St. Peter’s Parish awards scholarships

St. Peter’s Parish has awarded three New Kent High School seniors one-year scholarships of $1,000 each. This year’s recipients are Rebecca Bradford, who will attend Catawba College and major in physical therapy with an emphasis on children with special needs; Moriah Hancock, who will attend Virginia Commonwealth University to major in theater and performing arts; and Joseph Nash, who will attend Liberty University and major in sports medicine for a career as a sports trainer. These students were chosen by a committee made up of Bill O’Keefe, the Rev. S. Paul Rowles, Sally Smith, Janie Philbates, Denise Fazio, and Kim…
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New Kent County Fair opens doors for 43rd annual event September 12-14

The New Kent County Fair Association is preparing for the 43rd annual county fair. The fair will be held at Colonial Downs race track Sept. 12-14,. Applications and information on the 5K, a one-mile run, and the “Family & Friends” Relay are also on the website. The races will take place on the Colonial Downs track beginning at 7:00 PM on Friday evening. Prizes are awarded in the 5K race at all age levels. Trophies and/or prizes will be awarded in the one-mile race and relay race. The fair is looking for vendors to sell items or to share information…
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Second annual Dogwood Classic Races

Agriculture literacy week

New Kent Relay for life to commence May 31 and conclude June 1 at NKHS

The 2014 Relay for Life of New Kent is May 31-June 1, 2014, at New Kent High School track. Relay for Life is a team event in the fight against cancer where friends, neighbors, famileis, and coworkers commit to keep at least one member walking around a track at all times. We invite all cancer survivors to be our guests for the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. to celebrate their vicotry over cancer. when the sun goes down, hundreds of luminaria (paper bags filled with sand and candles) light the way under the stars as ceremony and silent lap help…
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Letter to the editor: Thanks motorists that stopped for loose dog

I want to give a huge thank you to the ladies and gentlemen on Route 249 who so graciously stopped in both directions for me on Wednesday, April 9. My little dog played Houdini at Sarah’s Cuttery, escaped his collar and ran across the road that afternoon around 4:30 p.m. When I stepped into the road to stop traffic, everyone stopped and waited patiently while I trailed my puppy down the road. Thank you to the gentleman who tried hard to capture him. Another big thank you to the gentleman in the big red truck who got out, stopped the…
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Letter to the editor: Says county needs to unite in time of crisis

The county of Charles City is not immune to revenue crisis. This time, it was triggered by Waste Management’s apparent breach of contract. We as citizens must overcome the crippling habit of depsending so heavily on one source of monetary revenue and allow this county to become business friendly. Although the landfill has seemingly dumped on us, our problems are rooted much deeper. The truth of the matter is onlay a limited amount of support can be found for big ideas that will propel us into the 21st century. For far too long, decision making has been influenced by the…
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Healthy habits

Daniel tabbed as NK Republican chair

Mark Daniel defeated Terry Cornelius and became chairman-elect of the New Kent Republican Party for the coming year. New Kent Republican party members gathered at a mass meeting on Mar. 20 to elect the new official. Along with receiving messages from the candidates, speeches were delivered by Virginia State Senator Tommy Norment and House of Delegates member Chris Peace. During closing remarks, Daniel spoke on his goals to unite the membership for the coming election for U.S. senator in the fall, and the importance of principles of limited government, family values, and fiscal responsibility.

NKMS Beta Club winners