News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | April 19, 2024
News Archives for December, 2010
NK fire station effort earns support from supervisors
A monetary boost for the Lanexa Fire/Rescue Station 4 building effort from New Kent’s Board of Supervisors means the temporary station could be fully operational by the end of the year. Monday night, supervisors voted 5-0 to spend $11,500 to cover cost of installing doors, a concrete apron, and engineering inspections. They also approved spending up to $10,000 for grading and applying gravel to create a driveway and vehicle turnaround. Organizers have worked tirelessly this year to raise money. Most of the close to $55,000 in work paid for to date has come from fund-raising events. Their latest effort, a…
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CC supervisors, School Board session termed ‘productive’
While Tuesday night’s long-awaited Charles City Board of Supervisors/School Board work session fell short in the substantial decision category, chairmen on both sides termed the gathering as productive. All five members of the School Board sat down with the county’s three supervisors along with school superintendent Janet Crawley and county administrator Jack Miniclier to discuss a short list of items, all pertaining to money matters. “I think it was very productive and cordial,” supervisors’ chairman Timothy Cotman said afterward. “Some issues that needed to be addressed got discussed, and we want to collaborate on some issues. It was very positive.”…
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Board deadlocked on project
New Kent’s five-member Board of Supervisors is “somewhat divided,” board chairman Marty Sparks said at the start of Tuesday’s special session discussion, on how to proceed with renovating the county’s Historic School. Make that evenly split. Two supervisors — District 5 representative Ray Davis and District 4 board member Stran Trout — favor proceeding with the process already under way, which follows guidelines found in the 2002 Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA). Sparks, who represents District 2, and District 3 representative Jimmy Burrell favor embarking on another route, meaning put the project out for competitive bids. District 1…
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Former NK coach honored
Fred Birchett, former New Kent High football coach and current coach at Lancaster High, has been named Washington Redskins High School Coach of the Week for the week of Nov. 1. The Coach of the Week program is designed to recognize and reward excellence in high school football coaching. Birchett has been coaching football for over 27 years with this season being his third as head coach at Lancaster. During his career, he has received several football coaching awards including Virginia High School Coaches Association State Football Coach of the Year (1997), Coach of the Year, Touchdown Club of Richmond…
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CC, NK players win All-District honors
Charles City senior quarterback Trevor Jones and sophomore defensive tackle Jaelan Williams have been named to the All-Tri-Rivers District football first team. Jones also made the second team at three positions — wide receiver, punter, and linebacker. Williams received honorable mention at offensive tackle. Senior running back Joseph Tabb, senior Dominick Barbour at both placekicker and linebacker, junior defensive back Dominique Williams, and sophomore kick returner Avery Jones were second team selections. Jones received honorable mention at quarterback as did Williams at wide receiver. Senior offensive tackle Dominick Harris, senior tight end Dominic Jones, and senior linebacker Gregory Cotman also…
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Sussex holds off Charles City in Region A
Sussex Central’s Tigers romped to a 42-0 shutout over Charles City’s Panthers in regular season play. But a rematch three weeks later in the Region A Division 1 football playoffs took on a different character. Charles City, the region’s third seed, battled back from an early deficit to forge in front in the Nov. 19 region semifinal. Number two seeded and host Sussex then regained the lead and held on in a fourth quarter battle of two high-powered offenses to advance to the final with a 52-44 win. Charles City’s season ended at 6-5, but the Panthers finished as co-champions…
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Glen Lea 21 New Kent 0 (varsity midgets)
Unable to mount a sustained attack, New Kent’s Falcon varsity midget team fell 21-0 to Glen Lea’s Lions in the Metropolitan Youth Football League semifinals on Nov. 20 at Henrico’s Dorey Park. The contest got off to a shaky start for New Kent as the Falcons fumbled away the opening kickoff. New Kent’s defense, however, responded with a four-play stop to take over on downs. The Falcons mounted a penalty-marred drive that reached the Glen Lea 26 yard line before running out of downs. On the Lions’ next play, quarterback RaQuan Waller raced 74 yards to put Glen Lea ahead…
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Falcon peewees stun Varina to advance to title game
C.J. Reeders ran for 216 yards and three touchdowns while Evan Branch added a touchdown plus 164 yards on the ground as the New Kent Falcons’ varsity peewee team toppled Varina’s unbeaten Blue Devils 41-32 in the Metropolitan Youth Football League semifinals. The Nov. 20 victory propelled the Falcons into last Saturday’s championship clash with Chamberlayne, another unbeaten. The semifinal triumph at Henrico’s Dorey Park avenged the 10-1 Falcons’ lone loss, a 29-20 early season setback at the hands of Varina. In the rematch, the Falcons needed all the offensive firepower they could muster. Varina scored on its first possession,…
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Falcons triumph 32-12 in Metro football ‘Super Bowl’
New Kent’s Falcon peewees faced a formidable task — defeat Chamberlayne’s unbeaten Packers, a team that had shut out five of its 10 opponents and given up a mere six points apiece to the other five. No problem. The Falcons quickly surpassed the other Packer foes on their first possession, taking an early 7-0 advantage. And it would be a lead they would never relinquish. New Kent scored more points than Chamberlayne’s previous opponents combined in capturing last Saturday’s “Super Bowl” championship in the Metropolitan Youth Football League’s varsity peewee division with a 32-12 victory at the SportsQuest complex in…
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Charles City girl performs with ballet
Macie Glen DeLuke, a Charles City resident and kindergarten student at Surry Elementary School, will be appearing in the Concert Ballet of Virginia’s annual holiday production of the “Nutcracker.” The first performance took place at Benedictine High School Nov. 26-28. High schools hosting upcoming performances are Goochland (Dec. 3-5), Monacan (Dec. 10-12), and Atlee (Dec. 17-19). Macie, who is a dance student at Linda’s School of Dance program offered by New Kent Parks and Recreation, began rehearsals at the Concert Ballet’s studio in Ashland in early October. She is the daughter of Victor and Vanteen DeLuke and the granddaughter of…
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