Nonprofit status (3/20/2024) - Mathews Market Days has been recognized as a nonprofit corporation by the Commonwealth of Virginia, receiving confirmation papers on March 10. The festival has additionally applied for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status… …
Two hearings on tonight’s agenda (3/20/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 21, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Two public hearings are on the agenda. One… …
Mathews supervisors appear pleased with draft budget (3/20/2024) - Mathews supervisors got their first look last Thursday at the $39.69 million 2024-2025 budget proposed by county administrator Ramona Wilson, and they were pleased with what they saw. “Ms. Wilson,… …
Making a living off the land (3/20/2024) - This week has been declared National Agriculture Week, a time, according to presidential proclamation, to “celebrate all farmers, farm workers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and other agricultural workers who do so… …
8th grade to move to MHS in the fall (3/20/2024) - Beginning in the fall, Mathews County’s eighth grade class will be moving from Thomas Hunter Middle School to Mathews High School. While the choice to expand MHS to a facility… …
Plog-a-Thon (3/20/2024) - Over a dozen people participated in Sunday’s fourth annual Mathews County Plog-a-Thon, cleaning up local roads in various parts of the county. The cleanup was organized by the Mathews County… …Motel request withdrawn in Mathews (3/13/2024) - A crowd of Cobbs Creek residents showed up Tuesday night at the joint Mathews County Planning Commission and Mathews County Board of Supervisors meeting to protest a request for a… …
Bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers address USPS delays (3/13/2024) - A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers came together this week to send a letter to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, sharing stories of USPS disruptions and… …
Read Across America (3/13/2024) - Thomas Hunter Middle School seventh graders participated in the annual Dr. Seuss Day Read Across America event last Thursday by reading books to students in Mathews Elementary School. Shown above,… …Spring comes Tuesday (3/13/2024) - Spring on the East Coast begins at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday, just before midnight. Daylight is just about even now at the vernal equinox. On Wednesday, March 20, the first full… …
Mathews Plog-a-Thon to be held Sunday (3/13/2024) - The fourth annual Mathews Plog-a-Thon will be held along Mathews County roadways and shorelines on Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Plogging is the act of walking or jogging while picking… …
Club speaker (3/13/2024) - Kat Larkin, director of the Mathews County Visitor Center, addressed the Central Village Homemakers at their meeting last week. Larkin, with a background in community relations, related what the center… …
Few surprises, low turnout in Tuesday’s primary (3/6/2024) - Virginia’s double primary presidential election, held on Tuesday, yielded few surprises. Those voting in the Republican race largely supported former president Donald Trump, giving him 63.31 percent of the vote,… …All About Pets contest tops 139 entries (3/6/2024) - The Gazette-Journal’s All About Pets photo contest (Section C in this week’s paper) reached new heights this year with 139 entries collected since the contest was first announced on Feb.… …
Deep roots: Early days of MHS football, growing up in Mathews (3/6/2024) - From the early days of football at Mathews High School to today, Archie Owens has observed many changes and experienced much. He has had fun times as well as difficulties.… …Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2024) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 3. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
Bay Aging receives state grant to address homelessness (3/6/2024) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development have reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the problem of homelessness in Virginia by awarding a $12 million boost… …
Roahrig named Market Days chair (3/6/2024) - Jennifer Roahrig has been named chairman of the 2024 Mathews Market Days Committee. She succeeds Megan Evgen, who was last year’s chair. A Tidewater native who was born and raised… …
Concert Sunday for Judy Ward Scholarship Fund (3/6/2024) - A concert to benefit the Judy Ward Scholarship Fund for Mathews High School seniors will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church, 2011 Old Ferry Road,… …
Valentine’s talk (3/6/2024) - Marilyn Iglesias spoke to the Mathews County Woman’s Club on Monday, Feb. 12, about the history of Valentine’s Day. The program added to the festivities of the many handmade Valentines… …
Mathews author wins award for short story (3/6/2024) - Mary Ann Carr of Mathews was recently awarded first place for her short story “Aunt Etta’s Last Ride” in a short story contest honoring the irony of Flannery O’Connor’s writing.… …Museum to show ‘State Fair’ on Friday (3/6/2024) - The musical “State Fair” will be shown in the free Movie Night at the Mathews Historical Museum on Friday night. Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by a slide show… …
3 public hearings on Tuesday’s agenda (3/6/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold three public hearings during a joint meeting with the Mathews County Board of Supervisors at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on… …
Suit against county set for hearing on June 14 (2/28/2024) - A hearing on the case of George Jones, David Jones and JB Property Development LLC, complainants, versus the County of Mathews, Thomas Jenkins and Jamie Wilks, defendants, is scheduled for… …
Historian discusses John Warren Cooke and massive resistance (2/28/2024) - Fred Lyon of Port Haywood, a retired attorney and historian whose research focuses on civil rights in Virginia, massive resistance, and Brown v. Board of Education, gave a talk last… …