonathan Thomas Moore, a Bavon resident arrested in June and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Adam Thomas Moore and Melissa Dawn Moore, was found guilty… …
50 entries take part in Mathews Christmas Parade (12/14/2022) - The Mathews Christmas Parade, “Fishing You a Merry Christmas,” was a resounding success this year, with 50 colorful, creative entries and wonderful turnout. “Overall the atmosphere was positive and joyful,… …Salem Church Road fires not suspicious in nature (12/14/2022) - Two recent structure fires on Salem Church Road in Mathews were determined to not be suspicious in nature. Mathews Volunteer Fire Chief Ronnie Lewis said that a fire in the… …
‘Ho Ho Bingo’ (12/14/2022) - Mathews TRIAD sponsored a morning of “Ho Ho Bingo” for seniors, followed by a luncheon and visits with Santa Claus at the Piankatank Ruritan Club on Tuesday. TRIAD participants were,… …
Bakers to serve as grand marshals of Mathews parade (12/7/2022) - Longtime Bavon residents Brenda and Dennis Baker have been chosen to serve as the grand marshals of the 2022 Mathews Christmas Parade, to be held downtown at 1 p.m. Saturday.… …Mathews personal property tax deadline extended to Feb. 6 (12/7/2022) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted after a public hearing Tuesday to extend the deadline for payment of 2022 personal property taxes to Feb. 6, 2023. The board… …
Letters to Santa (12/7/2022) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 22. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
Mathews parade, Santa and more this weekend (12/7/2022) - Gloucester and Mathews are heading into the weekend with another long list of holiday happenings, the most anticipated being the Mathews Christmas Parade, “Fishing You a Merry Christmas.” The parade… …
No resolutionSupervisors take no action on monument (12/7/2022) - An often raucous, sometimes passionate public hearing on the question of conveying public land on the Mathews Court Green to a private entity, Mathews War Memorial Preservation Inc., lasted nearly… …
Friends of Mathews Library has accomplished a great deal in 40 years (12/7/2022) - The Friends of Mathews Memorial Library, Inc., marked its 40th anniversary earlier this year, and Friends’ president Joi Ball has provided an impressive list of the group’s accomplishments over the… …Gloucester parade this weekend, among other holiday events (11/30/2022) - Tis the season to enjoy local holiday events, such as visiting with Santa Claus, listening to the sounds of the season and attending Christmas-themed parades. The Gloucester Christmas and Holiday… …
Hearing Tuesday on monument proposal (11/30/2022) - It took Mathews supervisors only a few minutes at the beginning of a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22, to make the decision to subdivide the county’s Historic Court Green,… …
New technology being used to protect shoreline (11/30/2022) - A grant-funded shoreline restoration project in Mathews is using a new technology developed by Natrx Adaptive Infrastructure to help create efficient, effective—and cost-effective—living shorelines. Betty Case of Atlanta and Port… …
Sing-Along, concert returns courtesy of Homemakers (11/30/2022) - A Community Concert and Sing-Along will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. Sponsored by the Central Village Homemakers, the sing-along, dating from the 1980s,… …
Christmas Boat Parade starts at 6 p.m. Sunday (11/30/2022) - Around 10 boats are already signed up to participate in the East River Lighted Christmas Boat Parade, which will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday. Note that this is… …Museum to hold indoor Christmas Bazaar Dec. 9-10 (11/30/2022) - The Mathews Historical Museum will host an indoor weekend Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10. Area crafters will display their wares, including baked goods,… …
Made in Mathews (11/30/2022) - Mary Lee Nugent and Trish Gathright of Hudgins and Caitlyn Gathright of Harrisonburg, from left, shopped together at the Bay School Community Arts Center during the Made in Mathews Open… …Health district cautions ‘pandemic is not over’ (11/30/2022) - While COVID-19 cases remained relatively stable across the United States over the past week, the Three Rivers Health District continues to urge residents to vaccinate themselves. “The virus continues to… …
Mathews Rotary donations (11/30/2022) - The Mathews Rotary Club recently made significant contributions to several causes in the county. “We are so very grateful that the community has helped us help others in our community.… …