Angels of Mercy Medical Clinic, a local safety net clinic that services Charles City and New Kent, has been recognized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the first clinic in Virginia to identify evidence-based type 2 diabetes prevention program. The programs recognized by the CDC acknowledge that Angels of Mercy have met the high standards of the CDC.
Brianne Wayman, a 2016 graduate of New Kent High School and Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School, was named to Virginia Tech’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester. Wayman is majoring in environmental policy and planning and minoring in economics. She is scheduled to graduate in Dec. 2017. In order to be named to the Dean’s List, a student must accumulate a grade-point average of 3.4 or better while taking at least 12 credit hours.
Abigail Black, a resident of Charles City, earned Dean’s List Honors from Mary Baldwin University (formerly known as Mary Baldwin College) for the Fall 2016 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List at the university, a students must accumulate a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.74 and be pursuing a degree in his or her respective studies.