News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | March 2, 2026
News Archives for 2008
Hunters descend on CC board
A crowd of more than 200, mostly hunters, filled the Charles City government building’s auditorium for last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. But the throng did not show up in response to a potential overturning of the county’s law allowing high-powered rifles during deer hunting season. These were hunters out to protect their right to use dogs. In essence, the hunters pressed supervisors to pass a resolution aimed at preserving their right to hunt deer utilizing dogs. And supervisors were quick to oblige, unanimously passing the resolution during their Jan. 22 meeting. County resident Jimmy Fitzgerald spearheaded the effort in…
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Providence Forge preschool earns award for excellence
Since 1975, Sunshine Nursery School has operated within Providence Forge Presbyterian Church. The preschool for three- and four-year-olds has gone on relatively unnoticed outside of the New Kent-Charles City area. That is, until now. Church officials learned in mid-January their nursery school has drawn national acclaim by winning the Sarah Hill Brown Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. The award is one of five presented annually by Richmond-based Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education. All Presbyterian churches in the United States are eligible. Providence Forge is sharing its award — named after the late educator Sarah…
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Temporary library branch set in NK, pending in CC
A new home for Heritage Public Library has been found in New Kent, and location for a Charles City branch is down to a pair of possibilities. But don’t expect library services in both counties to be renewed just yet. In New Kent, a library branch will be located in the New Kent Commons development on Route 155 across from the entrance to Colonial Downs and Brickshire. Plans call for the library to move into office space recently vacated by Coldwell Banker (6215-D Chesapeake Circle). The library’s Board of Trustees is executing a three-year lease for the site. In Charles…
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Temporary library branch set in NK, pending in CC
A new home for Heritage Public Library has been found in New Kent, and location for a Charles City branch is down to a pair of possibilities. But don’t expect library services in both counties to be renewed just yet. In New Kent, a library branch will be located in the New Kent Commons development on Route 155 across from the entrance to Colonial Downs and Brickshire. Plans call for the library to move into office space recently vacated by Coldwell Banker (6215-D Chesapeake Circle). The library’s Board of Trustees is executing a three-year lease for the site. In Charles…
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Charles City HS cadets take part in Pearl Harbor seminar
Cadet 2nd Lt. Lyndsay Garner and Sgt. 1st Class Ashley Cash from Charles City High School’s JROTC program attended the “Pearl Harbor- We Were There” seminar on Dec. 7 at the Virginia War Memorial. Students from other area localities including New Kent, Caroline, Prince George, Henrico, and Chesterfield attended the event sponsored by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation. The seminar included a ceremony honoring those who lost their lives as well as survivors. Students were divided into groups that met with survivors who reflected on their memories of the Japanese attack. One survivor, Charles Haessig, discussed how Americans underestimated the…
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Lafayette eases past New Kent
Beyond the game’s opening three minutes, Lafayette’s league-leading Rams had few problems in overcoming New Kent’s host Lady Trojans. Behind Addie Williams’ game-high 30 points, the Rams cruised to a 71-39 win in last Thursday’s Bay Rivers District basketball clash. Lafayette improved to 9-1 in Bay Rivers while New Kent fell to 1-9, 1-11 overall. “They re talented people,” New Kent coach Gierek Walker said concerning the Rams. “But then you expect that when you have girls who have played together for a while.” Lafayette jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before New Kent got back in the game…
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Early deficit dooms Panthers
Less than three minutes into their non-district basketball clash with West Point’s invading Pointers, Charles City’s Panthers found themselves trailing by 10 points. It was a deficit from which the hosts never fully recovered. West Point turned back every Charles City comeback attempt on the way to a 74-60 triumph. The Jan. 2 outcome lowered the Panthers’ record to 2-5. “We’re a very young team and it takes too long for us to get started,” said Charles City head coach Brenner Carter. “The kids have to learn that from the time the ball is tossed up, we’ve got to be…
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Grafton second quarter lifts Clippers past New Kent
Taking away the second quarter of the New Kent Lady Trojan-Grafton Clipper basketball encounter gives New Kent the edge in scoring. Unfortunately for the host Lady Trojans, all four quarters count. Grafton used a 27-11 second quarter to overcome a New Kent lead and forge on to a 62-49 Bay Rivers District win. The Jan. 3 result dropped New Kent to 1-6 in the district and 1-8 overall. “That second quarter was the quarter,” Lady Trojan coach Gierek Walker said afterward. “They got up to 17 points ahead of us and we outscored them for the rest of the game….
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Jamestown shrugs off New Kent pressure, prevails 81-64
New Kent’s Trojans unleashed their customary pressure defense combined with three-point shooting formula that had worked for an unbeaten record at home so far this season. But Jamestown’s visiting Eagles were not impressed. The Eagles used depth along with ability to break New Kent’s press for easy shots to gain an 81-64 Bay Rivers District basketball win last Friday, handing the Trojans their first home loss. Afterward, New Kent coach Ed Allen identified a number of facets that led to the downfall as his team fell to 7-3 in the district and 9-3 overall. “Shot selection, inability to run our…
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Trojans pin loss on Varina
Sam Craig’s sudden reversal and pin of Varina’s Poncho Lyles in the 140-pound match enabled host New Kent to forge in front of the visiting Blue Devils. New Kent then went on to win six of the final seven matches to defeat the Group AAA Blue Devils 54-22 in non-district wrestling. Craig fought back from a 6-1 scoring deficit as Lyles had dominated during the match. Craig managed the pin at the 3:18 mark to put New Kent in front 18-16 in team points. New Kent then picked up four forfeits in the Jan. 8 encounter with wins going to…
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