Service dogs in training (6/4/2026) - For the next 14-16 months, two volunteer families in Mathews will raise two future service dog puppies in their homes as Canine Companion volunteers, teaching them approximately 30 commands and,… …Events June 4-11 (6/4/2026) - THURSDAY CANDIDATE FORUM: Six of the seven candidates for the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic Party primary for the 1st Congressional District seat will take part in a candidate forum beginning… …
Senior Safety Fair to be held June 16 in Mathews (6/3/2026) - Mathews County Triad will hold its 25th annual Senior Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road,… …Horsley pleads guilty for her role in murders (6/3/2026) - Lacey Ann Horsley, 19, of Gloucester, pleaded and was found guilty in Mathews Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 27, to three felony charges in connection with her involvement in the… …
Ribbon cutting held for USCG upgrade at Aids to Navigation Team Milford Haven (6/3/2026) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for a long-planned upgrade to U.S. Coast Guard Aids Team Navigation Milford Haven—a 4,200-square-foot building to support the Coast Guard’s mission of providing and… …
Juggling, magic show comes to Mathews Library (5/27/2026) - Magician Jonathan Austin will bring his juggling and magic show to Mathews Memorial Library at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 15, as part of this year’s summer program, “Unearth a… …
Party With a Purpose to fund new MHS band uniforms (5/27/2026) - Members of the Mathews High School band, and its director Mark Givens, were the special guests of the Mathews Rotary Club, speaking to club members at last Thursday’s meeting. They… …
Canine Companions (5/27/2026) - Mathews residents Kristin and Ian Morse, from left, travelled to Medford, New York, on Friday, May 15 for the Canine Companions graduation/matriculation ceremonies. Their lab/golden retriever mix, Hobart, was placed… …
Remembering fallen members (5/27/2026) - American Legion Mathews Post 83 held a bell-ringing ceremony and three-volley gun salute on Sunday to honor members the post lost during the past year. Those named as having passed… …Deadline Monday for ‘250 for 250’ essay contest (5/27/2026) - Monday is the deadline for entries in the Gazette-Journal’s “250 for 250” essay contest, which invites Gloucester and Mathews students in grades 8-12 to win cash prizes for submitting a… …
Cell tower on Gwynn’s Island receives approval (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors and planning commissioners held a joint public hearing Tuesday on a request for a conditional use permit to allow the installation of a 195-foot monopole telecommunications tower on… …
Board weighs Certified Local Government proposal (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors received a presentation last Thursday on the benefits of the county becoming a Certified Local Government. During the public comment period that followed at the meeting in the… …
Drought conditions remain in area despite recent rains (5/27/2026) - Virginia has been experiencing serious drought conditions, and nowhere in the state have those conditions been worse than in Gloucester, Mathews, and the rest of the Middle Peninsula. Recent rainfalls… …
68 MHS seniors set to graduate (5/27/2026) - Sterling Ray Hudgins Jr. and Ella Bayleigh Ward will be the top graduates as they and their classmates receive diplomas on Saturday at Mathews High School’s 87th annual commencement exercises… …
Marker unveiled recounts story behind G.I. exodus (5/27/2026) - A commemoration was held at the First Baptist Church in Mathews on Saturday to mark the unveiling of a state highway marker recounting the story behind the early 20th century… …
MLC holds program on coastal resilience, citizen science (5/27/2026) - Community members gathered at Williams Wharf Landing Community Building in Mathews on May 13 for a presentation exploring coastal resilience, sea level rise, and the growing role of citizen science… …Events May 28-June 4 (5/27/2026) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today, Thursday, May 28 in the fellowship hall of New Point… …
VA250 Committee (5/27/2026) - The Mathews VA250 Committee met last Thursday to go over plans for the upcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Among the items… …
Harris receives ‘thank you’ letter from President Trump (5/20/2026) - Larry D. Harris of Newport News, a native of Mathews County, recently received a letter from President Donald Trump thanking him for a gift and prayers. Harris, a poet and… …Mathews BOS to meet tonight (5/20/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has two meetings coming up, the regular monthly meeting at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, May 21, in the historic courthouse on Court Street,… …
Offices close Monday for Memorial Day (5/20/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.… …
350+ cyclists take part in Tour de Chesapeake (5/20/2026) - Under beautiful sunny skies in Mathews County on Saturday, just over 350 cyclists from up and down the East Coast and beyond came to ride for the 27th annual Tour… …VACo to meet next week (5/20/2026) - The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) will hold its Region 2 meeting on Wednesday, May 27, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Freight Shed, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. At this… …
Rotary grant will fund seven water stations in Mathews (5/20/2026) - The Mathews Rotary Club was recently awarded a $47,735 Global Grant, the first such grant ever given by Rotary International’s Strategic Water Alliance to a Rotary Club in the United… …Mathews BOS holds closed meeting on litigation issues (5/20/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors had a special closed session meeting on Monday, May 11 on matters pertaining to the ongoing Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill litigation. No action… …