June Rowe reflects on a full life well lived (9/7/2022) - Family is all important. That’s what June Arden Crewe Rowe says, and her children Mike and Ellen heartily agree. Mrs. Rowe has been a resident at Riverside Convalescent Center-Mathews (now… …Moore case advances to grand jury (9/7/2022) - Jonathan Thomas Moore of New Point, who was arrested in June after the stabbing death of his parents, Adam and Melissa Moore of New Point, appeared in Mathews Juvenile and… …
Dominion accepting applications for Environmental Grant (8/31/2022) - The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit and educational organizations for its competitive Environmental Grant. Grants as high as $50,000 will be awarded for requests that focus… …
Library receives funding to promote digital literacy (8/31/2022) - Mathews Memorial Library has been selected as one of 160 public libraries nationwide to receive funding from the Public Library Association to conduct digital literacy workshops. The library was awarded… …
$100,000 NPS grant to allow for elevation of Thomas James Store (8/31/2022) - The National Park Service, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, has awarded the Mathews County Historical Society a $100,000 grant that will allow the Thomas James Store… …
MVFD gets hazmat response unit (8/31/2022) - The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department has a new hazmat response unit, thanks to efforts by local officials and businesses and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Mathews Emergency Services Coordinator… …Applications being accepted for Christmas Bazaar (8/31/2022) - Applications are being taken now for vendors interested in taking part in this year’s Mathews Historical Museum’s Christmas Bazaar, which will be held on Dec. 9 and 10 at the… …
Be prepared (8/31/2022) - After an emergency such as a hurricane, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to… …
You still have time to get flood insurance coverage (8/31/2022) - In a season marked by flooding across the commonwealth, country and world, Virginians can protect themselves from catastrophic losses due to floods from future storms. September through mid-October is historically… …
Storm surge can be deadly (8/31/2022) - Storm surge from a hurricane is often the greatest threat to life and property, posing a significant threat for drowning, according to information provided by the National Hurricane Center. A… …
Covid case rates remain stable in Virginia (8/31/2022) - COVID-19 cases continued to decrease across the United States during the past week, with about 88,400 cases per day over a seven-day average. In Virginia, cases remained stable during the… …
Offices close for Labor Day (8/31/2022) - All post offices, courts, county offices, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Gloucester schools and libraries will… …
Be preparedRecollections of Isabel, 19 years later (8/31/2022) - With Hurricane Isabel approaching on Sept. 18, 2003, Billy and Gail Kellum of Hayes went out to buy groceries to ride out the storm. They returned to their home in… …
Poster contest winner (8/31/2022) - Artist Jordan Hunley, a 2022 graduate of Mathews High School, was named the winner of this year’s Mathews Market Days Poster Contest. Market Days chair Morgan Hudgins, at left, unveiled… …
G.I. Foundation scholarship (8/24/2022) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation awarded its first scholarship since organizing in January. Mathews High School 2022 graduate Cameron Stearns, center, received a check for $1,000 last week, which… …
Riverside celebrates Lynne Callis’s 40th anniversary (8/24/2022) - There was plenty of love to go around last week at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Center–Mathews (formerly Riverside Convalescent Center–Mathews) as employees celebrated Lynne Callis’s 40th anniversary at the… …
Ralphann Forrest to compete for title of Mrs. Virginia (8/24/2022) - Ralphann Ginyard Forrest of Mathews, the reigning USOA Mrs. Hampton Roads, will compete for the title of Mrs. Virginia in October in Arlington. A graduate of Mathews High School, she… …
Congressional visit (8/24/2022) - First District Rep. Rob Wittman met with members of the Mathews County Republican Committee last Thursday at the historic courthouse. Wittman, shown at left with county chairman Sonny Fauver, gave… …Gloucester, Mathews schools open Monday (8/24/2022) - School buses, a familiar sight, will return to the roads of Gloucester and Mathews counties on Monday morning as the two school divisions begin the 2022-2023 school year with hopes… …
County wrangles with monument issue (8/24/2022) - A public hearing on the Confederate monument and the county-owned land it sits on was once again delayed by the Mathews County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night. Instead, the board… …
Forrest, Gibbs vie for school board seat (8/24/2022) - In the only local race on the November ballot, D. Lorraine Forrest is running against Dr. Marianne “Mari” Gibbs for the one year remaining on Jeanice Sadler’s term on the… …
School Calendars 2022-2023 (8/24/2022) - School officials in Gloucester and Mathews counties have announced the following calendars for the upcoming school year. GLOUCESTER Aug. 29, First day of schoolSept. 2 and Sept. 5, Labor Day… …COVID cases increase in Mathews (8/24/2022) - COVID-19 cases in Mathews County increased over the past week (from Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Aug. 24), adding 16 new cases with a grand total of 1,719 cases since the… …
Bridge openings for marine traffic suspended on G.I. bridge (8/19/2022) - Beginning today, boaters who had relied on an opening of the Gwynn’s Island bridge in order to navigate their way through Milford Haven will have to find another route around,… …Mathews woman enters guilty plea on federal charges (8/18/2022) - A Mathews woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the oyster company she owns and that she once operated with her husband, convicted sex offender William “Billy” Hooper.… …