Tompkins Cottage visits (6/10/2026) - Mathews Elementary School second and fourth graders visited Tompkins Cottage the last full week of school. The ca. 1820 building stands across from the Historic Court Green and is one… …
Eno named director of Mathews Library (6/10/2026) - The Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees has appointed Mathews resident Robin Eno to the position of library director, effective July 1. She replaces former director Bette Dillehay, who retired… …
New EDA member (6/4/2026) - Lee Dawson, right, of Foster, has been named to the Mathews County Economic Development Authority. Dawson, who has lived in the county for more than 20 years, recently retired from… …
Service dogs in training (6/4/2026) - For the next 14-16 months, two volunteer families in Mathews will raise two future service dog puppies in their homes as Canine Companion volunteers, teaching them approximately 30 commands and,… …Events June 4-11 (6/4/2026) - THURSDAY CANDIDATE FORUM: Six of the seven candidates for the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic Party primary for the 1st Congressional District seat will take part in a candidate forum beginning… …
Senior Safety Fair to be held June 16 in Mathews (6/3/2026) - Mathews County Triad will hold its 25th annual Senior Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road,… …Horsley pleads guilty for her role in murders (6/3/2026) - Lacey Ann Horsley, 19, of Gloucester, pleaded and was found guilty in Mathews Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 27, to three felony charges in connection with her involvement in the… …
Ribbon cutting held for USCG upgrade at Aids to Navigation Team Milford Haven (6/3/2026) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for a long-planned upgrade to U.S. Coast Guard Aids Team Navigation Milford Haven—a 4,200-square-foot building to support the Coast Guard’s mission of providing and… …
Juggling, magic show comes to Mathews Library (5/27/2026) - Magician Jonathan Austin will bring his juggling and magic show to Mathews Memorial Library at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 15, as part of this year’s summer program, “Unearth a… …
Party With a Purpose to fund new MHS band uniforms (5/27/2026) - Members of the Mathews High School band, and its director Mark Givens, were the special guests of the Mathews Rotary Club, speaking to club members at last Thursday’s meeting. They… …
Canine Companions (5/27/2026) - Mathews residents Kristin and Ian Morse, from left, travelled to Medford, New York, on Friday, May 15 for the Canine Companions graduation/matriculation ceremonies. Their lab/golden retriever mix, Hobart, was placed… …
Remembering fallen members (5/27/2026) - American Legion Mathews Post 83 held a bell-ringing ceremony and three-volley gun salute on Sunday to honor members the post lost during the past year. Those named as having passed… …Deadline Monday for ‘250 for 250’ essay contest (5/27/2026) - Monday is the deadline for entries in the Gazette-Journal’s “250 for 250” essay contest, which invites Gloucester and Mathews students in grades 8-12 to win cash prizes for submitting a… …
Cell tower on Gwynn’s Island receives approval (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors and planning commissioners held a joint public hearing Tuesday on a request for a conditional use permit to allow the installation of a 195-foot monopole telecommunications tower on… …
Board weighs Certified Local Government proposal (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors received a presentation last Thursday on the benefits of the county becoming a Certified Local Government. During the public comment period that followed at the meeting in the… …
Drought conditions remain in area despite recent rains (5/27/2026) - Virginia has been experiencing serious drought conditions, and nowhere in the state have those conditions been worse than in Gloucester, Mathews, and the rest of the Middle Peninsula. Recent rainfalls… …
68 MHS seniors set to graduate (5/27/2026) - Sterling Ray Hudgins Jr. and Ella Bayleigh Ward will be the top graduates as they and their classmates receive diplomas on Saturday at Mathews High School’s 87th annual commencement exercises… …
Marker unveiled recounts story behind G.I. exodus (5/27/2026) - A commemoration was held at the First Baptist Church in Mathews on Saturday to mark the unveiling of a state highway marker recounting the story behind the early 20th century… …
MLC holds program on coastal resilience, citizen science (5/27/2026) - Community members gathered at Williams Wharf Landing Community Building in Mathews on May 13 for a presentation exploring coastal resilience, sea level rise, and the growing role of citizen science… …Events May 28-June 4 (5/27/2026) - THURSDAY KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet at noon today, Thursday, May 28 in the fellowship hall of New Point… …
VA250 Committee (5/27/2026) - The Mathews VA250 Committee met last Thursday to go over plans for the upcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Among the items… …
Harris receives ‘thank you’ letter from President Trump (5/20/2026) - Larry D. Harris of Newport News, a native of Mathews County, recently received a letter from President Donald Trump thanking him for a gift and prayers. Harris, a poet and… …Mathews BOS to meet tonight (5/20/2026) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has two meetings coming up, the regular monthly meeting at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, May 21, in the historic courthouse on Court Street,… …
Offices close Monday for Memorial Day (5/20/2026) - All post offices, courts, county offices, schools, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.… …
350+ cyclists take part in Tour de Chesapeake (5/20/2026) - Under beautiful sunny skies in Mathews County on Saturday, just over 350 cyclists from up and down the East Coast and beyond came to ride for the 27th annual Tour… …