A public hearing on the Mathews County School Board’s draft FY 2027 budget will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Brooks Auditorium at Thomas Hunter Middle School, followed by a joint meeting with members of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors at 6. The budget calls for an increase in local funding from the current allocation of $9.15 million to $9.4 million, with a projected drop in state funding of roughly $365,000 to $5.65 million. Anticipated federal funding shows an increase of about $115,000 from roughly $606,000 to $721,000. Detailed information on the budget proposal can be found on the school division’s website (www.mathews.k12.va.us). Another joint meeting is planned for March 3, with the school board scheduled to adopt its budget at the March 17 meeting and then submit it to county supervisors, who will have the final say....