Fiftieth anniversary

Daniel to attend U.S. Navy seminar

Virginia Daniel, a junior at New Kent High School, will participate in the 2014 U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar program. The seminar teaches prospective applicants about the U.S. Navy lifestyle. Academics, athletics, and professional training are key elements in the program to help develop leadership skills. Daniel will participate in the six-day session in Annapolis, Md. and attend classes, workshops, and other programs. For more information about the program, visit www.usna.edu.

Letter to the editor: Thanks CCSB for hard work despite shortfall

I would just like to commend the efforts and the hard work of the members of the School Board and especially to superintendent Dr. Crawley. This has been a trying time for us all and I thank you for the struggles you have had to endure in implementing to the best of your ability the highest possible quality of care and education for our children. Rhonda Grooms Charles City

Letter to the editor: Leaving New Kent with a heavy heart

In the weeks ahead, my husband Bobby and I will be preparing to leave New Kent. In our nearly 20 years here, we have grown to love New Kent and it has become our second hometown. As we so hoped, it was just the right place to bring up our daughter Devi. There are many things unique to New Kent that we will miss…from the Chronicle, our beloved Greenwood Estates, the county fair, the annual turkey dinner, Santa driving through neighborhoods on a firetruck… to the people we have encountered over the years who have all played a part in…
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Letter to the editor: Thanks organizations for participation and scholarship donations

New Kent Parks and Recreation would like to extend their gratitude to the following businesses, organization, and churches: Allen Schultz, DDS, Antonio’s Pizza, Allstate – Bart Leader Insurance, Becky Ringley – State Farm Insurance, Brockwell’s Septic Service, Coastal Plains Environmental, Corinth Baptist Church, EVB – Quinton, Hopewell Baptist Church, Lee Hy Paving Corporation, Maidstone Dental, Inc., New Kent Gymnastics Center, LLC, New Kent Junior Woman’s Club, New Kent Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, New Kent Woman’s Club, Old Mill Mechanical, Rappahannock Concrete Corporation, Simmons Electrical Service, Saint Peter’s Parish Church, and Vincent Funeral Home, and Wood’s Body Shop. These groups…
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Letter to the editor: Says don’t let elected officials ‘bully’ schools

I recently attended the Charles City Board of Supervisor’s town hall meeting and the Charles City School Board budget meeting. During those meetings, I heard and saw some very passionate cries. I saw adult parents, teachers, and community leaders on the verge of tears. In some cases, I saw the tears as they pleaded for our schools and I was very moved. I saw and heard our children, though no fault of their own, beg for their schools. My fellow Charles City citizens, this is outrageous. I cannot believe that we will allow ourselves to be bullied by our elected…
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NK Historical Society meeting Mar. 16

New Kent Historical Society will hold its Spring meeting on Sunday, Mar. 16, 2:30 p.m. at New Kent Courthouse. Guest speaker of the meeting will be Jim Harris, a cofounder of the local chapter who specializes in Colonial American history with an emphasis on New Kent. Among topics to be discussed include the organization’s second annual writing contest. It is open to middle school age students, with information located on the group’s website. Other topics include an update on the purchase and development of the museum, as well as a brief description of the New Kent Historic Commission’s event “World…
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Corinth Baptist participating in World Vision’s famine

Corinth Baptist Youth of New Kent will participate in a 30-hour famine as a joint movement across the nation. Wars and natural disasters dominate the world’s daily headlines, but behind the scenes and far from the spotlight, hunger and preventable diseases claim the lives of 24,000 of the world’s children every day. More than one billion people go hungry everyday and there are more than six billion people that live on the planet. One in six will go hungry tonight. Why so many? For some families, the only food they have is whatever they can grow themselves. One drought or…
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NK wastewater plant wins third award

New Kent County’s Parham Landing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) won the 2013 Plant Performance Award for the third consecutive year. Awarded by Aqua-Aerobic Systems, the plant received recognition based on criteria and data collected by the company each month and compared with several plants across the county. Parham Landing WWTP is now registered to win two days of complimentary services from the company that may be used for services such as training, preventative mainatanence, or other service needs. Public utilities director Larry Dame said the award is due to the dedication of the operators at the plant with additional recognition…
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