Woodcrafters to exhibit their works at Mathews Historical Museum (8/17/2022) - Three Mathews County woodcrafters will exhibit their works on Friday and Saturday at Mathews Historical Museum, located at 200 Main Street. The exhibition will include demonstrations as well as sales… …
Museum benefit (8/17/2022) - P. Buckley Moss, center, met with her longtime friends Mary Alice and C. W. Hudgins on Sunday as a large crowd of collectors visited her at the Mathews Historical Museum.… …Gathering of Black Descendants held on G.I. (8/17/2022) - The second Gathering of Black Descendants of Gwynn’s Island watermen took place on Saturday on Gwynn’s Island. Descendants of the Smith, Frazier, Perley, Gwynn and Jackson families returned to the… …
Gloucester, Mathews not facing major teacher shortages (8/17/2022) - While Gloucester and Mathews school systems have had their share of challenges in hiring and retaining quality teachers, the situation locally is not nearly as dire as it is in… …
BOS meetings to return to courthouse (8/17/2022) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special called meeting Monday to consider agenda changes related to meeting dates and to hold a closed session on cybersecurity. After brief… …
Broadband coverage (8/17/2022) - Broadband Telecom GIS Specialist and Project Manager Tyler Beekhoo, who has been a consultant for the Mathews Broadband Advisory Board for over two years, developed this map of Mathews that… …
Mathews Market Days organizers excited about festival’s return (8/17/2022) - After pandemic cancellations for the past two years, Mathews Market Days is returning with a bang this September, stepping up its game to offer a pre-festival display of poster contest… …Mathews supervisors to hold special called meeting on Monday, Aug. 15 (8/11/2022) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special called meeting for 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Mathews High School auditorium. Under discussion will be moving… …
County, Y team up to offer access to cooling center (8/10/2022) - With temperatures soaring into the high 90s on multiple days this summer, Mathews County and the Mathews Family YMCA have teamed up to offer residents access to a cooling center… …
Panel discussion (8/10/2022) - Donna, Ruth and Peter Machen of Foster recently attended “Crony Capitalism: Big Pharma, Covid and Vaccines,” a panel discussion hosted by The American Conservative at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center, Washington,… …
Coloring book author turns grief into benefit for others (8/10/2022) - After tragedy touched his life, David Thomas of Mathews decided to turn grief and despair into something that would benefit others. He created a coloring book about water safety that… …Mathews Museum hosts artist events (8/10/2022) - The Mathews Historical Museum hosts artist P. Buckley Moss on Sunday, and three woodcrafting artists on Friday and Saturday next week. Moss will be at the museum, located at 200… …
No football for MHS this year (8/10/2022) - Mathews High School will not be fielding a football team this fall. The final call was made on Tuesday afternoon as the number of possible players just wasn’t enough to… …
COVID-19 case numbers continue to decline (8/10/2022) - COVID-19 cases decreased slightly across the U.S. during the past week, with about 117,500 known cases recorded per day. There was also a decrease of cases in Virginia, according to… …
Frisky dolphins (8/10/2022) - A pair of dolphins jumps out of the water at the same time on Saturday morning. Photographer Bob Waldrop captured the frisky pair frolicking near the mouth of the Piankatank… …What feeds the fish in the Chesapeake Bay? (8/10/2022) - Aquatic forage species—the small fish, worms and other out-of-sight species that feed all the others—are the lifeblood of the Chesapeake Bay. So, to better assess the health of nation’s largest… …
Buy Boat Reunion (8/3/2022) - The Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat Association annual reunion paid a visit to Horn Harbor Marina in Port Haywood this week, giving the public a chance to see the vessels that… …Covid case numbers dip slightly in Virginia (8/3/2022) - The Three Rivers Health District is now offering COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. According to a release from the Three Rivers Health District,… …
Bay’s underwater grasses rebounding slowly (8/3/2022) - Acre-by-acre, underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay have begun to rebound slowly, according to the latest data from the Chesapeake Bay Program. In 2021, an estimated 67,470 acres of underwater… …
Residents appointed to state boards (8/3/2022) - Several local and area residents were among those appointed this week to various state boards and commissions, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Ken Risser of Hartfield, owner of Risser Farms… …
Reception for P. Buckley Moss (8/3/2022) - Renowned artist P. Buckley Moss will be at the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, on Sunday, Aug. 14, with a second artwork, presented as a print and on a… …Coast Guard gets ready for G.I. bridge construction project (8/3/2022) - With marine openings at the Gwynn’s Island bridge scheduled to be suspended as of Friday, Aug. 19, two response boats at U.S. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven will be temporarily… …
Defendants file demurrer in church civil suit (8/3/2022) - Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Cobbs Creek and Pastor J. Chris Morgan have filed a response to a $25 million tort liability lawsuit entered against them in Mathews Circuit Court by… …
Board holds off setting public hearing on monument (7/27/2022) - Three members of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors resisted supervisor Mike Walls’s efforts to set a date for a public hearing on deeding a piece of the Court Green… …
5 Mathews women take part in 200-mile relay race (7/27/2022) - Five Mathews women put their best feet forward this month to participate in a 200-mile Ragnar relay race on the West Coast of the U.S.Group leader Hope Hubbard-Lowe and her… …