Book bag contest winners

First VACO Achievement Award

Editorial: Staying safe on the roads as students head back to school

Students are returning to school next week. That means this message is for those operating motor vehicles during those time frames; drive safely and carefully. Driving safely should be a precedent for all motorists, but especially during the back-to-school season. Precaution and pre-planning will make differences as the next nine months will see congestion and delays. Schools offer the option to transport students with buses and drivers are trained to operate a vehicle that can hold up to 70 children. Those drivers must also monitor those children in the process while maneuvering the vehicle. If you’re behind a school bus,…
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Third annual New Kent Unity Walk

School supply donations

Hennaman addresses New Kent Rotary

Editorial: Challenging Charles City citizens to speak out on all issues

What can be done to truly improve Charles City County? This editorial is a challenge to citizens to come out and voice your real concerns. However, the concerns must be constructive, well thought out, and with purpose. The children are suffering and right now that is the most important thing. Football will not be played at the high school and that makes me upset more than anyone. For as long as I can remember, I always turned on the television and looked at late night news for the Charles City score to scroll along the bottom of the screen, waiting…
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Editorial: With the tension broken, it’s time to focus on the future of Charles City students

As I sat at Charles City’s School Board meeting Tuesday night, I shed a tear because I know the pain that both sides are experiencing. When news emerged that fall sports wouldn’t be taking place at Charles City High School, questions of why and how quickly flooded social media. Prejudgment quickly overtook the process of understanding and why the decision was made. Dialogue between parents, concerned citizens, and school board officials Tuesday night made me tear up because a community that I truly love and grew up with was now going through one of the most testing times in nearly…
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Gold Award project

Editorial: Focus on the future as you prepare to go back to school

As school approaches I have a message for all returning students who are young adults (meaning middle school and up). This year, do not worry about impressing people. Do not worry about trying to stand out or be popular. What needs to be understood is that before you know it, you will be 18 years old and an adult. Being an adult seems fun when your a teenager. The reality is it’s a big time responsibility. We live in a world with billions of people. The world stops for no one. Your focus this school year needs to be on…
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