Osprey Watch Alliance to meet next week (1/31/2024) - Osprey Watch Alliance will meet next week at the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. The meeting will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the library’s Community… …
Polar Plunge (1/31/2024) - Saturday’s fifth annual Mathews Polar Plunge, held at Haven Beach in Diggs, was a great success, according to organizer Amy Ashberry. About 75 people showed up to brave the chilly… …Gloucester Sheriff questions numbers used in presentation (1/31/2024) - Gloucester Sheriff Darrell Warren questioned numbers related to his office that were included in an article in the Gazette-Journal on Jan. 25. That article discussed Mathews Sheriff April Edwards’s appearance… …
County’s new maintenance shed goes up (1/24/2024) - The shell of Mathews County’s new 50’ x 80’ maintenance facility was in place and due for inspection Monday morning. Located on the old Davis property adjacent to the Mathews… …
EDA officers (1/24/2024) - Officers were elected at a Jan. 17 meeting of the Mathews County Economic Development Authority. From left, long-time chair Hal Bourque has stepped down as chair, remaining a member, serving… …Sheriff’s office launches anonymous tip app (1/24/2024) - The Mathews County Sheriff’s Office has launched the “Mathews Co Sheriff app,” a smart phone app to help residents connect with deputies to find information, view alerts, and submit anonymous… …
Sidewalk maintenance (1/24/2024) - Precision Safe Sidewalks, a VDOT contracting company, is leveling out uneven places on the sidewalk downtown along Buckley Hall Road. The work is part of a trip hazard mitigation project… …
New Rotarians (1/24/2024) - The Mathews Rotary Club recently welcomed seven new members. Shown here are new members Mike Delaney, Barry Napp, Leslie Scanlan and Mike Scanlan. Not pictured are Brian Russell, Dee Russell… …Christmas Blessing Fund reaches $15,000 mark (1/24/2024) - The 2023 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is more than two-thirds of its way to its goal of $20,000, honorary chairperson Amy Ashberry announced. Donations of $15,031 have been… …
Polar Plunge to be held Saturday (1/24/2024) - The fifth annual Mathews Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday morning at Haven Beach in Diggs, beginning at 8 a.m. The event is a fundraiser to raise money for… …
Burke Mill Stream bridge on Route 14 to get makeover (1/24/2024) - The busy Route 3/14 westbound bridge at the boundary line between Gloucester and Mathews counties is due for a makeover, starting later this year. Kelly Hannon, public information officer for… …
Mathews MLK program a bit different this year (1/24/2024) - This year’s Mathews NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Day service, held on Sunday afternoon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Cobbs Creek, was a bit different than past celebrations, as those… …Two new deputies approved in Mathews (1/24/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the hiring of two additional deputies for the sheriff’s office at a total cost of $185,882 during the board’s Jan. 18 meeting.… …
Board won’t require Wilks to appear (1/24/2024) - Mathews supervisors came out of a nearly two-hour closed session last Thursday night and voted 4-0, with supervisor Tim Doss recusing himself, to quash a requirement that former county building… …
Early voting underway for presidential primaries (1/24/2024) - Early in-person voting for Virginia’s March 5 Republican and Democratic presidential primaries began Friday at local registrar’s offices throughout the commonwealth. Virginia’s March 5 primaries are part of Super Tuesday,… …
Linda Hunley joins Mathews clerk’s office (1/24/2024) - New Point native Linda Hunley of Mathews has been appointed as a deputy clerk in the Mathews County Circuit Court clerk’s office. She began her duties on Jan. 2. As… …Suit against Cornerstone Church dismissed (1/24/2024) - A $25 million lawsuit filed in 2022 against Cornerstone Fellowship Church and Pastor J. Chris Morgan has been dismissed by Judge Jeffrey W. Shaw of Mathews Circuit Court. According to… …
Board won’t require Wilks to appear (1/19/2024) - Mathews supervisors came out of a nearly two-hour closed session Thursday night and voted 4-0, with supervisor Tim Doss recusing himself, to quash a requirement that former county building official… …
USCG Auxiliary Flotilla holdsChange of Watch (1/17/2024) - Mathews Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 conducted its Change of Watch and Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12. Mary McCoig and Michael Moore were sworn in as the incoming Flotilla Commander… …Mathews board to meet tonight (1/17/2024) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold its first regular meeting of the new year at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Jan. 18, in the historic courthouse on Court Street.… …
Change of venue recorded in Eubank suit (1/17/2024) - A filing was made in Mathews Circuit Court last week recording Judge Jeffrey W. Shaw’s October 2023 decision to grant a change of venue in the suit filed by Gwynn’s… …
Two cases involving county, JB Property nonsuited (1/17/2024) - A consent order was handed down by Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Shaw on Monday, Jan. 8, nonsuiting two cases involving Mathews County and the construction company of supervisor Dave Jones.… …
Bill seeks to preserve working waterfronts (1/17/2024) - A bipartisan bill to help preserve working waterfronts across the U.S. was introduced in Congress last month, with Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) signing on as one of the bill’s co-sponsors.… …
Mathews Ruritans (1/17/2024) - The Mathews Ruritan Club was recently recognized by Ruritan National for outstanding and meritorious community service in the areas of membership growth, for which it received a bronze certificate, and… …
Racist graffiti found in Mathews High bathroom; response criticized (1/17/2024) - Racist graffiti was found etched into a stall in one of the boys’ bathrooms at Mathews High School last week, with the Mathews NAACP taking school administration to task for… …