News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | November 3, 2025
News Archives for 2008
First win still eludes CC
For most of the first half, Charles City’s Panthers stayed even with Surry’s invading Cougars as the hosts searched for that elusive first football win of the season. But the Cougars scored a pair of late second quarter touchdowns to break a 6-6 deadlock and head for a 26-6 Tri-Rivers District decision last Friday. The loss dropped Charles City to 0-4 in the district and 0-9 overall. The Panthers get one last shot to break into the win column as they visit Chincoteague this Friday for their final game of the season. By halftime Friday night, the contest was almost…
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Lady Trojan major upset bid falls short
Unable to deliver a knockout blow in a title match of Bay Rivers volleyball heavyweights, New Kent’s Lady Trojans settled for runner-up to Jamestown’s unbeaten Eagles. The Lady Trojans stunned the top-ranked Eagles on the number one seed’s home turf in last Saturday’s district tournament final, but couldn’t seal the deal. Jamestown escaped with a 19-17 overtime win in the deciding fifth set after the teams had split the first four. Afterward, Lady Trojan players exhibited obvious disappointment with some reduced to tears. “Why these girls are so upset is they know they should have won,” New Kent coach Cyndi…
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NK shutout at homecoming
Simply put, New Kent’s Trojans had no answer, either offensively or defensively, for Poquoson’s Islanders. The host Trojans could neither sustain drives nor stop the visitors as Poquoson posted a 35-0 Bay Rivers District football win, ruining New Kent’s Oct. 24 homecoming celebration. The Islanders built a 14-0 halftime lead, limiting New Kent to only a pair of first downs, and pulled away after the break. The loss dropped the Trojans to 1-6 in the district and 2-6 overall. “We didn’t make any plays,” complained Trojan head coach Dan Rounds afterward. “We’ve got to find some kind of offense. We…
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New Kent drops fifth straight in football
For New Kent’s injury-riddled Trojans, last Friday night’s storyline matched that of previous weeks on the football field. The hosts found it difficult to stop Grafton’s Clippers as well as mount an offense of their own. Grafton rolled to 24-6 halftime lead and built a 38-6 advantage after the break before surrendering a pair of late touchdowns. And for the fifth consecutive week, New Kent fell to a Bay Rivers District foe, this time by a 38-20 count. New Kent’s last victory came on Sept. 20 at Warhill. Friday’s outcome dropped the Trojans to 1-7 in the district and 2-7…
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Lady Trojan comeback one for record book
New Kent Lady Trojan players and coaches rated their final regular season encounter with Grafton’s Clippers — a five-set, three overtime win — as one of the best victories in New Kent volleyball history. Now their latest disposal of the Clippers — another five-set triumph in last Thursday’s Bay Rivers District tournament semifinals — can be counted among the greatest comebacks of all time. Down by two sets and trailing 9-3 in the third set of the best-of-five affair, the host Lady Trojans staged a furious comeback to salvage the third set and went on to capture the next two….
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Police chases end in jail time
Two Richmond men, both on trial for separate incidents that involved police chases, are serving time behind bars after pleading guilty to charges in Charles City Circuit Court. Richard Mandrell Byrd, 34, of 509 Pulaski Ave., and Maurice Hudson, 35, of 1615 Thalia Crescent Road, entered guilty pleas on a pair of charges each as part of separate plea deals reached on Oct. 24. Byrd was indicted in September on one count each of eluding police and driving after being declared a habitual offender. Both are felonies. Last June 29, Byrd led a Charles City deputy on a four-mile chase…
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NK officials seek state law changes for assessments
In the aftermath of a recent legal challenge to New Kent’s 2008 real estate reassessment, county officials are out to change state law dealing with property tax levies and the reliability of assessments. The county’s Board of Supervisors is considering the proposals for inclusion in their annual legislative agenda package that is forwarded to local representatives in the state’s General Assembly. A final package is to be ready before legislators’ short session begins in January. County Attorney Jeff Summers unveiled the proposed package during supervisors’ Oct. 28 work session. The proposals are among close to two dozen issues that county…
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Supervisors leaning toward old middle school for library
A proposal to permanently move New Kent’s branch of Heritage Public Library into the main building at the county’s old and now empty middle school apparently is winning the blessing of county Board of Supervisors members, especially since renovations would be about one-fourth the cost of a new building. Despite supervisors’ enthusiasm for the old school proposal, unveiled during the board’s Oct. 28 work session, library officials who sat in on the meeting didn’t exactly jump on the bandwagon. A plan devised by the county’s General Services Department calls for renovating 16,000 square feet of the school’s main building over…
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Violations place CC kennel’s county permit in jeopardy
A permit allowing a Charles City dog kennel to operate is now in jeopardy after county staff discovered several violations of the permit’s requirements during a recent on-site inspection. Back in January 2006, the county Board of Supervisors granted a conditional use permit for Big Dog Kennel and its owner, Linda Howard, to breed and sell rottweilers at the kennel’s North Warriner Road location. Conditions spelled out in the permit included abiding by an operational procedure plan and having no violations of any laws. During supervisors’ Oct. 28 meeting, county planner John Bragg unveiled a list of violations uncovered as…
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Exact cause of fatal NK fire remains under investigation
Heavy concentrations of smoke and carbon monoxide apparently contributed to the death of a Barhamsville man after fire broke out in the living quarters of a Quonset hut-style building occupied by the deceased and a woman. As of yesterday (Tuesday), investigators had not released what caused the blaze, but New Kent Fire Chief Tommy Hicks said the fire apparently started near a mattress and a pile of clothing. Fire crews arrived on the scene at 5940 Farmers Drive (Route 273) shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. They encountered heavy smoke, but little fire, Hicks said the next day. Fire…
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