News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | March 2, 2026
News Archives for 2008
NK strategy keys win over Poquoson
A strategy of often switching defenses from zones to man-to-man and even adding a gimmick like a diamond-and-one helped New Kent’s unbeaten Trojans stay that way. New Kent befuddled Poquoson’s invading Islanders sufficiently to gain a 67-61 victory. The Trojans improved to 3-0 in Bay Rivers District basketball play and 4-0 overall with the Dec. 14 decision. “Switching defenses is not what we usually do, but we put it in for [Poquoson] and I think it kept them off-balance,” said Trojan coach Ed Allen. “This was a game of runs,” he said, noting each team’s penchant for putting together strings…
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Defendants sentenced in CC
A Highland Springs man has been handed a suspended sentence in Charles City Circuit Court after being convicted of felony marijuana possession with intent to distribute. But the defendant, who has no prior criminal record, has been sitting in jail for the 10 weeks that have elapsed since his trial when he told the presiding judge he had not used marijuana recently and then tested positive for the drug. William Curtis Cox, 19, of 9 South Daisy Avenue, was to be released on bond after his Oct. 12 trial during which he pleaded guilty to the charge. Just before court…
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New fire station tops CC list
Charles City’s volunteer fire department has rearranged its priorities when it comes to fire station expansion and construction, and District I Board of Supervisors representative Gilbert Smith couldn’t be happier. In a letter to supervisors made public during the board’s Dec. 19 meeting, department Chief Archer Jones Jr. wrote that fire officials now consider a fire station to be built in Smith’s district as number one on the department’s priority list. Dropping out of the top spot is a plan to enlarge the department’s station on Adkins Road. The letter prompted Smith to quickly motion to accept the fire department’s…
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Last chance upcoming for public say on 100-acre park
Next Wednesday will be the final opportunity for New Kent residents to have their say on what recreation uses should be incorporated into a 100-acre site that will become home to a centrally-located county park. Since October, New Kent’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission has been entertaining public comment during the group’s monthly meetings. The fourth and last public input session is scheduled for the commission’s Jan. 9 meeting. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the county administration building’s boardroom. County officials are aiming at a report on New Kent’s recreational needs. The findings will serve as the basis…
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