Mathews supervisors are seeking help from Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia General Assembly ahead of what chairman Tom Bowen sees as a significant problem for Mathews County in the upcoming November general election.With the passing of Commonwealth’s Attorney Marie Walls last month, Bowen is concerned that there is no one who resides in the county who would meet the qualifications to run for that office. Bowen, who served as Commonwealth’s Attorney himself for a dozen years before retiring as a practicing attorney at the end of 2023, said that he knows of only two lawyers who reside in the county, and neither one, he believes, is interested in running for that office. State code requires that those seeking the office be a licensed attorney and reside within the county where they serve. At present, judges have appointed an assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for York County (who resides in Gloucester) to fill the position on an interim basis following the Feb. 10 death of Walls. A...