Highland games (6/21/2023) - Mathews Memorial Library’s annual Highland Games were held last Friday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club at Hudgins. The day included a performance and lead-in march to the games by the… …Tower goes up (6/21/2023) - The second of Mathews County’s two American Rescue Plan Act-funded telecommunications towers was delivered last Thursday and stacked at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building on Cricket Hill Road. Once… …
Flag Day (6/21/2023) - On Wednesday, June 14 (Flag Day and also the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday), members of American Legion Post 83, Mathews, disposed of a total of 238 worn and tattered flags,… …
Willis honored (6/21/2023) - Raymond Willis Sr. of North, left, a member of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 177, Mathews, received a 50-year pin of continuous service recently from District Deputy Nathanial Boyd of the… …G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/21/2023) - The annual Gwynn’s Island Festival, celebrating “The Road to Paradise,” will be held this weekend, rain or shine, at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League building, 1996 Old Ferry Road, Grimstead.… …
Broadband committee discusses connection delays (6/21/2023) - The Mathews Broadband Advisory Board, meeting on Tuesday, June 13, discussed the delay in people being connected to broadband through a recently-completed project that was funded with a Virginia Telecommunications… …
Care Clinic donation (6/21/2023) - Dr. Chuck Harris, a dentist and member of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s board of directors, presented a $2,000 donation from the club to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic. Accepting the… …
Van fire (6/21/2023) - A work van belonging to a Mathews resident was destroyed by fire while parked next to the gas tanks at the 7-Eleven on Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins on Saturday.… …
Woman’s Club scholarship (6/21/2023) - The Mathews County Woman’s Club presented Fenella Vandermolen with a $1,000 scholarship at the club’s annual end-of-year luncheon on June 12. Vandermolen will attend Longwood College and plans to major… …
Mathews gardening group promotes native plants (6/21/2023) - Mathews and Gloucester counties have a rich history when it comes to native Virginia plants. Many drive by the mile marker plaque on John Clayton Highway/Route 14 at Windsor Road… …
Paul Harris Fellows (6/14/2023) - Mathews Rotary Club honored longtime Rotarians Tim Hill, left, and Raymond Willis, right, with Paul Harris Fellow medallions in recognition of their continued support and service to Rotary. The award… …G.I. Foundation announces its festival plans (6/14/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island Foundation is all geared up to do its part in making this year’s Gwynn’s Island Festival an experience to be remembered. The festival will be held from… …
Hailstorm (6/14/2023) - A sudden strong thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon whipped across Gloucester and Mathews, dumping heavy amounts of large hail in some areas. This photo was sent by Lisa Williams Sutton, taken… …
Planners endorse zoning text amendment (6/14/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission, after a joint public hearing with the Mathews Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, voted unanimously to recommend that the board approve a text amendment to… …
Handicap ramp (6/14/2023) - Work was completed recently on a handicap ramp for the Court Green entry to the Mathews County Administration Building on Brickbat Road. Brill Construction built the ramp and a 4’x8’… …
Mathews grads learn to adapt after Covid (6/14/2023) - Parents, siblings, friends and the community packed into the Harry M. Ward Auditorium on Saturday morning to celebrate 54 young men and women as they received their diplomas during the… …Summer begins June 21 (6/14/2023) - Summer begins at 10:58 a.m. next Wednesday, June 21, the day with the longest period of daylight in the year. From then until the winter solstice, daylight grows shorter. …
Offices close for Juneteenth (6/14/2023) - All post offices, courts, county offices, school board offices, and DMV Customer Service Centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, June 19, in celebration of the Juneteenth… …
GMCC able to help with Medicaid changes (6/14/2023) - People with Medicaid should prepare for possible changes to their coverage this year, and Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic staff is available to help.On May 11, the federal government ended the… …
Graduations Saturday (6/7/2023) - In Mathews Valedictorian Ethan Hudgins and salutatorian Savannah Hartlove will lead the rest of the 54 members of the Mathews High School Class of 2023 into the Harry M. Ward… …
2024 calendar photo contest underway (6/7/2023) - A photo contest is underway for the 2024 Calendar of Peace, Hope & Well-Being, which is being sponsored by the Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck… …
Mathews Museum exhibit celebrates teachers (6/7/2023) - The Mathews Historical Museum will have its exhibit, “Celebrating Teachers, Schools & Community: Over a Hundred Years of Public Education in Mathews County,” on display throughout the year. The exhibit… …
Party With a Purpose (6/7/2023) - Mathews Rotary Club held its second annual Party With a Purpose on Saturday at Williams Wharf. This year’s well-attended fundraising event was held to support Nelda Gibbs and the county’s… …VDHR adds African American watermen sites to historic register (6/7/2023) - At its quarterly meeting in March, the Virginia Board of Historic Resources added multiple property locations related to African American watermen of the Chesapeake Bay to the Virginia Landmarks Register.… …
‘Taking Flight’ to be shown Friday at museum (6/7/2023) - A free screening of “Taking Flight,” telling stories of the early days of Virginia aviation, 1864-1940, will be held Friday at Movie Night at the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main… …