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🌱 Mathews Market Days — Mermaid Cove Productions and 10 more events
And on the Mathews Patch calendar - Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Hi Mathews! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Mathews Market Days — Mermaid Cove Productions at Mathews County Courthouse Square
- Planning Commission Regular Meeting at Historic Courthouse
- MATHEWS MARKET DAYS
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
- Thursday: Hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mathews
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★ Featured events ★
- Mathews Market Days — Mermaid Cove Productions →
Mathews County Courthouse Square, 27 State Rte 1002, Mathews
9:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Planning Commission Regular Meeting →
Historic Courthouse, 17 Church Street, Mathews
7:00 pm - MATHEWS MARKET DAYS →
Mathews VA
10:00 am - Party at the Wharf - PART TIME →
Williams Wharf Landing, 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews
5:30 pm - Kids Block Party at Mathews Market Days →
Mathews Main Street, Mathews
6:00 pm - Annual Car Show at Mathews Market Days →
Thomas Hunter Middle School, 387 Church Street, Mathews
9:00 am - Mathews Market Days →
Mathews Courthouse Square, 27 State Route 1002, Mathews
9:00 am - Pet Parade Hosted by GMHS at Mathews Market Days →
Put-In-Creek Landing, 50 Brickbat Road, Mathews
9:30 am - Market Days Book Signing, Bruce Bracken at Mathews Visitor Center →
Mathews Visitor Center, 239 Main Street, Mathews
12:00 pm - The Original Rhondels at Market Days →
Mathews Main Street, Mathews
3:00 pm - Mathews Market Days — Mermaid Cove Productions →
Mathews County Courthouse Square, 27 State Rte 1002, Mathews
12:00 pm - Mathews Market Days →
Mathews Courthouse Square, 27 State Route 1002, Mathews
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- College of William & Mary posted a job opening for Adjunct Professor - Accounting Department Pool in Williamsburg. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Floor Clerical in Williamsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mathews here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown
- Public Records: Chesapeake portfolio sells for over $9M; Hampton land sold for development (dailypress.com)
- Life in the Revolutionary-Era Virginia Backcountry (williamsburgfamilies.com)
- Veterans Day Events at American Revolution Museum at Yorktown on November 11 (williamsburgfamilies.com)
Williamsburg
- A trip back in time: Plainview teacher spends week in Colonial Williamsburg (ardmoreite.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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