The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting for 1 p.m. Tuesday in order to determine whether to place a voter referendum on the November ballot regarding levying an additional ...

One hundred ten paddlers took to the waters of Milford Haven, Chesapeake Bay and Hills Bay on Saturday in the fourth Islander ...

There is perhaps nothing more quintessentially or patriotically American than serving one’s community as an election official. Two local election officials, Easby “Buddy” King of Gloucester, and Mary ...

Leaks were discovered recently in the base of the spillway for the Burke’s Mill Pond dam, and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is working with the Girl Scout Council of the ...

For more than 160 years, First Baptist Church has stood as a cornerstone of faith and community in Mathews County. Founded by formerly enslaved worshippers seeking a place to worship freely, the ...

As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, so does Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins; its history tells a story not only of faith, but also of community growth, changing traditions, and lasting ...

Fourteen Mathews youth got a crash course in law enforcement operations last week during a five-day Youth Explorers Program conducted by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office and funded with an ...

This will be the fourth production of the show since it was written and first performed in 1976 during the U.S. Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Agnes Gray Lamberth Hogge was born on December 16, 1929 at “The Glebe” in Gloucester County. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 28, 2026. She passed at her home with her children ...

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Jan Mohr, president of Hands Across Mathews, at right, receives a $250 check from Chris Moughon, representing the Central United Methodist Church Men, for the Fresh Start back-to-school shopping ...

Together, the Gloucester Historical Society and the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation created the video, “A Short History of Holly Knoll,” reflecting on the history of the historic building on the ...