Apartment complex approved in Mathews Court House (11/15/2023) - Mathews supervisors approved a conditional use permit for a 12-unit complex of one-bedroom apartments on Main Street during Tuesday night’s board meeting. The vote was 3-1, with supervisor Melissa Mason… …
HITW files suit against Mathews supervisors (11/15/2023) - Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill, owned by Mac Casale and Dean Tsamouras, has filed suit against the Mathews County Board of Supervisors and, specifically, supervisors Dave Jones and Mike… …
Kiwanis Club hosts Santa at Hyco House (11/15/2023) - The Mathews Kiwanis Club has invited Santa Claus to kick off this Christmas season at Hyco House on Saturday, Dec. 2, for two breakfast seating options for the children of… …
Early deadlines at G-J for Thanksgiving (11/15/2023) - The Gazette-Journal will print next week’s Thanksgiving issue of next week one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 21 rather than the traditional Wednesday. This should allow complete distribution of the… …
Jacobs moves to Philadelphia to save her unborn child (11/8/2023) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs has a rocky road ahead, but with the help of family and friends, she’s facing it with hope and determination. Now 28 weeks through her second… …
Common Good candidates sweep BOS race; Edwards wins Mathews Sheriff (11/8/2023) - Tuesday’s election was a sweeping victory for Mathews Citizens for the Common Good’s three supervisor candidates, who handily won the highest vote totals in the nine-candidate field. Supervisor candidate Janice… …
Gibbs, Diggs, Morgan win school board seats (11/8/2023) - Dr. Marianne “Mari” Gibbs led the ticket in the six-person race for three At-large seats on the Mathews County School Board, receiving over 19 percent of the vote (2,293 votes),… …
Band Alumni Night (11/8/2023) - The Marching Blue Devils had a busy weekend, beginning Friday night with a performance on Ken Brown Field at Mathews High School with alumni joining in with current band members.… …
Jacobs moves to Philadelphia to save her unborn child (11/8/2023) - Mathews native Taylor Jacobs has a rocky road ahead, but with the help of family and friends, she’s facing it with hope and determination.Now 28 weeks through her second pregnancy,… …Wetlands board approves Milford Haven shoreline improvement (11/8/2023) - The Mathews County Wetlands Board, meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 1, unanimously approved an application to place a rock groin and a rock sill with nourishment and plantings along the Milford… …
Hearing tonight on CUP for a proposed apartment complex (11/8/2023) - The Mathews County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Nov. 9, on a request for a CUP to build… …
FAYE WILLIAMS BRANEN (11/8/2023) - Faye Branen, 87, of Wicomico, died on Sept. 13, 2023. She was a member of Gloucester Point Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her parents, Julian and Virginia… …
Democrats support HAM (11/1/2023) - Laura Jones and Diane Grice (left and center) of the Mathews County Democratic Committee delivered 654 pounds of food and $62 to Hands Across Mathews president Andy Jackson (right) raised… …
Fall festival (11/1/2023) - Al DeWitt, left, president of the West Mathews Community League, looks over door prizes for the league’s raffle with Loretta Garrett of Williamsburg and Gwynn’s Island. The raffle was part… …Disenrolled Medicaid recipients can get help with prescriptions from GMCC (11/1/2023) - Paying for medications can be a challenge when you have limited income. Customers who previously had prescriptions covered by Medicaid may be arriving at pharmacy pick-up counters only to find… …
A busy Election Day is coming Tuesday; many local races on ballot (11/1/2023) - The 2023 election season comes to a close next week, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Only one statewide race on this year’s local ballot is… …Closings Tuesday for Election Day (11/1/2023) - All courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for Election Day. Schools in both counties will be… …
Supporting Hands Across Mathews (11/1/2023) - The Cricket Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution collected items to support Hands Across Mathews. DAR members shown with some of the donated items are kneeling in… …Reservations due Tuesday for Veterans Day dinner (11/1/2023) - Reservations are required no later than Tuesday for the American Legion Post 83 annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Program, which will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.… …
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday (11/1/2023) - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should set their timepieces back one hour upon retiring Saturday night. They will thus arise on Eastern Standard Time on Sunday… …
Main Street Trick-or-Treat Tuesday (10/25/2023) - Main Street Trick-or-Treat will be held on Tuesday (Halloween) in the stores along Gloucester’s Main Street.This community event is sponsored by the Gloucester Main Street Association, the Main Street Preservation… …
Board members question why no light atop Bohannon tower (10/25/2023) - Mathews supervisors’ chair Dave Jones and board member Paul Hudgins expressed concern Tuesday night about the fact that there was no light atop the county’s new broadband tower at Station… …
West Mathews Community League annual Fall Festival Saturday (10/25/2023) - The West Mathews Community League will hold its 10th annual Fall Festival on Saturday at the league headquarters at 4905 East River Road, Bohannon. Hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The… …
Legionnaires to hold Veterans Day program (10/25/2023) - American Legion Post 83 will hold its annual Veterans Day Dinner and Awards Program on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the post headquarters on Hookemfair Road, Hudgins. The observance will begin… …
Future plans of MVFD Station 1 discussed at joint workshop (10/25/2023) - The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and more than a dozen members of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department held a joint workshop last Thursday to discuss plans for the future… …