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Graduating NKHS senior signs professional dance contract

At this time of the year, most seniors in high school are focused on prom, graduation, and which path of life to take upon receiving their diploma. For one such student at New Kent High School, she already has her dream job lined up. Bryanna Krause will pursue a career in dancing after being offered and accepting a contract as a professional ballerina for the Richmond Ballet Second Company beginning this July. She competed against more than 200 other talent from around the nation prior to being offered the position. “Once I received the contract, I was ecstatic,” she said…
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“A Taste of New Kent” 2016

Donation to New Kent Humane Society

New Kent Chamber of Commerce awards seven scholarships to BCCTC students

New Kent’s Chamber of Commerce presented seven scholarships to students of Bridging Communities Regional Career and Technical Center during its monthly meeting on Apr. 19. After a presentation from school director Dr. Stephen Trexler and students of the school, scholarship recipients were recognized by the Chamber for their academic achievements. Scholarship recipients are Cameron Baldwin ($1,000), Cheyanne Hall ($500), Preston Herman ($500), Amber Holmes ($500), Cullen Kettle ($500), Dominique Palermo ($500), and Phillip Simmons ($500). Scholarships were divided into the areas of four-year college attendees, continued education and apprenticeship programs, and workforce career.

Bushhouse wins journalism award

Local students named to RCC honor society

Rappahannock Community College’s Alpha Lambda Omicron chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society inducted students who reside in Charles City and New Kent County during an Apr. 22 ceremony. Christian Babin, Patricia Dalton, Julianna Jones, and Mathew Osborne, all of New Kent, and Sarah Saunders of Charles City were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. In order to be named to the society, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or better. Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society for two-year colleges worldwide and has more than two million members.

Letter to the Editor: Says one-cent should be added to NK tax rate

It is truly pathetic when opening the pages of the New Kent-Charles City Chronicle to note that New Kent Supervisors are still dithering over whether or not to add a cent to local taxes. A cent should be added in order to provide teachers and other local employees with a respectable and meaningful salary increase. Arguing over this minimal increase is both shortsighted and mean spirited, to say the least. James Murphy Providence Forge

Charles City CrimeStoppers poster winner

NKSO recognized by U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern Division