New Kent County Public Schools Fourth Quarter Honor Roll 2015-16

New Kent Elementary School Grade 2- All A’s: Joshua Baum, Kaylee Beamon, Jeffery Berry, Caleb Blakenship, Sage Brocious, Amarrion Brown, Max Burmeister, Victoria Carey, Brandon Crooms, Erin Finnegan, Daltan Frederick, John Gentile, Taylor Grubb, Rylan Horne, Quinton Jackson, Landon Jones, Zoe Klein, Alyssa Lacy, Emily Lamb, Daniel Lindsey, Maggie Marshall, Mia Marshburn, Jack McCoy, Sir Kaimana Mims, Jack Morton, Cheyanne Oakes, Robert Rogers, Hannah Sachs, Gabriella Sayers, Taylor Shaffar, Rylie Sherman, ANnslea Simons, Jonah Sorrell, Noah Warren, Herbert Wathan III, Madelyn White. A/B Honor Roll: Lillian Bailey, Lilith Ballantine, Michael Barder II, Peyton Carroll, Cole Carter, Lauren Curry, Emerson Dodson,…
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Charles City County Public Schools Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls 2015-16

Charles City Elementary School Pre-Kindergaren- All A’s: Eryn Brown, Zameia Chavis, Xzavien Greene, Jordyn Holloman, Cade Jenkins, Braylon Jones, Niajah Jones, Logan Jones, Lailah Miles, Vyktorya Otey, Ja’Mesha Paige, Hunter Perretta, Ja’Mya Robinson, Annabella Young. A/B Honor Roll: Braelyn Chavis, Shiyah Charity, Alanna Kelly, Aalaya King, Bryce Smith. Citizenship: Xzavien Greene, Vyktorya Otey. Kindergarten- All A’s: Peyton Adkins, Brendan Babb, Christopher Barbour, Marquis Benford, Mariah Black, Isaac Blanks, Riley Coiner, Jazmine Crewe, Eric Moody, Jewel Otey, Jalayah Smith, Annalee Steffen. A/B Honor Roll: Greyston Bartscher, Jayden Carter, Aiden Cash, Dalaija Cotman, Bradley Fitzgerald, Michael Florakis, Amelia Foster, Tayla Gibbs, Carter…
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FSA committee nominations now being accepted

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees began June 15. To be eligible to serve on a FAS county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in the FSA administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area where they are nominated. Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves or others. Organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign an FSA-669 a. nomination…
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Grant awarded to Charles City for historical document preservation

The Library of Virginia awarded a grant of $9,443 for to Charles City County for preservation of historical documents. In a May meeting, the Circuit Court Records Grants Review Board considered 97 applications submitted by 70 localities to assist with records preservation. After an evaluation, 73 grants were awarded and totaled close to $900,000. Charles City’s amount allows them to preserve Deed Book 14 (1880-1887), Deed Book 12 (1867-1873), and General Index to Deeds Grantor (1789-1913). The grants provided can be used to conserve marriage registers and deeds, wills, minutes, and order books. Records are often used by surveyors, genealogists,…
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Peace Squad induction ceremony

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Charles City Elementary School Field Day 2016

BB&T ‘Lighthouse Project’

Chickahominy Health District provides tips to fight Zika Virus, mosquito bites

The Chickahominy Health District that serves Charles City and New Kent counties is providing information and ways to fight mosquitoes that are able to transmit the Zika Virus. Among the mosquitoes that have the capability to carry the virus is the Asian Tiger mosquito. This particular mosquito: -Breeds in standing water that has collected in containers. -Doesn’t breed in ponds or puddles of water over soil. -Live throughout Virginia. -Tend to bite during the day rather than at night. -Is usually immune to pesticide spraying. -Typically spend their lives within a 200-yard area. -Develop into adults in about 10 days….
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New Kent Historical Society museum opens