News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | June 26, 2026
Local News
New Kent leaders to mull proposed budget at additional meeting
New Kent supervisors have elected to add an additional date for discussion on the county’s FY2016-17 budget. As county administrator Rodney Hathaway continues to offer a variety of proposals for new revenue anticipated by the county (see page 1), county leaders have varying opinions on the tax rate proposal for next year. At its March 30 work session, the board announced an additional meeting on Apr. 13 after hearing public comments on the tax rate on Apr. 11. “I want to see the tax rate at 83 cents,” said District 4 supervisor and chairman Ron Stiers. “I believe at that…
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Deal reached in 2015 hit-and-run case that left officers injured in Charles City
A man who led Charles City officers on a high-speed chase in 2015 accepted a plea deal during Friday morning proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. Andrew Leroy Williams, 35, of the 7000 block of Church Lane, entered guilty pleas to one count each of felony eluding police, felony hit and run, reckless driving, and driving suspended. One charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle was dropped as part of the agreement. In a summary of evidence presented by Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Tyler, around 1:30 p.m. on May 20, 2015, Charles City Capt. Jayson Crawley was operating radar on Route…
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Charles City man convicted by jury for stabbing daughter’s boyfriend
A Charles City man has been found guilty of malicious wounding during a Mar. 15 jury trial. Todd Alfonzo Tabb, 52, of the 8900 block of Old Elam Cemetery Road, received the guilty verdict on the single count stemming from an Aug. 23, 2015 incident. Through witness testimony and evidence presented by Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Tyler, Tabb got into an argument with Marcus Tyler, the boyfriend of his daughter, at a family barbecue. Tabb stabbed Tyler seven times in the chest with a knife, according to trial testimony. A presentence report is being prepared for Tabb, with formal sentencing scheduled…
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Train strikes pickup stuck on railroad tracks in New Kent; pickup driver charged
The 20 year-old driver of a pickup truck has been charged after the vehicle he was driving became stuck on railroad tracks in New Kent County and was struck by a freight train. The mishap occurred Thursday night (March 24) around 9 p.m. State police say a 1988 Chevrolet pickup attempted to cross the CSX Railroad tracks near South Waterside Drive/Wingapo in Lanexa when the vehicle became stuck. The location is not a designated public or private crossing. The driver and a 26-year-old passenger abandoned the vehicle before the train arrived. The train was unable to stop as it approached…
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Timeline in place for Charles City library development
After Charles City voters favored a bond referendum in last November’s election to borrow $2.5 million for the construction of a new county library, not much information about when the building process will begin had been revealed to the public. That is no longer an issue. County administrator Zach Trogdon released a timeline for the library’s development during the county board of supervisors’ regular monthly meeting on Mar. 22. “This is a process that we’ve been working on and we believe we have a firm plan in place,” said Trogdon. “I know the board wanted staff to look at a…
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Eleven indictments handed up from New Kent grand jury
A grand jury indicted 11 individuals during Mar. 21 Monday morning proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court: –John Glaseman Adams III, 42, of the 5500 block of Lakeview Road, Quinton, on one count each of DUI (third offense) and driving revoked. The offense allegedly occurred last June 2 when Adams was pulled over during a traffic stop. –Sibylla Hope Coles, 43, of the 7200 block of Little Creek Dam Road, Toano, on a single count of possession of a controlled substance. The indictment alleges Coles possessed cocaine on Mar. 26. –Colton Jon Dearborn, 19, of the 17000 block of The…
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Charles City School Board approves $10.5 million budget for FY2016-17
Charles City School Board members approved a $10.5 million budget for FY2016-17 during a Mar. 21 special called meeting. Board members heard a recap of the $10,513,524 proposal for the upcoming year from superintendent of schools David Gaston and school finance director Susan Salg. Of the proposal, $5,212,941 is requested as a contribution from local and state funds. That requested figure is $406,373 more than the current year’s contribution. The superintendent commented at the board’s regular meeting last December that a reduction in state funding due to the local composite index (LCI) factored into asking for a larger contribution from…
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Public hearing yields no speakers on New Kent School Board’s FY2016-17 budget
No speakers stepped to the podium during a Mar. 21 public hearing on New Kent School Board’s proposed $31 million budget for FY2016-17. School board members also received information that state funding would increase by $83,904, bringing the new amount of school superintendent Dave Myers’ proposal to $31,000,145. Of that amount, schools are requesting $13,854,595 in local funding, a figure that is $300,000 more than the county’s contribution for the current year. School finance director Haynie Morgheim recommended the additional state funds to be used to increase the SSC custodial contract and group life rate. She added that other funds…
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Additional revenue to factor in New Kent tax rate proposal
After New Kent county administrator Rodney Hathaway released a near $60 million budget proposal with a one-cent tax increase per $100 of assessed value on the county’s real estate rate at the Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting in March, county leaders used the next few days to chew on the recommendation before continuing the meeting at a Mar. 18 retreat. But with a new projection on additional revenue expected after a presentation from the county’s Commissioner of Revenue Laura Ecimovic, Hathaway and county supervisors have a lot more options to weigh. New Kent supervisors elected to advertise the proposed 84-cent…
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Semi-truck crash shuts down Interstate 64 in New Kent
A tractor-trailer crash shortly before noon on westbound Interstate 64 in New Kent closed lanes for several hours on Mar. 18. Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Vick said at 11:45 a.m., a semi-truck hauling corn ran off the left side of the Interstate and into the wood line at the 218 mile marker. The crash resulted in the spilling of the contents of the trailer, as well as diesel fuel onto the highway. The driver of the truck was flown by helicopter to a nearby medical facility. Highway traffic was closed for two hours, with one lane of traffic…
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