MP Breakfast Club to hold mini town halls on Mondays in June (5/28/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Breakfast Club will be holding a series of mini town halls every Monday in June from 8:30-10 a.m. at Damon’s Event Dining Room, 7104 George Washington Memorial… …
Exchange Club (5/28/2025) - Canine Companions welcomed the Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews which held its May meeting at the group’s new facility in Mathews. “They presented us with so much information regarding their organization… …Family Port Fun Day to be held June 8 (5/28/2025) - The second annual Family Port Fun Day will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at the Port Fun Park next to Mathews High School on Buckley Hall… …
Canine Companions (5/28/2025) - Sadie Locklin of New Point and her daughter Amelia met Canine Companions pup Hobart V during a meet-and-greet and viewing of the animated film “Andy” on Friday at Mathews Memorial… …
Hunter Owens receives Blue Devils Ambassador Award (5/28/2025) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation awarded its Blue Devils Ambassador Award to Mathews High School sophomore Hunter Owens during the recent MHS spring concert. The award was established to… …LOVEworks sign to be dedicated June 7 (5/28/2025) - The official ribbon cutting of the Mathews LOVEworks sign will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the Liberty Square location. The dedication ceremony was originally scheduled… …
Party With a Purpose to benefit Y preschool (5/28/2025) - The Mathews Rotary Club will hold its fourth annual Party With a Purpose with Good Shot Judy entertaining the crowd from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Williams Wharf. Food trucks On… …
R.W. Foster, an early Mathews entrepreneur, remembered (5/28/2025) - On May 29, 1930, the Mathews Journal published its “Who’s Who” Industrial Booster Edition. The editor stated that: “We are proud of the fine old county and its surrounding territory… …
‘Flags for Heroes’ (5/28/2025) - Mathews American Legion Post 83 conducted a Bell Ceremony and Honor Guard service on Monday at the “Flags for Heroes” display on Main Street to honor all veterans and to… …
Bay Rivers named nation’s Outstanding Rural Health Organization (5/28/2025) - The Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, a nonprofit telehealth network based in Tappahannock serving the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore, was one of the top winners at the National… …Develop healthy eating habits this spring (5/21/2025) - “Choose fruits and vegetables.” As your spring gardens begin to ripen, consider developing healthful eating habits now that fresh fruits and vegetables are more readily available. Director of System Clinical… …
‘The Pages of Rosewell’ topic of Mathews Museum talk (5/21/2025) - Phillip Page will discuss “The Pages of Rosewell” at a special program beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, at Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street. The program is sponsored… …
Board votes to create park on Gwynn’s Island (5/21/2025) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors, meeting last Thursday in the historic courthouse, unanimously voted to create a park on 1.95 acres the county owns at the end of South… …
Events May 22-29 (5/21/2025) - FRIDAY FILM SCREENING: Canine Companions and local puppy raisers will host the screening of the short, animated film “Andy: A Dog’s Life” at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mathews Memorial Library,… …
Underwater scientists recreate Klingel’s exploration (5/21/2025) - Famed underwater explorer Sylvia Earle and a team of scientists and filmmakers from the National Geographic Explorers Club were in Mathews last week to resurvey underwater sites visited by the… …
Canine Companions to hold film screening Friday in Mathews (5/21/2025) - Canine Companions will host a special screening of the film “Andy: A Dog’s Tale” at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mathews Memorial Library, Main Street, Mathews. The award-winning animated short film… …
Over 450 cyclists take part in 26th annual Tour de Chesapeake (5/21/2025) - Under beautiful sunny skies on Saturday, just over 450 cyclists from up and down the East Coast and beyond came to Mathews to participate in the Tour de Chesapeake’s 26th annual… …Mathews supervisors approve airstrip CUP by 3-2 margin (5/21/2025) - A crowd of Peach Point and Fickle Fen Road residents filed out of Mathews County’s historic courthouse Tuesday night amid widespread rumblings of displeasure and a couple of shouts of… …
Memorial Day program Sunday in Gloucester (5/21/2025) - Middle Peninsula Detachment #1317 of the Marine Corps League will host this year’s Memorial Day program in Gloucester. Sunday’s program will begin at 3 p.m. on the steps of the… …
Memorial Day closings announced (5/21/2025) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Gloucester libraries… …
100+ take part in Mental Health Matters Walk (5/21/2025) - Bacon Street Youth and Family Services hosted its first Mental Health Matters Awareness Walk in partnership with Riverside Health on May 10 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester. Over… …
Sheriff’s Institute certification (5/21/2025) - Mathews Sheriff April Edwards recently earned official certification from the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute after completing a program through Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.… …
$500 reward offered for info on lighthouse break-in (5/21/2025) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $500 cash reward to anyone who can provide information about a break-in that occurred at New Point Comfort Lighthouse sometime between April… …Events May 15-22 (5/14/2025) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester County Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, May 15, at 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors… …
103rd birthday (5/14/2025) - Cardinal resident Maggie DeVita celebrated her 103rd birthday on April 19. She is a faithful member of Westville Christian Church in Mathews. “With Easter and a run of Covid, we… …