News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | November 5, 2025
News Archives for 2008
Suspect sought in bizarre attempted robbery in NK
Sheriff’s personnel in New Kent are searching for the suspect who attempted to pull off an unusual armed robbery at a county business, but fled the scene before being handed cash. The suspect, described as a white male in his early twenties, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 in height with blond hair and wear a red hooded jacket and khaki cargo pants, entered the Movie Gallery store at 2605 New Kent Highway in Quinton around 4:30 p.m. on April 30. The two clerks on duty watched as the man walked around the store and then left. Moments later, he returned and brandished…
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State-of-the-art technology coming in under budget
New Kent School Board members are praising efforts by administrators who negotiated lower than anticipated costs for furniture and technology packages bound for the county’s new high school. Best of all, when the building opens in September classrooms inside the $50 million structure will feature “high-end” technology as opposed to the more “affordable” packages school officials had expected to purchase. “There’s no question in my mind we’ll be presenting you in August with a 21st century, pretty close to top of the line high school,” associate superintendent Rick Richardson told board members during their Monday night meeting. Richardson, who along…
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Sex offenses dropped, but replaced by firearm counts
Fifteen sex offense counts involving two young girls and lodged against a Charles City County man have been dropped. But Forrest Everett “Skeeter” Evans now faces 10 firearm charges that, if convicted, could place him behind bars for the rest of his life. A motion filed by Charles City Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Tyler to drop the sex charges — 10 counts of aggravated sexual battery and five counts of forcible sodomy — was granted yesterday (Tuesday) by county circuit court Judge Thomas B. Hoover. Evans, 74, of 5901 Courthouse Road, Providence Forge, had been indicted last November by a grand…
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Seven CC teaching jobs face elimination in budget crunch
Charles City school officials are faced with eliminating seven teaching positions and four other jobs to balance its $13 million budget for the next school year. And county School Board members are far from happy about the prospect. Board members learned of the schools’ predicament during a work session last Thursday night. School Superintendent Janet Crawley presented the board with three options for trimming personnel. All three, however, involve seven teaching posts — three at the elementary school and two at both the middle and high schools — along with one central office administrator, the schools’ food service director, an…
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Essay contest winners listed
Three students from both New Kent’s middle and high schools won cash awards in the annual essay contest for April as Alcohol, Drug, Tobacco, and HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. Colleen Cunningham won first place at the middle school while Michael Price came in second and Bailey Angle placed third. At the high school, Willie Driscoll won the top prize followed by Andrea Costello and Julia Hardy. First place winners took home $100 while $50 was awarded for second place and $25 for third. Students also received other prizes and certificates of achievement from the schools, Del. Chris Peace, and the sponsoring…
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NKHS forensics team places in district, region, state
New Kent High School’s forensics team capped a successful season with a second place finish in the Bay Rivers District, third in Region I, and fourth in state Group AA. In the Bay Rivers tournament, Nick English (humorous interpretation), T.J. Otey (dramatic interpretation), and MaryMargaret Walsh (poetry) captured first place. Deylan Smith (dramatic interpretation), Carrie Daniel (storytelling), and Joshua Drake (impromptu) came in second while Laura Smith (original oratory), and Amy Johnson and Samantha Chapman (duo interpretation) placed third. At the Region I tourney on March 8, English, Walsh, and James Bristow placed first. Otey and Smith earned second while…
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Performance to benefit child
New Kent StageHands, the county’s adult theatre group, will perform Patricia Clapp’s “The Invisible Dragon” on May 2 and 3 as a benefit for Emma Hall. Emma is four years old and has been receiving treatment for Wilm’s tumor over the past several months. She is the daughter of Carolyn Hall, a teacher at Watkins Elementary. Performances are 7 p.m. on May 2 and 4 p.m. on May 3 in the high school auditorium. “The Invisible Dragon” appeals to children of all ages. Children (and adults) are encouraged to dress as a princess, dragon, or dragon slayer for the show….
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Rams pull away from upstart Lady Trojans
For most of the first half, New Kent’s Lady Trojans proved up to the task of challenging Lafayette’s Rams, one of the top teams in Bay Rivers District soccer. The Rams took a 1-0 lead 13 minutes into last Thursday’s contest, but could not penetrate the Lady Trojan defense to turn the game into an early rout. Over the final five minutes of the first half, however, the visitors managed two more goals and poured it on after the break to claim a 9-0 district win. “We did a really good job in the first half of disrupting their passing,”…
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Smithfield 3 New Kent 2 (baseball)
New Kent’s Trojans got runners in scoring position in each of the last two innings, but could not drive in the tying run, allowing Smithfield’s visiting Packers to escape with a 3-2 Bay Rivers District baseball win. “That’s our third one-run loss in eight games, and that’s been the story of our season,” said Trojan coach Ronnie Cox whose team fell to 2-6 in the district with the April 8 outcome. “It was a tough loss,” he said. “They got a crucial hit with two outs in both the third and fourth innings, and we left runners on base in…
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Four-run sixth inning lifts New Kent past Smithfield
For five innings, New Kent’s Lady Trojans could not solve the delivery of Smithfield pitcher Laura Lincoln. A 1-0 Packer lead appeared safe as New Kent batters chased Lincoln’s changeup and were kept off balance by the freshman hurler mixing her pitches. But with two away in the bottom of the sixth, New Kent bats erupted. And with the help of a pair of Packer errors, the hosts pushed across four runs to stun the visitors 4-1 in Bay Rivers District softball. The April 8 decision upped New Kent’s record to 5-3 while Smithfield dipped to 4-2. “[Lincoln] typically threw…
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