Stewardship award

Scott graduates Aviation school

Private First Class Levi Scott of Charles City graduated from the 1/222 U.S. Army Aviation Training Brigade in Ft. Eustis on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Scott was recognized as a Distinguished Honor Graduate in his class, receiving awards at the company, battalion, and brigade levels for outstanding academics, physical performances, and leadership. He will also receive an Army Achievement Award for his outstanding overall performance. Scott is now a member of the Virginia Army National Guard with the 224th Aviation Battalion and is currently employed by Automated Precision Instruments in Newport News as an application engineer.

Christmas card contest winners

Holiday affair at Charles City Regional Health Services

Editorial: Knowing your self-worth as an individual

It’s an important factor that you should know your self-worth, especially in today’s time. The role you play in society is important as what you do will have an impact on others. But the one thing you must do as a person who lives day-by-day is have a self-appreciation of who you are. This editorial came about as a series of thoughts and observations that I have had in the past few weeks. As we continue to move on with our lives, we all strive to do the best things we can. We want affect lives positively. But unfortunately, there…
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Grants for New Kent schools

Countdown to Christmas

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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