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Chronicle announces winter holiday hours

The New Kent-Charles City Chronicle has announced hours for the holiday season. Chronicle staff will be available for the Christmas holiday until Monday, Dec. 23. Deadlines for all advertising and submissions are to be submitted by that day. Chronicle staff will be on holiday break on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. The next edition of the Chronicle will appear on Thursday, Dec. 26, during the evening hours. For the New Year’s break, Chronicle staff will be available until Tuesday, Dec. 31, 12 p.m. That time and date will serve as the deadline for the Jan. 2, 2025 edition of the…
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Charles City Christmas Parade 2024

Quinton woman fights to get additional legislation passed after death of son

A Quinton resident is continuing to fight for her son, even after his untimely passing. Tammy McGee lost her son, Conner Guido, on Oct. 26, 2019 in a motor vehicle accident as they returned from a homecoming dance. Conner was one of three young men who died after a BMW driven at a high rate of speed was driven by an unlicensed driver went off the road and hit several trees. “This should have never happened,” she said in an interview. “The driver was entrusted with a vehicle even though he was underage and unlicensed.” Since the tragedy, the Quinton…
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Fifteenth annual Providence Forge Christmas Parade

QCV announces donation by AES Corporation to assist with Charles City youth literacy

Quickstart Children of Virginia (QCV) has announced AES Corporation had contributed $10,000 to the program, with a portion of those funds benefiting children in Charles City. Funds from the donation will be used to startup Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) in Charles City. In addition. Some of those funds will also be used to support Charles City Elementary School’s Library to help improve childhood literacy.

New Kent Peace Poster contest winner

Fifteenth Forge Foundation Feast

Honoring veterans and the fallen in Arlington

Ashford earns Dean’s List accolades from Palmer College

Drew Ashford, a resident of Providence Forge, has been named to the Summer 2024 Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic. In order to earn the recognition, a student must accumulate a grade-point average of 3.5 higher while being enrolled full-time.