Mathews Main Street holds March Madness fundraiser (3/19/2025) - March Madness is coming to Mathews for the remainder of March, sponsored with a touch of humor by the Mathews Main Street Committee. The giving opportunity consists of making contributions… …
Continentals meet (3/19/2025) - Members of the Mathews Chapter - Continental Societies, Inc., attended the Continental Societies, Inc., 42nd Mid Atlantic Regional Meeting in Raleigh, N.C., on March 7 and 8. During the meeting,… …
Lion of the Year (3/19/2025) - Linda Gerhold Hodges was recognized as the Mathews Lions Club Lion of the Year. She was presented with the award on March 11. Hodges is shown here with Lion Travis… …Oyster gardening class set in Mathews (3/19/2025) - A class is planned in Mathews for people wanting to know the basics of oyster gardening. Dr. Richard Siciliano, a master oyster gardening representing Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, will teach… …
Board approves $867,329 in interim financing (3/19/2025) - Following a public hearing last Thursday, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pull funding from its $5 million interim financing VA SNAP account in order to increase… …
MVFD holds awards banquet (3/19/2025) - The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department held its annual awards banquet on Saturday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club in Hudgins. President Donnie Lewis kicked off the banquet by thanking all who… …Spring officially arrives today (3/19/2025) - After a long and very cold winter, spring is here at last. The moment of the vernal equinox is 5:01 a.m. today, Thursday, March 20. The sun will rise in… …
Events March 13-20 (3/12/2025) - THURSDAY SCHOOL BOARD: The Gloucester County School Board will have a work session without public input at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center… …
Animal Jam fundraiser set for April 6 (3/12/2025) - Southwind Pizza, 44 Church Street, Mathews, will hold its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Those attending are asked to give $10 and a pet supply donation… …
Planners recommend denial of private airstrip (3/12/2025) - A proposal for a private grass runway on a 29.2-acre parcel of land fronting on Route 14 and adjacent to a subdivision got the thumbs down from the Mathews County… …
Mathews BOS releases Strategic Work Plan (3/12/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has released its 2024-2025 Strategic Work Plan, developed in cooperation with The Berkley Group, which held an all-day work session with supervisors last November.… …
Mathews Plog-a-Thon to be held Sunday (3/12/2025) - The fifth annual Mathews Plog-a-Thon will be held along Mathews County roadways and shorelines from 1-4 p.m. this Sunday. Plogging is the act of walking or jogging while picking up… …Mathews Museum recognizes local businesswomen (3/12/2025) - The Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street, will recognize Mathews County’s local businesswomen as the nation celebrates Women’s History Month in March, with a fashion exhibit that opened Saturday.… …
Traditional Irish dinner Saturday at Kingston Parish (3/12/2025) - The Mathews Museum is inviting residents to “come celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick” at a traditional Irish dinner fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Kingston Parish House, 320 Main… …
Storm causes power outages, building damage (3/12/2025) - A storm that raged through Virginia last Wednesday left 60,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers across the state without power—6,800 of those customers on the Middle Peninsula. In Gloucester, one house… …Budget requests heard in Mathews (3/12/2025) - County budget season is in full swing and the Mathews Board of Supervisors recently heard requests from county department heads and constitutional officers as it puts together its FY26 budget.… …
Hearing tonight to consider adding funds for building purchase (3/12/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, March 13, to consider adding $863,321 to the current budget that would allow the… …
New bathrooms (3/6/2025) - Construction is underway on new bathrooms at Mathews Parks and Recreation’s Port Fun park. Brill Construction of Gloucester is the general contractor for the project. Here, Glenn Lewis of Brick… …Dine to Donate today at Howard-Dooley Café (3/6/2025) - Howard Dooley Café, 9303 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, will host the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation’s Dine to Donate program from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, March 6.A… …
Democrats to hold petition signings for HOD candidate (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester County Democratic Committee will host petition signings next week for a candidate for Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates’ district seat currently held by Republican Keith Hodges.GCDC chair Pam… …
Animal Jam (3/6/2025) - Southwind Pizza, Mathews, will host its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The event, which features an open mic, community jam karaoke and a band to… …Mathews board to talk with Y about community pool (3/6/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is entering into discussions with the Mathews Family YMCA about building an indoor community pool at the facility. During its regular monthly meeting on… …
‘Captain Arundel’s Only Fight’ tells story of Cricket Hill casualty (3/6/2025) - An article highlighting an obscure piece of local Revolutionary War history—an account of the only patriot casualty in the Battle of Cricket Hill—was published last week in the Journal of… …
MLC announces 2025 officers; Advisory Council formation (3/6/2025) - Mathews Land Conservancy recently announced its 2025 slate of officers. Bernadette La Casse will serve as president, with Bernard Moughon as vice president and Rob Riddle as secretary/treasurer. MLC has… …
Fashion exhibit opens at Mathews Museum (3/6/2025) - A fashion exhibit opens Saturday at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, as the museum places an emphasis on Women’s History Month in March. Ladies Victorian, a business founded by… …