Lions Club donation (12/13/2023) - The Mathews Lions Club recently donated 11 bicycles to the Mathews Christmas Store. Here, Christmas Store coordinator Bernadette La Casse, at right, accepts the donation from Lions Club members Bill… …Mathews blood drive (12/13/2023) - The American Red Cross Mathews community blood drive was held on Dec. 5 at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins, resulting in the collection of 68 units, according to… …
Lighted boat parade (12/13/2023) - Horn Harbor Marina, Port Haywood, held its annual lighted boat parade Saturday night. Here, one of the workboats is all decked out with lights, a snowman, Santa Claus and his… …
Perfect weather for ‘Elf on a (Half) Shell’ parade in Mathews (12/13/2023) - More than 50 entries, many with multiple vehicles (as well as individual walkers, horses and dogs), took part in Saturday’s Mathews Christmas Parade, “Elf on a (Half) Shell.” Sunny skies… …Disposition deferred on case involving Mathews supervisor (12/13/2023) - Mathews Supervisor Mike Walls, appearing before Judge Joshua DeFord in Mathews General District Court on Monday, was found not guilty of charges of abusive language and assault and battery against… …
Arrest made on B&E, sexual battery charges (12/13/2023) - After a monthlong investigation, the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that it had arrested a 64-year-old male resident of Gloucester on a felony charge of breaking and entering… …
Events Dec. 7-14 (12/6/2023) - THURSDAY VA250: The Mathews County VA250 Committee will meet at 3 o’clock today, Thursday, Dec. 7, at Mathews Memorial Library. PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 7… …
Bayford named to Va. Water Commission (12/6/2023) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Brian Bayford of Gloucester to serve on Virginia’s State Water Commission. Bayford is the retired vice president of Water Pro, Inc., and the owner/operator of… …
Parade, open houses and more this weekend (12/6/2023) - Another busy holiday weekend is in store in Gloucester and Mathews, including several holiday open houses, Saturday’s Mathews Christmas Parade, and more. In Mathews The Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main… …
Mathews Democrats to reorganize (12/6/2023) - The Mathews County Democratic Committee will hold its biennial reorganization meeting on Saturday, Dec. 16 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Westville Landing Clubhouse, 132 Westville Landing, Mathews. All Mathews… …
S.A. Cosby named grand marshal of Mathews parade (12/6/2023) - While Shawn Cosby has gone on to international success and fame as a New York Times bestselling author, he hasn’t forgotten his roots. And it’s obvious that the people in… …Hearing Tuesday on mobile food vendor regulations (12/6/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday on an application to add regulations governing mobile food vendors to… …
Breakfast with Santa (12/6/2023) - Members of the Mathews Kiwanis Club and the Mathews High School Key Club held a pair of events Saturday morning at the Hyco House Event Center—Breakfast with Santa and Donuts… …Swearing in ceremony (12/6/2023) - Three of the local winners from the Nov. 7 general election took their oaths of office Monday afternoon in Mathews Circuit Court by clerk Elizabeth Brown (at left in both… …
Thanksgiving treats (12/6/2023) - The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 of Gloucester made deliveries on Nov. 21 in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Members delivered 67 goodie bags filled with treats and handmade cards… …Letters to Santa (12/6/2023) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 21. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
YMCA celebration (12/6/2023) - Buzz Lambert, Executive Director of the Mathews Family YMCA, recognized and honored Gene Goin’s lifetime of community service at the End of Year Celebration of the Mathews Family YMCA Advisory… …Local dispatchers handle 988 crisis emergencies (12/6/2023) - The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is just a phone call away for people experiencing any of a myriad of life crises, from a mental health breakdown to the pain… …
Mathews residents invited to sign up for RAVE, Smart 911 (12/6/2023) - Mathews County residents are being encouraged to sign up for a new emergency notification system and a new 911 system now in effect in the county. According to a press… …
A Sailor’s Wish: V-Mail message from Mathews man resurfaces 79 years later (12/6/2023) - Somewhere in the winter of 1944-45, in a convoy patrolling the North Atlantic aboard the destroyer escort USS Brough, yeoman first class Grover Lee Armistead Jr. jotted down a New… …
Christmas Store donation (11/29/2023) - Edith Turner (left) and Sheila Crowley (right) of the NAACP Mathews Branch 7090 present Mathews Social Services Director Tiffany Gordon a $1,000 check from the NAACP to be used for… …Vaccination clinics to be held in Gloucester, Mathews (11/29/2023) - Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the Three Rivers Health District urges everyone to get a flu shot to protect against the contagious respiratory illness. Young children, adults… …
Award winner (11/29/2023) - Mike Pittman, right, receives the Friends of Mathews Memorial Library’s Maree Morgan Award from secretary Bobbi Hatton at the group’s fall meeting, held Nov. 14 at the library. He was… …
Holiday happenings kick off this weekend (11/29/2023) - Gloucester and Mathews counties will kick off the holiday season this weekend with a full calendar of events. In Gloucester On Friday night, Arts on Main will hold its First… …Letters to Santa (11/29/2023) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 21. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …