Holiday lights (12/27/2023) - The lights of the season are still twinkling, at least for a little while, in Gloucester and Mathews counties. In top photo, the home of Tim and Alease Tillage on… …
Singing kayakers (12/27/2023) - Jan Towne of Onemo, center front, led a flotilla of lighted kayaks down Put-In Creek, from Mathews Court House to Town Point Landing and back, on Friday night. The group… …
Online trainings offered (12/27/2023) - The Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board has a number of upcoming online trainings and classes. The ongoing Nurturing Parenting program is held… …
Phase 2 of Army Corps of Engineers’ oyster reef project completed (12/20/2023) - The latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oyster reef project in the Piankatank River wrapped up last week, adding 53 acres of protected reef to an already-existing 25-acre reef. Heather… …
Winter Night Market held in Mathews (12/20/2023) - A Winter Night Market, organized by the Mathews Main Street Committee, was held on Dec. 8 in downtown Mathews. Shops stayed open late and there were holiday specials, holiday treats,… …
DeWitt continues as WMCL president (12/20/2023) - The West Mathews Community League installed Al DeWitt as its president for 2024, continuing many years of service in the position. Other officers are Maurine Frank, vice president, Dave Machen,… …
Christmas Blessing Fund on its way to $20,000 goal (12/20/2023) - After two weeks, the 2023 Mathews Ruritan Club Christmas Blessing Fund is well on the way toward its goal of $20,000, honorary chairperson Amy Ashberry, announced. Donations of $4,130 have… …
Caroling on Put-In Creek planned for Friday (12/20/2023) - Shawn and Jan Towne of Onemo and their friends will launch lighted kayaks Friday at the Put-In Creek kayak launch around 5:45 p.m., and proceed to paddle down the creek… …
Through the ages (12/20/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island Church of the Nazarene, located on Cricket Hill Road between Hudgins and Gwynn’s Island, staged a Living Nativity, as it has done for years, on Tuesday night.… …
‘Christmas miracle’: Letter shows up after nearly 46 years (12/20/2023) - Sonny Richardson got a surprise last Thursday when the Mathews Post Office called and asked him to drop by. When he walked into the building, said Richardson, post office employee… …
Mathews board doesn’t discuss monument issue (12/20/2023) - The Mathews Board of Supervisors held its last meeting of the year on Tuesday without taking a vote on the Confederate monument on the court green. There had been recent… …
Hunter Owens: A musical odyssey (12/20/2023) - Currently a ninth grader at Mathews High School, Hunter Owens is a motivated leader. Music is his first love and it shows. His mom adds proudly he is also a… …
Closings announced for Christmas holiday (12/20/2023) - A number of closings of offices and other public facilities were announced for the Christmas holiday. All courts in both counties will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 22, and… …
Winter begins today (12/20/2023) - Winter begins at 10:27 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. The sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and set at 4:52 p.m. From now until… …
Ho Ho Bingo (12/20/2023) - Seventy-five Mathews County seniors had a fun-filled morning playing Ho Ho Bingo on Dec. 12, sponsored by Mathews County Triad. The games were called by David Watts, a volunteer who… …
Santa flashback (12/20/2023) - Sue Keys of Hallieford was rummaging through her papers and found a vintage letter to Santa Claus that was penned some 63 years ago in great hopes by her sister… …
Christmas cross (12/20/2023) - Ron Dixon installed this Christmas tree that fades into a cross in his yard at the corner of Twiggs Ferry Road and Wrenfield Lane in Cobbs Creek. The 16-foot-tall structure,… …
Letters to Santa (12/20/2023) - Dear Santa, How are your elves? How are you and the reindeer? I would like a Nintendo Switch, a record player, the Up Lego set, a laser tag set, and… …
Santa at the Mathews B&G Club (12/20/2023) - Following the Dec. 9 parade in Mathews, Santa Claus visited with children at the Mathews Boys and Girls Club. Among the youngsters he met were, top row from left, 9-year-old… …
Help!!! (12/20/2023) - Not everybody is happy to see Santa Claus. There’s a look of terror in the eyes of Ellis Reeves of Gloucester, who will turn 2 in February, as he wasn’t… …
Coming Events (12/13/2023) - SATURDAY GRINCHES GALLOP: The Mathews High School Athletic Booster Club will have a Grinches Gallop from 8-10 a.m. Saturday beginning and ending at Mathews High School. There are 5K and… …
Monument property transfer not expected to be considered (12/13/2023) - While there has been recent speculation in Mathews about whether the county’s board of supervisors would vote to transfer ownership of the Confederate monument and the portion of the court… …
Holiday fun continues (12/13/2023) - More holiday fun is to be had in Gloucester and Mathews counties through the weekend and into next week. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 14, Mathews Memorial Library will hold its Sounds… …
Planners support food truck text amendment (12/13/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission quickly voted its support of a text amendment to the zoning ordinance on Tuesday night following a joint public hearing with supervisors at which no… …
Holiday sing-along (12/13/2023) - Performers played to a full house Sunday at the Mathews Homemakers’ annual Christmas concert and sing-along, held at Central United Methodist Church. A number of guests, including Tyrone Hudgins, below,… …