Mathews author wins award for short story (3/6/2024) - Mary Ann Carr of Mathews was recently awarded first place for her short story “Aunt Etta’s Last Ride” in a short story contest honoring the irony of Flannery O’Connor’s writing.… …Museum to show ‘State Fair’ on Friday (3/6/2024) - The musical “State Fair” will be shown in the free Movie Night at the Mathews Historical Museum on Friday night. Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by a slide show… …
3 public hearings on Tuesday’s agenda (3/6/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold three public hearings during a joint meeting with the Mathews County Board of Supervisors at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on… …
Suit against county set for hearing on June 14 (2/28/2024) - A hearing on the case of George Jones, David Jones and JB Property Development LLC, complainants, versus the County of Mathews, Thomas Jenkins and Jamie Wilks, defendants, is scheduled for… …
Historian discusses John Warren Cooke and massive resistance (2/28/2024) - Fred Lyon of Port Haywood, a retired attorney and historian whose research focuses on civil rights in Virginia, massive resistance, and Brown v. Board of Education, gave a talk last… …
MCHS dinner (2/28/2024) - Mathews County Historical Society recently held its 2024 annual meeting and dinner. Three new members of the Board of Directors are, above from left, John Hoffman, Roger Emig and Marybeth… …
Machen family at CPAC (2/28/2024) - The Machen family of Foster attended the Conservative Political Action Conference last week in National Harbor, Maryland. Family members helped at the John Birch Society booth along with headquarters’ staff… …
Thomas Hunter honors its roots at Founders Day (2/28/2024) - “To seek knowledge is to achieve honor.” That was the theme of Friday night’s Founders Day program at Thomas Hunter, as the current Mathews County middle school paid tribute to… …
Thomas Hunter School centenarian reflects on his life (2/28/2024) - William Cooke, a 100-year-old honoree recognized during the Thomas Hunter Middle School Founders Day program on Friday, was unable to attend the ceremonies, but spoke with the Gazette-Journal before the… …
Checking in on our legislators in Richmond (2/28/2024) - The Gazette-Journal went to Richmond on Monday to drop in on legislators who represent Gloucester and Mathews in Virginia’s General Assembly. Representing Senate District 26 is Sen. Ryan T. McDougle… …
Mathews NAACP celebrates Black History Month Saturday at Cobbs Creek Arts Center (2/28/2024) - In the final weekend of Black History Month, the Mathews Branch of the NAACP held a celebration, featuring guest speakers Allison Thomas and Elsie Williams, descendants of Gwynn’s Island residents;… …
Barney the Robo-Cop (2/28/2024) - Barney the Robo-Cop is Mathews County’s newest answer to speeding drivers. The solar-powered Kustom Signals Speed Enforcement Trailer, equipped with a computer and internal radar, was purchased by the Mathews… …Mathews Circuit Court receives grant to preserve records (2/28/2024) - The Mathews Circuit Court Clerk’s office has been awarded a $29,568 grant for local records preservation from the Library of Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program. The funds will be… …