News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | April 29, 2024
News Archives for April, 2010
Plea deal drops abduction charge lodged against father
A felony abduction charge lodged against a North Carolina father, who snatched his 11-year-old daughter early last January from a New Kent County hospital, has been dropped. But the prosecution has the right to reinstate the charge and seek extradition if the father violates probation within the next three years. The father, Lemuel Robert Cartwright, 57, of Bath, N.C., pleaded guilty on April 7 in New Kent Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to a misdemeanor count of obstruction of justice. Under terms of a plea deal hammered out between prosecutor Linwood Gregory and Cartwright’s attorney, Terry Osborne, a felony child…
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Real estate tax rate of 67 cents proposed in New Kent
A 67-cent real estate tax rate is being proposed to fund New Kent’s fiscal 2011 budget that now stands at $49.9 million. County Administrator Cabell Lawton presented the draft budget to county Board of Supervisors members during the board’s Monday night meeting. Supervisors have scheduled an April 28 budget work session, coinciding with their regular monthly work session, in preparation for a May 10 public hearing. The proposed tax levy is a penny below a 68-cent equalized rate determined after last year’s property reassessment. County residents currently pay 73 cents per $100 of assessed value. If the 67-cent proposal stands,…
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NK school, county budgets far apart despite job cuts
Job cuts in New Kent schools stand at 36½, but that’s just for now. If a $460,000 discrepancy in county money cannot be ironed out, another 10½ positions could be on the chopping block. County School Board members voted 5-0 on Monday to approve a $26.1 million budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that begins July 1. The figure is about $1 million less than the current year’s $27.1 million budget. School officials built their budget on $630,000 in fewer local dollars. But county officials place the decrease $460,000 higher at $1,090,000. If the county figure holds firm, schools could…
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Celebration kicks off NK’s Relay For Life campaign
Life for five-year-olds Emma Hall and Savannah Reid and seven-year-old Jasper Packard has been anything but kids’ play. At age four, all were diagnosed with cancer — Emma and Savannah with Stage 4 Wilm’s Tumor and Jasper with leukemia. Today, the three youngsters stand as living proof cancer can be beaten. All have been declared cancer-free and were the center of attention at the March 21 New Kent Relay For Life kickoff held at Colonial Downs. Sporting wide grins, Emma, Savannah, and Jasper proudly displayed medals awarded them for their monumental accomplishment. And expect to see them May 30 on…
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NK Winery wines awarded medals
Two red wines produced at New Kent Winery have won awards in the Governor’s Cup competition. The winery’s Meritage won the silver medal in its category while the 2008 Merlot captured the bronze medal in its category.
Henshaw, Trojans shut out Smithfield 3-0 in Bay Rivers
Trojan pitcher Kyle Henshaw gave up only two hits and got defensive support in the field as host New Kent blanked Smithfield’s Packers 3-0 in Bay Rivers District baseball. New Kent managed just three hits, but one was a home run that helped the hosts even their district record at 2-2 and up their overall mark to 3-2 with last Thursday’s triumph. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a game like this in Bay Rivers because everybody hits so well,” said Trojan coach Ronnie Cox. “It felt really good. It was nice to go in and not feel…
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Lady Trojans conquer Essex twice
New Kent’s Lady Trojan tennis team swept home and away contests with Essex, but fell to Mathews to go to 2-1 in matches so far this season. New Kent 7 Essex 2 Singles: Courier (NK) d. Stewart 8-0, McSweeney (NK) d. Hart 8-3, Costello (NK) d. Webb 8-6, Vessels (E) d. Sweat 8-2, Holliday (NK) d. Beccerra 8-1, Rae (NK) d. Jackson 8-0. Double: Courrier-McSweeney d. Stewart-Hart 8-1, Webb-Vessels d. Costello-Sweat 8-6, Rae-Galloway d. Beccerra-Jackon 8-5. Mathews 7 New Kent 2 Singles: Courrier (NK) d. Ratliff 8-2; Sears (M) d. McSweeney 8-4, Byrd (M) d. Costello 8-1, F. Collins (M)…
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Trojans edge Rappahannock in tennis
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team won two of three doubles matches to squeeze past Rappahannock’s visiting Raiders 5-4 in a March 23 non-district match. New Kent got singles wins from Kyle Mechling, Jacob Bivans, and Mikey Emana as the teams were deadlocked 3-3 heading into doubles. The doubles teams of Mechling/Bivans and Emana/Robert Storey held on for wins. Singles: Meyer (R) d. Gilland 6-1, 6-0; King (R) d. Sickal 6-3, 6-2; Mechling (NK) d. Dunaway 7-5, 7-5; Bivans (NK) d. Wiseman 6-1, 6-1; Emana (NK) d. France 7-5, 2-6, 7-5; Fallin (R) d. Storey 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: Meyer-King d. Sickal-Gregory…
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Leckie last second goal in OT lifts Trojans over West Point
With under a minute to go in the second and final overtime period, New Kent’s home soccer opener with West Point’s Pointers appeared on the verge of a 2-2 tie. But the Trojans’ Kyle Leckie wanted no part of a deadlock. Taking a pass just outside the box from teammate Travis Nice, Leckie hooked a shot high and over the head of Pointer keeper Alex Dixon. The ball found the right corner of the goal to hand New Kent a 3-2 lead. The hosts then weathered the last few seconds to secure their first win and even their record at…
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CC library design unveiled
Charles City’s Library Campaign Committee has been hard at work for some time, selecting an architect and conducting the silent phase of a capital campaign for the building of a new library building. James Tyler, co-chairman of the committee, said, “Something extraordinary is happening in Charles City County. For the first time in our county’s history, we have an opportunity to build our own library facility.” Enteros Design PC won the contract to design the building and is now in the schematic phase of the design process. According to the architect’s design narrative, the library will accommodate over 20,000 volumes…
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