News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 27, 2026
Local News
Passionate debate between Charles City boards address budgetary issues
Over the last several years, Charles City’s Board of Supervisors and Charles City’s School Board have worked to fix a fragile relationship with each other. A passionate Feb. 20 meeting between the two boards served as breaking ground to vent frustrations. Open dialogue between the three county leaders and five school leaders, along with county administrator Michelle Johnson and superintendent of schools David Gaston, consisted of several topics. In particular, funding for schools were the main area of discussion. “We know the money is a concern, but we want to get the kids what they need,” said at-large school board…
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Charles City school board approves budget for FY2019-20
Charles City School Board members approved a proposed $10.4 million budget for the FY2019-20 year. School board members voted 4-1 in favor of the plan that superintendent of schools David Gaston described as a budget of maintenance. At-large member Steve Fuhrmann cast the lone dissenting vote, expressing a number of reasons including the ask for more local funds and the lack of increasing the minimum starting hourly salary. Charles City school leaders did unanimously approve a $1.2 million Capital Improvement Plan for the upcoming school year. The school board members also prioritized the items, with HVAC and boiler repairs being…
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Quinton felon receives five years in prison for possessing firearm illegally
A Quinton man will spend the next five years in prison after he entered into a plea agreement Tuesday afternoon, averting a trial in New Kent Circuit Court. Kyle Robert Crews, 22, of the 1200 block of Quaker Road, entered guilty pleas to one count each of possession of a weapon by a violent convicted felon, possession of a cell phone by a prisoner, and providing a prisoner with a cell phone. In a summary of evidence provided by Commonwealth’s Attorney Linwood Gregory, on Aug. 25, 2018, a New Kent deputy passed a white Thunderbird on Waterside Drive in New…
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Third co-defendant in Charles City armed robbery receives four-and-a-half years in prison
A New Kent woman who assisted with the planning of a robbery in Charles City County will spend the next four-and-a-half years in prison. Alexis Adisha Wells-Elliott, 23, received formal sentencing on a single count of robbery during Friday morning proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. Wells-Elliott was a co-defendant in a case involving Michael DeVaughan Gordon, 31, of the 500 block of Deter Road, Richmond, and Ahmad Amir Hutchins, 22, of the 9800 block on Tunstall Road, New Kent. On Feb. 16, 2018, the trio orchestrated a plan to rob a man after Wells-Elliott elected not to do a…
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Addition of ten full-time positions part of New Kent schools’ $35 million budget for FY2019-20
With the enrollment on a continuous incline inside of school buildings, New Kent Superintendent of Schools Dave Myers presented a budget that included the addition of ten full-time positions. Myers presented a recommended budget of $35,165,788 for FY2019-20 at Monday evening’s school board work session. That amount is $2,031,313 more than the current school year’s budget of $33.1 million. Of the proposed figure, the superintendent is requesting that the county’s contribution be $14,274,595. That accounts for a $200,000 increase from the current year’s operational budget. In Myers’ presentation, approximately $736,982 is designated for position additions or modifications. The superintendent recommended…
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Excluding schools, New Kent proposed budget comes in at $35.2 million
New Kent County Administrator Rodney Hathaway presented his proposed budget for county operations at Monday night’s board of supervisors meeting. Hathaway proposed a budget of $35,254,133 for county operations for the 2019-20 fiscal year. That amount excludes the school’s budget due to the local schools transitioning into a new financial system. Hathaway said that the school’s proposal was expected at their meeting that was being conducted simultaneously with the board of supervisors. The $35.2 million budget brings an expectation of an increased revenue of the general fund in the amount of $1,686,212. Of that new revenue, $1,067,507 is expected from…
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Teenager receives two years after pleading guilty to attempted robbery in New Kent
A Quinton teenager who was involved in a robbery gone bad pled guilty to several felony charges during Monday afternoon proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. Ryan Anthony Schutz, 19, of the 5300 block of Hemlock Road, entered guilty pleas to one count each of malicious shooting at a vehicle, firearm larceny, an amended charge of attempted robbery (originally robbery of a residence), grand larceny, and credit card larceny. Three charges of misdemeanor entering into a vehicle, and one charge each of conspiracy to commit robbery, shooting from a vehicle with a firearm, use of a firearm in commission of…
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Tiller seeking third term as supervisor in New Kent
C. Thomas Tiller has announced that he will be seeking a third term to New Kent’s Board of Supervisors as the representative of District 2 this fall. “There are things that the board is working on that I want to see through,” Tiller said in a phone interview. “We have worked hard to bring more emergency services to the county, and I want to see the construction of the new elementary school. “I want to continue to do this job and represent my district and New Kent County,” he concluded.
Richmond man arrested for alleged 2017 home invasion in New Kent
A New Kent home invasion case that had been a mystery to law enforcement officers has now seen a breakthrough with a possible suspect taken into custody. Rashard Davon Terry, 26, of the 2200 block of Farrand Street, Richmond, was arrested on Feb. 4 on charges of burglary, malicious wounding, robbery, abduction, grand theft auto, firearm larceny, conspiracy to commit burglary, and possession of a firearm by a violent felon. In a joint effort by New Kent Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police, Terry allegedly forced his way into a home on the Colony Trail in Lanexa on Aug….
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Track resurfacing topic of discussion at Charles City school board public hearing
Charles City’s School Board opened its doors for feedback stemming from the FY2019-20 proposed budget. The only speaker at Tuesday night’s public hearing made a plea for the school board to work with county supervisors to address athletic facility leaves. Andre’ Jones, a former student-athlete and coach at Charles City High School, spoke about upgrading the athletic grounds for current students and the community as a whole. In particular, Jones addressed his concern about repairing the school’s track. “I have watched the last six years the school board support of the track project in the CIP and I wish for…
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