News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 8, 2025
Local News
Bridge projects in Charles City postponed due to projected inclement weather
Two projects involving bridges in Charles City County have been postponed due to projected inclement weather. The Herring Creek Bridge on Route 5 (John Tyler Memorial Highway) in Charles City was originally scheduled to be closed Jan. 21-22 for concrete to be poured onto the deck. Virginia’s Department of Transportation (VDOT) has delayed that project until Tuesday, Jan. 26. Starting on that Tuesday at 9 a.m., the bridge will be closed to all traffic as concrete will be poured onto the deck. The bridge will remained closed until 7 a.m. on Jan. 27 to allow the concrete to sit. Detours…
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Charles City schools’ CIP registers $1.1 million price tag
Charles City superintendent of schools David Gaston revealed his proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the school board during Tuesday’s night regular meeting. Projects for FY2016-17 produced a price tag of $1,082,465 of recommendations. That figure is up $102,993 from the original approved number of $979,472 in last year’s approved CIP. Director of Operations Jerome Tyler headed the presentation, pointing the attempt to frontload some items that could reap substantial savings in the future. “We have been looking at the CIP and moving some things around,” Tyler commented. “I believe that what we are doing will benefit us in the…
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Herring Creek Bridge to close in Charles City, Benjamin Harrison Bridge’s postponed
The Herring Creek Bridge on Route 5 (John Tyler Memorial Highway) in Charles City will be closed next week. Starting Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m., the bridge will be closed to all traffic as concrete will be poured onto the deck. The bridge will remained closed until 7 a.m. on Jan. 22 to allow the concrete to sit. Detours for the road are listed as followed: Eastbound traffic are to take Route 106 North (Roxbury Road) to Route 650 (Cattail Road). Travel the road to the end and turn right onto Route 609 (Barnetts Road) and take it southbound…
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Seven years later, local Charles City musician continues dream job in music industry
Seven years ago to the day of this newspaper release (Jan. 21), former Chronicle editor Alan Chamberlain interviewed three young men from Charles City who set out for a career in the music industry. And while two of those members have chosen to take their lives in a different direction professionally, one of those members continues to follow his heart and is now living his dream job. Brad Moss pioneered a goal and has watched it evolve into a musical profession over the last seven years. As he removed the original article from his studio wall, he recalled how far…
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Federal authorities take over New Kent armed carjacking case
Federal authorities are now taking over a case involving four men who were involved in an armed carjacking in November. Charges were dropped at the local level against Anthony Tyrone Williams Jr. 21, of the 23000 block of Cutbank Road, McKinney; Colin Ray Dugger, 21, of the 2500 block of Shady Side Drive, Petersburg; David Dewayne Jackson, 24, of the 25000 block of Shady Side Drive, Petersburg; and Javanta Lightfoot, 21, of the 15000 block of Allen Road, Dinwiddie. All four suspects are expected to be indicted on federal charges. According to the arrest report, just after 6:30 a.m. on…
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NKBOS approves letter of intent for purchase of old bank building to become home of Heritage Public Library
Heritage Public Library may be getting a new permanent home after action was taken during the Jan. 11 meeting of New Kent’s Board of Supervisors. Representatives voted 4-1 for approval of a letter of intent to acquire the Colonial Virginia Bank building in the Maidstone Development at a cost of $950,000. Terms and conditions presented are to allow the facility to become a new public library. District 2 representative Tommy Tiller cast the lone dissenting vote. In a Sept. 30 work session, the option came to the forefront when Maidstone developer John Adamson discussed the matter in closed session. During…
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Major renovations at NKES part of superintendent’s FY2016-17 CIP proposal
With no clear-cut vision on a new elementary school in sight, New Kent superintendent of schools Dave Myers turned his focus to improving the current ones in the county. A proposal recommended to the county’s school board has put emphasis on one of those schools. As part of a proposed $15 million FY2016-17 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), Myers and Director of Finance Haynie Morgheim recommended a major overhaul and renovation of New Kent Elementary School during the school board’s Jan. 11 regular meeting. “That school is 43 years old,” Myers said to school board members. “We have been going around…
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Boards reorganize in Charles City, New Kent
Boards have reorganized in Charles City and New Kent for fiscal year 2016. In New Kent, District 4 supervisor Ron Stiers has been elected chairman for the new year for the county’s board of supervisors. District 5 representative W.R. “Ray” Davis Jr. will serve as the board’s vice-chairman. District 4 school board member Sarah Grier Barber has been re-elected to serve as chairwoman for New Kent. Gail Hardinge of District 5 has been tabbed as vice-chairwoman. In Charles City, Floyd Miles Sr. of District 3 will take the reigns as chairman for the county’s board of supervisors. District 2 leader…
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Providence Forge woman to serve term in Detention and Diversion programs
A Providence Forge woman who received an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) through illegal means will serve one year in the Detention and Diversion program. Erin Merrill Bierworth, 33, of the 6700 block of Halstead Lane, received the sentence during Jan. 11 afternoon proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. Last Sept. 22, Bierworth worked for Ronald Marshburn and used his information to receive the ATV. She also used Marshburn’s information to obtain money in an effort to pay her rent. In a November trial, she accepted a plea agreement and entered guilty pleas to an amended charge of receiving stolen goods (originally…
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Three indicted by New Kent grand jury
A New Kent grand jury handed down indictments to three individuals on Jan. 11 in New Kent Circuit Court. –Chad Jerome Freeman, 30, of Virginia Beach, on one count of child endangerment. According to the indictment, on Nov. 13, 2015, Freeman was driving at a high rate of speed when he was pulled over by a police officer. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the officer noticed a juvenile under the age of 18. –Brandy Marie Sloan, 32, of Fredericksburg, on one count of possession of a controlled substance. Sloan allegedly possessed heroin on Apr. 3, 2015 that led to her…
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