New Kent Charles City Chronicle

News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | July 25, 2017

CIED presentation to New Kent Rotary

Joanne Howard of the Chickahominy Indians Eastern Division gave a presentation to New Kent’s Rotary Club on July 21. Howard spoke about her childhood experiences and the activities taking place at the Chickahominy Cultural Tribal Center.

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  • Plea deals reached in New Kent Circuit Court

    Plea deals were reached in related cases as part of July 24 proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. Coleman Tyler Mundie and Ardeshia Ja Hutchinson accepted the agreements during the afternoon trial. Mundie entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of possession of misdemeanor drug paraphernalia (originally attempting to deliver drugs to a prisoner). One charge of conspiracy to deliver drugs to a prisoner was dropped. Hutchinson pleaded guilty to an amended charge of trespassing after being forbidden (originally attempting to deliver drugs to a prisoner). One charge of conspiracy to deliver drugs to a prisoner was dropped. The…
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  • New Kent Fire-Rescue launches new alert notification system

    New Kent Fire-Rescue has launched a new mass notification emergency alert service. New Kent ALERT, powered by Everbridge, Inc., was launched on July 20. The system enhances the capability to send emergency alerts for situations that include severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and more. “We are very excited to utilize this new software as it gives us more versatility in contacting the entire community by phone, text, email, or the mobile app in an emergency situation,” said New Kent Fire Chief Rick Opett in a press release. “We can also narrow our focus to just a neighborhood that…
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  • Chronicle announces transition to weekly newspaper

    The New Kent-Charles City Chronicle has made the decision to become a weekly newspaper effective as of Sept. 15. “With the ever-changing environment of the news, Chronicle staff has elected to make the decision to become a weekly newspaper,” said editor Andre’ Jones. “After much research, we feel that news that effects New Kent and Charles City is ongoing and that a publication every week will benefit citizens for both localities.” With the decision to go weekly, the New Kent-Charles City Chronicle will be phasing out the New Kent-Charles City Chronicle EXTRA that is mailed out to New Kent residents….
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Featured News

  • New Kent High School’s cheerleading and football teams hosted 84 kids as part of the first “Future Trojan Youth Football and Cheer Camp” held on July 10-11 at the high school. Campers ages 5-12 got to participate in drills varying from blocking drills (above) and learning new cheering formations (below). Many of the participants will be a part of the New Kent Falcons recreation team this upcoming fall.
  • Ja'ël Savage (left) and Robb Johnson (right) are the newest hires by the Chronicle.
  • Maryann Boho was the guest speaker at the June 7 regular meeting of New Kent’s Rotary Club. Boho spoke about her mother’s business that started in 1985 and its progression into today’s time and economy.
  • Above, New Kent Middle School’s Junior BETA Club trio of Aaron Sweeney, Noah Schneider, and Afton Fults creation of the robot “iMouse” propelled them to a third-place finish at national competition in June. The group competed with schools around the nation and finished with the bronze in the Junior Division II category. Also representing New Kent Middle School at the nationals was Sadie Call (below), who received honorable mention in the scrapbook competition.
  • New Kent Rotary Club president Jo Drain is a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award. The honor is presented to club members who contribute significantly to the organization.
  • Kids receive a personal encounter with a terrapin as Virginia’s Living Museum Peyton Hunt carries it around as part of Heritage Public Library’s Chesapeake Bay Adventures presentation on July 10. New Kent’s rendition of the show brought in approximately 80 people to learn about the bay’s environment as well as see a number of sea creatures who occupy the habitat.Andre' Jones photo
  • Nancy Goodman (center, blue skirt) is joined by New Kent supervisors and coworkers during her recognition at the July 6 meeting.Andre' Jones photo