The ‘spirit’ of Spirit Branch Road (10/26/2022) - Spirit Branch Road on Gwynn’s Island brings spooky visions to mind. The road got the name not from being next to the island cemetery, but from what happened at the… …
Lending a helping hand (10/19/2022) - Mathews County donated three vehicles to the Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky last week. Mathews supervisors’ chairman Paul Hudgins, above, said he saw a plea on Breathitt Sheriff John… …New broadband volunteer seeks to increase telehealth opportunities (10/19/2022) - Dr. Marshall Ruffin of Mathews has joined the volunteer efforts of the Mathews Broadband Advisory Board to increase opportunities for telehealth in the county. A board-certified general internist who retired… …
On-the-air event (10/19/2022) - Under the leadership of Danny Wright, the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will again honor Mathews County’s own Capt. Sally Tompkins with the group’s annual on-the-air special event from 10… …
School board, House candidates take part in forum (10/19/2022) - With the November general election just three weeks away, Mathews County School Board candidates Lorraine Forrest and Mari Gibbs, and two of the three First Congressional District candidates, Democrat Herb… …Mathews deputies to take part in No Shave November (10/19/2022) - It’s that time of year again. The members of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will be putting their razors aside in a few weeks for the department’s second annual No… …
Candidate forum Monday in Mathews (10/12/2022) - The Mathews Branch NAACP will hold a candidate forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Emmaus Baptist Church, 13974 John Clayton Memorial Highway, North. School board and Congressional candidates will participate.… …
Capt. Sally Tompkins statue left out of Voices in the Garden (10/12/2022) - In 2017, members of the Virginia Capitol Foundation came to Mathews County to ask local residents to donate funds to create a bronze statue of Captain Sally Tompkins to go… …
Oyster Roast and BBQ Riot (10/12/2022) - Mathews Rotary Club held its fundraising Oyster Roast and BBQ Riot on Saturday at Williams Wharf. Beautiful weather, fat salty oysters from Mathews waters eaten raw or wood-fire roasted, BBQ… …Mathews joins ‘Operation Green Light for Veterans’ (10/12/2022) - Mathews County is joining the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers this year in launching “Operation Green Light for Veterans,” an initiative designed… …
Mathews Memorial Library to offer instruction on searching its archives (10/12/2022) - Mathews Memorial Library is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Virginia Archives by offering instruction on searching the library’s collection of microfilmed newspapers and digital newspaper databases. A class will be… …
Vendors invited to take part in Christmas Bazaar (10/12/2022) - The Mathews Historical Museum is taking applications for vendors to participate in its Christmas Bazaar to be held Dec. 9-10 at the museum located at 200 Main Street, Mathews. They… …
Two bids received for Mathews broadband tower project (10/12/2022) - Mathews County has received two bids for constructing county-owned telecommunications towers at sites in the county. The bids were opened at 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to an email from the… …
Covid public forum (10/12/2022) - Ruth and Peter Machen of Foster participated in a public forum on COVID-19 put on by the Virginia Medical Freedom Alliance on Oct. 1 in Mechanicsville. Ruth, left, sang “God… …
Two die in Rt. 198 head-on collision (10/19/2022) - Two people died on Tuesday as the result of a head-on collision that occurred on Buckley Hall Road (Route 198) between Cobbs Creek and Dutton. According to Virginia State Police… …
Beatrice Bobo Scholarship recipients honored at banquet (10/5/2022) - At Saturday’s annual Freedom Fund banquet of the Mathews NAACP, the two recipients of the organization’s first Beatrice Bobo Scholarship were announced. Each will receive a gift membership in the… …Broadband towers addressed by Mathews board (10/5/2022) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors met Monday night in the historic courthouse to take up several items remaining on the agenda after the Sept. 21 meeting was recessed because… …
Offices close Monday for holiday (10/5/2022) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day.… …
Covid cases still continue to decline (10/5/2022) - COVID-19 cases have continued to decline locally, statewide and nationally over the past few weeks, with Mathews County the only locality in the Three Rivers Health District where the community… …
New Point’s WWII history (10/5/2022) - New signage has been recently installed on the New Point Comfort Lighthouse Overlook boardwalk. The panel recounts and celebrates the U.S. Army World War II Firing Center and Camp located… …Mathews Christmas Store set to serve more than 600 this year (10/5/2022) - The Mathews County Christmas Store, which started over 40 years ago with big dreams and the tireless energy of a few dedicated souls, has grown over the past four decades… …
Show reception Friday at Bay School (9/28/2022) - An opening reception for Dreamweavers, the October show at the Bay School Community Arts Center, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Arts Speaks Gallery on Main Street,… …
Bobby ‘BlackHat’ to perform at MHS (9/28/2022) - Concerts by the Bay will present a Virginia favorite, Bobby “BlackHat” Walters in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High… …Jason Cale Band to perform at Music on Maple (9/28/2022) - Music on Maple will have its final courtyard concert under the stars of the year on Friday, Oct. 7 in downtown Mathews. The Jason Cale Band will present a blend of New Orleans funk, blues,… …
Night scene (9/28/2022) - Ann Davis of Susan captured this photograph of the moon rising over Horn Harbor in Mathews. …