Editorial: Kids are back in school, but should school be in session?

Believe it or not, it’s a new school year already. And while only some of the students in Charles City and New Kent are in the building for extracurricular activities, that may not be the case next year. In July, legislation passed that will allow all schools to start before Labor Day next year. Known as the “Kings Dominion” law, only schools that received a waiver from appropriate agencies were allowed to start their educational session before the holiday. If they didn’t receive a waiver or elected not to go that route, schools started the Tuesday after the holiday. The…
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Seventh in national robotics competition

Editorial: A self-reflection and thank you from the editor to you all

There are times when a person is reminded about how much they are appreciated. So before I get into this editorial, I want to thank everybody for the kind words they bestowed on me after reading what I am doing with the Charles City High School athletic program and the attempts to bring it back to prominence. With that said, I don’t think I can say I’m amazed by the impact I have had on the people. I guess you can say I am more moved internally with tears because it makes me think after so many years in the…
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‘National Night Out’

First class of Charles City fighters

‘Remarkable Reptiles’

Four Rivers 4-H shooting club anniversary

Letter to the Editor: Encourages ‘no’ vote on proposed gun laws

Gun control is a misnomer. It is about people control. Guns are an inanimate object that cannot move or discharge by itself without being in the hands of a person in controlling of the gun. We all know the wording of the second amendment without reciting it. But there is a phrase that apparently needs mentioning. “Shall not be infringed.” Webster’s definition of infringed is “not to break a law or agreement, nor to encroach upon existing law.” If Virginia’s Governor Northam and the legislators enact the laws that I understand is intended, it will be against the recognized and…
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New Kent Elementary School Autism Awareness Week

Watkins completes basic training for United States Air Force

Brynna Watkins, a 2015 graduate of New Kent High School, graduated from military basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on July 12. She is currently stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio and is undergoing technical training as an aerospace medical services specialist.