Hunter Owens: A musical odyssey (12/20/2023) - Currently a ninth grader at Mathews High School, Hunter Owens is a motivated leader. Music is his first love and it shows. His mom adds proudly he is also a… …Closings announced for Christmas holiday (12/20/2023) - A number of closings of offices and other public facilities were announced for the Christmas holiday. All courts in both counties will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 22, and… …
Winter begins today (12/20/2023) - Winter begins at 10:27 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. The sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and set at 4:52 p.m. From now until… …
Ho Ho Bingo (12/20/2023) - Seventy-five Mathews County seniors had a fun-filled morning playing Ho Ho Bingo on Dec. 12, sponsored by Mathews County Triad. The games were called by David Watts, a volunteer who… …
Santa flashback (12/20/2023) - Sue Keys of Hallieford was rummaging through her papers and found a vintage letter to Santa Claus that was penned some 63 years ago in great hopes by her sister… …
Christmas cross (12/20/2023) - Ron Dixon installed this Christmas tree that fades into a cross in his yard at the corner of Twiggs Ferry Road and Wrenfield Lane in Cobbs Creek. The 16-foot-tall structure,… …Letters to Santa (12/20/2023) - Dear Santa, How are your elves? How are you and the reindeer? I would like a Nintendo Switch, a record player, the Up Lego set, a laser tag set, and… …
Santa at the Mathews B&G Club (12/20/2023) - Following the Dec. 9 parade in Mathews, Santa Claus visited with children at the Mathews Boys and Girls Club. Among the youngsters he met were, top row from left, 9-year-old… …
Help!!! (12/20/2023) - Not everybody is happy to see Santa Claus. There’s a look of terror in the eyes of Ellis Reeves of Gloucester, who will turn 2 in February, as he wasn’t… …Coming Events (12/13/2023) - SATURDAY GRINCHES GALLOP: The Mathews High School Athletic Booster Club will have a Grinches Gallop from 8-10 a.m. Saturday beginning and ending at Mathews High School. There are 5K and… …
Monument property transfer not expected to be considered (12/13/2023) - While there has been recent speculation in Mathews about whether the county’s board of supervisors would vote to transfer ownership of the Confederate monument and the portion of the court… …
Holiday fun continues (12/13/2023) - More holiday fun is to be had in Gloucester and Mathews counties through the weekend and into next week. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 14, Mathews Memorial Library will hold its Sounds… …
Planners support food truck text amendment (12/13/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission quickly voted its support of a text amendment to the zoning ordinance on Tuesday night following a joint public hearing with supervisors at which no… …
Holiday sing-along (12/13/2023) - Performers played to a full house Sunday at the Mathews Homemakers’ annual Christmas concert and sing-along, held at Central United Methodist Church. A number of guests, including Tyrone Hudgins, below,… …
Lions Club donation (12/13/2023) - The Mathews Lions Club recently donated 11 bicycles to the Mathews Christmas Store. Here, Christmas Store coordinator Bernadette La Casse, at right, accepts the donation from Lions Club members Bill… …Mathews blood drive (12/13/2023) - The American Red Cross Mathews community blood drive was held on Dec. 5 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, resulting in the collection of 68 units, according to… …
Lighted boat parade (12/13/2023) - Horn Harbor Marina, Port Haywood, held its annual lighted boat parade Saturday night. Here, one of the workboats is all decked out with lights, a snowman, Santa Claus and his… …
Perfect weather for ‘Elf on a (Half) Shell’ parade in Mathews (12/13/2023) - More than 50 entries, many with multiple vehicles (as well as individual walkers, horses and dogs), took part in Saturday’s Mathews Christmas Parade, “Elf on a (Half) Shell.” Sunny skies… …Disposition deferred on case involving Mathews supervisor (12/13/2023) - Mathews Supervisor Mike Walls, appearing before Judge Joshua DeFord in Mathews General District Court on Monday, was found not guilty of charges of abusive language and assault and battery against… …
Arrest made on B&E, sexual battery charges (12/13/2023) - After a monthlong investigation, the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that it had arrested a 64-year-old male resident of Gloucester on a felony charge of breaking and entering… …
Events Dec. 7-14 (12/6/2023) - THURSDAY VA250: The Mathews County VA250 Committee will meet at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Dec. 7, at Mathews Memorial Library. PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 7… …
Bayford named to Va. Water Commission (12/6/2023) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Brian Bayford of Gloucester to serve on Virginia’s State Water Commission. Bayford is the retired vice president of Water Pro, Inc., and the owner/operator of… …
Parade, open houses and more this weekend (12/6/2023) - Another busy holiday weekend is in store in Gloucester and Mathews, including several holiday open houses, Saturday’s Mathews Christmas Parade, and more. In Mathews The Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main… …
Mathews Democrats to reorganize (12/6/2023) - The Mathews County Democratic Committee will hold its biennial reorganization meeting on Saturday, Dec. 16 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Westville Landing Clubhouse, 132 Westville Landing, Mathews. All Mathews… …
S.A. Cosby named grand marshal of Mathews parade (12/6/2023) - While Shawn Cosby has gone on to international success and fame as a New York Times bestselling author, he hasn’t forgotten his roots. And it’s obvious that the people in… …