Donation to Quinton Volunteer Fire Company

Editorial: Achieving your personal goals won’t always be easy

We all have goals in life. However, what do we need to do to accomplish those goals without falling completely off the wagon? This is a conversation that occurs every year for every living human being. We all have that instinct to want to accomplish something. We have that ambition to want something so bad that sometimes we burn ourselves out too quickly. We must understand that goals are not met overnight. They are well thought out plans that have a long, strategic end that meets a resolution. The day and time we live in now is a microwave society….
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First graduates of Charles City Neighborhood College

From plastic to perfect seating

Marvin Jones Fellowship Award

New leadership for New Kent Lions Club

Harris earns Doctoral Degree in Chiropractic studies

Anne Harris, a resident of Lanexa, completed her studies to earn a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Harris graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida during June 17 ceremonies.

Letter to the Editor: The importance of dealing with anger properly

When you get angry, you emotionally react to something you may regard as bad. Adverse effects that may come from your ire include high blood pressure, broken relationships, hasty decisions, and more. You aren’t going to let your grievance escalate to dangerous levels of rage, so you quickly divert your mind from targeting the object of your acrimony to either find a correct way to make the situation better or realize that the ganger is just a blip in the environment not worthy of expending a lot of energy on. Anger can eat away at your enjoyment in life. It…
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Editorial: Your growth shouldn’t be defined by someone else

What is growth? What does it mean when you are trying to make a positive change in your life? We all have the issue of wanting to discover who we truly are. We want to harbor that feeling as it makes us feel good. This is a natural feeling as many of us have faced obstacles that prevented us from truly feeling this way. In life, your growth determines if you stay in park or if you drive. You can remain stationary listening to your music, taking a nap, or talking on your cell phone if you’re completely comfortable with…
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Niche New Kent business Burks Farm to end deer processing, plans to be sold

The ability to find a niche in any business market can be a difficult one. But for one New Kent entrepreneur, finding that key demographic has provided 25 years of goods and services to literally thousands of people. Now, he’s hoping someone will take what he started and continue it for years to come. David Burks, owner of Burks Farm, is retiring from his business of processing animals this upcoming September, citing medical reasons. Burks has been a New Kent resident for more than 20 years. But after suffering a setback in the military that left his confined to a…
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