Honoring Dr. Calvin Green

Editorial: Let’s make life easier for emergency workers during times of a natural disaster

First of all, I want to thank all of the emergency workers, technicians, and first responders who assisted with restoring power and clearing the roadways after the devastation of Tropical Storm Michael hit our area. But with that said, let’s talk about what we can do as citizens to make these people’s jobs easier. I have had a few conversations with numerous emergency workers and law enforcement personnel throughout the ordeal and I feel that the dialogue exchange will benefit us all, especially after some of the things I personally witnessed. The first thing law enforcement officials encourage in times…
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Bridges of Change speaks to NK Rotary

Editorial: Population dictates progress, limits growth in Charles City and New Kent

You know how the old saying goes: “You’re not going to please everyone.” That definitely was the case after last week’s announcement of a Dollar General possibly coming to Charles City. Instead of embracing the possibility of having additional revenue from business, comments flooded the Chronicle’s Facebook wall. Here is a summary of those comments are as follows: “Another Dollar General? Isn’t there enough of them?” “How about bringing in a grocery store instead?” “What about the Internet? How you going to bring a business in without the Internet?” As I said numerous times, I have no problem with comments…
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New Kent County lifesavers

Providence Forge Fire-Rescue open house

New Kent County Fair 2018

Justine Eckert’s 150 points placed her as the youth division winner of the New Kent Fair sweepstakes. Rounding out the scoring for the youth division are 2. Mia Gill (34), 3. Yazmine Brown (25), 4. Pepper Ferrell (16), and 5. Lucy Ferrell (11). Tracy Bryan won the adult division with 294 points. Other top winners are 2. Martha Martin (153), 3. Margaret Pomfrey (102), 4. Mary Gould (53), and 5. Terry Norell (52).

Mr. and Miss New Kent High School 2018

Miles earns recognition

Hurricane relief efforts