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Scott graduates from NN Apprentice

Levi Grant Scott, son of Larkin and Dale Scott of Providence Forge, graduated Feb. 23 from the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School. He has completed four years of apprenticeship training and 10,000 hours of academic studies and practical application at the Newport News Shipyard. His area was dimension control (metrology). He graduated as a member of their largest graduating class ever. The apprentice program began in 1919, and since then has graduated 9,000 students. He plans to stay on at the shipyard for the time being.

Odom receives U.S. Navy commission

Cristen Odom received a commission from the United States Naval Academy on May 24. She is a distinguished graduate with Bachelor of Science degrees in political science and Arabic. She is a 2008 graduate of New Kent High School. Ensign Odom will be based at Naval Station Norfolk.

NK, CC volunteers sought for hospice

Bon Secours hospice volunteers are needed in Charles City and New Kent to give family and other caregivers a break. The next training is Friday, June 28, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Saint Mary’s Hospital, 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond. 23226. If interested, contact Ellen_Manning@bshsi.org or 804-264-7387.

CRP, FSA sign-up underway in NK

A four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up for farmers and ranchers is underway through June 14. Also, sign-up for continuous CRP, including the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative, the Highly Erodible Land Initiative, the Grassland Restoration Initiative, the Pollinator Habitat Initiative and other related initiatives continues through Sept. 30. For more information on CRP and other FSA programs, call or visit the Four Rivers Farm Service Agency service center at 932-4376 or go to www.fsa.usda.gov.

More than 100 tickets issued in phone crackdown

DRIVE SMART Virginia and the New Kent Sheriff’s Office just finished phase two of “Phone Down, Just Drive,” an education and enforcement project geared toward reducing the number of distracted truck and bus drivers on Interstate 64 in New Kent County. A hand held cell phone ban for commercial drivers in the U.S. took effect Jan. 3, 2012. The New Kent Sheriff’s Office is using dedicated motor carrier enforcement officers to spot offenders and issue violations. Deputies are spotting violators by patrolling a section of Interstate 64 in unmarked SUV’s. Deputies pull alongside trucks and observe drivers first hand. “If…
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