10th Annual Forge Foundation Thanksgiving Feast

Editorial- Thanksgiving: The most overlooked holiday but yet probably the most important one

Let’s be honest for a moment. Thanksgiving is an often-overlooked holiday. After Halloween has passed by and all the candy in the stores go on sale Nov. 1, most people turn their attention to the Christmas season. In fact, Black Friday is probably more on the radar than Thanksgiving. But I am going to deduce a theory that a few people may have thought of but probably never could put the dots together; Thanksgiving is probably the most holiday we have to date. With all due respect to the Fourth of July’s and the New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving is that…
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New Kent robotics team builds confidence, connections to life

The field of robotics is a trend that has grown so exponentially that the Virginia High School League is considering making it a formal competition. In New Kent, one man is looking to put those kids interested in the field on the right path to be successful before they enter the upper grades. Randy Hintz is the head coach of a New Kent-based robotics team. Hintz currently has 11 kids on the team, including son Michael. Hintz relocated to New Kent seven years ago from Mechanicsville. While in his former home, he was involved with First Tech Challenge Robotics, a…
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More than 800 reasons of thanks

Charles City Public Schools First Quarter Honor Rolls 2019-2020

Charles City Elementary School Grade 3- All A’s: Cade Jenkins, Logan Jones. A/B Honor Roll: Aalaya King, Kaleb Shiflet. Grade 4- All A’s: Peyton Adkins, Isaac Blanks, Carter Sheridan, Landon Smith, Annalee Steffen. A/B Honor Roll: Mariah Black, Aiden Cash, Dalaija Cotman, Bradley Fitzgerald, Kristin Harris, Eric Moody, Steven Pryor, Brooke Richardson, Daniel Tinsley, Lawsen Vance, Riley Waldron, Colton Walizer. Grade 5- All A’s: Makaila Smith. A/B Honor Roll: Charlie Fetter, Kylea New, Jacari Reed. Grade 6- All A’s: Alexis Bradby, Nina Cannada, Alanye Greene, Jaylen Hayes, Karley Jasper, Jaelyn Locke. A/B Honor Roll: Damian Barnes Jr., Teonna Bey, Madison…
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New Kent Public Schools First Quarter Honor Rolls 2019-2020

George Watkins Elementary School Grade 3- All A’s: Allyana Aryeh, Nathan Atkins, Brayden Batkins, Jillian Bender, Lucas Berry, Riley Bonds, Adam Bryant, James Burrell IV, Nehemiah Christian, Thomas Cyrus, Cayden Dickerson, Loganne Felts, Damian Foster, Brody Goodman, Colten Hall, Ryan Harris, Ketyn James, William Keane, Matthew Long, Samuel Luck, Raelyn Marino, Harper Moore, Elizabeth O’Connor, Jaelyn Petty, Laniyah Randolph, Anna Rice, Ava Robertson, Joshua Rosser, Owen Rudd, Sidney Slosjarik, Charlestyn Steele, James Taylor III, Balin Terry, Nathan Thomas, Lula VanBourgondien, Tenley Wood, Drex Wright. A/B Honor Roll: Larry Akrie III, Hunter Blankenship, Denver Bower, Brody Boyd, Desiree Brown, Messiah Brown,…
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Editorial: Your job as a voter isn’t done just yet

Now that election season is over, your job as a voter is not done yet. Despite if the person that you voted for won or loss in this past election, as a citizen of your respective locality, you must follow up on who you voted for to make sure that he or she is doing their job correctly. During the time leading up to the election season, I receive a lot of “Letters to the Editor” that reference supporting a particular person. Even after the elections of done, letters will continue to pour in that focus on why a group…
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Tractor Supply grand opening

New Kent University’s Class of 2019