Mathews Museum plan underway for May Faire (4/1/2026) - As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, the Mathews Museum is planning its annual May Faire, May 2 and 3, described as “a hands-on weekend of history, heritage and hometown… …
Flotilla 66 prepares ‘cook out’for active-duty members (4/1/2026) - Despite the uncertainty with government funding for the U.S. Coast Guard, Mathews Flotilla 66 stepped up to show Coast Guard Station Milford Haven active-duty members that they care for their… …Cormier pleads guilty to double homicide (4/1/2026) - Carol Paul Cormier pleaded guilty last week in Mathews Circuit Court to the July 2025 murder of 54-year-old Chad Wayne Ashford and 56-year-old Audrey Elaine Hudgins, receiving 48 years, five… …
Kingston Housing Initiative (4/1/2026) - Bank of America Senior Vice President George Thorn, third from left, has announced the donation of $75,000 from the Anne Mullen Orrell Trust to the Kingston Housing Initiative to assist… …Easter Egg Hunt Saturday in Mathews (4/1/2026) - The Mathews Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine, on the Mathews Court Green. The free event, open to children aged 3-10, is… …
Events April 2-9 (4/1/2026) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews Board of Supervisors will reconvene its March 24 meeting at 11 o’clock this morning, Thursday, April 2, in the historic courthouse in order to go into… …
Mathews schools to hold Town Hall April 14 (4/1/2026) - The Mathews County School Board will hold a Town Hall meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the J. Murray Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School. The… …
Cormier pleads guilty to double homicide (3/26/2026) - Carol Paul Cormier pleaded guilty yesterday in Mathews Circuit Court to the July 2025 murder of 54-year-old Chad Wayne Ashford and 56-year-old Audrey Elaine Hudgins, receiving 48 years, five months… …
Colorectal cancer on the rise locally (3/25/2026) - March is colorectal cancer awareness month, an umbrella term that encompasses both colon and rectal cancers, a disease that is showing a sharp impact on the local area. Hampton Roads… …
Mah Jongg games (3/25/2026) - The Mathews Mah Jongg group meets from noon to 3 p.m. every Tuesday at Mathews Memorial Library on Main Street. The group encourages anyone who plays the game or would… …
Supervisors set borrowing cap at $12.2M for capital needs (3/25/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors, at its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, voted 4-1 to borrow “no more than” $12.2 million from Atlantic Union to pay for capital needs. The… …MCSO to hold Women’s Safety Night April 11 (3/25/2026) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring a Women’s Safety Night from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, at The Shores of Cedar Point on North River Road, courtesy of… …
Mathews EDA to serve as conduit for $12M in bonds (3/25/2026) - The Mathews Economic Development Authority, meeting in a joint session with county supervisors on Monday, voted unanimously to serve as the conduit for $12 million in bonds approved by supervisors… …
BOS trims county’s share of school funding to $8.5M (3/25/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, in a budget workshop Tuesday, voted 3-2 to have County Administrator Ramona Wilson revise the proposed budget to reduce the county’s share of funding… …
Events March 26-April 2 (3/25/2026) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today, March 26, in the fellowship hall of New Point Friends Church. SUPERVISORS:… …
Supervisors to hold hearing on raising county’s meals tax (3/18/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors, meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the historic courthouse to once again wrangle over the budget, agreed to hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 16,… …
‘Virginia Campaign of 1775’ topic of upcoming talk (3/18/2026) - Author and military historian Dr. Patrick H. Hannum will speak on “The Virginia Campaign of 1775: Great Bridge & Removing Dunmore” on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. at Mathews… …
Indigenous focus (3/18/2026) - An exhibit celebrating early Mathews life and focusing on the indigenous population opened Saturday at the Mathews Museum. Among those on hand, from left, were R. Wayne Bowman of Gloucester,… …School board, BOS appear closer to consensus on budget (3/18/2026) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors and Mathews School Board seemed closer to a consensus on school funding at the end of a joint budget workshop held last Thursday afternoon in… …
Spring begins Friday (3/18/2026) - Spring begins Friday at the moment of the vernal equinox, 10:45 a.m. From then until the fall equinox, each 24-hour period will have more daylight than darkness. …
Bus supervisor, facility use fees addressed at meeting (3/18/2026) - A packed crowd filled Thomas Hunter Middle School’s J. Murray Brooks Auditorium Tuesday night, primarily for two reasons—first, to express concerns over doing away with the position of transportation supervisor… …Mathews BOS to meet tonight (3/18/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, March 19, in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Among the items… …
Events: March 19-26 (3/18/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, March 19, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS:… …
Property owners invited to sign up for VADeed Alert deed fraud alert program (3/11/2026) - Property owners are being encouraged by Mathews Clerk of Circuit Court Elizabeth Brown to enroll in VADeed Alert, a free, voluntary notification service to help Virginians protect their property from… …
African-American genealogy group to meet Saturday (3/11/2026) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will meet virtually at 11 a.m. Saturday. The meeting will feature a talk by historian Dennis Halpin titled “Henry Jones: A Life… …