‘Flights to Freedom’ marker unveiled in Mathews (5/15/2024) - The historic highway marker “Flights to Freedom” was unveiled Saturday after an inspirational and informative dedication ceremony held at First Baptist Church in Mathews. The marker is located alongside Route… …
Soothin’ Summer Sounds series starts June 6 (5/15/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library is offering three programs in its 2024 Soothin’ Summer Sounds series, which features light classical music performed by regional artists. The first concert will be performed by… …MHS to hold Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday (5/15/2024) - The Mathews High School Athletics Department will hold a Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday night. Coach Tom Holaday, Sonya King and Sid Bridge will star in the stand-up comedy show, which… …
Celtic service (5/15/2024) - Strings & Things Quartet will play Celtic music at the upcoming Celtic service, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kingston Parish Chapel, 370 Main Street, Mathews. People of… …
Hashbury Collective (5/15/2024) - The Hashbury Collective, a Grateful Dead tribute band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. Mixing Grateful Dead songs with folk rock favorites from Dylan,… …
Planners endorse Canine Companions permit requests (5/15/2024) - The Mathews County Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously endorsed an application by the nonprofit organization Canine Companions for Independence for a conditional use permit to operate a private club, office,… …
Back the Blue (5/15/2024) - In honor of Police Appreciation Week, staff, volunteers and board members from MCVIC gathered on Sibley’s front porch on Tuesday with representatives of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, all wearing… …Y takes over day-to-day operations of B&G Club building in Mathews (5/15/2024) - Day-to-day operations of the Boys and Girls Club building in Mathews have been taken over by the YMCA, according to representatives of the two organizations. “Boys & Girls Clubs of… …
Ruritan donation (5/15/2024) - Dan Reno, president of the Mathews Ruritan Club, presents a $400 donation from the club to Mathews Volunteer Fire Department. Accepting the donation, at right, is MVFD president Donnie Lewis. …
Hidden history (5/15/2024) - It’s unlikely that many people know the history of this pump on Mathews Court Green. Two issues of the Mathews Journal from August 1911 tell most of the story. A… …
25th anniversary Saturday of Mathews cycling tour (5/15/2024) - This Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of the Tour de Chesapeake, a premier bicycling event that annually draws hundreds of cyclists to Mathews County and offers activities for visitors… …Chesapeake Bay Program working toward meeting pollution goals (5/15/2024) - The six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and Washington, D.C., continue to chip away at pollution entering the bay. The Chesapeake Bay Program announced last Thursday that the seven… …
Public asked to report sick, dead birds (5/15/2024) - The public is encouraged to report sick or dead birds to help prevent the spread of avian flu. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources recently has seen an uptick in… …
Building a museum ‘country store’ to preserve a collection (5/15/2024) - Ray Hunley of Mathews has built something close to his heart and history: a room in the Mathews Historical Museum to house his father’s country store collection. A grand opening… …Registration open for well water testing (5/8/2024) - Registration is now open for the Lower Middle Peninsula Well Water Clinic, offered by Virginia Cooperative Extension. Sample kits will cost $70 this year, but limited scholarship funds are available… …
Legislators meet with DeJoy over mail delay issue (5/8/2024) - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) and Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) met April 29 with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to discuss… …
Couple looks to make Haven Beach handicapped accessible (5/8/2024) - Buz and Tammy Rollins of the Mathews Visitor and Information Center are hoping to raise the funds to place a Mobi-mat at Haven Beach to provide access to the beach… …
‘Keep it clean y’all’ (5/8/2024) - Last week, Mathews Visitor Center Executive Director Kat Larkin, at left, and board president Bobbi Hatton went out and helped with the placement of two new dumpsters that MCVIC has… …Canine Companions seeks permits for Mathews property (5/8/2024) - Two years after the estate of the late Helen and Murray Main donated the couple’s 220-acre property in Mathews to the national nonprofit organization Canine Companions for Independence, Inc., the… …
23 years’ service (5/8/2024) - Sue Haywood, at left, retired as the Mathews County Building Department’s permit technician on Tuesday, April 30, after nearly 23 years of service. She was recognized both for the “pride… …
Large crowds turn out for May Faire (5/8/2024) - Saturday’s May Faire, the annual spring heritage festival sponsored by the Mathews Historical Museum, attracted one of the largest crowds in its six-year history, as visitors to the Mathews court… …Board keeps tax rates unchanged (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors held a special called meeting last Wednesday, May 1, to set the tax rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and to appoint an interim… …
HITW dredging (5/8/2024) - Mathews supervisor Mike Walls gave the Gazette-Journal a boat ride out to Hole in the Wall on Friday to observe the dredging project that’s underway in the channel. A large… …Mathews Sheriff’s Office to hold service Tuesday to mark Police Appreciation Week (5/8/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will hold a service to mark National Police Appreciation Week at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, Hudgins. The public is invited. In… …
Bay Aging releases FY2023 annual report (5/8/2024) - Bay Aging served a total of 34,439 people in 2023, provided 130,711 rides to ensure essential transportation services and distributed 180,452 nutritious meals to those in need. Those are just… …