Chronicle announces holiday hours

The New Kent-Charles City Chronicle has announced holiday hours for the upcoming editions. The office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25 for Christmas and Monday, Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. Deadline for ads and submissions for the Dec. 28 issue is Tuesday, Dec. 26, 5 p.m. Deadline for the Jan. 4, 2018 edition is Tuesday, Jan. 2, 5 p.m.

Editorial: Businesses will continue to seek to build along Interstate 64 in New Kent

As New Kent County continues to grow, businesses are looking at the opportunities to fine prime real estate in the locality in order to become profitable. Sometimes, the business attempts to locate to New Kent is met with opposition. When Wilco-Hess originally decided to build a gas station adjacent to the Pilot on Route 106 (Emmaus Church Road) near Interstate 64, people began to question the decision. When Love’s decided that a location across from Pilot was ideal for them, social media became a hotbed of a heated debate. As news releases appeared on the Chronicle’s Facebook page about the…
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Donation for Charles City library

Donation to Wounded Fund

Kip Kephart Citizenship Award winners

Christmas in Charles City

Giving for a good cause

New Kent Public Schools First Quarter Honor Rolls 2017-18

George Watkins Elementary School Grade 3- All A’s: Caroline Bandy, Morgan Capps, Addison Chandler, Emilee Edwards, Pepper Ferrell, Bryden Goodman, Ryan Griffith-LaFond, Rebecca Hallock, Dylan Holloway, Andrew McNabb, Kenley Rowe, Layla Sale, Hannah Stevens, Grayson Strickler, Kelsey Sutton, Raegan Wade, Kayleigh Walker, Rella Whelan, Anderson White, William Wilson Jr. A/B Honor Roll: Jose Alicea-Gransback IV, Gamble Austin, Jack Baldwin, Samuel Barkley, Keegan Branch, Lucas Canter, Raegan Carnohan, Alexis Crawford, Andrew Crump, Colby Denton, Kaydence Elbourn, Lucas Figuly, Victoria Fish, Mia Gill, Joshua Harris, Devin Hayes, Anna Henley, Shawn Holt, Carmyn Jenkins, Aiden Johnson, Brennan Johnson, Ryan Jones, Kolby Lacy, Autumn…
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Editorial: Putting the outside world on pause at times can be healthy

Providence Forge’s Christmas Parade provided an opportunity for families to come out and spend some quality time with each other. The event was free to onlookers, and provided companies, individuals, and organizations the opportunity to participate whether it was promotion or if it was for fun. For me and probably some others, it was a chance to enjoy the event and not worry about the outside world. In today’s society, there are many things that tend to yank us in a number of directions. From the issues with government to paying bills, the list tends to overrun what our minds…
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Logan’s library