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Stewart graduates from Baylor University

Shelby Stewart, a Lanexa native, graduated from Baylor University during May 11-12 commencement ceremonies in Waco, Texas. Stewart earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in professional selling. Shelby was one of nearly 3,000 graduates who had degrees conferred during the ceremony.

Jenna Grace King scholarships

Charles City Elementary School Field Day 2018

Editorial: You’re going to impact someone’s life even if you don’t realize it

No matter who you are or your age, you’re going to have an impact on someone’s life. For me, that lesson came full-circle Saturday morning at Charles City High School’s graduation. For those who do not know, I use to work in Charles City’s public schools. I spent eight years inside of classrooms and coached for 15 years. When you spend that much time in the classroom and with students, you get to know them and have an impact on them. Saturday morning, the commencement speaker at Charles City High School’s graduation was a former student-athlete of mine. She had…
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Braxton memorial scholarship winners

Letter to the editor: Opposes tactical training facility in Barhamsville

Curtis Security Consulting is proposing turning a 200+ acre farm in peaceful Barhamsville into a “warfare training facility”: to include a “ballistic shoot house”, munitions training areas, multiple firearms and “evasive driving” ranges. Proposed clients will be military, defense contractors and law enforcement. Shooting, explosions and screeching cars would run 12-16 hours a day, starting at 7 AM- 6 days a week! Resulting noise will be devastating to local residents and businesses. No one will want to live in Barhamsville and the surrounding area, let alone buy or even visit our homes, farms and businesses. We will be trapped and…
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New Kent Elementary School Field Day 2018

Editorial: Growing up with different rules and laws for different generations

As society continues to weave in and out of what is practical, new generations of children are born every day. This means these kids will grow up to certain laws and rules that weren’t around when the previous generation came into existence. What I am asking is this; what is the “norm?” This editorial spurned from a discussion with a few wiser people that I interact with my life. Governmental laws and rules change so much that when we grow up, there are some rules and laws that we have today that the older generations thought could ever exist. But…
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Howard-Kelly

The marriage of Alissa Renee Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Kelly of Mechanicsville, to Bruce Lovern Howard Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Howard Sr. of Charles City, took place on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Saint Benedict Catholic Church. The Rev. Jay Wagner officiated. The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents. Alissa is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Uzolini, formerly of Richmond, and Mrs. Patricia Kelly and the late Mr. James R. Kelly, of Mechanicsville. Bruce is the grandson of Mrs. Nancy…
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