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• Strong first half by New Kent enough to outlast Atlee 37-27

  

  Despite a sluggish start coming off the holiday break, New Kent’s Lady Trojans continue to increase their tab in the win column. New Kent emerged with a 37-27 victory over the visiting Atlee Lady Raiders in Monday night’s non-district affair. Early on, it looked like the Lady Trojans would run away with the contest as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead. The first quarter shutout was thwarted after Atlee’s Vasiliki Sotos drained a three, but when the horn sounded, New Kent carried a 14-3 lead into the next quarter. In the second quarter, Anna Hetzel dropped two three-pointers to…
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• Local students earn academic recognition from Southern New Hampshire University

  Local students were recognized by Southern New Hampshire University for their academic success during the Fall 2025 semester. Kyle McCuistion and Joseph Hampton, both of Providence Forge, Mya Jones-Pogrebneak of Quinton, and Natalie Johnston of New Kent, earned high academic honors and were named to the President’s List. Carl Gardner and Deidra Otey, both of Providence Forge, were named to the Dean’s List during the fall term. To be recognized on the President’s List, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. In order to be named to the Dean’s…
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• Charles City man indicted on attempted second degree murder charge

  

  A Charles City man has been indicted on a pair of felony charges including attempted murder. Ernest Lamont Jones, 43, of the 6200 block of Sign Post Lane, was indicted on one charge each of attempted second degree murder, strangulation, and misdemeanor assault and battery on a family member during Tuesday morning proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. The allegations stem from a Sept. 30, 2025, incident where Jones was identified as a suspect when he was involved in a domestic incident with a female companion. In one other indictment, Adkins Store, located at 9900 S. Lott Cary Road, Charles…
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• Richmond woman to serve two years for illegally possessing firearm in New Kent

  A Richmond woman will spend the next two years in jail for illegally possessing a gun in New Kent County. Donesha Shante Bland, 35, of the 3400 block of Walmsley Boulevard, entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of a gun by a nonviolent felon as part of an agreement reached Monday morning in New Kent Circuit Court. One charge of felony failure to appear was dropped as part of the agreement. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, on Feb. 28, 2025, a high-speed chase initiated in New Kent and eventually…
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• Charles City’s rebuild continues, falls to Surry County 90-35

  

  Losing their top five scorers from the previous season, Charles City’s Panthers entered the 2025-26 season in a rebuild phase. But their demeanor of play during a Friday evening contest against the visiting Surry County Cougars provided enough evidence that the season and pride the team once had needed to be found sooner rather than later. Charles City surrendered the first 17 points of the game as the visiting Cougars cruised to a 90-35 victory over the Panthers. In the first quarter, the hosts had trouble stopping baskets from Surry’s Cayden Drew and Royal Hunt. Pressure defense from the visitors…
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• Leggett leads New Kent’s swim team at Hanover Hawks invitational

  

  New Kent boys’ swim team amassed 54 points to finish 24th at the Hanover Hawks Invitational held at SwimRVA on Dec. 20. New Kent’s Finnegan Leggett finished second in the 100 yard freestyle (46.78) and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (21.65), accumulating all the points for the Trojans. New Kent Lady Trojans’ swim team did not score at the event. Western Albermarle’s boys’ and girls’ teams swept the meets, respectively. Other results (NK only): Boys: 200 yard medley relay- 32. NK Relay A (Silsby, Hall, Leggett, Konings) 2:00.32, 35.NK Relay B (Jones, Moore, Purgason, Goodman) 2:12.93. 50 yard freestyle-…
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