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• Proposed five-year $253 million CIP for New Kent includes $152 million for next fiscal year

  New Kent Supervisors received a look at a five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) during the Jan. 28 work session. And one thing is for certain; New Kent has big goals and plans to spend lots of money. New Kent County Administrator Rodney Hathaway presented the five-year recommendation of $253,825,548 during the meeting. Of that amount, more than half ($152,790,754) is planned to be used in the next fiscal year. The five-year proposal presented by Hathaway comes as a recommendation from the county’s planning commission. The $253 million in expenditures will cover several areas, with the $152 million planned for next…
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• Bottom of the Bridge LaSertoma offering Youth Service Award

  Bottom of the Bridge LaSertoma is pleased to announce that the organization will sponsor a $200 Youth Service Award to a New Kent student. The award is to recognize a youth in New Kent County that exemplifies leadership and community service. To be eligible, a student must be a resident of New Kent and recognized for outstanding performance in the areas of volunteer community service and school-required service activities. Applications are available at each of the New Kent schools’ guidance offices and must be returned there by Monday, Mar. 9, 2026.

• Letter to the Editor: Says senior citizen subdivision not maintained after ice storm

  For the last five days, I have been stranded in the Groves Community of New Kent. Our roads are sheets of ice. With the majority of our community as seniors, people are falling and getting hurt. The owners are nowhere to be found. When I moved here from New York a year ago, I was told as many others were that the owners took care of shoveling the sidewalks and driveways. I am 66 years old and was outside with a hammer trying to break ice. My husband fell last year, and it has been constant surgeries and visits to…
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• After slow first half, New Kent uses team effort to takedown Tabb 43-27

  

  It’s been nearly four years since New Kent defeated the Tabb Lady Tigers on the hardwood. Friday night’s Bay Rivers District contest saw the hosts needing a second half surge to it that mark. After only leading by two at the break, New Kent outscored Tabb 22-8 after the halftime intermission to defeat the Lady Tigers 43-27 in a total team effort. The first half was an offensive struggle for both teams. New Kent only mustered eight points in the opening quarter while Tabb was only able to toss in five. In the second quarter, scoring continued to be difficult,…
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• Lafayette snaps New Kent’s seven-game winning streak with 88-73 victory

  The Jan. 22 Bay Rivers match-up pitted the hosting New Kent Trojans against the other top team in their district as the visiting Lafayette Rams came to town. For the hosts, they ran up against a tall task, unable to slow down the Rams’ stampede. Behind a dominant performance from 6’8” center Jordon Hampton, Lafayette used a strong second half as they defeated New Kent 88-73, snapping the Trojans seven-game winning streak. Early in the contest, the Trojans seized control, utilizing trifectas from Marty Wray and Devon Bailey to jump ahead. The Rams counterpunched, with Hampton dropping back-to-back baskets and…
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• Fox named to Dean’s List at University of Maryland- Global Campus

  Victoria Fox, a resident of Charles City, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Maryland-Global Campus for the Fall 2025 semester. To be recognized for the achievement, a student must complete at least six credit terms while earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or better.