Mathews County’s VA250 Committee held its initial meeting with Virginia Tourism Corporation’s destination development manager Laura Messer, third from right, last Tuesday in the Chesapeake Bank community room. The committee will develop and oversee activities in Mathews associated with the statewide celebration in 2026 of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Members are, from left, Fred Lyon, Leslie Search, Bobby Dobson, invited guest Tricia Stall, Sandy Warhol, Messer, Tom Edwards and Joe Syslo. Not pictured are Mathews County’s administrative liaisons, County Administrator Ramona Wilson and Senior Executive Associate Judi Green.
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