$7,575 in donations received in first week of Christmas drive (12/11/2024) - After one week, the 2024 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, Honorary Chairperson Tom Robinson announced. Donations totaling $7,575 have… …
Flu season is here; immunization clinics to be held (12/4/2024) - Flu season is here, and vaccination is the best way to protect against the virus, says the December newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Three Rivers Health District. Dec.… …
Mathews Community In Brief (12/4/2024) - Community Sing-along Sunday at Central UMC Central Village Homemakers will present its annual community Christmas Sing-along from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. This is the homemakers’… …
Kingston rectory being converted to housing (12/4/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish in Mathews has released information about its plan, approved at a parish meeting on Nov. 17, to convert the unused, pre-1900 rectory to affordable housing for civil… …
Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour continues (12/4/2024) - The first weekend of the Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour, held this past Friday through Sunday, was pronounced a success by tour spokesman Buz Rollins. Several artists had a… …
Letters to Santa (12/4/2024) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 19. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …‘Pirate Daddy’ still missing (12/4/2024) - The jon boat belonging to Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida, who went missing on Sunday, Nov. 24, after spotted heading toward Hole in the Wall from the western… …
Festival of Trees, parade kick off holiday weekend events (12/4/2024) - Holiday happenings are in full swing now in Gloucester and Mathews counties. The Gloucester Resource Council’s Festival of Trees will begin this weekend’s fun tomorrow, followed by Gloucester’s Christmas &… …
Giving Thanks (12/4/2024) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Living Waters Church, Dutton, delivered a total of 227 meals to residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties on Thanksgiving Day. Among those helping to get… …Solar farm applications on Tuesday’s agenda (12/4/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold two public hearings on applications for solar farms when it meets Tuesday, starting at 7 p.m. in the historic courthouse on Court Street.… …
Hands Across Mathews gift (11/26/2024) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP presented a $1,000 donation to Hands Across Mathews at the NAACP monthly meeting, held on Nov. 18 at Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. NAACP president… …Offices, courts remain closed for Thanksgiving holiday (11/26/2024) - All courts and county offices in Gloucester and Mathews closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed today and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools… …
BOS supports broadband, Williams Wharf projects (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors voiced support for two projects in the county after hearing presentations from project representatives during the monthly meeting, held on Thursday, Nov. 21, in… …
Meals, music and more this week (11/26/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews counties are getting into the holiday spirit with plenty of seasonal events on the docket for the coming week, beginning today with Thanksgiving meals and a turkey… …
USCG searches for missing boater (11/26/2024) - The U.S. Coast Guard issued a missing person report Monday on Timothy “Pirate Daddy” Henderson of Orlando, Florida. According to a post shared on the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia… …
Thanksgiving table (11/26/2024) - The Tompkins Cottage in Mathews was open to visitors on Saturday during the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market held on the Court Green. Simply decorated in period-appropriate style, the cottage was ready… …
Christmas comes to G.I. (11/26/2024) - Donna Wyckoff of Gwynn, and her Shih Tzu Ira visited with Santa Claus on Saturday afternoon during Christmas Comes to the Gwynn’s Island Museum. The free family event offered a… …
Mathews library to celebrate holidays beginning Dec. 8 (11/26/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library has a full season of holiday fun ahead, beginning with its annual decorating party on Sunday, Dec. 8. Join the library on Dec. 8 for its annual… …
Trimming the tree (11/26/2024) - To go along with the ongoing Mathews Museum’s Quilt Exhibit, this year’s museum Christmas tree has been decorated by Ginger and Sherry Inabinet, from left. Each of their beautiful, one-of-a-kind,… …
Review of Mathews Court Green condition underway (11/26/2024) - An extensive review of the physical condition of the buildings and grounds that make up the Mathews Court Green is now underway. Sponsored by Mathews Main Street, the $39,000 review… …
Remembering Captain Sally (11/26/2024) - Members of Captain Sally Tompkins United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 2626 placed a wreath on her grave in memory of her birthday. Tompkins, a Confederate nurse and the first… …Supervisors hold six-hour closed meeting Friday (11/26/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a six-hour closed meeting Friday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. The special meeting convened at 10 a.m. and the board remained… …
Tillage lights (11/20/2024) - The home of Tim and Alease Tillage on Glebe Road, Mathews, will once again radiate holiday joy year. Their lightshow can be viewed from Thanksgiving through Jan. 1 from 5-10… …
Christmas parades (11/20/2024) - Gloucester County will hold its Christmas & Holiday Parade on Dec. 7 and Mathews County will hold its Christmas Parade, “Blue Crab Christmas,” on Dec. 14. Both will take place… …Community Events (11/20/2024) - Friday, Nov. 22 KID’S MOVIE NIGHT: The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have Kid’s Movie Night on Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Garfield” will be shown. Reserve a seat by calling… …