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🌱 How a new 197-foot cell tower could change Mathews connectivity
And check out Wharf to Wharf Swim on the Mathews Patch calendar
Good morning Mathews! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new 197-foot cell tower could change Mathews connectivity
- Mathews farmers now qualify for special USDA drought disaster assistance
Also on today's calendar: Pork and Politics - We the People and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 74.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Planners recommend approval of cell tower CUP (gazettejournal.net) — Mathews County planners have unanimously backed a Conditional Use Permit for a 197-foot cell tower on Beaverdam Road, just south of Mathews Court House, and also supported rezoning a Hudgins parcel for two home sites. Both proposals now move to the Board of Supervisors, where final decisions could shape local cell coverage and residential development. 
• Gloucester, Mathews added to USDA drought list (gazettejournal.net) — Mathews County has been added to the USDA's Drought Disaster list, making local farmers eligible to apply for emergency loans and other federal assistance. The designation reflects severe to exceptional drought conditions during the growing season and gives producers several months to seek help tailored to their specific financial and operational needs.
📸 Around Mathews
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mathews
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★ Featured events ★
- Wharf to Wharf Swim →
Mathews County Land Conservancy, 1039 Williams Wharf Rd, Mathews
10:00 am
Saturday August 15
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Other local events
- Pork and Politics - We the People →
Abingdon Ruritan Club, 8784 Guinea Rd, Hayes
4:00 pm - Gloucester Girls JV Volleyball @ Mathews →
Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd, Mathews
5:30 pm - Mathews Dept of Social Services Board Meeting →
Mathews County, VA Calendar, 536 Church Street, Mathews
5:00 pm - Board of Zoning Appeals Monthly Meeting →
Mathews County, VA Calendar, 17 Church Street, Mathews
7:00 pm - Board of Supervisors Regularly Scheduled Meeting →
Mathews County, VA Calendar, 17 Church Street, Mathews
6:00 pm - Local Group Meeting: Fairfield Foundation Family... →
The Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S George Washington Mem Hwy, Hayes
6:00 pm - Local Group Meeting: Fairfield Foundation Family Circle (Gloucester, VA) →
The Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S George Washington Mem Hwy, Hayes
6:00 pm
Saturday August 15
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Tuesday September 8
📣 Mathews Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Planning Commission Meeting →
Middlesex County, VA Calendar Saluda, VA 23149
7:00 pm - POP-UP: Bake Sale Fundraiser for Alzheimer's Association — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
12:00 pm - Sangria Sunday — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
12:00 pm - Nino's Pizza (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
12:00 pm
Thursday August 13
Saturday August 15
Sunday August 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A final reminder that there's an app for that!
HRSD is excited to introduce our new mobile app designed to give you faster access and visibility into your account. The new HRSD mobile app gives… (Nextdoor )
- Riverside Health System posted a job opening for Cook in Mathews. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Poquoson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mathews here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown
- Yorktown's QDaddy's Pitmaster BBQ reopens after lightning strike (wavy.com)
- Report alleges history of antisemitism with limited consequences at Yorktown HS (arlnow.com)
- The fog of war: The Revolutionary War may have never reached Virginia without a meteorological miracle (cardinalnews.org)
Kilmarnock
- Remembering a community hero and carnival volunteer (rrecord.com)
Ok Mathews! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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