Traditional Irish dinner Saturday at Kingston Parish (3/12/2025) - The Mathews Museum is inviting residents to “come celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick” at a traditional Irish dinner fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Kingston Parish House, 320 Main… …
Mathews Museum recognizes local businesswomen (3/12/2025) - The Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street, will recognize Mathews County’s local businesswomen as the nation celebrates Women’s History Month in March, with a fashion exhibit that opened Saturday.… …
Mathews Plog-a-Thon to be held Sunday (3/12/2025) - The fifth annual Mathews Plog-a-Thon will be held along Mathews County roadways and shorelines from 1-4 p.m. this Sunday. Plogging is the act of walking or jogging while picking up… …Mathews BOS releases Strategic Work Plan (3/12/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has released its 2024-2025 Strategic Work Plan, developed in cooperation with The Berkley Group, which held an all-day work session with supervisors last November.… …
Planners recommend denial of private airstrip (3/12/2025) - A proposal for a private grass runway on a 29.2-acre parcel of land fronting on Route 14 and adjacent to a subdivision got the thumbs down from the Mathews County… …
Animal Jam fundraiser set for April 6 (3/12/2025) - Southwind Pizza, 44 Church Street, Mathews, will hold its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Those attending are asked to give $10 and a pet supply donation… …
Events March 13-20 (3/12/2025) - THURSDAY SCHOOL BOARD: The Gloucester County School Board will have a work session without public input at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center… …
New bathrooms (3/6/2025) - Construction is underway on new bathrooms at Mathews Parks and Recreation’s Port Fun park. Brill Construction of Gloucester is the general contractor for the project. Here, Glenn Lewis of Brick… …Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday (3/6/2025) - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and will remain in effect until Nov. 2. Timepieces should be set ahead one hour (“spring forward”) upon retiring Saturday night. Residents… …
School board looks at implications of preK-7 merge (3/6/2025) - Members of the Mathews County School Board took an extended look Friday at the implications of merging/consolidating Mathews Elementary and Thomas Hunter Middle School into one preK-7 school, as part… …
Mathews BOS wrangles with Hole in Wall issues again (3/6/2025) - Mathews supervisors wrangled over issues with Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill once again at its most recent meeting, with supervisor Mike Walls initially moving that the county sue the… …
Fashion exhibit opens at Mathews Museum (3/6/2025) - A fashion exhibit opens Saturday at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, as the museum places an emphasis on Women’s History Month in March. Ladies Victorian, a business founded by… …‘Captain Arundel’s Only Fight’ tells story of Cricket Hill casualty (3/6/2025) - An article highlighting an obscure piece of local Revolutionary War history—an account of the only patriot casualty in the Battle of Cricket Hill—was published last week in the Journal of… …
MLC announces 2025 officers; Advisory Council formation (3/6/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy recently announced its 2025 slate of officers. Bernadette La Casse will serve as president, with Bernard Moughon as vice president and Rob Riddle as secretary/treasurer. MLC has… …
Mathews board to talk with Y about community pool (3/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is entering into discussions with the Mathews Family YMCA about building an indoor community pool at the facility. During its regular monthly meeting on… …
Animal Jam (3/6/2025) - Southwind Pizza, Mathews, will host its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The event, which features an open mic, community jam karaoke and a band to… …
Mathews Library launches Virtual Author Talks (3/6/2025) - Mathews Memorial Library is launching a new opportunity for readers to interact with authors—Virtual Author Talks. Beginning with author Dan Heath at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, the library… …Democrats to hold petition signings for HOD candidate (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will host petition signings next week for a candidate for Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates’ district seat currently held by Republican Keith Hodges.GCDC chair Pam… …
Dine to Donate today at Howard-Dooley Café (3/6/2025) - Howard Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, will host the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation’s Dine to Donate program from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, March 6.A… …
St. Croix man arrested in Mathews child sex assault case (3/5/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a lengthy investigation into a child sexual assault case with the arrest of a 28-year-old male resident of St. Croix in the U.S.… …
Dual party primary to be held June 17 (2/26/2025) - Preparations are underway for a June 17 dual party primary in Virginia, featuring candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as Virginia House of Delegates’ seats and… …
Hearing set to amend Mathews County budget (2/26/2025) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, to consider adding $863,321 to the current budget that would allow the county… …
Digging out (2/26/2025) - Last week’s snowstorm caused school cancellations and other disruptions, as the area experienced accumulations of about a half a foot of the white stuff. Helping to dig out from the… …
Chili When It’s Chilly (2/26/2025) - The West Mathews Community League held its annual Chili When It’s Chilly fundraiser on Saturday at the league building in Bohannon. People had their pick of a number of different… …Mathews Museum to hold corned beef and cabbage dinner (2/26/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will host its first Dine to Donate of 2025 next Thursday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Howard-Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley… …