News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 5, 2025
Local News
Route 60 to close for parade on Dec. 10
Traffic along Pocahontas Trail (Route 60) in New Kent will be diverted on Sunday, Dec. 10 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. for the Providence Forge Christmas parade. Traffic will be closed from the intersection of Carriage Road (Rt. 629) and Route 60 to the intersection of Olivet Church Road (Rt. 618) and Route 60. Motorists will be re-routed to use the Boulevard for those traveling eastbound and westbound on Route 60. Courthouse Road (Rt. 155) will be closed at the intersection of Route 60 both north and south. Travelers driving in those directions will be diverted to detours and are encouraged to…
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High-speed Internet service proposed to NK supervisors
New Kent county leaders received a look at the first plans to bring high-speed Internet to the county. SCS Broadband representatives Lon Welchel and Clay Stewart appeared before the county’s board of supervisors at Wednesday morning’s work session. The broadband design presentation relayed an overview of plans to bring the service provider to New Kent. Stewart said plans are to provide unlimited data to residents with speeds ranging from 10-50 megabytes per second. Current plans utilize placing equipment on towers within the county. That equipment will provide a radius ranging from three to twelve miles away from the tower. Additional…
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Charles City extends personal property tax deadline to Dec. 15
Charles City’s Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to extend the deadline for personal property taxes to be paid by ten days. Taxes for the county are now due on Friday, Dec. 15. The decision to extend the date from Dec. 5 was made after citizens voiced concerns to county leaders through phone calls and the public comment period about the late arrival of the tax bills.
Tattling by iPhone imprisons Quinton man for one year
A voice recognition application on a Quinton man’s iPhone has landed him a one-year jail sentence. Jon Matthew Willis, 23, of the 6300 block of Hickory Road, received formal sentencing on one count each of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and misdemeanor possession of marijuana during Nov. 27 New Kent Circuit Court proceedings. During a Sept. 18 trial where the defendant entered guilty pleas to both charges, evidence presented by Commonwealth’s Attorney Linwood Gregory revealed that on Mar. 13, New Kent deputies stopped a vehicle that was a target of a drug operation. The driver of the vehicle,…
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Update: Two injured on Route 60 in afternoon accident
A Thanksgiving afternoon accident has resulted in one person being transported by helicopter to a local medical facility. Virginia State Police said shortly before 3 p.m., two individuals were pushing a disabled 1991 Ford Explorer with another steering the car on Route 60 (Pocahontas Trail) in New Kent around the 9000 block when it was struck by a 2012 Honda Civic from the rear. The two individuals pushing the vehicle sustained serious injuries, with one being transported by helicopter and the other by ambulance. The individual steering the disabled car was not injured. Virginia State Police identified the driver of…
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Loan of $28 million for new school among recommendations in New Kent’s Capital Improvement Plan
A loan for the construction of a New Elementary School accounts for the majority of funds to be used as part of a 2018-19 fiscal year Capital Improvement Plan proposal for New Kent County. County administrator Rodney Hathaway proposed a recommended CIP totaling $31 million to the county’s planning commission at Monday night’s meeting. Of that amount, approximately $28 million will be a loan for the construction of a New Kent Elementary School. New Kent County schools have lobbied for the new building with a projected enrollment increase starting to take form. Hathaway commented that along with the loan, grants…
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New Kent grand jury certifies indictments for a dozen defendants
A New Kent grand jury certified indictments against a dozen defendants as part of Nov. 20 circuit court proceedings: –Eric Wayne Bassett, 51, of the 8200 block of Courthouse Road, Providence Forge, on one charge each of shoplifting (second or subsequent offense) and possession of cocaine. The defendant allegedly changed the price on an item at the ABC store on Sept. 4. The possession of cocaine charge allegedly took place on July 23. –Jeffrey Robert Behney Jr., 22, of the 6000 block of Pine Road, Quinton, on a single charge of malicious wounding. The defendant allegedly attacked Steven Richard Cathell-Willis…
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Man attempting to assist police ends up guilty on drug possession charge
A Quinton man who attempted to assist authorities with a drug bust now faces possible jail time after being convicted on a possession of heroin charge. Samuel Patrick Nye, 34, of the 6400 block of Hickory Road, was convicted during Monday morning’s contested trial in New Kent Circuit Court. On Apr. 5 of this year, Nye had agreed to work with police to set up a drug buy with a target in Mechanicsville. Nye met with Cpt. J. Joseph McLaughlin III to go over the details of the buy. As part of police procedure, the defendant entered into a written…
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Richmond man arrested after high speed chase in New Kent
A Richmond man was apprehended after a high speed chase in New Kent along Interstate 64 during the early morning hours on Nov. 18. Derrell Keith Williams, 33, was arrested on charges of felony eluding, possession of a Schedule II drug, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance while possessing a firearm, possession of ammunition as a convicted felon, misdemeanor driving suspended and/or revoked, DUI, and driving without headlights. At approximately 1:22 a.m., Trooper Jonathan Miles along with Trooper trainee D.B. Jackson observed a…
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Two men in unrelated cases indicted on charges of rape
Two men in unrelated cases have each been indicted on rape charges by a Charles City grand jury. Cordell Lamar Jones, 19, of the 3700 block of Lafayette Street, Hopewell, was indicted on one count of rape of a victim under the age of 13 during Nov. 14 proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 28, Jones committed the crime after encountering the victim on the Virginia Capital Trail bike path. In an unrelated case, Eric Wayne Bassett has been charged with one count each of rape and abduction with intent to defile. According to…
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