News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | March 2, 2026
News Archives for 2008
Charles City man wanted on sex crimes surrenders
A Charles City County man, who has been on the run from police since November when he was indicted on 15 felony sex charges involving underage girls, has surrendered to authorities. Accompanied by his attorney, Forrest Everett “Skeeter” Evans, 74, of 5901 Courthouse Road, was taken into custody on the morning of Feb. 1 at the Charles City Sheriff’s Office. Capt. Jayson Crawley said his office received a phone call the day before from Evans’ lawyer, Oscar Brinson, who said his client would surrender the next day. Evans was formally served with felony indictments and taken to Riverside Regional Jail…
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Budget crunch time in NK, CC
New Kent school officials have a plan to end the county’s bottom-dwelling status among neighboring school systems when it comes to starting pay for first-year teachers. That plan entails proposing 8 percent salary increases for each of the next three school years, but all hinges on whether or not county Board of Supervisors members, who control the purse strings, buy into the proposal. An average 8.1 percent teacher pay raise is part of a proposed $26 million budget for 2008-09 that county School Board members will advance before supervisors later this month. The figure is about $2.7 million more than…
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Wildfires burn NK, CC acres
Woodland and brush fires driven by strong winds gusting over 50 miles per hour kept fire fighting crews scrambling to protect property in New Kent and Charles City counties last Sunday afternoon. More than 20 fires erupted in the two localities combined with fire fighters in New Kent at one point battling 14 blazes at the same time. Luckily, there were no reports of injuries or structural damage relating to fires in either county although more than 400 acres were burned. But two occupants of a vehicle traveling on Route 60 just west of Providence Forge weren’t quite as fortunate,…
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Grafton deflates New Kent
A raucous student cheering section greeted New Kent’s Trojans for “Pack the Gym Night” as the team took the floor for last Wednesday’s critical Bay Rivers District basketball clash with Grafton’s invading Clippers. Too bad some of that student body enthusiasm didn’t rub off on the players, particularly in the first half. New Kent dug itself into a 15-point hole in the first half and spent all of the second trying to extricate a comeback win. It didn’t happen. The Clippers never allowed the Trojans to get closer than five points the rest of the way and hit their free…
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Judge reverses decision, orders defendant to jail
A New Kent Circuit Court judge has reversed his decision allowing a convicted felon to remain free on bond, four days after a jury found the defendant guilty of grand larceny of a firearm. A jury found Joseph M. Moseley II, 43, of 25 Moorings Road in Dendron, Va., guilty of the gun theft following a Jan. 28 trial. Last July 17, Moseley stole a firearm belonging to Troy Leber. The jury, meanwhile, recommended a four-year prison term. Moseley had been free on bond leading up to the trial, and Judge Thomas B. Hoover agreed to allow the defendant to…
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Resolution to protect canine use for hunting passes in NK
Last month, a horde of hunters descended on the Board of Supervisors meeting in Charles City to lobby board members to pass a resolution in support of preserving a longstanding tradition of using dogs to hunt deer in the county. Monday night, it was New Kent County’s turn. Close to 150 deer hunters turned out for New Kent’s Board of Supervisors meeting, filling the 84-seat board meeting room to capacity before spilling over into nearby hallways and eventually outdoors. While supervisors in Charles City quickly complied with the hunters’ request, similar action in New Kent took a bit longer, but…
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Budget crunch time in NK, CC
A proposed $14 million budget for the next school year, now under consideration by Charles City School Board members, lists no new teaching positions and no job cuts. But school officials are asking for a 4.5 percent teacher pay raise along with $7.1 million in county money. School Superintendent Janet Crawley unveiled the 2008-09 proposal before School Board members during a Feb. 5 meeting. Board members were scheduled to refine the document during work sessions scheduled for Feb. 7 and 12. If approved, a first-year teacher in Charles City next year would earn $37,500, almost $1,500 more than for the…
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NK wrestlers pin losses on four of five Bay Rivers foes
New Kent wrestlers topped four Bay Rivers District foes, but fell to another during a five-team meet on Jan. 19. The Trojans defeated Grafton 66-11, Jamestown 75-6, Lafayette 54-21, and Bruton 73-6. The only loss was a 44-34 setback to Poquoson. New Kent 66 Grafton 11 103- M. Emana (NK) m.d. Rahall 13-2; 112- Barker (NK) forfeit; 119- Long (NK) forfeit; 125- Peddicord (NK) m.d. Allard 16-6; 130- J. Emana (NK) p. Stewart 3:22; 135- Todd (NK) m.d. Potter 10-2; 140- Craig (NK) p. Barringer 3:23; 145- Driscoll (NK) p. Haslem 1:42; 152- Young (NK) forfeit; 160- Baldwin (NK) forfeit;…
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Chesterfield pulls away in 4th quarter to turn back CC
Fighting an uphill battle all the way against Chesterfield Community’s press and height advantage, Charles City’s host Panthers did all they could to stay in the game. But the visiting Eagles eventually put the contest away in the fourth quarter, claiming a 77-59 Tri-Rivers District basketball win. Chesterfield threatened to turn the Jan. 18 affair into a blowout in the first half, but Charles City’s zone defense kept a lid on matters. “That’s the only way we could play them,” Panther coach Brenner Carter said speaking of defense. “We don’t play man-to-man very well, and they’re big and they’ve got…
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Charles City holds on in second half to top Lancaster 49-45
Charles City’s Panthers held off Lancaster’s Red Devils down the stretch in a low scoring, non-district basketball affair to preserve a 49-45 triumph. Despite a close contest throughout, the host Panthers never allowed the Red Devils to forge in front after the first half. Lancaster managed a 37-37 deadlock with five minutes left in the game, but back-to-back baskets enabled the hosts to vault ahead to stay. “We actually, for a change, made the other folks work tonight,” Panther head coach Brenner Carter said afterward. “This team is like night and day. One day we’re up and the next day…
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