Mathews County

After 38 years of leading opera companies in Hampton Roads, Peter Mark has quit the area. He has retired as artistic head of Lyric Opera Virginia, the local company which he founded in January 2011. Prior to that, Mark led the Virginia Opera for 35...

•Kevin, Williamsburg: Your article on W&M's program to help veterans get benefits should probably win an award for "least communicative newspaper headline"--it says absolutely nothing about veterans, or benefits, and the reference to "college" is so...

ALEXANDRIA — A Mathews County man was sentenced to nearly six months in home confinement followed by three years of probation for illegally harvesting striped bass on a charter boat. Jeffery S. Adams, 41, pleaded guilty to fishing for the striped...

The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society looked locally for its new executive director, hiring Mathews County native Amanda Wroten. Wroten was selected from among more than 70 applicants, said Shannon Fedors, president of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane...

We are in the midst of local government budget season in Virginia, with school divisions and localities presenting proposed 2013-14 spending plans and holding public forums and hearings on them. If you want to explore the proposed budget, and compare it...

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Four Gloucester Point residents are seeking the open seat on the Gloucester County School Board that was vacated upon the death of longtime member Jean Pugh. The four candidates for the open position are: --Troy Andersen, a Gloucester County native...

After dealing with spending cuts, rising costs and tax increases, local governments are moving into the start of another fiscal year as the economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace and real estate assessments decline. City and county budgets for...

Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...

HAMPTON—Karlesha Canady is what some might call an accidental speller. During the classroom spelling bee in December, the 14-year-old student thought she was taking a stand-up spelling test. She won, and moved on to the school-wide spelling bee at...

Is York County the Peninsula's healthiest county? Out of 131 Virginia communities ranked on a report card of local health, three in the region ranked in the top 10: York County (5), James City County (7) and Mathews (10); Hampton came in the middle of the...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released their 3rd annual County Health Rankings on Tuesday morning. In Virginia, out of 131 localities ranked, three in the region landed in the top 10:...