Interaction with animals

Honoring African-American patriots

Macie dances for miracles

Adamson receives youth award

Lucy Adamson, a junior at New Kent High School, was recognized at the 49th Annual Brotherhood-Sisterhood Youth Award ceremony on Feb. 11 in Richmond. The annual award is sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond and is awarded to one high school junior or senior from each of the 50-plus Richmond area schools. Lucy was recognized by the organization for her ability as a leader, a peacekeeper and her calming influence as a peacekeeper. She also has participated in repairing homes and helped those who have limited mental capacities. Lucy also is a leader in the BETA Club, participates…
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Charles City spelling bee

Arts Alive presents Rock & Roll jubilee

Arts Alive will debut the Rock n’ Roll Jubilee at the Robinson/Olsson Auditorium in West Point on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. The Rock n’ Roll Jubilee is a musical and theatrical performance that channels the spirits of the founding fathers of the genre, presented in the context of a live 1958 broadcast on fictitious WJKS radio. The show combines the theatrical elements of the Grand Old Opry, the sensibilities of the Prairie Home Companion, and the excitement generated by the founding fathers of rock as they barnstormed across America. The show features music from the Titans of Teen Town: Elvis…
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Letter to the Editor: Thanks good Samaritans for help during snowstorm

To the Samaritans I met on Holly Fork and Tabernacle Roads: In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the story of the Good Samaritans on the road to Jericho. Traveling home on Sunday, Jan. 24, on Holly Fork Road after the snowstorm, my car slipped into the ditch and I was blessed by five Samaritans who helped me get out the ditch. After arriving at my driveway on Tabernacle Road, I could not get up it, but along came seven more Samaritans to help me get into my yard. I do not know the names of all the people but I…
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Making “cents” for Matthew

Gardy captures two firsts in state surveyors competition

New Kent surveyor David R. Gardy, LS, of Gardy and Associates P.C., is the first place winner in both the ALTA/ACSM Surveys Maps and the Miscellaneous Maps (Boundary Line Adjustment Plat) categories of the Plat Contest held during the annual Virginia Association of Surveyors General Membership Meeting and Convention. Surveyors from across the Commonwealth showed their best work in the Plat Contest during the event held Jan. 21-23 in Norfolk. The Plat Contest judges adhere to the minimum standards set forth by NSPS and VAS. Entries are judged by a panel of surveying professionals. Other categories include subdivision plats, topographical…
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“Goins” out a winner