The Mathews County Historical Society is nominating the county’s downtown area as a historic district with the state and national registers. “The reason we are doing this as the Histori… ...

The downtown courthouse area of Mathews has been the center of the county’s political, economic and social climate even before it divided from Gloucester County in 1791. “It’s bui… ...

The downtown courthouse area of Mathews has been the center of the county’s political, economic and social climate even before it divided from Gloucester County in 1791. “It’s building stack ...

Virginia's Mathews County put off voting on whether to deed part of its historic courthouse green to a private group to preserve a Confederate statue, as opposition grows.

MATHEWS, Va. — Former county board member Jerry Sadler solemnly doffed his red “Make America Great Again” hat as he approached the microphone. “The Lord commanded us to love one another ...